NEWLY BUILT 7 Bedroom Lake Shore Drive Beach Home - Hot Tub and Fire Pit!

We had a great time with the beach being so close.

The physical layout of the house was great for a large group. Bedrooms separated from the living space. Kitchen/living area and screened porch were perfect for our group. But, lots of updates need to happen - beds were not comfortable nor was the couch. The towels were old and dingy. The hot tub was unusable - water was foggy and green. The outdoor staircase also is VERY SLIPPERY. The property would be very difficult for anyone with mobility issues to navigate. Driveway was incredibly steep and each floor is separated by steep stairwells. Location is great. We were able to get Uber/Lyft. Beach is very close walk, with an accessible pathway. Listing title should reflect that this is no longer newly built.

The place was filthy. Floors not vacuumed or mopped. Stuff left around like bottle caps and wrappers. Nothing wiped down in the kitchen. Gunk all over appliances. Coffee left in the pot. Two nobs on stove top missing. Ice maker not working. Shower curtains moldy. Old bath towels. One mattress feels like a boxspring not mattress. Living room couch with stains and is indented.

The house was set up very nicely for a big group. Kitchen, living, dining space was all open, easy for meal prep by many people at once. We all loved the back screened in porch.

Our stay at this property was deeply disappointing due to extensive maintenance and cleanliness issues. The house was unprepared for guests, with broken lounge and beach chairs, a hazardous piece of wood with a rusty nail exposed, and both grills either broken or unusable due to excessive grease. The sliding glass door to the balcony would not close properly, and the gas stove was missing two knobs, making it difficult to use. The fridge barely cooled, its water filter was nonfunctional, and the bottom drawer was broken.Hygiene was a major concern: an empty large Clorox bottle was left in the dirty hot tub, there were no clean sponges or soap in the kitchen and most bathrooms (five out of six dispensers were filled with water), and we found orange mildew on all shower curtains, cobwebs, dust, and a dirty wet towel in a closet. The shower head and toilet handle in one bathroom were corroded and sticking, and the upstairs primary bedroom toilet required manual flushing with a trash can of water.Comfort was compromised by hard, outdated beds (like 30-year-old box springs, especially in the kids’ room), torn or dirty sheets and comforters, and raggedy towels. The kids’ room was freezing, while upstairs was uncomfortably hot. Broken light switches, fan lamps, and burnt-out bulbs in the yellow bedroom added to the inconvenience, alongside an overflowing trash can upon arrival. This property needs significant repairs and cleaning to meet basic standards. We cannot recommend it.

The positives are that this was a nice place with plenty of space and beds for our group which was great. It's in a nice location, close to the water/beach and close to things to do in town and in SW Michigan. The beds/layout were great and our group enjoyed our trip. I am giving it 5 stars with the caveat that the owners are VERY cheap regarding things like dishwasher tablets/towels/laundry detergent. We didn't have enough towels for our entire group, which is silly to me, if you advertise sleeping for 10 people there should be enough towels for each person; similarly there were only a handful of laundry/dish detergent tablets. It's not a huge deal, but when you pay several hundred dollars per person to rent a place for a weekend it seems pretty cheap and I probably wouldn't rent this VRBO again because of it.

House is a great location with proximity to the beach. Despite the 'newly built' in the title, don't expect anything new. The house looks as if it was worn hard and put away wet. Not much attention to cleaning prior to our arrival. We were afraid to use the hot tub as the water smelled like it had not been changed in a long time. Good size for a large group, you just have to let a lot go.

Very accommodating with 12 beds. Nice to be so close to beach with beach chairs provided. Great large kitchen table and table on patio outside to sit everyone. Had some difficulty reaching host and confirming approval to try and get in a little early as some of our group was from out of state.

We loved staying here - 1 block from the beach, 1/2 mile to splash pad and zoo, & a mile to restaurants. We walked every where! So many beds to choose from and kitchen was large enough for everyone to sit. Quiet and peaceful in the evenings.

Location was amazing, but no correspondence with the owner after phone calls and messaging. Home was not very clean and they did not provide any dish or hand soap. We thought the inside would be nicer since it said it was brand new.

The space

There are pros and cons to this house. PROS-huge, spacious house. 4 full bathrooms. Great outdoor space. Excellent location for the beach and actives near the harbor of Michigan City. CONS-while surface clean, it is not a clean house. The walls and ceilings have stains. The bathrooms smell dirty and one has mold on the ceiling. The shower curtains are really gross. There are broken things everywhere-the lamp on ceiling in master is sharp shard of glass, ripped drywall in closet, oven door is falling apart, knobs missing from stove, I could go on. I have bruises on my hips from sleeping on the master bed. That’s how hard it was. Lastly, I do t understand why providing hand soap and toilet paper is too much when the guest is paying $900 per night. It just seems like it should be a given.