Are you spending hours searching the web for cottages, and not finding what you want?

Is it getting frustrating that every cottage you like the look of has already been taken?

Wouldn’t it be great if that search was done for you and you received a list of cottages that match your criteria, and are AVAILABLE for the week you want?

We have a comprehensive database of over a thousand cottages across Ontario – large and small, rustic and luxurious, sleeping 2 or 22. Let us
do the work and find just the right cottage for your vacation.

How does this work?

Firstly, we do not charge cottage owners or rental agencies for including their properties in our database. This gives us an unrivalled portfolio of cottages so we can be totally unbiased in selecting the right cottage for you.

You complete the Cottage Finder Form and let us know what is essential for your cottage vacation, what is desirable, and what would be ‘just real nice to have’.

For example:
I must have a cottage with 3 bedrooms that sleeps 7, a sandy beach, at no more than $1500 per week. I would prefer it to be in the Muskoka region, have a bathtub, and face south. It would be really nice if it had a hot tub,
or a Jacuzzi.

Once we have received your completed form, we‘ll search our database
for cottages that match your criteria, and then we will check their availability directly with the owner or cottage rental agency. We will select the 3 available properties that are closest to what you are looking for, then ask that they are placed on hold for you for 24 hours.

We’ll then send you a brief summary of each of the three cottages together with a photograph where available, and ask you to call us with your credit card number, or you can use PayPal to pay by credit card online. When we have received your payment, we’ll release the details of the cottages and
the date and time the holding period expires. You then contact the owner
or rental agency directly quoting our booking reference number.

How much does this cost?

We charge a search fee of $65 for this service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1) What happens if I don’t like any of the cottages you have selected?

A1) We select cottages based closely on the criteria you have given us.
If we have found more cottages based on those criteria, we can release those details for an additional cost of $10 per property.

Q2) How do you search for a cottage?

A2) We search for all the criteria you have given us first. If there are no matches, we search for essentials and desirables. If again there are no matches, the search will be for essentials alone.

Q3) How do I decide what is essential and what is desirable?

A3) The more criteria you tick as essential, the fewer cottages will match your search. Our advice is to only choose as Essential those items that you absolutely cannot do without. Desirable are those that you would really prefer, but can do without, and Bonus criteria are those that you probably hadn’t even thought about until you saw the form!

Q4) What happens if I pay for the information, ring to book and the cottage is no longer available?

A4) This should not happen if you call the owner or agency before the holding period expires, but it does occur very occasionally. Let us know immediately, and we will run the search again and provide you with additional details on another cottage.

Q5) Can you book the cottage for me?

A5) No we are simply a cottage search service, and are not able to act as a booking agent.

Q6) The agency that has my cottage charges a booking fee. I have just paid you – why do I have to pay again?

A6) You have paid Cottage Finder to do the search for you. Agencies may charge a booking fee which covers their administration. The price we have quoted is the published rate for the cottage, and may or may not include
this fee.