Mears, Michigan
PERFECT for family vacation!
3 night minimum stay September- May
5 night minimum stay June-August
Please contact me for special requests as shorter stays may be considered based on availability
Spacious cottage on quiet, private Lake Michigan beach away from crowds. Cottage is in second row and has shared access beach lot with a short path leading to the beach. Large family room, huge deck overlooking Lake Michigan, patio with charcoal grill. Beautiful views, clean sandy beach. A short walk down the beach from Little Point Sable lighthouse. Cottage is equipped with everything you need for a wonderful family vacation. Secluded but just a few minutes drive from Silver Lake and the Silver Lake sand dunes.
Explore the sand dunes, rent a jeep or an ATV or enjoy the scenic Mac Woods Dune Rides. In Silver Lake you can rent boats, bikes, tubes, or jet skis. Or just relax on the sandy beach where you can walk for miles.
Pentwater is just 12 miles north offering unique boutiques, gift shops and galleries. Visit the marina, go charter fishing on Lake Michigan or dine outdoors. The nearby Montague Bicycle Trail State Park (22 miles of trails) winds through the towns of Shelby, Hart, Montague and surrounding farms and forests- including the famous Country Dairy farm.
There are 5 golf courses in the area including The Golden Sands Golf Course, a 9-hole course with a driving range and the beautiful Benona Shores Golf Course.
Drive 30 minutes to the Michigan Adventure Water and Amusement Park, ride the Muskegon high-speed ferry or the old Badger out of Ludington. The original House of Flavors ice cream shop is in downtown Ludington. There are several horse ranches offering horseback rides for all ages.
This is our 3rd time staying at this property. We stay with two families of four and a couple, so 10 people total. If you are a large adult, you may have issues sleeping on the bunk beds. Two bedrooms are bunk rooms with two sets of bunkbeds. In one room, the top beds are pretty close to the bottom bed, so not ideal for adults, but we make it work. The property has everything you need; however, you do have to bring your own linens and towels. The house is spacious given the two stories. The back patio is nice for storing all of our outdoor gear and coolers and the top deck is perfect for hanging out in the mornings and evenings. The neighbors are very nice and if you are respectful of the area, they are very welcoming. The beach area for the rental is part of the association and is small, but a short walk toward the lighthouse and there is plenty of room on the stretch of state land. We spent our days on the beach and ventured to Craigs Cruisers and the Chicken Shack one day. If you love the beach and want a relaxing vacation home with a view, I highly recommend this place. Diane is great to work with and we will be back again for a 4th year.
The house is older but perfectly fine for a family vacation. The beach is much closer then the pictures show. Plenty of room for all 3 kids and adults. Had all of the cooking supplies but no condiments or spices, fyi. We bought some at the store, no problem. We loved the place!
We enjoyed all of our stay. Wear shoes sand gets hot! Neighbors were great! Can’t wait to come back, thank you!
We really enjoyed our time at the lake. This 2 story home has space on each level to relax. The upstairs porch is very large and offers nice views of the lake. We also enjoyed using the fire pit at night. The owner was great at communicating and responding quickly to any inquiries. I agree with other reviews about no fine dining. But that's not why I go to the lake. Ludington is a short drive away and offers several options for food and entertainment. Other larger cities are within 2 hours drive and excellent for day trips.
Location of this cottage is absolutely amazing. Short walk to the beautiful Lake Michigan. We had an issue with the water heater during our stay but host was very quick to have someone come out and fix the issue. Cottage was perfect size for our family with two adults, two younger kids and a baby. The kids loved sleeping on the bunk beds. We would definitely stay again!
Thank you Diana for a wonderful stay at your cottage. The cottage was as described and so very clean! Views of the lake, access to beach and location overall was perfect! We had a peaceful and relaxing stay and a fun week exploring the area and playing on the beach! Thanks!
Very nice property manager who checked in with us during our stay seeing if we needed anything. BEAUTIFUL sunsets that we spent watching from the fire pit while our son was in bed. We brought our bikes and we bikes to get ice cream as well as to Silver Lake. Nice and easy ride! We loved our stay!
This was our second time renting this house on Lake Michigan. It was perfect for our group of 10. We had 5 adults and 5 children and the space worked great for us. The internet works great and has improved since last year! Love having both patios for extra space to spread out and with views of Lake Michigan. We spent the week at the beach, walking to the lighthouse, watching sunsets and enjoying the views from the cabin. Our main focus of the trip is to spend time at the beach so we aren't looking for a trip with lots of things to do, but we did go on the Mac Doon Rides to explore the Sand Dunes and spent some time at Craig's Cruisers in the arcade on a rainy day. Highly Recommend going to get Chicken Wings from the Silver Lake Chicken Shack. They are the best.. Diana is great to work with and we will definitely be back!
we enjoyed the property and the beach. the house was comfortable and it is so pretty there! walked to lighthouse and enjoyed the beach. house was clean. I do think it’s important to have in upfront listing that you bring sheets and towels. while i understand the challenges of housekeeping, this is a very unusual request—in renting dozens of VRBOs over the years and Lake Michigan coast in particular, this has never come up. While this is in no way something the owner can control, i do agree with another poster who commented that sit-down restaurants were hard to come by (and no fine dining). we had info that was much appreciated, but many places were quite far away. the few that were close by we tried but just finding a good salad was a challenge. we did see a sign for a restaurant that may open in 2022. between that and the staffing shortage at pentwater places easing, this could change soon. overall, we enjoyed our stay and particularly the beach and beautiful lighthouse. the teens enjoyed the beach and the dune buggy ride and the amusements in silver lake. there aren’t amusement rides in most areas near lake michigan, so that was an advantage that we appreciated and enjoyed.
Great location and neighborhood. A lot to do for the teenagers nearby. One week stay is too short. Book two weeks please.
We enjoyed the property. Beautiful view and access to the beach. Great location to enjoy all the local activities. Cottage very clean and had everything we needed. Definitely recommend and would rent again.
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