The Lobby Cafe - East Gull Lake

My extended family gets together every 4th of July. This was our first year at Maddens. AMAZING. We encountered professional, friendly staff from the top down. Truly like a family there. Besides the staff the grounds are beautiful and there are so many activities for people of all ages. A special shout out to Suzanne who went above and beyond to accommodate the needs of my family.

My boys and I attended the Father/Son golf tournament in May and stayed in one of the cottages on Mission Point. We had an amazing stay. We did have one slight hiccup which Taylor addressed and rectified for us with great care. We can’t wait for what will become an annual golf event for our family at Maddens. -Andrew Sullivan Travel Consultant AAA Minneapolis

My husband and I went with our daughter and grandkids, ages 8 10. We were there from Wed Sat and had an amazing experience. I have never had everyone on staff treat us as if we were the only ones there. We were on the Schools out kids eat play free package. Well worth it. Breakfast dinner were included as well as golf, non motorized water activities and activities at the Tennis Croquet Club. The grandkids did the kids club and loved it. We initially thought they would only be there in the morning but they wouldn 't leave so they were there all day. They played games, did arts and crafts, went on nature walks and after lunch both days, the staff took them to the beach and they went tubing boating. We were also at the beach and watched the staff interact with them and you could tell they enjoyed their job. We decided to enjoy as many aspects of the resort as we could. We had a pontoon ride, kayaked, water biked, used the stand up paddle boards. The staff at the marina was more than helpful. Conner at the Tennis Croquet club was our instructor for croquet and lawn bowling. You can tell he loves his job and I want to give him a shoutout. We also played shuffleboard many times and used the bikes from there. My husband and daughter also golfed the social 9. We rented a golf cart for 1.5 days to get around the resort and that was well worth the money after walking everywhere for the first evening and next morning. We looked at the daily schedules many times to make sure we weren 't missing anything. There was a free happy hour meet and greet and we got to meet some of the marketing staff. It was fun to talk to them. We ate at both restaurants and also the 19th hole. All the food was very good and more than we could eat. My husband and I came up to Maddens for many years in the 90 's as he was on the board of directors of a large business and this is where they held there yearly board retreats. We did more on this trip than in the 10 years we were there before. Some of the property did need updating but it didn 't affect our stay. We stayed in Mission Point and the rooms were great, overlooking the lake. Again, the staff was amazing and we look forward to going back.

We went for a three-night weekday get-a-way package that included free breakfast. Stayed in a nice 2 Queen cabin on Mission Bay. The staff and front desk went out of their way to welcome and accommodate us. The service and food in restaurants were excellent. Be sure to have dinner at Mission Point.

It is a step back in time with great food. The breakfast BLT is fantastic.