Highlights

• sleeps max 9 in 3 queens, twin bunk beds & double bunk beds in bunkie
• comes with canoe, paddle boat, aluminium row boat (motor rental info available) great fishing
• gradual entry sandy beach & dock with slide
• appliances: 2 fridges in cottage plus 1 at water's edge, stove, microwave, 4 slice toaster, coffee maker, blender, hand mixer, waffle iron, electric griddle, washer & dryer
• Air conditioned 
• $1595 per week, Friday to Friday rental, July and August.  $1395 per week, Friday to Friday rental, June and September. Check-in after 4:00 pm Friday, check-out by 11:00 am the following Friday.

Other amenities:

• Just bring towels and linens - everything else provided!
• well stocked kids toy room
• puzzles, board games & books for all ages
• games room in bunkie equipped with pool table, dart board, card table & chairs
• TV & VCR stocked with over 80 movies for all ages
• CD player & radio
• heat: fireplace & electrical
• private : owner owns vacant lot on west side

Welcome to the McIntosh Cottage Rental web site. This unique cottage is situated on Salerno Lake in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands area, about 40 minutes north of Peterborough. The cottage is a spacious 3-level building with a bunkie/ games room. With 3 bedrooms and a loft in the main building, and double bunk-beds in the bunkie, the cottage has ample room for any large family.

Main Level

The main living area centres around a large circular fireplace, open from all sides, giving it a warm cozy feel on cool evenings. For rainy days, it comes equipped with movies, board games, books, and puzzles for all ages. You enter the cottage through a mud room just off the kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped and spacious, sporting an island for ease of food preparation. This island separates the kitchen from the dining area. The dining area seats 10 comfortably at a beautiful hand crafted pine table, and is equipped with a booster chair for the youngsters. Off the living room is a delightful screened in porch furnished with couch, chairs & table for your outside but inside seating pleasure. This screened in porch exits onto the wrap around deck, where there are more seating possibilities with a lakeside view. A large propane BBQ is found on the deck towards the kitchen/mud room entrance. Also on this main level is the 3 piece bathroom and a master bedroom. The master bedroom is furnished with a queen bed (with a firm mattress), and has an en-suite entrance to the bathroom. From the main floor, a unique circular staircase adds to the character of this cozy cottage as it leads upwards to a loft or downwards to the lower common area and bedrooms.

Loft

The top floor is a loft equipped with toys for all ages and a queen futon bed. This location allows you to hear the kids playing while you are preparing meals. The loft also sports skylights making this an excellent place for star gazing.

Lower Level

You'll find 2 bedrooms on this lower level furnished with twin bunk beds in the kids room, and a second adult bedroom with a queen bed. These bedrooms have a great view of the lake. Also on this level is a large common area which can be used by kids as a play area, a full size washer and dryer and an exit to the outside.

Bunkie and Games Room

The bunkie, located across the driveway, is equipped with double bunk beds and doubles as games room. For your entertainment pleasure there is an 8-ball pool table, regulation dart board, and card table and chairs. The bunkie is excellent for the older kids to have their private accommodation.

Outside

This picturesque lake front property is close to the water and is flat once at the lake. Small children will have hours of enjoyment playing on the safe sandy beach with gradual entry or in the water's edge sandbox, which is equipped with sand toys. The swing set will also keep the little ones busy. For the older children, there is a slide on the dock, great swimming off the dock, and a stable canoe and paddle boat. Salerno lake has great fishing, so for your fishing pleasure we have supplied you with a row boat and local motor rental information is available. Parents will have no trouble watching their kids from the substantial dock with sitting area. For your enjoyment of refreshments on the dock on those hot summer days, there is a fridge located in the water's edge shed.

Down at the lake, there is a large fire pit for roasting marshmallows and campfire sing alongs.

For your outside eating pleasure, there is a picnic area located near the main entrance to the cottage. This area is equipped with a picnic table and a lovely outside fireplace.

Local Attractions

• Kinmount Movie Theatre - This movie theatre is truly astounding. When we started going, it was small and unknown - not any longer. The owner has been collecting antique movie theatre paraphernalia for years and has a small museum within the theatre.
• Petroglyps Provincial Park - "Deep within a forest northeast of Peterborough is the largest known concentration of aboriginal rock carvings in Canada. Carved into the white marble rock face hundreds of years ago, the 900 petroglyphs depict turtles, snakes, birds, humans and other images. Hiking trails meander through surrounding forests, wetlands and rocky ridges."
• Local Art Galleries, including the famous David McIntosh Studios. Well, OK, he's not yet world famous, but he and his wife have the exact same names as your hosts, which makes for some confusing situations. And his art is great, but go see for yourself - afterall, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (And no, we're not related.)
• Roberts Marina in Haliburton - This marina is the ONLY marina we have found that will rent you just a motor for the aluminium boat at the cottage. They are friendly (unlike some other local marinas!) and will even deliver a motor to the cottage.
  Roberts Marina, Phone: 705-457-1473, Fax: 705-457-9476
  Box 963, Highway 121 West, Haliburton, Ontario, K0M 1S0
  
• Haliburton Forest - Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd. is a privately owned forest in Central Ontario's Haliburton Highlands. Comprising over 50,000 acres of rolling hardwood forests, pristine lakes, meandering rivers and extensive wetlands, make it a nature enthusiasts dream. They also have a wonderful late-evening "star gazing" seminar. It is conducted by a very knowledgeable amateur astronomer, and you get to look through some high-quality telescopes.
• Haliburton Highlands Museum - The museum is situated in Glebe Park on the north shore of Head Lake overlooking Haliburton Village. It was started by a local committee as a Canadian Centennial project to commemorate the early pioneers of the area.
• Bancroft - Once the "Mineral Capital of Canada", Bancroft has many old mineral mines. It is still possible to get a tour of some of the mineral quarries and go prospecting for minerals.
• Peterborough Lift Locks A set of locks on the Trent Severn waterway which go up and down via massive hydrolic lifts. There's even a song about these - the "Lift-Lock Bop" - we leave the rest to your imagination...

Directions

• View maps and directions.
• Download a complete package of maps and written directions.
• Google Maps for the best route from east Toronto
• Directions for final leg from Irondale.
• Google Satelite photo/map hybrid (very cool)
• From the very cool to the absolutely mind-blowing: If you want to do a "virtual drive" of the route up to the cottage before you go, here is a Google Earth route that you can fly along.

Your Host

I am David McIntosh.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email us at info@McIntoshCottage.ca

Rental Particulars

• Prices: $1595 per week in July and August, $1395 per week in June and September.
• Rental Period: Friday to Friday
• Check-in and Check-out: check-in after 4:00 pm on the Friday you arrive and check-out by 11:00 am the following Friday.
• To confirm a booking and hold dates, we require payment of one weeks rental fee. A $500 Damage Deposit must be received 30 days in advance of your arrival.
• We will request permission to do background checks on new tenants.
• You can contact us for a copy of the rental agreement. When you complete a rental application, we will send you a rental agreement for your signature.
• Those wishing to make immediate payment via credit card can do so by clicking here:

  Choose Season Spring $1,395.00 CAD Summer $1,595.00 CAD Fall $1,395.00 CAD

  Alternately, we accept Interac e-mail payments - in fact, this is our prefered method of payment.

We rent this unique fully equipped cottage throughout the whole summer and fall season. Reserve now to guarantee you have this great place for your family holiday. Check for availability here, and then fill in our rental application. We may rent for weekends also.

Sorry, we cannot permits pets because of potential allergies of other tenants.

No smoking.

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