2 Br Private Vacation Home Vacation Rental In Golden Eagle, Illinois

Great river road is a panorama of colors in the fall!
Winter the Eagles arrive!
Data speeds up to 25 megabytes!

**COVID-19 Update - In addition to following strict CDC cleaning and disinfecting guidelines, we can also allow 24hrs. between guests, just let us know when booking .

Awesome rolling country views!

Close distance to Pere Marquette State Park, Raging River, Wineries, shopping, restaurants. Grafton Marina , where you can rent jet ski's and boats!!

Located between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in Calhoun County, IL with easy access from the Golden Eagle Ferry (toll ferry) in St. Charles, MO or the Brussels Ferry (free ferry) near Grafton, IL. The home can be reached from most parts of the St. Louis metropolitan area in about an hour or less.

The home was designed to look like an old time barn. It was completed in 2008 with many amazing details that make it truly unique! It provides awesome views of rolling farmland and the cliffs of Pierre Marquette State Park to the north and longtime family farmsteads to the south.

Sleeping 4 guests, with a 2 night minimum. The Barn House features high vaulted ceilings.

Kitchen and main living spaces are located upstairs on the second floor. The views from the second floor windows and decks are amazing!!

The home features a full kitchen that includes; refrigerator/freezer, electric glass cooktop range with double oven, microwave, dish washer, clothes washer and dryer and a full compliment of cooking pots, pans, utensils, etc.

The master bedroom features a queen bed with matching dressers and chests.

The second bedroom has two twin Xl beds. These beds can be pushed together to create a king bed.

All beds have brand new sheets, pillows, etc.

The family room has a sofa and lounge chairs and features free WiFi. Downstairs in the man cave there is a large entertaining area with a pool table, table with 4 chairs, entertainment system.

One full bath upstairs with tub and one full bath with shower only downstairs are completely furnished with all bathroom accessories.

Outside there is a two story deck that leads down to a concrete patio that features a hot tub. Charcoal grill, patio table and chairs for outside dining and entertaining.

Once you are moved in you can enjoy a quiet drive through Calhoun County with several restaurants and bars and of course the incredible views! Visits to Old Town St. Charles, MO with its many restaurants and shops and Grafton, IL with its unique riverfront restaurants, shops and marina can be made in less than 30 minutes. Fall is a great time to take a drive down the Great River Road to see the turning of the trees. Winter months are great for Eagle Watching & Christmas stroll in Old Town St. Charles . Springtime is great to do some hiking in Pere Marquette & check out the wineries in the area. Summer everything is in bloom and The Grafton Harbor has boats to rent or jet ski's , Not to mention the Aries zip line, and winery with great views!

This home is total Electric with heat pump system.

All guests must register their names for their stay. Any unexpected guests will be charged $25. per night per guest and will be deducted from their security deposit.

Some of the pictures of the barn house include peach trees surrounding the barn. The trees are reaching the end of their useful productive life span. This year it appears we will have some peaches! Our guests are more then welcome to pick some while they are staying at the BARN. Please be kind and just take what you can eat and save for our next guests. In the future we hope to have a variety of fruit trees for all season's. Keep in mind if you have to "tug" on them, they are not ready yet. Keep checking, some ripen before others!

Calhoun County is famous for peaches and there are numerous farms nearby that have excellent farm stands.

Located in Calhoun County, this vacation home is on the waterfront. Historic Main Street and First Missouri State Capitol Historic Site are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Pere Marquette State Park and Mississippi River. Traveling with kids? Consider Raging Rivers Waterpark, or check out an event or a game at CarShield Field. Jet skiing and water skiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and hiking nearby.