Pure Michigan! Close to beaches, marinas, and fishing!

Family-friendly, comfortable home. The full basement with separate living area, bedroom, and bathroom is a great feature, and part of why we rented this house a second time. The game space in the garage was also nice, especially for a rainy day. Our host was easy to reach, and checked in with us to make sure all was going well. We didn't have any problems, but if we would have it was nice to know we could contact him easily.The house is very close to a walking/bike path which will take you down to the state park and a lovely beach (with a stop for ice cream along the way). There are several hiking trails in the area to enjoy too. Downtown Holland is about a ten minute drive away. If you are interested in venturing out a little further, Saugatuck and Grand Haven are both fairly close by.

The pros first: The owner was very responsive and helpful with all my questions. The house was close to many Holland sights, restaurants, the beach, and the downtown area. Check in and check out were good. The garage is well stocked with beach chairs, toys, a ping pong table, etc. The layout of the house worked well for 2 families of 4. Cons: These were the things I wish I had known before booking: The house photos in the listing seem to be from a while ago. The house needs a good powerwash and deep clean. The pillows and upstairs room had a musty odor. There were so many spiders and sap on the outside deck that we couldn't really use it. The house itself had quite a few spiders in it as well (hence the deep clean would have helped). The towels for bathing were old and gray (once white, they should have been replaced). Overall, it looked better in photos than in reality.

We had a great time. Location was perfect for the all the things we wanted to do and see. One complaint...the metal bunk bed in the upstairs bedroom was/is slightly wobbly and squeaks at every movement. An Allen wrench might do that one some good! . Other than that we enjoyed our stay, the place was clean and comfy, and communication with owner was great!

The house was awesome the owner was awesome the vacation was awesome. Close to shopping beach hiking town bike path ice cream. The owner very accommodating we rented his bikes he immediately brought helmets and carrier. House easily slept 3 couples with another room to use. Awesome fire pit ping pong. We had everything we needed. Thanks Scott will be coming back

We has a great time. Birch House was very accommodating for our family. The owner, Mr. Vanden Berg, was very nice, helpful, and available. He brought us a couple of coolers and Ice when the the power went out for about 10 hours our first night. Access to the beach was close and convenient. We really liked the fire pit area and were able to make yummy smores. . We definitely recommend The Birch House.

This property had everything we needed and more. Our family of 8 was very comfortable in this lovely home.

We come to Holland every summer and really enjoyed Birch Cotttage. It was close to family, the Yacht Basin with our boat, the beach and downtown! Very clean and well appointed cottage!

Convenient location, clean house.

We would stay here again. Close to the Holland State Park and downtown Holland is just a short distance away. Very clean home and the owners will try everything in their power to accommodate you if they can :)!

We are a group of women aged 39-76 that go away twice a year for a Girl's Weekend and have for 6 years. This was an okay place to stay if you're not spending much time there, but not an all weekend house. The coffee pot was broke, ice maker didn't work, upstairs toilet you had to hold through pretty much two flushes to get to go down. For as much as you pay for a cleaning fee we were surprised to find dead flies on the floor and it appeared to be a quick wipe down through the entire house. Do not attempt to put adults on the bunk bed, because with a single, 5'5 105lb woman sleeping on it alone, she was afraid to roll over because it was so shaky and squeeky. However, the other beds in the house were comfortable. The owner was friendly enough, but nothing was solved other than to acknowledge the ice maker didn't work and that's why there was 2 ice trays in the freezer. We still had fun shopping downtown and it was located at an okay location, but we wouldn't stay here again. We are used to much nicer accommodations for what we paid for this house.