15 meters across · sleeps 10 · Sunset
Big Dipper
The larger of the two domes, and the one that sleeps ten. Three king bedrooms, a loft with two more queens, a wood stove in the middle of the floor, and one entire wall made of triangles of glass.
What it’s like
A round room with the lake in it.
The lake-facing third of the dome is glazed, and because it’s a dome, the glass leans out over you as well as in front of you. The two sofas and the wood stove all face it. At sunrise the whole room goes orange and nobody talks for a while.
The kitchen sits under a timber mezzanine with a proper range, a full-size fridge and a dishwasher. There’s a laundry. Three bedrooms are tucked around the back of the dome where it’s dark and cool, each with a king bed, and the loft above the kitchen holds two queens plus the arcade cabinets. Ten people fit without anyone drawing the short straw.
One of the bathrooms is papered in fireflies on near-black, which reads as a design choice until your first night here, when the field outside does the same thing.
| Dome size | 15 meters in diameter |
| Sleeps | 10, maximum |
| Beds | Three kings, one in each bedroom, plus two queens in the loft |
| Bathrooms | 2 full — one with a double vanity and a separate toilet room |
| Heating | Wood stove and split-system air conditioning |
| Views | West over the water — the reason it is nicknamed Sunset |
| Parking | On the gravel drive, at the dome |
| Events | No parties or day guests without prior approval |
Inside
- Wood-burning stove
- Skylight over the bed
- Full kitchen, range and dishwasher
- Washer and dryer
- Two arcade cabinets and a telescope
- Smart TV and fast internet
Outside
- Hot tub
- Stone fire pit and chairs
- Gas grill
- Dining table under a shade sail
- Rocking chairs at the door
- Wraparound deck
Included with your stay
The grounds are shared, and that’s the point.
The beach, the dock, the mini golf course and the play area sit between the two domes and belong to whoever is staying.
The white dome across the field in the photograph is the Little Dipper. Booking the Big Dipper gets you the Big Dipper and a share of everything between them. Book both and the peninsula is yours.
Two minutes
A walk through the Big Dipper.
Minimum stay
How many nights, by month.
- Jan2nights
- Feb2nights
- Mar2nights
- Apr2Mon–Thu3Fri–Sat
- May3nights
- Jun3nights
- Jul3nights
- Aug3nights
- Sep3nights
- Oct3nights
- Nov2Mon–Thu3Fri–Sat
- Dec2Mon–Thu3Fri–Sat
The figure is the minimum for the night you arrive. In April, November and December a Friday or Saturday arrival asks for three nights and the rest of the week asks for two. Both domes run the same schedule.
Availability
Pick your nights.
Open dates are selectable. Choose an arrival and a departure and you will carry straight through to the booking form.
Photographs
Every room, no angles hidden.
Sixteen photographs of the Big Dipper, inside and out.
Living room, facing the water
Kitchen and dining
Master bedroom
The wood stove
Loft, two queen beds
Bedroom two
Bedroom three
The firefly bathroom
Second full bath
Arcade, in the loft
Sitting nook
Hot tub
Fire pit
The deck
Sunset from the deck
Big Dipper
Take the big one.
Booking direct skips the platform fee and puts you in touch with the owners.