PegC_12
Lake Minnetonka is a huge lake with many bays. We don't own a boat, but wanted to give our guests a relaxing way to enjoy the boat. We used a Pontoon boat from Excel Boat Club - which is changing it's name to Bay to Bay Boat Club. http://www.excelboatclub.com/Pontoon Rental is a fantastic idea. We had aunts, uncles, grandmas, grampas, great grandparents and a 5 year old and a 6 month old. We organized our group of 14 people, a cooler with drinks and rollup sandwiches, and Bay to Bay did all the rest. Some of us were picked up by Shuttle in Excelsior, and others of our group met at the marina. Our whole group was shown all the features of the boat. We learned there is a surprising amount of storage space under the seats. There's plenty of features, bluetooth, music, depth finder- wow! We needed special kid size life vests, and Bay to Bay is well prepared. The porta potty on board was first utilized by the 5 year old in our group, who was delighted with the privacy of the space. Our selected drivers were shown the navigation tools and asked about our plans for the day. The pleasant assistance to make sure that we had a great day was wonderful. When we felt we understood the best bays for our tour, we were graciously sent off. We returned after a fun filled day on the lake, and were greeted by staff, who got us docked properly at the rental dock. The staff were all very upbeat and pleasant, making sure we were having a relaxing day. We had an easy shuttle ride - plus the staff loaded all our gear both from our cars onto the shuttle and then onto the boat --- plus the reverse, when we were done for the day, the folks gathered all our gear from the boat onto a cart and back on the shuttle, and from the shuttle to our cars back in Excelsior. The boat looked brand new! Everyone in our group had room to sit or move around as they wanted. We found the perfect sandy beach for the sand castle builders in our group, and pleasantly spent our day in relaxing conversation. We enthusiastically recommend this business! They take care of their guests and made our day on the lake wonderfully easy.http://www.excelboatclub.com/