Lakefront Bliss: Spacious Home on Lake Ann perfect for Large Family 25 min to TC

This place is great! As a large family we were able to enjoy our week with plenty of room. That middle breezeway was amazing for anyone staying up later and keeps the sound down inside the house. Also the yard is amazing, with 3 toddlers the beach and water approach were great. The lake in general was calm and was a pleasure to kayak and paddleboard around, and the fishing was good too!

Our family of 11 had an absolutely wonderful and relaxing week. We were all able to spread out and sleep comfortably, there is a nice little beach with many sand toys for kids, kayaks enjoyed by all, the eating porch was so great for our dinners with all of us and of course a week of beautiful weather made it perfect! Gary was fantastic to work with and bent over backwards to make everything perfect. He put up gates on the stairs, so we didn't have to worry about our 14-month-old grandson and provided a nice card table, and extra chairs go we could all eat comfortably together. Also, unlike other rentals we've done the kitchen was very well supplied as well as paper products throughout the house. In addition, they provided beach towels which we have never had at a VRBO rental in the past. All in all, a great week!

WOW!! What a fantastic vacation experience. We had a family reunion. The house provided plenty of space, was right on the lake, included all the water toys for the kids, very well stocked... Gary was such a great host, making sure we had everything we needed. Would absolutely stay there again. Please note that it does have air conditioning but only in a couple of rooms. Thankfully, we only had one humid day so we simply stayed in the water to keep cool. Excellent vacation!

This was a very nice property. Very relaxing with plenty to do with our adult kids and their families. This was also a very peaceful lake for swimming, kayaking and boating.

What a beautiful spot for a family vacation! Perfect location! Perfect house! Plenty of space! The hosts were great as well! We will definitely be back!

The hosts were very helpful and accommodating. The property is very clean, spacious and well-maintained home with lots of extras. Plenty of room for 12 people to find their own space or come together to socialize. The screened-in porch was perfect for dealing with some hot, humid weather. Kitchen had everything needed to prep, cook and clean. Bathrooms were clean and come with plenty of towels. Very much apppreciated the extra beach towels provided. Would only suggest that there be some more hooks added by the front door and in the bedrooms to allow more items to be hung. Otherwise, the house had everything a visitor could need.

This is the third time we have stayed at Gary and Stacy’s home away from home. My husband and I reside in Ohio, and our three adult children and 5 grandchildren live in other cities and states. A few years ago, I requested one committed week that we get all the families together. We started in the Smokey Mountains and had a wonderful time, and then we found our happy place at Lake Ann. The house is perfect for our family (we get the attached bedroom, bathroom and family room and sofa bed over the garage) and the rest choose their spacious, king size beds with plenty of room for cribs if needed. There is a loft for kids, and an extra room off the kitchen with a sofa bed. Sand toys and some life jackets are available. We had s’mores every night around the fire pit and were up early the next morning for fishing, swimming and hiking. I have highly recommended Lake Ann to friends, and family. I would give it 100 stars if allowed. I looked up my review from 2022 after writing this- I just repeated myself! 100 stars!

My family and my sister's family stayed for a week in August. The house, the yard, the lake...all perfection! We could not have enjoyed a better week on the lake. The house was fully stocked. Having beach towels available was amazing, as we didn't have to travel with them. The yard was also fully stocked. Wonderful fire pit, with plenty of wood. Sand toys for the kids were also a hit. So many communal places, but plenty of quiet rooms and nooks to have some down time. Beautiful gardens with many butterflies! We were entertained by the bald eagles and the loons every day. The owner and host was a breeze and pleasure to work with. Thank you for a wonderful vacation!

This house was wonderful for our family last week. Room for everyone with a beautiful yard-perfect for toddlers in bare feet. Lake Ann is a quiet lake. The sandy beach area was big enough for 4 toddlers to play in the sand with room to spare. The house was super clean. Lovely screen porch with big dining table.

Second time we have stayed here. Both times were wonderful. House is very nice and clean. Big flat back yard right on Lake Ann, with dock and pontoon boat we rented from our host, Gary. Trips to Frankfort, cherry and blueberry picking and to the Pitspitters baseball game all made this a memorable vacation for 6 adults and 5 kids age 7-15. We rate it 10+

We have stayed at many VRBO's and this by far was the best one yet. We had such an amazing time and the place was exactly as described. The house was the perfect size for our large family of 14 and the teenagers loved the studio above the garage that was connected to the house. The pontoon boat was a plus and so glad we rented it from Gary. He was an amazing host and was there to greet us when we arrived to show us around. He even called back a free days later to see if we needed anything. We would highly recommend this beautiful property and all ready have to our family and friends.

Great layout with plenty of room. Glad the weather was not too hot with having no A/C. Great beach with nice sandy bottom. Renters had all the amenities needed with extra perks-coffee makers in every bedroom area. Only negatives were geese came into yard twice and did their business and the house next door had several dogs that barked a lot. Nothing too bad.

The owner could not of been more enjoyable to work with. They accommodated all of our requests plus extras! The house while not air conditioned had two bedrooms with AC and a great separate area over the garage that was also air conditioned which was needed during our hot week! The kitchen was well stocked for our needs and they provided coffee makers in each bedroom area! Our favorite area was the screened in eating/hang out area. Loved it! The owners also provided kayaks, a canoe, fishing gear, and a great sandy play area with lots of toys for children. The fire pit area for s’mores was wonderful for an end of the day activity. Highly recommend for a multiple generation family vacation. Lake Ann is close to Traverse City but more remote. Only con we could find all week was the swimming area. For little kids the lake was perfect sand, for us big kids there was deep muck after knee deep water around the dock. But seems like such a small problem with all of the positive things about this property.