[StanislavPetrov]

>There's one side of the lake where there are lots of houses and hotels, where it would make sense to have a lodge like this. The side he wants to build his lodge on is the other side.

One of the key parts to building an isolated compound in case of societal collapse is that it is isolated.

[shapefrog]

But not so isolated that your butler, chef and maid have to commute too far when you decide at 3am that you fancy a snack.