Bonnie Beach Resort — Hotel in Fergus Falls

Bonnie Beach Resort is a modest cluster of weekly-rental cabins on the shore of Battle Lake, a clear, lovely motorboat lake in a popular vacation area. The main "lodge" offers laundry facilities, a small game room and a store that stocks a few essentials. The nearby town of Battle Lake has a full supermarket, other specialty stores and a couple of restaurants, so there's no need to bring much food with you. ||||The cabins are basic and a bit run-down. Our bathroom door opened only part-way because it collided with a fluorescent light fixture. Each cabin has a sizable screen porch. Furniture is old, musty and in some cases decrepit. The mattresses are among the worst I've ever slept on. Most guests don't spend much time indoors - other than to cook, eat and sleep - unless the weather turns nasty. Another deterrent to lounging indoors is a sulphurous odor that pervades the cabins via the water supply. Plan on using bottled water for everything. ||||The resort includes a small beach and a smaller playground. The beach has two paddle boats for guest use. The recreational facilities are not as clean as they really should be for children: I found large heaps of dog droppings on the sand in both areas - a harbinger of hygienic problems to come. On each occasion, I gathered the feces and disposed of them in the resort's sanitation area - where they remained for several days.||||In general, our extended family enjoyed our week at Bonnie Beach. The lake is idea for water sports: large, clear and not at all crowded. Ramps and docking facilities are adequate. The staff was friendly and quite responsive with regard to basic services like gas for our boats, so I'm sorry to have to post bad news. Unfortunately, a week after departing, we learned that children in two different families - who had returned to homes a thousand miles apart - had become infested with lice for the first time in their lives. Of course, it's possible that one of the kids brought the nits in, but the indifferent sanitation and cleaning practices evident throughout our visit point to a different explanation. I would urge visitors to check their beds and other surfaces...

If you want a clear lake with sandy bottom, this is it. Decent fishing with quick bites possible by grsss of bass,crappie, blue Gil. Great for kids. I like older cabins on waters edge. Smaller beds but close to water. Owners building new cabins with high and sightly views. You can rent them now. Great walking. Wooded bridge over glowing creek. You can sit and watch fish and birds. Propane grills too. Grounds were clean. No dogs allowed there. Swing set, swim dock long beach. Bring water shoes as entry has rounded small stones that still can hurt a bit. Lodge has pool and foos ball. Bring trash bags and toilet paper. Also wine opener...

We have been going to Bonnie Beach for about 10 years or so ... this area of Minnesota is BEAUTIFUL ... family friendly ... great little towns and shops and activities ... and Bonnie Beach is WONDERFUL! We love the cabins and the screened in porches ... and the office has a great pool and game room ... snacks and bait and all kinds of things are available there ... and Ron and Pat are fantastic. Otter Tail County is full of things to do - but once you get to Bonnie Beach you rarely want to leave ... it is so relaxing and the fishing is AWESOME! Rates are reasonable and they are upgrading right now so it's only going to get...