We generally hike twice a year at locations across the US, staying at VRBO’s. This was the very best, well appointed one ever. There were 4 adults, myself, husband, son and a friend. The master bedroom was perfect.; comfortable bed, plenty of closet space. No master bathroom, but a lovely a spacious one was very close by. Second bedroom with a queen bed was great as well. Upstairs is a loft with two beds. The stairs are quite steep going up, but our 30 something’s had no problems.
The house is amazing. We cooked almost every night and there was nothing that we needed. Quality cookware and even some storage for leftovers. Lots of room for all us in the evenings. Huge television that we all thought was a mirror! Full size washer and dryer was great after a day of hiking.
Outside was wonderful. Beautiful lake and each morning was just gorgeous at sunrise. Made a fire ions evening and enjoyed a full moon while roasting marshmallows.
We did being our own water and glad we did. There is a bit of a sulfur smell that is ‘city folk’ are not used to.
Great location for hiking across the area. Hiked up and down both sides of the bay , spent a rainy day at the wineries, spent a lovely day at Mackinac Island ( 2 hour drive, 20 min ferry), another at Sleeping Bear Dunes (1 hr 10 min drive).
Great communication with Tom, had a few minor issues that he took care of promptly.
I would definitely recommended this for a fantastic base camp for a group. Shout, you could stay there all day and have a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying the view!
If you are staying during a busy time, I recommend making reservations for dinner I if you are dining out well in advance, especially the places on Front Street. Take out pizza worked great when we couldn’t get a table Downtown.