Olympia Vacation Owners — Local services in Oconomowoc

Our family of 4 adults just stayed here for a week and we were very happy with the unit. First, let me tell you that we are not ones to book because of amenities offered. So this place was right up our alley. There's no pool, hot tub, work out room or anything of that nature. If that's what you're looking for, look elsewhere. Our unit was very spacious, immaculate and so comfortable! Yes, the decor is dated and there's a few knicks and dings in things, some wear and tear in places. It could use a refresh, but that takes a lot of money. We didn't come here to relish in the stylized decor and pretty artwork on the walls. We came to relax, enjoy time together, have fun and check out new surroundings. And that's exactly what we did. Oh, and it was so quiet! We loved the balcony, and spent lots of time out there. Our view wasn't the best because of the construction of the golf building behind us, but it was still very peaceful. The kitchen was very well equipped, I cooked the majority of our meals and I needed nothing. I grilled several dinners on the charcoal grills outside, I even baked cookies. We loved how centrally located this place was to everything we wanted to do. It's pretty much at the halfway point from Madison to Milwaukee, so less than an hour drive either way. Adventures we went on - -Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, absolutely stunning gardens and conservatory. The outside gardens are free and you could easily spend an entire afternoon there. There's a small fee for the conservatory, but when we went, it was also free. Bonus, you can bring your own food and drink, plenty of places to sit and enjoy a lunch under the lush foliage. -Cream City Boat Tours at the Tap Yard in Milwaukee. This was an absolute blast! 1 person motorized boats that you rent to troll on the Milwaukee River. It was $50 per person for 1 hour, worth every penny. The views were spectacular! -Silver King Charters on Lake Michigan. We went out for 5 hours, and this was so cool! Sure, it's not prime fishing season, but we're land dwellers so anytime we can get out on the water, we take it. We did catch 3 good sized salmon. Captain Colin was fantastic! We plan on coming back in May or June to do it again. Yes, it's pricey $675, but to rent a pontoon boat on the lake next to us, it's $500 for 5 hours. At least we get dinner with this. LOL -Shalom Animal Sanctuary, West Bend. Such a diverse collection of animals. We rented a golf cart and got to drive around and check out the animals. This took up almost the entire day. Saw animals we haven't seen on a safari like tour. Very well taken care of, and the volunteers are so informative. And at the end, you get to feed apples to bears and seed to birds and very greedy goats. It was $16 per person, plus $45 to rent the golf cart. -Downtown Oconomowac -really charming village like area next to Lake Fowler. You must stop by Sweet P's Pantry for toffee and chocolate, follow the yellow brick road (do some research on the Wizard of Oz), Golosi Gelato, Roots Coffee Bar and Etcetera Bar and Grill, on the Woodstation Coop for some cool souvenirs. A really beautiful area around the lake.

Don't let the previous bad reviews steer you away from this place. It's a gem in our book. I met the staff and they're all very kind and were working hard. Honestly, the best sleep we've ever had on vacation, and we take 2-3 a year, so that's saying something.

I do have 1 request, please put fans in the bedrooms, especially in the 2 twin bed bedroom...

Bedbugs, horrible experience! Do not recommend. They didn't offer any help or to move us. Will never go back. Update I feel that I must update my review and give a bit more background in response. This happened about Wednesday at nearly eleven at night, my daughter was itching and we saw that she had bug bites. My wife and I did a thorough inspection of the room and found traces of bedbugs. We tried calling the after-hours number multiple times, it took forever for someone to get back to us. By the time they did get back to us all they did was take out the mattress and the box spring and brought in a new mattress. They brought back in the exact same box spring and then try to lie about it and say it was a new box spring how we know it was the exact same box spring was because there was a crack in the bottom of it and that exact same crack was in the same box spring that they brought back. They try to lie about it. It wasn't until the health inspector was there and that I had to call the man out that it was the exact same box spring before he admitted that yes he brought in the exact same box spring that had the traces of bed bugs back in the room. Who knows where they put the mattress that could be in contaminating other rooms. Thew were extremely rude about this whole situation. Think about if this was your own child and how you would feel if you were in that situation. There are more pictures we posted because we didn't even mention in the first part of the review about how disgusting everything was once we started doing an investigation. There are now updated pictures with more things that we didn't even put in the initial review which is what initially let us to call the health department . I hate liars we did stay there for that last night decontaminating our things and putting everything in big plastic contractor bags because we didn't want to have bed bugs in our house. The only recourse that they offered was for us to get a different hotel and if they could find active bed bugs they would reimburse us, which is absolutely unacceptable. They said that they were completely booked which is not true because when the health department did the bed bug inspection the next day, there was vacant rooms that they checked to see if there was bed bugs there as well. So they could have moved us, they could have offered to move us and provided options to a different room. We did stay for the health inspection because we were afraid that they were going to remove evidence, which they tried doing right in front of the health inspector mind you, there was a bed bug hanging from the box spring that the maintenance guy tried to take off and the health inspector herself had to say don't do that and made him hold the bug up so she could take a picture of it in his hand. This was a horrible experience for us. We ended our vacation early we were supposed to be there until Saturday and we left Thursday right after the the health inspector. The health inspector did say that they didn't find any active bugs but that doesn't mean that there wasn't still a few that could have been alive that would have bitten our daughter. I was not there for their Safeway inspection because we left after the health inspection but looking at the state of the room you can see why we called the health inspector and why we do not recommend anybody staying at this hotel based on...

Our first time visiting this area. Oconomowoc is a nice town with a lot to offer in the way of outside activities and dining. We booked our stay at Olympia via Resort Vacation Certificates. If you're looking for a resort atmosphere this isn't the place for you. However, if you're looking for a quiet place off the beaten path this place will work. Outside is ready for a refresh, both the buildings and the landscaping. There is no view to speak of unless you go for a walk. A small pond is located just around the corner (right next to a construction site). The inside of our unit was very clean. The furniture very dorm-like in nature. Not designed for comfort but rather to withstand use. It was nice and clean however. The staff was very nice and helpful. Though it's not likely we'll vacation in this particular area again the accommodations were fine...