Hello!
This is a cozy, cozy cottage on Lake Mary Ronan. The area is beautiful and a great retreat from the ole hustle and bustle of life. For the outdoorsy, there are hiking trails and a gorgeous lake with endless activities nearby. For the indoorsy, this is the ideal place to relax and take in the mountains, forest, and lake all at once...from the comfort of a fluffy couch near the crackling fireplace (while eating yummy waffles covered in local Huckleberry syrup).
The space:
This is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage with a completely unobstructed view of the mountains and forest in the back and a somewhat obstructed view of the lake from the front.
Each bedroom has a medium-firm memory foam mattress, silky soft microfiber sheets, and 2 soft and 2 medium-firm pillows.
There are two bathrooms. One is connected to the master bedroom and the other is accessed from the main hallway. Both have a shower/bath tub combo and all shampoo, conditioner, and soap is provided.
There is a large deck in the back that opens up to a picturesque mountain and forest view and includes a grill, fire pit, ping pong table, and outdoor seating.
The kitchen is fully stocked with all the pots, pans, and utensils one might need to make just about any meal. Additionally, the kitchen comes stocked with coffee, decaf, tea, hot chocolate, and apple cider.
Last but certainly not least, there is a waffle station equipped with a waffle maker, waffle batter, regular syrup, Huckleberry syrup, jam, and peanut butter ready to go.
Setting some expectations:
There is almost nothing around the area other than the scenery. There are two restaurants
/bars nearby, The Lodge at Lake Mary Ronan and Mountain Meadows. Both are great. The Lodge is “nicer” (more expensive) and open Wed-Sun, 4:30p-9p. Mountain Meadows is much more laid back and where all the locals hang out. It is open Wed-Fri, 4-slow and Sat/Sun, noon-slow. Other than that, the closest restaurants are ~25-30 minutes away (Lakeside). So, I’d bring groceries :)
You are not going to be wowed with the wifi here. Regular services don’t come out here, so I have the best satellite wi-fi money can buy. It still isn’t amazing. You shouldn’t have any issues surfing the web, sending emails and texts, and streaming shows (mostly), but I wouldn’t schedule any zoom calls while you’re here. I work from home and haven’t had any major issues here other than slower loading and with video calls.
My neighbor, Bob, has not turned his stereo off in 40 years (a guess). You can’t hear it at all in the house, but if you’re outside, you might hear some light tunes. Luckily, he normally plays pretty good music. He also has a bit of a junk yard situation going on. You don’t really see it from the front or back, but just a heads up for when you’re driving in. :)
This is rural Montana. There is a lot of wildlife out here. This includes bears and moose (and, for some reason, a shocking amount of turkeys). Carry bear spray if walking around in the woods and know how to respond if you run into something. I have not seen any animals (other than turkey/deer) too close to the house, so this advice is more for you decide to hike around. There are also bugs outside. If you leave the door open, sometimes they like to come inside. They are mostly friendly.
