Barker Lake Lodge & Resort

Dave and Brenda are excellent hosts. This is a beautiful spot to get away and enjoy nature! Great location under the stars great fishing and golfing also available. You won't be disappointed

The main lodge picture looks great ! ...If you are staying there ! This review IS NOT ABOUT THE MAIN LODGE. We stayed in the cabins. 1st - the cabin photos look pretty good. Beware ! When one enters....you immediately know you are in a Funky place ! We took cabin 3. Four adults and 2 small girls. The kids loved it but we laughed. A good lesson in online photos. You cannot see the crud or smell the blankets ! 2nd - We were told not to use the beach because the " Main Lodge people " have it. We came for the beach ! We have kids and need sand and swimming ! We could use our side.....weedy water, no sand, rocks, and creaky pier ! It rained anyway ! 3rd - no toilet paper, no dish soap, crusty pots and pans, seedy bathroom and old shower.4th - smelly comforters, we were worried about pillows. NUMBER 5 !! MICE AND A RAT ! They gave us a trap ! Of course, we caught the critter. But...the small one ! I saw the big one and heard him run across the floor at midnight. He chewed into our food bags too. I can't go on forever...if you want to stay here, inspect your cabin in person. See the duck tape, holes, hanging curtain things, beat up lawn chairs, etc. That's all I'm sayin'. Alot of money for 3 days. David was nice...but there was way too much CRAZY. I would not go back or refer a friend for this cabin. We did not see the other cabin interiors.

We rented the lodge and all the cabins for our wedding this past summer. It is not a fancy resort, but very much a Northern Wisconsin lodge, which was exactly what we wanted for our wedding. It was affordable with plenty of space. The lake is extremely quiet which makes for a relaxing, family fun oriented vacation. Brenda and David were extremely accommodating and helpful during our stay. All the vendors in the area we worked with were so kind and hard working. We couldn't have been happier with our special day. We look forward to coming back here in a few years to celebrate an anniversary!

To whom it may concern, The list of disappointing things is endless:* We were not greeted in a timely fashion to obtain our key to the cabin. (Groundskeeper continued to mow, as he saw us waiting)* The website indicated: Cabin #3: 4 bedroom -- 3 double beds / 2 twins / 1 couch sleeps (8). There were only 3 bedrooms, 2 double beds and 3 twin beds (bunk plus another twin). This did not accommodate us comfortably. * Your FAQ links on your website does not work.* The comforters on all the beds were disgusting. They smelled like they had never been washed and there were pieces cut out of them with new fabric sewn on! Not acceptable. We were unable to use these comforters during our stay due to the condition. * One of the bedrooms had a hole in the ceiling that was filled with tissue, along with the base boards with duct tape! * The bathroom, not pictured on the website for obvious reasons, is in dire need of attention. The hand soap dispenser was empty, no hand towel or towels, or even toilet paper provided. Some of us chose to shower at a relative's home nearby due to the conditions. No toilet paper.* Kitchen had no dish soap, some of the pots/dishes were very greasy and unclean from previous occupants I'm sure.* The fire pit was filled so high with ashes and no way for us to empty it for use. The outdoor furniture was very dirty and cushions ripped and tattered. * The pier was not stable and the rowboats had a lot of water in them.* The beach had debris/garbage/glass and we were told we could not use it as, the lodge was full and for their use. * And saved the best for last: The rodents in our cabin created a major problem. They were consuming our food and leaving unsanitary waste in the cabin. While a trap was provided to us, that should not have been our job to remove the rodents from our cabin. And 2 young children were also staying with us! We considered staying with our nearby relative because of this problem but chose to stick it our since the cabin had been paid for in full. Our intentions were to spend our entire trip at the cabin and on the grounds there, instead we spent our trip away from the cabin for as long as we could each day. I cannot recall a more filthy place that any of us have stayed at. We do take into consideration the rustic experience that a cabin offers, but did not expect the unfit conditions that were paid for. HORRIBLE