Welcome to Sunset Cottage on Cross Lake. Snuggle in within steps of lakeside. Located on a quiet 2 acres. Enjoy charcoal grilling, campfires, swimming, fishing, and kayaking. The cottage is 5 miles from I220 and is easily accessible to shopping, dining, casinos, festivals, and nature parks. An additional cottage is now available. Creole Cottage on Cross Lake. Due to the open pool and dock areas, the cottages are for adults only. No parties, extra visitors, or pets. Sunset Cottage is a cozy and inviting place to get away from it all. Designed to meet your every need. No need to bring anything but groceries. The fully equipped kitchen provides spices, flour, coffee pot, coffee and filters, sugar, oil, paper towels, dish towels, and dish soap. The bath provides towels, soaps, shampoo, conditioner, washer dryer and laundry detergent, and hair dryer. There’s a charcoal grill. A fire pit is in your immediate yard. You are welcome to bring in your own firewood or you may purchase wood here for $6 per bundle or $10 for two bundles. You are welcome to use the little red wagon to gather limbs in the yard. Lakeside there are two piers, two kayaks, two life jackets, and a swimming pool available for your use. Adults only. Fishing poles are no longer provided. This cottage is set up for a maximum of two people. Due to the open pool and dock areas only adults allowed to book. No children unless given special permission for children 13 and over. Guests are free to use the piers, the lakeside patio and grill, and the pool. Please note: No parties, family gatherings, or extra guests allowed. As your host resides on the grounds, Kathy will be readily available to help with all accommodation needs or questions to make sure your stay at Sunset Cottage creates memories to treasure. At Sunset Cottage you will find birds of all kinds. Just cross over the bridge and find yourself on Pine Island (an actual island on Cross Lake) where you can see blue heron, white crane, eagles, white pelicans, mallards, geese, coots, and more. Some of the woodpeckers are so large their calls sound tropical. There are raccoon, red fox, and one time, many years ago, a black panther was sited sitting at sunset right here on the premises. Oh. And don’t forget gators. Walter B Jacobs has a nearby nature park with beautiful trails and a city park with a boat launch only 3 miles away. But if you get ready for city life you can find interstate only 5.5 miles away. There's an aquarium, casinos, a river walk with Joes Crab Shack and Salt Grass and all kinds of shopping (within 18 miles), beautiful scenic parks along the Red River, and many local festivals from Red River Revel in the fall, Sunflower Trail, Holiday in Dixie, Polk Salad Festival and Mudbug in the spring. So come on!!! Let’s grab some gumbo and let the good times roll! As you cross over the bridge to Pine Island you can walk or cycle the blacktop road and see nature’s beauty at its best. No need to go further! But there’s also Fleming Park and boat launch and Walter B Jacobs nature park with hiking trails nearby. Uber service is available. The use of the pool attached to the owners home is extended to all guests. Enjoy a refreshing swim overlooking the lake. The pool area is shared. Sunset Cottage is set up for a maximum of two adults only and due to the open pool and dock areas no children. No pets. Special permission may be given for children 13 and over. No extra guests, no family reunions, parties etc. Only the two guests registered through Airbnb are allowed. No one other than these guests can come in from the lake to access the property.