Located on a private island on spectacular Big Rideau Lake near Portland, Ontario, Fancy Free is a historic five bedroom Victorian cottage available for rental for a maximum of eight people.

Fancy Free Island is a place apart. Experience the magic of Ontario cottage life on a private island.

Fancy Free’s rental fee includes exclusive use of the summer home with an accompanying motor boat and sailboat, plus numerous smaller craft for lots of fun on the water.

Close to the mainland, yet separate, Fancy Free is the ultimate retreat. With sunny days and starry nights, summer memories are made here.

Fancy Free is a historic landmark of the Rideau Lakes, a designated Unesco World Heritage Site in a region of international cultural and environmental significance.

Amenities Include

  • exclusive use of summer home and beautiful Fancy Free Island
  • antiques in every room
  • water view from every window
  • comfortable accommodation for up to eight
  • free private parking and use of boats
  • excellent swimming and fishing
  • classic Tarzan swing over the water
  • small sandy beach for young children to wade

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Photo credit Paul Dewar

Location

Fancy Free is one hour by car north of Kingston and is easily reached from the United States via the Thousand Islands International Bridge. It is one and a half hours by car south of Ottawa.

Availability

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Rental Rates

2019 Rates in CAD:

  • $2163/week June 1-22
  • $2407/week June 22-29
  • $3251/week June 29-August 31
  • $1872/week August 31-Oct 12

Fancy Free closes for the winter after Thanksgiving.

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Our visitors say…

Thank you! We have never seen the lake more beautiful. We had perfect weather and a week of total relaxation…can’t wait to return…
S.W., Harrisburg, PA

Newsletter March 2019

Posted: March 15, 2019

It’s with great excitement that we launch our newly updated website! Many thanks to our current webmaster, Mary Bella (Maestra Web Design) of Etobicoke, Ontario, for all her hard work. Our deepest gratitude goes to our outgoing webmaster Anshu Mathur of Waterloo, Ontario, who kept the Fancy Free website updated for 10 years. We hope […]

  • Photo by John Edkins
    Photo credit John Edkins
  • Photo by John Edkins
    Photo credit John Edkins