Harbor Springs, Michigan
Beautiful 4800 sq ft, 7 bedroom, 3.5 bath family vacation cottage on Lake Michigan near Harbor Springs in Cross Village. Built in 2001. Swim and ski. Great room, family room, wood and gas fireplaces, leather sofas, oak trim, well-equipped stainless kitchen, Italian tile, Karastan carpet, cathedral ceilings and windows. Three levels for separation. Huge cedar deck with 10 step stairway to sandy Lake Michigan beach and stream nearby. The General Store has groceries, liquor and gas. 20 minutes from Pelston airport with Northwest Air service and car rentals. Near Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Machinack Island, Nubs Nob and Boyne Highland's ski resorts. 70' LED flatscreen TV with surround sound downstairs, 50' plasma upstairs.
The house was beautiful, and perfect for a large family - Mom and Dad, four adult kids, and 4 grandkids. Wrap around deck was lovely, very spacious and so well equipped! Beautiful Lake Michigan setting, perfect sunsets, beach walking, star gazing (considerate host even alerted us to the Northern Lights sightings!). Hope to come again next year.
For the price, this house worked out well for our group. Plenty of space for 12 people, and located in the woods so it feels isolated even though neighbors are quite close. We spent tons of time on the beach and in the lake. Water is shallow here so great for kids (bring water shoes!) The house is older and has some deferred maintenance issues, but nothing that interfered with our trip.
The cottage was even larger than we expected, and the location was fabulous! The rooms were comfortably furnished. The deck was great for eating outdoors, and the beach was amazing! Our only complaint is that we wished we could have stayed longer! :-)
My family and I enjoyed our stay and plan to visit again next year. The owner gave clear instructions and was responsive to all the questions I had. We spent a lot of time at the beach/firepit area which is lovely. The steps leading down to the beach can be dangerous at night and would recommend solar lights at least at the bottom of the steps. All things considered, we had a wonderful time and look forward to visiting again in the future.
Three siblings and their families and their mom stayed at the house which is located in a wooded setting on the beach. Everyone was able to spread out between the two floors so we did not feel crowded. Five kids, ages 6-13, LOVED the loft above the garage. It is a very large room above the garage filled with several beds. (It is listed as being above the garage (which it is) but i thought it was a separate building from the description. The loft is part of the house and has a separate staircase leading to it.) The kids loved having a separate area to themselves. The beach was nice and spacious and you could walk down the beach in both directions. The beach was sandy but the lake had rocks in it. If that bothers you, bring water shoes. The kayaks were a lot of fun. The neighbors we encountered were very friendly. Legs Inn down the street has a huge backyard with a guitarist singing jimmy buffet type songs. The Goodhart General Store has delicious cookies.
This property on Lake Michigan is really beautiful. Nice beach walking. The beach is a little rocky so bring water shoes. We had 13 people and had room to spare which is a first for our group. The dining chairs could stand to be reglued. You have to bring your own towels. It is a ways to a grocery store but that was not a problem for us. The store in Levering was good for emergency items like milk, snacks, and beverages . The IGA in Harbor Springs has everything including an excellent meat department. The family vote was we would rent this house again. This is a first for our family.
Greg's cottage is wonderful. The views from the balcony after walking into the home are breathtaking. Huge windows in the living room and kitchen bring the outdoors in. If anything can be improved it is the fact that the pictures on VRBO do not do this property justice! While my group used this cottage as a home-base to ski at Boyne Highlands, we are looking forward to staying at the cottage again in the summer months to enjoy the unfrozen lake.
The house was beautiful. The pictures do not do this place justice.
Lake Michigan is our go-to area for family vacations for the past five years or so. This was our favorite house so far. No, it’s not fancy, and it could use some updating, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The layout was perfect for our family of 16. Plenty of beds. Plenty of space, and just steps from a nice little sandybeach area with a 10ish foot wide layer of rocks just in the water where we found several Petoskey stones. Beyond the stones, the lake is shallow and sandy bottomed and crystal clear. Almost the perfect place!
What a beautiful home and location! It was a perfect home for our large group of friends and will be a perfect place to stay with our families - lots of space for everyone. Greg was a lovely host!!
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