Paradise on Bluebird

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4 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 81500 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Kitchen
Fireplace
Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Effingham, IL

Cardinal Golf Course
‪3 min drive‬
Effingham Performance Center
‪10 min drive‬
Lake Sara
‪12 min drive‬
Mattoon, IL (MTO-Coles County Memorial)
‪42 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Single Bunk Bed

2 bathrooms, 3 half bathrooms

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

downstairs bathroom

Hall bathroom

master bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Office

Separate dining area

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Fantastic 4-bedroom lake house just off of Moccasin Cove at Lake Sara.

Paradise on Bluebird is located on Bluebird Drive just off of Moccasin Road at beautiful Lake Sara. Our home is located within 5 minutes of 2 golf course, Pinky's restaurant and bar as well as the beach, play area and marina. ONLY 1 DOG UNDER 30lbs ALLOWED

Parking is located in front of the house and there is ample room for our guests. The lake access is on the northern finger off of Moccasin cove.
No burning after 10pm. Only the number booked will be allowed. No organized parties due to local zoning restrictions and out of respect for our great neighbors. No flushing anything down drains but TP.
ONE animal under 30lbs.
No aggressive breeds.

Property manager

Tom Olmsted

Premier Host

Languages

English

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 18

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Long-term renters welcome

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Effingham

Located in Effingham, this holiday home is on a lake. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Ballard Nature Center and Lake Sara, while Effingham Performance Center and Mid America Motorworks, My Garage Museum are cultural highlights. Bliss Park and Effingham County Fairgrounds are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Effingham, IL

What's nearby

Cardinal Golf Course - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
Effingham Performance Center - 10 min drive - 6.7 km
Lake Sara - 12 min drive - 8.5 km
Effingham County Courthouse - 14 min drive - 10.1 km
Cross at the Crossroads - 16 min drive - 11.5 km

Getting around

Effingham Station - 14 min drive
Champaign, IL (CMI-University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Williard) - 75 min drive

Restaurants

‪Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - ‬10 min drive
‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
‪Casey's General Store - ‬14 min drive
‪Culver's - ‬12 min drive
‪Burger King - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Paradise on Bluebird pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Paradise on Bluebird?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Paradise on Bluebird?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Paradise on Bluebird located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Cardinal Golf Course and within 6 miles (10 km) of Effingham Performance Center and Lake Sara. Evergreen Bark Park and HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Emily K.

7 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Christmas

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle E.

27 December 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away from home

Excellent place to stay. Highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erin H.

11 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

Enjoyed a girls weekend at the house- great setup with enough beds, and beautiful lake scenery. Living room is lovely for relaxing. We could have used a bit more in the kitchen (large utensils, baking sheet, pans)… but minor detail that didn’t change a great stay! Recommend!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth M.

3 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Stay

The house has everything you may need inside and outside. On beautiful lake Sara with kayaks available to use. We will be booking this stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Molly S.

7 October 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and super clean!

We had a local wedding and this house was perfect for my husband (and me) and our 3 grown children. Thanks for all and wish we had more time to use the kayaks!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily L.

27 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect House for a group

A group of us who volunteer for Poss Music Works rented this home while working the Summer Sundown Music Festival. Normally we do a hotel in town. It was so great to have a comfortable place to go with great bathrooms and comfortable beds. Having a kitchen to cook in was the best part. We will definitely be back.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy W.

22 September 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Women's weekend trip

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patty D.

31 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Home

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. The home was beautiful and comfortable. The location was ideal. The communication was perfect. We will be back.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri G.

23 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Morning beauty

Our family came to town for a little family reunion and celebration for aunt Turing 100. We used to stay with my in-laws back in the days but both have passed and we wanted a special stay somewhere and we found this beautiful place. My family enjoyed kayaking and watching the sun come up on lake Sara. We would totally rent this beautiful home again

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meona J.

5 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful lake home

Beautiful house by the lake in the nice neighborhood

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynn M.

21 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Place to Stay

We had 7 family members on our trip and enjoyed every minute of it at this beautiful house. We had everything we needed and then some. Plenty of seating indoors or outdoors for meals.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noelle G.

15 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Golf Outing Weekend

Came to Lake Sara for a golf outing weekend. We brought 6 friends with us so we had 8 adults and we fit perfectly in the house. These owners know how to host! We will definitely be back! My in laws have a boat dock across the cove from this house so it worked out perfectly for us to park our boat at the rental and boat over to my in-laws dock to hang out and swim.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne R.

10 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home-great location on the lake

We have family in the area so we were not at this property most of the day, but we thoroughly enjoyed the evenings and the quiet location!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

4 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Title

As advertised.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caleb P.

3 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous spot, cute house.

House was very private and quiet. We truly enjoy Lake Sara and stay in the area 2x per year from Florida to see family in the area. The house is laid out a bit funny but comfortable overall. We enjoyed our stay and would stay again. Adding some comfort items or items that make a longer term stay easier like toaster and/or air fryer would go a long way. Host or main point of contact is great communicator and very friendly. My feedback would be to open the space up and de-clutter some of the 11-13 end tables and trinkets. Simple is more!

Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

tom m.

21 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house as described!

Great clean house. Would stay again for sure. Very well equipped house.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patty G.

1 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Lake Time

It’s a great place to be with family to relax, visit, enjoy time together. Beautiful house, very nice, lots of nice touches! Great dock, lake is really nice. Very pretty area, peaceful. A comfortable, enjoyable experience! The Marina has a great place to eat and enjoy a band. The Marina area also has great outdoor pickleball courts, playground, outdoor workout area. Our vacation was so fun!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

18 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful.

The house was a great place for us to gather and celebrate our Christmas with our family. Beautiful place.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence F., Hammond

9 October 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house

Great house lots of room. Property manager was very helpful. She text me tight back when I had a question. Boat dock could use some electrical outlets. But everything else was great. Will rent again. Hopefully next year.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn R.

25 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Lake House

Beautiful lake house. Decor and all the little touches were fabulous. The house was clean, comfortable and relaxing. Everything you need is at the house. John greeted us when we arrived and was very welcoming. We were in town for the weekend for a wedding. Will defiantly be back to enjoy the lake!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

N W.

7 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming!

This home was the perfect midway location for us to meet up with friends. The home and property and amenities exceeded our expectations. The home is so cozy and decorated with adorable lakeside cabin charm. The location, the fire pit with wood supplied, access to kayaks to use and dock on the water for fishing(with fishing rods for the kids/tackle box) were all just perfect. We all had so much fun at the house we really didn't need to leave. The home is well-stocked with all of the cleaning supplies and kitchen utensils needed. Thanks for a wonderful getaway!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mari F.

20 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake Getaway

Easy check in, clean, beautiful home with everything we needed. My family of 6 enjoyed our time in Lake Sara.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle F.

14 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Time

We were thrilled to have a place for our family to rest, play and enjoy gathering together! Thank you for the great stay!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carole V.

13 August 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Straight out of a magazine!

Beautiful place. Serene backyard. Wonderful experience all around! The lake itself had some odd rules so I’d suggest researching that if you plan on boating or swimming.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela M.

28 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

If you are looking for a relaxing lakeside experience this is it!

We enjoyed relaxing, swimming, fishing, and fireside family time.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

About the host

Hosted by Tom Olmsted

Tom and Salisa Olmsted are investors domiciled in Gays Illinois. They have short term rental properties on Lake Sara, Lake Paradise, Shelbyville and Decatur Illinois in the historic district. In addition to these properties the Olmsted's have about 30 single family homes in the area.

Why they chose this property

We consider ourselves fortunate to have found this property to buy on this great lake as they are scarce. Moccasin Cove in my opinion is the best one on the lake.

What makes this property unique

Lake Sara is a great little lake near Effingham, Illinois with a lot of things to do. It has 2 marinas. You can visit by water Pinky's to eat and drink and even rent or launch a boat at the marina there. It has a great beach area with lots of activities for the kids and the adults. The fishing is good here on the west end of the lake. There are also 2 golf courses on the lake if that is your thing. You'll be amazed at the beautiful homes that line this lake. Great 4th of July fireworks. Fun times.

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Popular amenities

Explore the area

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 4

2 bathrooms, 3 half bathrooms

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

downstairs bathroom

Hall bathroom

master bathroom

Spaces

About this property