Lakeside Rental at a Resort With Activities for the Whole Family in Simcoe County, Ontario

Set in a park-like setting within a lakeside resort that provides ample facilities and activity options for children and adults alike, this family-friendly, semi-detached rental is located on the shore of Lake Couchiching in Simcoe County, Ontario, and can accommodate six guests, making it perfect for a family getaway.

It has two bedrooms and one full bathroom. The first bedroom is situated in a loft overlooking the rest of the cottage's interior and features a queen-size bed flanked by nightstands with bedside lamps, a dresser, a closet, and an armchair. The second bedroom doubles as a living room during the day and provides either one queen-size bed or a double Murphy bed (depending on the unit), along with a sitting area with two love seats that fold out into two single beds, a wood-burning fireplace, a television with a DVD player, a closet, a dresser, a coffee table, an armchair, and a table for two—perfect for snacking or playing games. In the bathroom, guests will find a toilet, a sink, and a combination bathtub/shower. Linens and towels are provided.

Other amenities include air conditioning, a small refrigerator, and a coffeemaker. Outside, guests will find a sun deck overlooking the bay on which the resort is located, with scenic views extending across the lake to the town of Orillia, which guests can enjoy from the comfort of a chaise lounge.

Around the resort, guests will enjoy access to a wide range of facilities and activity options, including two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, multiple hot tubs, a steam room, a sauna, a day spa, a children's play area, sports facilities, a nature trail, a biking trail, a sandy beach, and equipment for water sports. In the elegant, full-service dining room, guests will also enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with a variety of gourmet dishes, vegetarian and vegan options, rotating menus, and a children's buffet available.

At the resort, guests will enjoy access to an exceptionally wide range of facilities to help them enjoy themselves during their stay, providing them with ample options for dining, relaxing, exercising, playing sports, playing games, enjoying entertainment, pursuing outdoor recreation, swimming, and having fun on the lake.

At the lake, guests will find nearly two kilometers of waterfront, a sandy beach, a waterski dock, a fishing dock gazebo, and a pool deck. The waterski dock provides guests with access to equipment and lessons for waterskiing and wakeboarding, as well as a departing point for banana boat cruises. At the gazebo, in turn, guests will find stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, pedal boats, motor boats, boat cruises, zorbing equipment, and fishing spots. The pool deck features not just one but two heated outdoor pools, two hot tubs, and a wading pool. When the lake freezes over, guests can enjoy an ice skating rink, a broomball rink, ice fishing spots, and equipment for lake curling.

Kayaks, canoes, sailboats, pedal boats, bikes, pedal carts, tennis rackets, golf clubs, miniature golf putters, badminton rackets, volleyballs, and fishing poles are all available to guests for free as part of their stay. Snowmobiles and motor boats are available to rent.

For playing and practicing sports, guests can compete against each other or themselves at the tennis courts, a basketball court, a badminton court, a four-way beach volleyball court, a soccer field, a baseball diamond, a batting cage, an archery range, and a five-hole golf course. Guests can also go head-to-head at the paintball court or practice their aim at the paintball target range.

For playing games with each other, guests will find a bocce ball court, a shuffleboard court, a miniature golf course, a pool table, a foosball table, a ping pong table, Xbox 360 with Kinect kiosks, a giant chess and checkers board, and horseshoes, most of which can be found either in or around the resort's tennis gazebo or indoor entertainment hub.

At the indoor entertainment hub, guests will also find a beverage bar, a snack bar, an internet cafe, a DJ booth, and a three-tiered theater, where concerts and other events are held.

At the recreation center, guests can swim, relax, and pamper themselves at an indoor pool, a Jacuzzi, a steam room, a sauna, and a day spa that offers a range of massage, manicure, pedicure, facial, reflexology, waxing, body polish, and wrap services by appointment.

Guests who want to maintain their exercise routines during their getaway can work out at the fitness center or go for a jog on the jogging track.

For outdoor recreation, guests will find a climbing wall, a high ropes course, a low ropes course, a 6.5-kilometer bike trail, and a nature trail. When the weather turns cold, the trails provide guests with facilities for snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and cross-country-skiing as well.

Children will have plenty of facilities for their amusement and care as well, including a trampoline pavilion, a playground, a two-story, supervised play area, and activity programs that include horse-drawn hayrides, tractor rides, and pony rides. Children can enjoy an indoor supervised play area during the winter, and there is a babysitting room available during the summer.

For laundry, guests will have access to coin-operated washers and dryers. For snacks, clothing, books, and souvenirs, guests can visit the resort's gift shop.

For all of their dining needs, guests can visit the resort's large dining room, where sit-down, serviced meals are provided for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with vegetarian and vegan options available and allergies being taken into account. The breakfast features cooked-to-order eggs, breakfast meats, fruits, and both hot and cold bowls of cereal. Alternatively, a continental breakfast can be delivered directly to guests' accommodation for an additional fee.

The bistro-style lunch menu provides guests with a special soup of the day and 18 choices of entrees, such as fern honey ham with Swiss cheese served on a calabrese roll, arugula walnut brie, beer-battered haddock with fries and coleslaw, and smoked salmon and couscous on baby kale.

In the evening, guests can enjoy a four-course dinner with four rotating menus and 13 entrees from which to choose, such as braised lamb shank, chicken parmesan, and prime ribs.

A children's buffet and early meal times for parents with young children are also available, allowing parents to let their children eat, drop them off at the supervised play area, and then enjoy their own meal by themselves.

Additional facilities for enjoying beverages include a bar at the pool deck and a bar in the main building lobby, which also has a refreshment station where complimentary coffee and tea are available 24 hours a day.

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