Enjoy your stay in this unique lake cottage with dock. Kitchen/living room on 2nd floor, 2 porches lake side, 3 bedrooms, a sleeper sofa downstairs & 2 bathrooms. Includes everything from 2 kayaks, paddle board & paddle boat, fishing, firepit, wifi, 8’ ft shuffle board, small pool table, electronic dartboard, spiders & lake bugs. Powerboats not included. Walk to Patrick’s Pub or Pavinci Italian restaurant bar. End of dock is <4 feet deep. 3 nights min. Dock your boat upon request. Permit#2022-5
The space
Tues and Wed are usually blocked, but may be available upon special request for a weekly rental. Please contact to discuss special arrangement or longer stays.
Check-in
If there are no other renters immediately prior to your stay then you can check-in around 10 am. If there are renters prior to your stay then the check-in time will be later around 3 pm.
Check-out
If there are no renters coming in on your check-out day, then you can stay to 5 pm. If there are other renters, check-out time will be 10 am.
1750 square feet on 0.11 acres
Lake front
1 living room (2nd floor)
1 kitchen (2nd floor)
3 bedrooms (2nd floor): 2 king and 1 full
2 bathrooms (1 on each floor)
(Upstairs shower & downstairs tub/shower)
1 laundry room (1st floor)
1 foyer (with shuffle board)
1 den (with pool table and sleeper sofa)
1 garage for storage
2 porches facing the lake (each floor)
1 dock
1 deck area with chairs
1 driveway - fits four normal size cars
No street parking
Sorry, not a wheel chair friendly property due to the property slope and bedrooms and kitchen on the second floor.
No land phone and no cable tv.
There is wifi.
No cable, but 4 Tv's with SmartTv capabilities.
Desk, Chair and Computer Monitor in the master bedroom for WFH.
Summur - central air conditioning for the house
Winter - each room has separate thermostats for electric baseboard heat
Rules
No indoor smoking.
· No illegal drugs or substances use.
· No underage drinking.
· No deliberate damage to property.
· Renter has the responsibility to put out trash and recycling bins during their stay – failure to do so could result in a partial retained security deposit.
· No candles permitted.
· Use of the fireplace not permitted.
· Do not open locked closets, cabinets, or mini refrigerators as they contain personal items of the owner and his family.
Trash - put out Monday night for Tuesday pick up
Recycling - put out every other Thursday night for Friday pick up
(no trash bags in the blue recycling containers)
No Oils or Foods down the drain there is a septic system and no garbage disposal
Local Hopatcong Rental Regulations:
· The borough requires that the rental owner provide the identity of all short-term rental occupants.
· No rentals allowed to individuals under the age of 21.
· All renters shall be limited to one (1) vehicle per two occupants.
· For more than two criminal complaints against any guests on the rental property, the short-term permit would be revoked for the year. For violations of any of the ordinance provisions, the property owner could face fines between $100 to $2000 per violation per day.
Guest access
All access except for a closet in the master bedroom, closet under the stairs, and some kitchen cabinets.
If you need dock space for your own boat, please let me know so I can move my boat over.
The Boatsetter App has some boat available for rent
Other things to note
If you have your own boat you would like to dock, please let me know the size so I could rearrange my boats.
Other items:
Stove
Toast oven/air fryer
Toaster
Pressure cooker
Crockpot
Coffe Keurig
Coffee Maker
Grill
No blender yet
Pots and pans
Plates
Glasses
Main shower is awesome
Lots of life vests
Dishwasher - leaves spots - hand washing recommended
Firepit with lake in background
I have blankets and comforters
Indoor fireplace - FAILED INSPECTION - Currently not available
TV's Living Room, Pool Table Room, Master Bedroom, Bedroom #2 have either smart Tvs or Roku or Amazon Firesticks. The small bed has a TV not connected to anything.
BRING beach towels, bath towels, sheets. Pillows recommended due to COVID, but I have some.
Hazards -
Please follow common sense safety practices:
· There is a firepit available for use in the yard only (do not place on the porch, deck or dock).
· There are large trees with risk of falling branches especially if it is windy, raining, or snowing.
· There is a falling risk from the back porches/decks – please do not place chairs near the rails especially with small children.
· There is a drop off in the back yard from the grass to a deck.
· There is a risk of drowning if falling in the water from the dock or deck. There is no gate to access the water.
· Grill fire risk so please do not leave unattended and turn off the propane tank when finished.
· Kayak and paddle board and paddle boat and dock pose risk of drowning – please use appropriately sized life vests.
· No diving or jumping off the dock as the water is not very deep and you can injure you neck or spine.
· The water may have low visibility due to weeds or algae.
· Do not leave the house with the dryer operating.
Emergencies:
First Aid kit is located in the 2nd floor bathroom.
Fire extinguisher is located on the kitchen counter.
Fire extinguisher is located in the downstairs laundry room.
The FUSE box is located in the garage.
The AC/furnace, water heater and emergency water shutoff are located.
Police station – Intersection of River Styx Rd and Hopatchung Rd (1 mile / 4 min).
Fire station – Intersection of River Styx Rd and Hopatchung Rd (1 mile / 4 min).
Hospital – Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital (5.7 miles / 20 minutes).
Urgent Care – Riverside Medical Group – (4.7 miles / 12 minutes).
Police station – Intersection of River Styx Rd & Hopatchung Rd (1 mile / 4 min): (973 area code) 398 5000
Fire station – Intersection of River Styx Rd & Hopatchung Rd (1 mile / 4 min): (973 area code) 398 0062
Hospital – Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital (9.6 miles / 18 minutes): (973 area code) 989 3000
Hospital – Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital (16 miles / 20 minutes): (973 area code) 625 6000
Urgent Care – Riverside Urgent Care of Ledgewood – (5.8 miles / 11 minutes) (973 area code) 584 6751
Eric Klingaman (Owner): 24 hr Contact Information: available after booking
Fun Activities:
· Kayaks 2
· Paddle board 1
· Paddle boat 1
· Fishing/Ice Fishing
· Fishing poles for kids
· Pool table
· Shuffleboard 8 foot
· Dart board
· Ring games
· Fire-pit
· Board games
· Patrick’s Pub (500 feet/1-2 minute walk – bands on weekends)
· Pavinci Italian Grill (0.3 miles/7 minute walk – occasional bands)
Local Attractions:
· Fishing Tournaments: 6/26/2022
· Boat Racing 5/14-15/2022
· Lake Hopatcong Cruises
· Dows Boat Rentals
· Hopatcong State Park with beach (2.5 miles/6 minutes)
· Wild West City in Byram Township, NJ (7 miles/14 minutes)
· Tomahawk Lake Waterpark, Sparta, NJ (6.5 miles/13 minutes)
· Mountain Lake Skiing, Vernon, NJ (23 miles/41 minutes)
· High Point Park, Sussex County, NJ (33-37 miles/1 hour)
· Manhattan, NYC (51 miles/70 minutes with no traffic or can use trains)
