Lake views and secluded beach access!

Cannot beat location. Absolutely lovely time!

The house is exactly what we needed. It has a wonderful lakeviews from the frontroom, dining table, and front room, The house was clean, well decorated (sea glass motif down to the exterior door glass :), with plentiful nice linens, and the kitchen had everything we needed and more. Location was excellent with easy beach access which we needed because one of us has a chronic disease that easily becomes fatigued. They enjoyed beach time which they haven't done in years. There were many unexpected items at the house which were useful such as the beach cart in the garage along with nice Tommy Bahama beach chairs and drink spikes, the firepit sticks, and books about seaglass. The front yard did not, at first, seem exceptional, but with the trees' shade, the view, the firepit, and Manistee's humane July temperatures it is a little piece of heaven. The beach is so, so beautiful and almost private. It is very clean, and has wonderful native plants growing on the beach. Most of our time at the house we did not use the air conditioning as the usual July temperatures in Manistee suggest keeping the windows open. That way we enjoyed the breezes, sound of the waves crashing, and the leaves rustling. However, there was one day when there was a heatwave, and we did close the windows and turned on the AC. The AC unit was not quite up to the job of keeping the bedrooms off the kitchen and main room. The pictures for the house accurately show that

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this property! The neighborhood is so peaceful and quiet. We saw deer and other wildlife everyday, including a bald eagle! The beach access across the street is very secluded. We were the only people there most days. If you prefer the easier access of the public beach, it is fairly close to the house, and we noticed it was not overly crowded during our stay. Definitely check out downtown Manistee and the river walk. Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore and Arcadia Dunes are also both easy drives from this location. We enjoyed the fire pit out front while watching the sunset over the lake. We also loved drinking our coffee in the front sitting room each morning, enjoying the breeze from the lake with the windows open. The owners went above & beyond our expectations to make sure we had a comfortable and relaxing stay! We would definitely stay here again.

We we were looking for a spot close to Manistee but not too far from Arcadia since we wanted to golf in both locations. Manistee has more to offer in the way of restaurants and shops so we liked being just a few minutes on the north side of town. Arcadia Bluffs was around 30 minutes tops. We loved the area and being able to not only see the water from the house but had a quick walk to many access points on the Lake Michigan Beach. Large open living area. We knew one bathroom for all of us would be challenging for all 4 of us but it was clean and bright. We enjoyed the fire-pit out back and loved that there were already beach chairs in the garage we were able to use. Meijer is 5-10 min away for any groceries you might need. Owner's communication was perfect. I know my son and DIL are already talking about returning there and I know my husband and I would in a heart beat.

The house is very cute, and clean! Wonderful location, right across from Lake Michigan, could hear the waves and wind. The private beach had nice soft sand, and very clean. We barely saw anyone else out there. It had a nice kitchen and fridge so we were able to keep groceries for some meals, and also had fun going into town to eat out. The hosts were very kind and communicative!

We booked Trevor and Laurie's family cottage for a last minute getaway to Michigan and couldn't have been happier with our stay. The location was great, the house is great, and communication with Trevor and Laurie was great. A short trip but we will absolutely be returning.

My husband & I had the most wonderful stay at our cottage near Manistee. The hosts responded to our every need and the cottage had everything we could possibly need on our vacation. We had just a short walk to the beach and shopping was close by in Manistee. We had so much fun, we really didn’t want to leave. We would 100% stay here again! Thank you to our hosts for making our vacation a dream!

We had a great time at Trevor and Laurie’s! Smooth from beginning to end. Comfy beds, and the sun room worked great as an extra bedroom for our daughter who’s still in a travel crib!

This cottage was cozy, but it also had little details that made the stay even more comfortable. I will definitely stay here again!

We really enjoyed our stay at Laurie and Trevors place, the house was as described, clean with great views. Host were very responsive, and I recieved all my information about the property days before we arrived. Manistee is a great little town, with lots to do and plenty of beaches. We would definitely stay again.