Is Stepaway Vacation Rentals - Carefree Creek Cabin pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Onsite parking is available at the property.

Stepaway Vacation Rentals - Carefree Creek Cabin Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Where is Stepaway Vacation Rentals - Carefree Creek Cabin located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cabin is steps from Little Saint Germain Lake, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Lake Content and Little Mamie Lake. Big Saint Germain Lake and Snowmobile Hall of Fame Snowmobiling Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).

8/10 Good

Brian C.

Oct 19, 2023

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Fall Visit

The cabin was clean and in a great location.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer W.

Aug 23, 2023

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Lake cabin

Lake was beautiful! Cabin had everything we needed

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Sep 10, 2023

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Family getaway

Great place to relax with family! Very clean and just a few steps to the lake. Kathy made everything easy for us.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Angela D.

Aug 12, 2024

Great family vacation

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10/10 Excellent

Kimberly R.

Oct 8, 2024

Fall colors

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The on the water cabin was beautiful and wonderfully functional. My son and husband participated in the St Germaine Muskey tournament, and my daughter, my mom and myself enjoyed resting, sitting on the deck and pier, and the eagle river cranberry festival.

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6/10 Okay

Shawn O.

Jun 14, 2024

Girls Get Away

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The home was clean. Could use TLC on outside of cabin. Steps fixed with wood wedge to prop up; path to pier is very rugged and bench on pier shaky. Bathrooms are tiny. Kitchen was well stocked. Cabin is inches from the lake which makes for a beautiful setting. Very early check out of 9 a.m. Watch fee charges - on this one.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

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8/10 Good

Heidi S.

Sep 4, 2024

Nice spot - gorgeous view

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The place was really nice. Disappointed they don't provide shower towels or bath mats - I think that information should be listed in the listing. Also Disappointed with their check-in/out times. Nobody was using the rental the night before I wanted to come early on our check-in date and they only let us come 2 hours earlier - kind of ****** with how expensive the rental was and a 9am check-out is crazy most places it's 11am. They also said no dogs but there were several rules within the house about dogs (keep them off furniture, don't leave them alone, etc) so it makes me think we could've brought our dog and save $300 on his kennel fees.Loved the view and there was plenty of space for everyone.

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8/10 Good

Andrew B.

Mar 24, 2024

Best Rental Company in the North Woods

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is the second year we have rented a winter vacation home with StepAway. We have been so happy with Kathy’s professionalism and care to make sure the home we find every year works best for our family. Her constant communication and hard work ethic is why we continue to come back. Thank you Kathy for caring not only about your properties but the families who are renting them.

10/10 Excellent

Brian B.

Feb 3, 2023

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House was very nice and was recently completel done over. lots of room unlike a lot of other cabins

would stay here again

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

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10/10 Excellent

steve h.

Jul 26, 2025

Great Place

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Carefree Creek Cabin is a nice, clean place right on the lake. Our family of 6 had more than enough room in the updated cabin. The location is perfect. Having two piers is a nice bonus. The few questions we had about the place were answered and taken care of immediately. I would highly recommend the Carefree Creek cabin.

8/10 Good

Tara G.

Jul 3, 2023

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Family Vacation

We enjoyed our stay and would certainly consider coming back. We loved our time on the lake and made amazing memories. The bathrooms are small and have very little water pressure but otherwise it’s a nice clean little cabin.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeff G.

Feb 18, 2023

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Friends Get Away

great location, great cabin, great communication, had two trailers and it was a bit tight but very doable. Remember to bring your own towels.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dennis K., Streamwood, IL USA

Sep 26, 2021

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Fall fishing with famiy

The home was exactly as shown on VBRO. Great location. Fifty feet from car. Fifty feet from piers. Pontoon was there ready for us. New neat boat with all extras. Excellent time. WIll be back in Spring

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Delia M.

Aug 8, 2022

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Super peaceful week at the lake!

First time at Little St Germain Lake and we loved it. So many bays to explore. This house worked great for my family of 5 - super clean, beautiful views, comfortable furniture. We rented a gorgeous brand new pontoon boat from the property manager which was so handy as it was waiting for us at the dock. Great swim access, close to grocery and restaurants. Super helpful property manager. No wifi, which was a bummer, but blessing in disguise! A great week!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Werner l.

Sep 2, 2021

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Carefree Creek Cottage Comments

The property is in a good location on Little Lake St. Germain. Some of the furniture was different than pictured, but all in good condition. Few of the neighboring cottages were occupied so it was very quiet, which we appreciated. Everything was very clean. Enjoyed our stay very much. The steps to the loft were very steep and it is totally open to the morning light, so no one wanted to sleep up there. However, there were enough bedroooms on the lower level for our family.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

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10/10 Excellent

Robert F.

Mar 26, 2019

Snowmobile paradise

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Awesome stay, snowmobiles dream...trails and snow was great all month , we rented all month of january kept the sleds and trailer there all month .we would put the 4 sleds in garage when we would go home for a few days..carefree creek cottage was clean and really nice! Location was perfect for snowmobiling to go any direction... Great staff at Hiller pines vacation homes...took real good care of us all month..

10/10 Excellent

Sandra E.

Jun 25, 2022

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Eagle View.

The big pine by the lake had a resident eagle that “talked”to us. Didn’t have a nest there. Enjoyed fishing off the piers. Used the two kayaks tho we weren’t told about them ahead of time. Collected wood from the side of the roads and had great fires. Inside space big enuf for seven of us at some times. Could control the temp. Had two crock pots tho the info said none and we hauled one up there. Could use more small spoons. Didn’t have WIFI and that was a biggy. TV hard to understand. It was a great family reunion. .

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

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8/10 Good

Carli A.

Mar 26, 2019

Cute home with direct lake access

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our rental was easy to find, and had perfect access to the lake for snowmobiling. We loved that there were some movies and blankets included, but there was very limited toilet paper that sent us to the store after 24 hours. The water had an absolutely horrid smell- a cross between rotten eggs and 1000 pennies. The smaller bedroom has a metal bed frame that will keep you up all night if you or your partner moved around any- the loud squeaks were heard in the living room and upstairs. The access to the lake and trails make this home a winner for us, but I don’t know if we could look past the water smell to actually return to it.

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10/10 Excellent

Ashley Y.

Jul 27, 2023

Great place to Stay!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved staying at Carefree Creek! The house was exactly what we needed, Clean & plenty of living space and a great outdoor set up. The only thing I would say was the stairs to the loft were a tad narrow if you plan on using the loft as a bedroom. Also I loved how helpful the management was, we never needed them for anything but when I spoke with her she mentioned she was only a phone call away had we needed them. Plenty of parking for 3 trucks with trailers even though we had to get a little creative. Not many houses can accommodate that! Would stay here again if we book another lake cabin!

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8/10 Good

Greg K.

Jul 17, 2023

2023 minocqua vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice cottage, plenty of fish, plenty if wildlife. Nice powerboat lake, 2 docks fir fishing and swimming.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

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10/10 Excellent

Kay J.

May 27, 2023

Carefree

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great weather and totally enjoyable experience.

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10/10 Excellent

Joe L.

Oct 18, 2022

Northwoods weekend

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

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8/10 Good

Richard M.

Oct 12, 2022

50th Anniversary at Carefree

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We enjoyed the closeness of the cabin to the water as it is difficult for my wife to walk any distance. The cabin is cozy and you can see that the owners are trying to update areas that need it. We enjoyed the outdoor fire pit and marshmellow roasts and the great views of the lake!!!

10/10 Excellent

Peter B.

Aug 29, 2022

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Great cottage

Carefree Creek cabin was a great find for my family of four. Kathy, the host, was a great first contact. Right on the water with an amazing view, it includes a neat island close by that was very convenient to visit with the kayaks ‘hidden’ in the shed. Eagles/Ospreys overhead every day hunting for their meals while we enjoyed the mostly sandy space in the water between the two docks. An extremely clean, peaceful tiny creek is right next to the cabin and feeds into Little St. Germain Lake. Lots of natural light in the front to open it up quite a bit given the loft arrangement (which was great for our active son). Perhaps geared more toward the snowmobile set, in my opinion understated as a summer gem. My only complaint is that is does not offer internet/wifi. A bit of a mistake at this price point vs what we typically encounter renting in the area. Cellular data still not reliable enough at that location for someone who really needed it.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cassie P.

Sep 16, 2019

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Couldn't ask for more

Our family really enjoyed staying at this property. The cabin itself was as described in the listing and the location was perfect. We also rented a boat while we were there and we loved that as well. It was so easy---we arrived and the boat was already sitting at the dock. We were amazed at how many deer we saw along the roads as well as the ones right in the neighborhood and behind the cabin. Lots of nature to enjoy here! The fire pit was perfect for roasting s'mores. I had a slight problem with the billing (my credit card payment) and Hiller was very understanding, nice, and patient about helping me fix the issue. Every person I talked to was friendly and professional. All in all this is somewhere we'd really like to come back to.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

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