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Reviews of Blue Door Cottages

3 out of 5
Blue Door Cottages
5312 N. West Shafer Drive, Monticello, IN

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 70 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property owner and staff were personable, attentive and responsive. Our cottage was perfect - plenty of room and the amenities were comfortable. We have stayed here in the past, and will continue to stay here on our visits to Monticello. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very easy stay! Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice little cottage. We will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Mychelle

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alejandra

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Travelled with family
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Robert

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Room could have been a bit cleaner. Dirty fans and walls were the biggest faults. We went on a hot day but the 1 window air unit was not even close to being enough. 2 bedroom units, 1 bedroom and studios all have the same... 1 window unit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was nice and perfect for my family!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Family friendly had everything as stated on page.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great Stay!!!
We really enjoyed our 2 night stay in studio 2. The place was well appointed for a couple, and very clean. Seemed like it had been completely repainted recently. 5 out of the 8 units had new roofs, so they are definitely working and spending to keep the place nice. The units are in a circle with a small pool in the middle. The pool was nice to use with supplied floaties and stuff. Great location to IB, and a neat general store a 1/4 mile up the road. We will definitely stay here again. Photos are of the lake which is right across the road.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
My son and I love to go to Indiana Beach! We always stay at the Blue Door Cottages. They're affordable, clean, and it's so nice to have your own little place, versus a room at a hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
our 3rd stay and will be back again in august
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice quiet location across from the lake. Just a 5 minute drive to IN Beach. They have everything you need for a laid back relaxing stay. We actually stayed here 10 years ago and came back because we really liked it. Nothing has changed except it’s a bit older, which is to be expected. The owners thought of everything, including the use of grills scattered around and even fire pits.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Property was clean. Served the purpose of a clean place to stay. Would not recommend staying in the winter, as the floors were cold. Hot water was limited by a very small water heater. Nothing fancy about this place, but again, it did serve it's purpose.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great place to stay! Very clean and comfortable. Staff is so friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean, quiet, staff was great. Slightly cramped-the bed was almost up against the wall so we had to crawl out of the end of the bed to use the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

christopher

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
We will return!
Cute cottage. Very clean. Friendly staff, and very helpful too! Communication regarding our stay was excellent. King size bed a bit odd to get into because of it being in a nook but very comfortable. Nice view of the lake across the street. Perfect for the length of our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

STEPHANIE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was nice and convenient to everything. We would definitely go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So very happy with our stay! We’ll be back soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Overall a nice place to stay. The only thing that was an issue was the shower that was in need of a new seal on the bottom of the door because it leaked all over the bathroom floor!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the blue decor. It was clean. The Communication between myself and the host was wonderful. Cable and a DVD player was provided but I did bring my tv (I'm a big gamer) the screen/tv that was provided did not have an HDMI port. But other than that everything was great. Oh, I can't forget about the onsite pool, little play area for the kids, grills and fire pit was a plus. It was not far from the amusement park. I would most definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Monterey, IN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very relaxing weekend! The cottage was absolutely wonderful n very clean!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Raquel, Chicago

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
This was a very nice quite and clean cottage. Unfortunately not too much to do because of the pandemic. If everything was open it would be perfect for the whole family.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Serenity, Fortville, IN

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Loved how peaceful the cottages were. Great place for families. Perfect for those trying to socially distance. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet cottage on the water perfect for a weekend getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute location. Its a great getaway. Wish there were a few more amenities- like shampoo, extra pillows. The pool was very clean and the place was run really well.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great cottage
The Blue Door cottage was a cute, clean, relaxing place. We have three kids and they all enjoyed the cottage too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, cute cottages
These cottages offered everything I was looking for on my vacation. They are clean, adequately stocked with kitchen items, spacious, close to the action but far enough away to relax when needed. The manager goes above the norm to ensure your stay is as good as you expected it to be. We are already looking forward to going back next year!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful cottages & great people! Nice & Quiet area!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location , Friendly Staff
Cottages are nice and clean . Close to the lake . The manager was very attentive and made the stay pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Carole

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A horrible experience overall!!
Upon entering the cabin i slipped on the throw rug inside the door and almost fell. The bedroom with the door on it had water all under the bed. The bathroom floor was wet throughout. the floor in the living room was filthy. It had not been swept in quite some time. The couch in the living room was covered with BODILY FLUIDS!! There was no WIFI available and the TV did not work!! THE SERVICE WAS NON-EXISTANT!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina, madison il

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Cottages
I personally love the blue door cottages and here's why . It has only a few handful of cottages in its own private spot . So the pool & playground , firepits are always available to have time alone or for kids to meet other kids in a safe area where you can see them from your porch that also comes with chairs to relax on . They have cornhole boards . I brought mine and didn't even need too . Everyone is chill and not uptight / campers / owners both times I stayed . Fishing is righr across the street and we caught fish . It's right by a bait shop and gas stations which is helpful when your thirsty/ need something quickly . It's always clean and rooms are always ready on time . I am a season pass holder for Indiana beach the past 2 yeard now and been going since diapers. This is the place to stay, prices are great for everything included . They have utensils and full sized fridges , ice cube trays things you may forget are pretty much there . Wifi was strong. My son had a great time and thanked me 100 times. I won't stay anywhere else now. Close to the drive in theater as well! hope they forever stay open and management is always the same owners . Thanks blue door cottages!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

amber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint place, great location!
We nearly had the whole resort to ourselves as our stay was towards the end of the season! The inside of the cabin/room seemed to have been recently updated with fresh paint/fixtures/flooring and it was clean overall with nice fresh linens. We booked last minute and had great communication with the manager who was super accommodating! We brought a boat, so it was great to be able to dock it just across the street. Plus.. the launch ramp was just a quarter mile or so down the road. We'll most definitely be back and we're looking forward to staying there when the restaurant bar (which was being remodeled) is open!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

susan

Nice clean cottage, plenty of room. Convenient parking, nice area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall it was a very nice place to stay and we would probably stay there again. But next time even though there were only two of us, we would opt for a larger unit since there was no place to eat meals except for a table outside. Since it was in the 30's outside (November) that was not an option! The kitchen and bathroom floors could have been a little cleaner, but that is not a deal breaker. The worst problem which we do think needs to be addressed is the fact that we could only get lukewarm water in the shower. The kitchen and bathroom sinks both had nice hot water, but with the shower turned to its max, the water never got hot. Since we had been out in the cold all day birdwatching, a hot shower would have been nice. Also be aware that the water has an off taste to it. We bought some bottled water to drink.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Rita S.

Quiet and relaxing
Shower needs new seal, floor hot wet, and sink need new washer in kitchen, sprays, also heater didn't work but they brought a mobile unit. Overall good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Shellie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great little town, dirty cottage.
Monticello is a beautiful area but we were actually in Indiana to visit family in Lafayette so we had to commute each day. (Purdue vs Ohio State game...) The cottage was disappointing, only because it was very clear that it hadn’t been cleaned well in quite sometime. The coffee pot was filthy, as were most of the dishes and silverware. We made a trip to the local Walmart to buy a cheap coffee pot, pillows, pillowcases and blankets as we didn’t feel comfortable using the ones that had been provided.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Cara

The cottage was nice and clean. We could have used a few more cooking utensils and we only had 2 bowls. Basic toiletries, such as soap or shampoo/conditioner, would have also been nice, or at least put on the website to bring your own. Luckily, I always bring my own when on a trip. The pool was clean and my kids enjoyed it!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best deal around Indiana beach. Perfect for family of all sizes. Great place to step away from it all and enjoy time with the ones you love. Great, friendly staff also. Will definitely be coming back next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018