Marleau's Harbour w Hot Tub & Sauna (4 Seasons)

Entire villa in Lac du Bonnet, Canada

  1. 14 guests
  2. 5 bedrooms
  3. 7 beds
  4. 2.5 baths
Hosted by Sareli
  1. Superhost
  2. 6 years hosting

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Luxury Rental: 4 Seasons Bird River Paradise @ Marleau’s Harbour! Sunroom, Wrap Around Deck, Outdoor Firepit, Sheltered Firepit, Tiki Bar, Japanese Wood-Fired Hot Tub, Sauna w Panoramic View, Cross-Country Skiing, Snow-Shoeing, Snowmobiling, Tobogganing (150’ run), Canoes, Pedal Boat, Brick Pizza Oven, Outdoor Shower

Winter Getaway, Summer Fun, Relaxation, Luxury Vacation, Company Retreats, Honeymoon, Wedding Venue!

This is a family home run by our family for other families to enjoy!

The space
IMPORTANT PREAMBLE: Must Read before Booking
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A PDF with the rental agreement/liability waivers will be sent to you as soon as you book to be signed and returned before you arrive. We send it to you as soon as you book so that you can cancel with no penalty within the appropriate time (check that date based on your booking dates and our cancellation policy on the site) if you realize we are not for you.

Bookings can only be made by a guest with a minimum 4.0* rating or higher.

Bookings for this entire home cannot be made by anyone under 25, so please do not proceed with this booking if no one in your group is over 25. Our only exception to this rule would be if you are over 18 and under 25 with 3 5* reviews, we would consider booking with you.

Our $450 CLEANING FEE+RESORT FEE on top of the nightly fee includes: firewood for your stay including chopping up wood for the pizza oven, propane for the bbq, your use of the hot tub, us cleaning the wood fired hot tub, septic tank emptying, your use of the sauna, electricity for the sauna, your use of the wood fired brick pizza oven, higher utility costs, making sure the canoes and pedal boats are ready (summer), life jackets (summer), preparing the outside, and of course preparing and cleaning the home including providing fresh bedding. We work hard to ensure our guests enjoy the cabin and trust each to do their share when leaving meaning clean up after yourselves inside the house and outside. Our home is family centered and run by our family. Please make sure it is respected so you can enjoy it as well as those who come as guests after you.

If you want to book the house and the loft, find Marleau's Harbour Resort|4 Seasons|SLEEPS upto 22 on the site by searching or you can find this booking option through my profile.


Make sure someone in your group is knowledgeable about working with fire. Proper large fires are needed in the hot tub fire box with regular stoking and refilling of wood in the firebox (could take from 4-6 hours to heat the tub to 40 degrees). The pizza oven also needs a few large fires to heat the bricks.

Please read our house rules which has **1 secret code word** to unlock booking with us. Please provide it when booking.
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DETAILS:
This four seasons 3100 square foot paradise is located on the Bird River, just 1.5 hours from Winnipeg. This modern house is designed in an octagonal shape to maximize the panoramic view of the beautiful river. The home sits on a lovely 2 acre property.

This two level home consists of a raised main floor which is accessed via a set of stairs from the driveway/parking area, and a lower walkout basement which can be entered from the walkway (two steps down). There is a gorgeous spiral staircase which connects both levels on the inside.

The kitchen is fully equipped and spacious. There is a blender, an Instant Pot, a Waffle Maker, a Toaster, a Kettle, a regular coffee machine, a Nespresso coffee machine, a popcorn maker, as well as two ovens, a microwave, a stove top, fridge and dishwasher. You also have access to a well loved mixer. Under our use, the kitchen and the rest of the cooking surfaces are only used for plant-based cooking. If you are bringing animal products into our home, please be extremely mindful of your cleaning after cooking, particularly the counters, sink and fridge.

The main floor dining room overlooks the water, as does the second dining table in the walkout basement. The main floor living room boasts recliners, comfortable arm chairs, and sofas over a plush rug facing a fireplace and a 60" TV. The walkout basement has 2 comfy couches as well as a swing facing another TV (an old smart tv) and a fireplace, as well as a wet bar with a bar fridge and another TV (with a Chrome cast). The view of the night sky is spectacular from all the windows, and the entire house has AC.

There are 5 bedrooms which can comfortably sleep 14. The master bedroom, located on the main floor, has a TV and a spacious walk-in closet as well as an en-suite. The other 4 spacious bedrooms are located in the walkout basement. Including the en-suite, the home has 2.5 bathrooms. Bedding and pillows are provided. Please bring your own towels and beach towels.

Important note: there is no cable so please bring your Apple TV or Netflix password or whatever else you need to use the TVs if you so wish.

Outside the main floor, there is a wrap around deck with a BBQ and a dining area. There is also a sunroom, equipped with a dining table and chairs for lounging and eating.

The sauna is electric and overlooks the water. Please make sure to read waiver and accept it in a written message to the host as well as instructions before use. The sauna is a shared amenity with those in the other house. In the event that both homes are booked, the loft will access the sauna between 10am-noon and 6pm-8pm. The house (you) will have access to the sauna the rest of the hours.

There is both an outdoor, and sheltered fire pit (housed inside a spacious gazebo). Both of these areas are exclusively for the main house. Firewood is available for your use. We only use seasoned firewood supplied by Matt from Beausejour.

There is a wood-fired Japanese style hot tub which seats 10-12 people. It is based on the Alumitub model but engineered by us to fit more people. It is filled with potable water* for your stay. It is for use by your party only. Firewood is available as mentioned above. Please make sure to read waiver and accept it in a written message to the host as well as instructions before use. Please make sure you have someone in your group who is knowledgeable about making big hot fires to be able to heat the tub properly. It will require regular stoking and refilling the firebox with wood until the tub gets to at least 40 degrees.

*As of the summer of 2022, we get the hot tub filled with fresh potable water for your stay.
For bookings less than 7 nights, the cost is $165 ($150 if booked before April 1, 2026) for the water.
For bookings of 7 nights or more, we cover the cost of the portable water.

As it says on the Alumitub website: Relish the Ritual: Light the fire, disconnect from your devices and reconnect with nature. No gadgets, no bells and whistles. Just water, firewood, and good company.

A woodfired brick pizza oven is available as a shared amenity. The tools to use the oven have been provided as well (a thermometer on the front of the oven, a foldable table, and a metal pizza peel). The loft guests will get first choice on the meal they want to use the oven for. The house guests get next choice on which meal. Wood is provided for each group to cook their meal (s) as well as instructions. The rest of the meals are open to whichever group would like to use it, please coordinate with the host. It is important to clean up the foldable table and pizza peels and return them so that the other group may use it in a timely fashion. Please read instructions carefully before using the oven.

There is also a basketball net, which is also a shared amenity. Please bring your own basketball.

There are beautiful pink concrete pathways around the property. The dock is spacious, with a tiki bar, complete with a bar fridge, 4 bar stools, 6 lounging chairs and a ceiling fan.

There are two canoes (each has 3 seats) and 1 pedal boat (5 seats) available for use. Please ensure that all guests use life jackets when in the boats, and follow all boating rules and regulations when they're on the water. Please make sure to read waiver and accept it in a written message to the host as well as instructions before use. The life jackets, noodles, and paddles are stored in the tiki bar for use.

At this time, the RM only allows our guests to bring fishing or pontoon boats (maximum 2 at the house dock), no jet skis or wake boats.

High speed Starlink WiFi is provided.

Important Points to Note:

The freezer in the laundry room, as well as the two cupboards above the fridge and microwave, are not available to guests as we keep our personal items in there. If you book for a week or more, you may have access to the freezer.

Also, the cupboard above the fridge and the one above the microwave are not available to guests as we keep our personal items in there. The set of 6 dishes (plates, side plates and bowls) on the top of the cupboard nearest to the Bird River School house sign are also our personal items. These cupboards are all labeled.

The RM garbage dump is very strict on compost, recyclables and refuse being separate. If you are dropping off the garbage and recycling with our tag to the dump, please collect it all sorted as follows: organic material, recyclables (numbered) and the rest. Please return our tag to the kitchen drawer you found it in. If you are not dropping off the garbage and recycling at the dump, please take ALL the garbage and recycling with you when you checkout.

Guest access
You can access the house, the paths, the outdoor fire pit, the sheltered fire-pit, the wood-fired hot tub seating 10-12 people and the dock on your side. You may wander the grounds.

You share the sauna, the woodfired brick pizza oven and its tools, the basketball court (small), and the children's playground with loft guests if the loft is booked.

You don't have access to the loft (unless you also rented that) and the loft’s 6-8 person’s hot tub and their fire-pit and dock.

You don't have access to the RV (unless you rented the loft and made arrangements to rent the RV for extra beds).

You also don't have access to the Jetski.

Also you don't have access to the garage.

Other things to note
In our photo gallery, we have divider photos which help organize our information. On those dividers, as is appropriate, you will find links which give you more information. For example, on our Before Checkin divider description, you will see a link to the basics we provide and what we do not, so you can come prepared to enjoy our place to the fullest. This information is also on the Arrival Guide Page.

If you need anything, please let us know. We pride ourselves in helping you have the best time you can at our property.

We are asking guests to bring drinking water as of 2026. We have a great filtration system for all our water and then another filtration system on top of that for drinking water. There were some concern that we heard about late last year in the neighborhood and so we started bringing drinking water. We have currently shut off the drinking water spout by the kitchen tap in the house as well as the one to the fridge. There is an large ice maker purchased for the house for your convenience.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Resort view
River view
Waterfront
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 159 Mbps

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Rated 4.94 out of 5 from 77 reviews.

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada
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Neighborhood highlights

Nopiming Provincial Park
Tulabi Falls
Pinawa Dam
Pinawa Suspension Bridge
Nopeming Park Black Lake Trail

Fishing
Ice Fishing
Snowmobile trails including on the river
Quad trails
Hiking trails near by
Walking on the frozen river
Cross country skiing
Snow shoeing

Meet your host

Superhost
226 reviews
4.92 out of 5 average rating
6 years of hosting
Born in the 70s
My work: Operations and Finance Director @ ASD Enterprises Limited
I transitioned from my Engineering/Computer Programming career in 2008 to partner with my husband to run his Structural Engineering company and raise 4 children. We decided we wanted to travel and so we made our business nimble and world-schooled our children, which included initially traveling in and living in an old RV to Florida for two winters (4 months each) and doing school at a beautiful park and a pristine beach as well as traveling to Victoria BC in the same RV for two winters (6 months each) but living in the mountains in a beautiful condo. We then started flying to our destinations and staying in Airbnbs for 4-6 weeks stints once our children started playing competitive sports. I wear many hats: goddess to my husband, the operations and finance director of our company: ASD Enterprises Limited, mother, teacher, friend, mentor, nimble open minded spiritual being and now Airbnb host. I am more into experiences than things. I am Sri-Lankan by ancestry, but I was born in Sierra-Leone and later grew up in Nigeria (where I met both my future husband and my best friend) and had a short stint in England before coming to Canada. The best parts of my idyllic childhood was connecting with the little imp inside of me and appreciating her truly, enjoying lots of creative free time, traveling, meeting new people, eating fresh food made by my mom from my dad's incredible garden and reading voraciously. I love to read and still read (or listen to audiobooks) eagerly and enthusiastically. I study a lot of spiritual books, leadership books and books which help me understand myself and my role in this world as well as books to help those I mentor and to help me better serve as a business person. I do enjoy a great story whether real or fictional. I am lucky to be a very fast reader and can get through 600 page fictional books in a few hours. I also love movies which make me laugh, cry or have a great story. I watch main stream movies as well as international movies from all over the world. I am passionate about writing, poetry and working on developing my artistic skills. I am currently learning piano as well and hope to learn some other instruments. I would say that my superpowers stem from my very high intuition, open-mindedness and ability/willingness to change course in a moment. I would say that I carry little baggage, both metaphorically as a human and literally (when I travel). I would say that I am a person who surrenders to the Universe and trusts the Universe. I live by 'do anything as you do everything' and surrendering has always worked for me and so if ever I struggle, ultimately, my go-to solution is to surrender whole heartedly. Courage and surrender are the corner stones of how I live my life and this is a short poem I wrote which explains how both have blessed my life. They give me freedom and make me feel light. They also make it easy for me to let my life be run by inspiration not obligation. ** When life gives me abundantly, I say ‘Yes!’ wholeheartedly  With courage.... When life takes from me mysteriously, I say ‘Yes!’ wholeheartedly  With surrender.... Sometimes, life gives when it takes and takes when it gives,  So I step into every moment holding hands with courage and surrender. It is my path to freedom. ** I have traveled all over the world except Australia (on my list). Where-ever I have gone, I have loved. I am the kind of person who is home wherever I go. I have been a dancer since I was 4 years old, primarily Bharatha Natyam, an Indian Classical dance form. Though, I just love to dance in general and have enjoyed Zumba as both a participant and instructor. I enjoy all sorts of music, Western and Eastern classical, West African music, jazz, pop, you name it. If it gets under my skin with a great beat, melody, vibe, or lyrics, it's got me. My family plays racquet sports: tennis, badminton, squash and ping pong competitively, and so I have dabbled in all these (I am not as skilled as they are). We also play soccer, basketball, volleyball and cricket for fun. I am happy to play keep away on land or water and can get very competitive, though I am more a dancer at heart and thus more of a collaborative person. I care about helping the underdog whether human, animal or our planet, this has been true all my life and part of why I started eating whole-food-plant-based since 2017 and the journey to that started long before (2012) I am also inspired to mentor young people and witness them blossoming. Finally, I love being an Airbnb host because I love meeting new people and helping them build their memories and experiences. We have two properties which we rent in different configurations hence the variety of listings. We hope one of our configurations will suit you and your group. My favorite Poem, which I live by: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters By Portia Nelson I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fall in. I am lost ... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes me forever to find a way out. II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same place but, it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. III I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in ... it's a habit. my eyes are open I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. IV I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. V I walk down another street. **** If you are curious about ASD Enterprises Limited: Asdel dot ca Reviews: Search for ASD Enterprises Limited on a search engine and click on the review tab.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
14 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Pool/hot tub without a gate or lock
Nearby lake, river, other body of water