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Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street!

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A patio with Adirondack chairs, a fire pit, and a stone floor. - Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! (Lawrence)
A living room with a sectional sofa, a coffee table, a side table with a lamp, and a chair. - Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! (Lawrence)
A hallway with a wooden console table, a mirror, a potted plant, and a door with a window. - Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! (Lawrence)
A modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a wooden countertop, a stainless steel stove, and a black microwave. - Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! (Lawrence)
A two-story house with a front porch, a green door, and a sign reading "Mears Homestead Est. 1854". - Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! (Lawrence)
A firepit, a garden, and laundry facilities are just a few of the amenities provided at Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street!. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

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Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

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About this property

Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street!

  • Come unwind in the second oldest homestead in KS, homesteaded in 1854. Enjoy the peace and quiet of the country, while still on the edge of bustling Lawrence. This home sits bordering the Wakarusa River and is walking distance to the Baker Wetlands. You’ll find the built in 1878 home fully furnished and newly renovated, perfect for larger groups all the way down to a solo traveler. Our homes main level features a bedroom with a queen size bed, and a full bathroom with a walk in shower, as well as a washer and dryer for guest use. There are three additional bedrooms upstairs, two with a king size bed, and one with a full size bed. The upstairs also has a full bathroom with heated flooring, a walk in shower as well as a soaking tub, and an office space found in bedroom 4. The front porch features two rocking chairs perfect to take in the tranquility of country living, as well as a table with two benches. The back patio features a table and four chairs along with string lighting for the perfect ambiance. We also have a wood fire pit available as well. If you’re more interested in exploring all Lawrence has to offer, there’s plenty to do nearby!

    Just a couple minutes off K10 this 2 story home sits off a paved road in a quiet area, minutes from the bustle of Lawrence. There’s endless activities to do nearby!

    Baker Wetlands - Walking Distance
    Target/Walmart- 2 Miles
    Scenic Wells Overlook- 2.2 Miles
    Clinton Lake - 7.4 Miles
    University of Kansas- 4.5 Miles
    Allen Fieldhouse- 4.5 Miles
    Downtown Lawrence/Mass St- 5 Miles
    Rock Chalk Park- 9 Miles
    Youth Sports Complex- 4.8 Miles
    Baldwin City/Baker University- 12 miles
    Kansas City MCI Airport- 56 Miles

    Guests have access to the main and upstairs level of the home via an automated lock at the back of the home. Access to basement and upstairs back porch is locked for storage purposes.

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About the neighborhood

Located in Lawrence, this vacation home is in a rural area and on a river. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Baker Wetlands and Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve, while Lied Center of Kansas and Booth Family Hall of Athletics are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Allen Fieldhouse or David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Discover the area's water adventures with motor boating and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and hiking/biking trails. Visit our Lawrence travel guide
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Lawrence, KS

What's nearby

  • A stone building with a tower and arched windows.
    University of Kansas
    8 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Baker Wetlands
    5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Haskell Indian Nations University
    3 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Broken Arrow Park
    4 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Allen Fieldhouse
    9 min drive - 9.3 km

Getting around

  • Lawrence Station
    14 min drive
  • Topeka, KS (FOE-Forbes Field)
    38 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
    5 min drive
  • Chick-fil-A
    6 min drive
  • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
    6 min drive
  • McDonald's
    7 min drive
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill
    7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street!?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! located?

Situated on a river, this vacation home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Baker Wetlands and within 3 mi (5 km) of Broken Arrow Park and Pine Ridge Plaza. Haskell Indian Nations University and Wells Overlook Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Relaxing Country Hideaway on the Edge of Lawrence - Minutes to Mass Street! Reviews

10

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing location
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home is very clean and fully equipped with everything anyone would need. We really enjoyed our stay there. Very peaceful! So close to Lawrence for restaurants, shopping and entertainment.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent communication. Charming location
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house for visiting KU

We loved this house. Perfectly clean, charming and comfortable. Hope to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Visit

We had a great time at the homestead! We loved that we were very close to downtown Lawrence, but could also experience some quiet downtime on the lovely front porch. The coffee set up was really cute and the home had everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful, charming place to stay!

This is such an adorable house and great place to stay. Host is quick to respond and eager to make your stay seamless. House is very clean and stocked with all the essentials plus many more things. We loved the coffee bar. Quiet surroundings allowing us to escape the college crowd but still be close to visit campus. Would love to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend

This was our second visit to the farm house and it again was a great experience. It’s a beautiful and peaceful place for a family getaway. It’s so close to everything but in a quiet setting. They have thought of every detail.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious and quiet

Quiet location with plenty of room to spread out. Comfortable beds. Kitchen well supplied with dishes/utensils/pots/pans. Good family space in living room and dining room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house

The place is great. Plenty of room, nice and quiet, and beautiful land. It was an excellent house for us to rent with our friends as we dropped our sons off at college. We will try and stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved It!

It is clean, quiet, comfortable. The beds very comfortable. Black out curtains made for lovely late sleep in the mornings. Can’t praise this place enough.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lawrence Country House

The beds were very comfortable, would have preferred a Barbeque grill instead of a smoker, managers responded very quickly with answers to our questions, high marks for the coffee/tea area off the kitchen, and a great place to be if you want to be in the country but close to town. We have stayed in a lot of VRBO houses and we give it an A++.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Historical home very convenient to the town of Lawrence.

Wonderful accommodations. House is 140+ years old and charming. Beautiful large front porch to sit and drink your coffee in the mornings. Walking distance to Baker Wetlands. House is within a minute’s drive to Lawrence so it is very convenient but feels like you are in the country.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great retreat

A family get together for a couple of days. The property is easy to find. It was interesting to find out about this historic property. The house was renovated and yet they kept the old farmhouse flavor! Enjoyed sitting on the wide front porch. Close to Lawrence so it was easy to find places to eat
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend

This property is beautiful and had everything we needed for our family. We especially loved the extra touches, such as the coffee bar set up. We loved sitting in the front porch in the morning. The bedrooms were spacious with comfortable beds. The location was perfect since it was within a few minutes of our college daughter’s apartment but away from the business of town.Thank you so much. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a great VRBO property. The owners have smartly modernized it without compromising any of its significant, historical charm. An example: each bedroom has plenty of power outlets for charging devices. The kitchen is modern, with a great coffee bar in the adjacent pantry. The homestead is clean and has plenty of room. Three of the bedrooms have east-facing windows but the curtains effectively block the rising sun.As advertised, the property is just minutes to Mass Street and to campus. It may seem far from town when looking at a map, but it's not. The property is peaceful and quiet. The Baker Wetlands are a 3-minute drive away, so walkers and runners have a nice place to visit nearby. The owners are responsive and provide easy directions for checking in and out. The wi-fi works, as does all the technology. This is a great place for a weekend visit to KU and Lawrence.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving Weekend

We arrived on Tuesday night and stayed through Sunday late afternoon. We had Thanksgiving dinner at the property with 7 adults and everything we needed was available. The kitchen is well stocked with cooking utensils pots, pans, dishes, silverware, etc. The stove, oven and microwave are all in great condition and made the meal prep a breeze. The dining room is a great size and has plenty of table space and chairs for up to 8 people. The beds are memory foam and comfortable. The house was extremely clean with plenty of towels etc. While we were there it snowed pretty heavily and the owners came by without disruption and put salt on the walking paths for safety which was nice. The grounds of the home are well maintained and very cool, its like staying on an old farm. Our flight back home on Sunday kept getting pushed back, I asked the home owner Dani if it would be okay to stay past the normal 10am check out and how much it would be to do that if possible and she was so nice. She said since there was nobody coming in that day we could stay as long as necessary at no charge. I really appreciated her hospitality, it made our departure so much better! We really enjoyed our stay and will come back.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing country home, just minutes from everything. Gotta see this rare find!!

The Meairs’ 2-story, newly renovated heritage home was perfect! Absolutely fabulous hosts with lightning response time to messages. The upstairs bathroom was HUGE and WAYYY better than any hotel accommodation! The large shower was a highlight and the soak tub was appreciated by our sore players. Coffee bar was amazing with a selection of several coffees to brew in the Ninja coffeemaker. There were lots of spices and a full kitchen wonderfully outfitted for cooking and enjoying our meals. We got permission to host the rest of our volleyball team a few hours during our long break and enjoyed both inside gaming on the huge smart TV and playing in the huge yard outside! We sat, talked, and enjoyed both the front porch and back patio areas. Air mattress was perfect in the upstairs office (which counted as one of the beds on the listing. Bunk beds would fit great in that room, actually.) Towels were plenty and plush and the mattresses and linens were all high quality. No one had any complaints! Attention was given to signage, labeling and just every small detail! Well water was nicely treated, and but Again there was no locks on the (only downstairs) bedroom. This home has no en-suite bathrooms. Downstairs bathroom (shower only) is in the enclosed back porch, but is nicely climate controlled. Considering all, including the easy 5-8 minute access to Walmart and many in-town amenities and restaurants, we will definitely wanna stay here again next year for our tournament.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
outside of town but 4 minutes from Walmart was convenient
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The was a cute home and a perfect location for visiting KU.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely quiet getaway with quick access to everything Lawrence

Our first stay and can't wait to come back!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful time at this lovely historic home in a peaceful country setting, but also close to town. So beautifully decorated with attention to every detail: comfortable beds, charming accents, and everything was immaculately clean. The hosts were responsive and helpful. I hope to stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home in a quiet farm setting

Beautiful and quiet. Home has so much character and beautiful outdoor spaces to have wine and talk
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Country Livin' close to town

This was such a great spot - barely outside the south end of town but feeling like you are in the country. House was very well appointed, spacious, with a very updated feel. I would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our stay was fantastic. The property was beautiful and peaceful. The house is amazing and they’ve done an excellent job with their remodel. The stove broke while we were there and they had a new one in place in less than two hours. Great host fantastic place. Thank you so so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025