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Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly!

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Living area
Game room
Living area
Private kitchen
Game room

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10167.2 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space
  • Washer

Explore the area

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519 Cherokee Pl, Ottawa, IL, 61350
  • Washington Square Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Tangled Roots Brewing Company - The Lone Buffalo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Skydive Chicago
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Peru, IL (VYS-Illinois Valley Regional)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Single Futon

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly!

Welcome to the Starved Rock Retreat! This 4-bedroom, 2-bath home is located on Ottawa's southside. This home is located 8 miles from Starved Rock, 2 miles from downtown Ottawa, and only 2 blocks from Kroger Grocery. Enjoy your day hiking Starved Rock, then come home and relax with dinner on the back patio. Cap the night off with a family game night around the pool and ping pong table.

This ranch house is spacious providing and open concept floor plan and no steps in the home. It offers a full-sized kitchen, with everything needed to cook a family dinner. There is a beautifully remodeled master bathroom off of the master King bedroom, as well as a full bathroom shared between the two queen bedrooms and the dual twin bedroom. Each bedroom offers ample storage, and the master bedroom offers a dedicated workspace for traveling workers. In the living room we offer a full-sized pull-out couch with a 58-inch Roku TV and plenty of games for the kids in the kitchen Cupboard. Finally, the entertainment room boasts a full sleeper futon, an additional TV, a full-size pool table and a ping pong table topper. The entertainment room also has a washer and dryer.

Additional info:
Although we are pet friendly, we do require a one time pet fee of $125.

We love sharing our home with all our guests. However, due to prior disrespectful renters and property damage we will only accept booking requests from:
-- Renters who are above the age of 25.
--Renters who will be staying during the reservation and are not booking for someone else.

**Although there are no steps in the home, each shower requires you to step-up into the shower and there are no grab bars installed at this time.

The backyard is currently growing grass and has a grass net on it. Please try not to walk around on the backyard until we can get the netting removed as it may cause a tripping hazard.

Property manager

Stephanie Deniger
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 22
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 4 total)
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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 fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Ottawa

Ottawa is home to this holiday home. Starved Rock State Park and Tangled Roots Brewing Company - The Lone Buffalo are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Grand Bear Falls Indoor Water Park and Dickinson House. Travelling with kids? Consider Mix's Trading Post, or check out an event or a game at Skydive Chicago.
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Ottawa, IL

What's nearby

  • Washington Square Park - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Tangled Roots Brewing Company - The Lone Buffalo - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Buffalo Rock State Park - 9 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Starved Rock State Park - 11 min drive - 11.3 km
  • Skydive Chicago - 15 min drive - 12.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Jimmy John's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪New Chalet Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Muffy's - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly! have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 4 total).

What time is check-in at Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Starved Rock Retreat! Game room, King Bed, Pet Friendly! located?

This family-friendly Ottawa holiday home is within 3 mi (5 km) of Tangled Roots Brewing Company - The Lone Buffalo, Washington Square Park and Appellate Court. Buffalo Rock State Park and Dayton Ridge Golf Club are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tom M.

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

Much needed getaway

Everything I needed for a comfortable stay while visiting and hiking some state parks from cooking every meal, to streaming my favorite shows, to playing pool and a little Pac-Man. I’d stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenny R.

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

Perfect Girls’ Trip

This was the perfect place for a girls’ trip. We all had our own room for when we needed space. The bedrooms are all large, the kitchen-living room area open, and the game room has a door to close for noise. It was very clean, and very well decorated. It was a five minute drive to downtown Ottawa, and 2 mins to a grocery store. The owners were quick to respond to a few questions we had. It was too cold/rainy to use backyard, but it was a nice size with a table and outdoor couch. We would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca R.

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

Great Family Gettaway!

Great space for family fun.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

David T.

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

Great location

Highly recommend this beautiful home. Great restaurants nearby in downtown and starved rock is not that far either. Host was excellent too.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas H.

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

Family Time

Clean home with adequate space for 9 members of our family. Fun playing billiards and playing board games. Everything we needed to make our meals including baking pans and Keurig.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margarita T.

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

Tranquility

Easy to get to starve rock for hiking. Spacious room's. Lovely basket of goidies
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy T.

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

Perfect weekend

The house was perfect for the 7 of us. Nice neighborhood and layout with bedrooms for sleeping everyone. We used the game room and played bags in the backyard. We hiked at Starved Rock. If we meet in this area again we will definitely stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana S.

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

Perfect for large group

This home was perfect for our large work group. Check-in and check-out was easy. The home is in a nice, quiet neighborhood. It is also located right around the corner from a grocery store which was very nice for us having to pick up food for dinner during our stay. House was nice and clean, and a bonus was having a pool table and an arcade game that had all the best classics on it. Hello Pac Man and Galaga! Hosts were nice and checked in on us and were very responsive when we had questions. 5 star recommendation!
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

James H.

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

Good

It was a very enjoyable stay and had a lot of fun playing ping pong and pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shad E.

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

Nice weekend getaway

Lots of compliments for this property: Lots of space inside, and for parking. Plenty of towels and kitchen utensils/cookware. Nice game room. Quiet area close to grocery store. The only (small) negative thing I would mention was that we struggled the first night to establish a comfortable temperature in a couple of the rooms. One bedroom didn't appear to have any HVAC vetilation at all, which we alleviated by leaving the door open to that kids room on the 2nd night. And the master bedroom had its own radiant heater, which was slow to respond to settings. We were able to adapt to that by the 2nd night as well. Highly recommend this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna C. C.

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

Great location

My siblings & I rented this property for a vacation together. There were 7 adults & 3 dogs. Property was as described & depicted in listing. Location is great to reach everything in the area. Owners communicated very quickly to request to rent & any questions about the property. They stayed in contact during our stay to see if we needed anything & advised us of a stop by the garage they would be making. The house has a fun game room that has a pool/ping pong table, arcade Pac Man game & other games which we enjoyed & used frequently during our stay. Pet friendly house with plenty of room. We would recommend to others & are planning on booking again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

NANCY N.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

About the host

Hosted by Stephanie Deniger

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English

Premier Host

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