Historical dog-friendly home with fenced yard, grill, Ping-Pong, fireplace, & AC

This house is great for a big group ! Maybe some more dish towels and a kitchen sponge or dish cloth. And another rug inside the kitchen door to keep the floor clean.

This property is lovely. Plenty of space.

Great, an information binder would be helpful

The house was very spacious for our family, as we had multiple groups, the kitchen was fully stocked, and the home was very nice, but check in was at 4, and we could not even check in because they did not finish cleaning until 4:50. They did a horrible job cleaning, as they didn’t even dust basic surfaces like the top of dressers or tv stand, and they hadn’t been dusted in a very long time because it was a thick dust in areas. The grass was very long in the back and front, even by the fire pit, and they didn’t have a direct person to contact, which was disappointing with Vrbo, as usually you can contact someone fairly easily. The house would be 4-5 stars if they had a better cleaning service.

Lots of space. Great kitchen supplies for cooking for large groups.

Interesting that all the *wonderful* reviews are from 2024 or before. {one from '25 is obviously for the wrong place.} LOVED the location, neighborhood, downtown Manistee & of course the proximity to Lake Michigan. Living area was great as were porches. Bedrooms were mostly nice - Master, very beautiful (but a spindle for the TP holder would've been welcome!) A leak in the ceiling of the double bunk room made for an interesting night during a storm... !!! Bunk beds in both rooms were squeaky, didn't feel sturdy. Architectural features were amazing but seating is wholly inadequate for meals for a large group. A *clean* folding table or two plus folding chairs would remedy this. (There were several issues with cleanliness.) While those with whom we communicated were unfailingly polite, they were also not very helpful. I MUCH prefer to rent a home where I am communicating directly with the owner. I'm thinking this may have been a recent change, hopefully only temporary. Bath towels, bedding were very adequate but 2 dish towels was unacceptable for that many people in a house. (and yes, we asked for more, were told someone would bring them but they never did. I ended up buying dishcloths to use.) Yes, we can do laundry (machines were nice & worked fine) but you can easily need 4 or 5 towels in a day! It was great having all 16 of us in one place. We would love to see some positive changes so we could rent this home again.

We had 12 people in our group, plus a few who came and went, and always felt like we had room in this lovely historic home in Manistee. We had enough space to gather in the front room for a movie on the big TV. And then at night we had lots of bedrooms for everyone to head their separate ways to. There is a table and chairs in the fenced in yard, plus a fire pit. And there are two spacious porches as well. We enjoyed all of these outdoor spots. We liked the distance to the beach - about a mile. And downtown is about .3 mile away.

We really enjoyed our stay in this beautiful home in Manistee. About a mile from the beach and 1/3 mile from downtown, it was a great launching point for our day. And for those of us who wanted to chill out, the peaceful porch was an option. The front room was our favorite to gather in - we had movie night watching on the large modern TV snuggled on the comfy sofa and loveseats. We had plenty of space for three families of four and one or two others who came and went. We’ll all remember our stay!

Manistee is a gorgeous place but don’t book with Vacasa to see it.

Would stay here again! The house was very spacious for the large group that we had. The amount of cookware and dishes as well as kitchen tools was amazing and more than you'd find in most rentals. The neighborhood was lovely, and very close to everything within Manistee.

We had a very fun & memorable stay at The Blacker House. Extended family enjoyed the spacious kitchen/pantry areas, dining room, living room/sitting areas, porch, and ping pong game room. How wonderful to gather and spend time together! The house is in a great location, walkable to town. All bedrooms (2 are passthroughs) are beautiful and comfortable with nice linens and towels (thought we were going to run out of towels but found extra ones in closet and both laundry & dishwasher detergent pods are provided as well as travel size soaps and shampoo/conditioner). The host is awesome in providing instructions/reminders about stay and extremely prompt in responding to any questions/concerns. We would definitely stay here again!

Great location and space, cool historic home. Cleanliness was a little bit lacking but we still enjoyed our stay.

Our stay at The Blacker House in Manistee was tons of fun. The house is huge and has so much beautiful woodwork throughout the home. Seeing all the history within the home was amazing. If you're looking for a pristine, modern home, this is not the house for you. But, if you're looking for ample space with history - this could be a great fit! A large grill, big kitchen, dining room, and living room (plus lots of bedrooms and a ping pong room!) make it an easy house for getting many people together. Our kids had tons of fun playing the yard, and heading to the park across the street. The downtown area of Manistee was only a few blocks away and we were able to take some great walks to enjoy the area. Overall - a great trip to Manistee!

My family and I return every year to this beautiful historic home. The location is perfect, walking distance to downtown and multiple beaches. It's the perfect house for a large family.

We have a memeorial weekend family vacation every year in manistee. We never have been able to find a home big enough for all of us untill now. This home is huge and beautiful we look forward to many more stay here.

We had a surprise 60th birthday party for one of our siblings. The house had everything we needed to prepare all our meals, to sleep comfortably and restfully. The large living room gave us ample room to rest, relax and enjoy each other. Manistee offers a fun downtown with restaurants and shops. We spent hours hiking and at the beach. It was a wonderful weekend full of memory making.

Built in the 1890’s the woodwork is amazing. We enjoyed the ping pong table on the third floor but to get to one of the bedrooms you had to walk through another one. Plus, the bathroom on that floor was a half bath making it a chore to take a shower which were all on the second floor. The kitchen has all new appliances and two refrigerators. Plenty of space to dine. The group that takes care of it for the owners were very good in helping us to fix a few issues sending a guy right over. All in all a good house (wifi & 3 TVs) for a big group, but don’t expect perfection Just enjoy and have fun!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️