About Lake Escape Rentals
Thirteen vacation homes in Huron, Ohio — all of them owned and hosted by one person, Marcy Barkema, and all of them bookable direct with her.
- Homes 13
- Sleeps 4–16
- Pet-friendly 5 of 13
- All in Huron, Ohio
Who is Lake Escape Rentals?
Lake Escape Rentals is a family-run vacation rental business in Huron, Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie. It is owned by Marcy Barkema, who lives in the area and hosts all thirteen homes herself.
The homes run from a two-bedroom beach cottage sleeping four to a seven-bedroom beachfront house with a private heated pool that sleeps sixteen. Every one of them is inside Huron or in the private Rye Beach community just east of town — most in neighborhoods that have their own beach access, one directly on the sand.
All of them are roughly twenty minutes from Cedar Point and about the same from the Sandusky docks where the ferries leave for the Lake Erie islands. The homes are listed on the large travel sites too; this site is the direct option, with the whole portfolio and the honest detail in one place rather than spread across thirteen separate listing pages.
The homes
Thirteen houses, one town.
Not a portfolio spread across three counties. Thirteen homes in and beside one small Ohio lake town, which is why we can tell you which beach is sandy, which is rocky, and which week the mayflies turn up.
- Homes
- 13, every one in Huron or Rye Beach
- Bedrooms
- 2 to 7 per home — 43 across the portfolio
- Sleeps
- 4 to 16 per home
- Bathrooms
- 1 to 4.5 per home
- Pet-friendly
- 5 of the 13 take dogs; one also takes horses
- Beach access
- Private neighborhood beach at most homes; one beachfront
- Check-in
- 4:00 PM, and 11:00 AM check-out, at every home
- Policies
- Cancellation, pets and minimum stays differ by home
- Owned by
- Lake Escape Rentals LLC — Marcy Barkema
- Managed from
- Huron, Erie County, Ohio 44839
The owner
Marcy Barkema.
“Hi, I’m Marcy. I’m blessed to raise two beautiful daughters now 16 and 14 years old. I love traveling, playing volleyball, sewing and crafting. Airbnb has provided my family with wonderful experiences as a traveler and as a host. Cheers to making memories!”
Marcy owns Lake Escape Rentals LLC, and every house on this site is one of hers. She writes the descriptions herself, which is why they mention the mayflies in June, the rocky entry at some of the private beaches and the train that passes near one of the houses. She answers the phone number and the email address on this page herself too.
- Airbnb Superhost
- Identity verified
- Licensed with the City of Huron
People Places Better days
Cheers to
making memories!
How we host
What booking with us actually means.
You book with the owner.
There is no management company between you and the house. Marcy owns all thirteen, and the phone number and email on this page reach her.
The descriptions tell you the awkward parts.
Mayfly season in June, a rocky entry at some of the private beaches, a train line close to one of the houses. It is written down on purpose — finding out on arrival is worse than reading it here.
Everything is genuinely in Huron.
All thirteen homes are inside Huron or the Rye Beach community beside it. Cedar Point is about twenty minutes, and the island ferries leave from Sandusky about the same distance away. Nothing on this site is an hour inland calling itself lakeside.
The same arrival times everywhere.
Check-in is 4:00 PM and check-out is 11:00 AM across all thirteen homes, so you can plan a drive or a Cedar Point day without checking which house you booked.
Terms belong to the house, not the website.
Cancellation schedules, pet limits and minimum stays are set per property — summer minimums at the larger houses are longer than at the cottages. What you agree to is shown on the home you are booking, never summarised into one sitewide sentence.
Huron licenses its short-term rentals.
The city requires an annual transient rental certificate for every rental unit, including a life-safety inspection by the fire department, and the certificate has to be displayed where it can be read from the street. It is renewed every twelve months.
Where we are
Huron, Erie County, Ohio.
Huron is a town of under 7,000 people where the Huron River meets Lake Erie, roughly halfway between Cleveland and Toledo. It was a shipbuilding port long before it was a holiday one, which is why the waterfront is still public rather than resort-owned: the four-lane boat ramp charges nothing to launch or park, the pier runs a full mile into the lake and stays open all year, and the summer concerts at the boat basin are free.
Our homes are spread across Huron’s lakeside neighborhoods and the private Rye Beach community just east of town. There is no office to visit — Marcy runs the business from home and meets guests at the houses when that helps. Phone or email is the quickest way to reach her.
Working out whether Huron is the right base? The drive-time table on our things to do in Huron page lists everything from Cedar Point and the island ferries to Cleveland Hopkins airport, with distances and times from the middle of town.
Ohio 44839
FAQ
About us,
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Anything we have not covered, just ask — Marcy answers these herself.
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Thirteen homes.
Lake Escape Rentals
About Lake Escape Rentals
Who owns Lake Escape Rentals?
Lake Escape Rentals LLC is owned by Marcy Barkema, who lives in the Huron area and hosts all thirteen homes herself. The phone number and email address on this site reach her directly, not an agency or a call center.
How many vacation homes do you have, and where are they?
Thirteen, all of them in Huron, Ohio or in the private Rye Beach community immediately east of town. They run from a two-bedroom cottage that sleeps four to a seven-bedroom beachfront house with a private heated pool that sleeps sixteen. Most are in neighborhoods with their own private beach access.
Can I book direct instead of through Airbnb or Vrbo?
Yes — that is what this site is for. The homes are also listed on the big travel sites, but booking here puts you in touch with Marcy, who owns the house you are booking and answers her own messages.
Are your homes pet-friendly?
Five of the thirteen accept dogs, and the terms differ by home: two take a maximum of two pets with a fee, one needs a deposit and prior approval, and one is a farmhouse on two acres with a barn that welcomes horses as well as dogs. The limits and fees are on each home’s page.
Do you have an office I can visit?
No. Marcy runs Lake Escape Rentals from home in the Huron area, so there is no walk-in office. Phone and email are the way to reach her, and she answers both herself.
Does Huron require short-term rentals to be licensed?
Yes. Huron operates a transient rental programme under its city ordinance: every rental unit needs an annual certificate, a fire-department life-safety inspection is part of it, and the certificate must be displayed so that it is visible from the street with the owner’s name, email and phone number on it. The city also caps occupancy at three people per premises plus two per bedroom.
What is the best way to work out which home suits us?
Tell Marcy what you are planning — a beach week, a fishing weekend, a Cedar Point trip, a family reunion, a dog in tow — and she will say which of the thirteen fits and which does not. That is a faster conversation than filtering thirteen listing pages.
Still deciding
Ask the person who
owns the house.
Tell Marcy what you are planning and she will say which of the thirteen
homes fits — and, just as usefully, which one does not.
See you by the lake.