Private | Sleeps 26 | Swimspa, Tennis/Pickleball | Fire pit | Near Lake Geneva Great Retreat Dogs OK

This home is huge and so well decorated! We lived there hot tub and pickleball/tennis court as well as the location which was less than 1 mile to the beach and lake.

It was a great property with plenty of bedrooms and beds for a group of 16. The pool table and tennis court were used frequently. Even had a target for axe throwing. Plenty of games available. Be aware that the kitchen does not have an exhaust fan. We ended up opening doors when cooking sausage and bacon. Fontana Beach was a 10 minute walk, though, half of it was alongside a highway. Highway was not well traveled. Overall, would give a 5 of 5 rating.

This home is absolutely amazing! It is so large, it is stunning, it is very clean, it has so many activities to do; games, tennis, fire pit, outdoor leisure, indoor games... the list goes on and on. It was the perfect home for our family to gather for the weekend. We are looking forward to coming back here for our next family gathering! Love it!!

Our family enjoyed our week at Black Walnut Farm. The house is large and rambling with a lot of rustic charm and a lot of potential. The tennis court, pool table, and large dining table were particular hits. It is clear that the owners have put time and thought into the renovations that have been undertaken up to this point. That said, the house is still being renovated, and there was construction material around the outside of the house. The listing did not mention that the renovation was ongoing. We were told just 11 days before our arrival that one of the two king bedrooms and a bathroom would not be available to us because they are still being renovated. The owners offered to reduce the price by $200 as compensation. Losing a bedroom and a bathroom is a big deal when renting a vacation property, and we felt that, given the total cost of the rental, the offer of $200 was quite inadequate. When we questioned the size of the refund, the response was that the house had more than enough beds to sleep our group. We looked very closely at the number of bedrooms and bathrooms and the type of bed in each bedroom before deciding to rent the property. We are an extended family of primarily adults, some of us in our 60’s. It is not the owners’ place to tell us that we should be happy sharing beds and rooms and/or sleeping in bunk beds. In addition, some of the bedrooms are accessed only by going through another bedroom. After our stay, we reiterated our position that $200 was inadequate compensation for the loss of a king bedroom and bathroom. It has been 10 days and the owners have not yet given us a response. One last point - the house is marketed as “luxuriously outfitted”. We don’t know if the owners are planning further upgrades beyond completing the areas under construction, but the property, in our estimation, does not merit the “luxuriously outfitted” designation, at least not yet. There is no need for it to be a “luxury” rental – it is quite comfortable and worked well for our family – but it should not be marketed as “luxury” if it does not meet that standard.