Cedar, Michigan
Beautiful lakefront home in the heart of Leelanau County's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Located on a quiet scenic road on the north shore of Little Traverse Lake, directly across the street from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. Hike one mile to a beautiful Lake Michigan secluded beach on Good Harbor Bay. Enjoy quick access to the Heritage Trail, as well as Leelanau’s mountain biking trails. Centrally located between Glen Arbor, Leland, Cedar, and Suttons Bay. Just a short drive to wineries, beaches and more. Well stocked kitchen and outdoor grill for those who love to cook. Recently updated with new fridge, dishwasher, toilets grill and a brand new dock.
Been vacationing in Glen Arbor area for several years. Loved this location. Quiet portion of the lake while getting to enjoy the entire day of afternoon sun on the southerly facing lot. Take it with a grain of salt but my and I can be a bit picky. As others have said, this place could use a thorough cleaning. We managed for a 2 night stay but I think if we had stayed a week - we would’ve found it difficult to settle in. Limited in A/C availability, no access to on-site laundry and carpet throughout in a pet-friendly unit. Overall, great time and I think we’d stay again. Host was very responsive and polite.
We stayed here as a group of friends and the house was perfect for our group. Close to biking and boating and not too far from downtown traverse city. We swam in the lake and all showered off with no issues of swimmers rash. House had plenty of space for all of us and a beautiful yard. Would stay here again.
The location is great on a beautiful lake. Nice owners and great to have kayak and canoe. House needs TLC and a deep cleaning.
Excellent location and accommodations. We had a great time. Would definitely rent again.
We stayed here with my extended family (group of 9), including my 81-year old mom and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their stay. We could be on the dock or in the yard near water or take a short trip to Good Harbor beach. The young adults on our group loved the proximity to Sleeping Bear dunes and Pyramid Point. Everything in the house was clean and tasteful. The grill worked well and the dock even had steps you could use to go down into the water. No one got swimmers itch because we showered and toweled off vigorously after being in the water. Craig came and checked in on us to make sure we knew how everything worked. Overall a wonderful stay!
Pros: The location of the property is perfect. Equidistant from Leland and Glen Arbor. Very close to the dunes and across the lake from the beautiful M-22. Having a large kitchen for our two families was crucial and this place delivered in that respect. Owner (Craig) was responsive and pleasant. Also, we didn’t experience any swimmers itch (which this lake is known for on occasion). Lastly, the WiFi and cable was helpful for when we got crummy weather our last full day of our trip. Cons: The amount of live and dead mosquitos on the inside of the property was astounding. Apparently the cleaning crew missed the dozens of dead mosquitos on the window sill when cleaning. The first night our kids’ faces got obliterated with mosquito bites. I know it’s up north and bugs are to be expected but it seemed a tad excessive. The pictures on the posting don’t even come close to accurately capturing the condition of the property. The patio was overrun with weeds, the front yard facing the lake was about ten feet wide of cut grass surrounded by much lengthier grass on the edges. The pictures make it look like a baseball field but it is quite overgrown and not what we had hoped. Im confident the pictures of the outside of the property in the listing are 10+ years old. The new Firepit (not pictured in the posting) is a raised slab with a portable Firepit on top. It unfortunately happens to be situated in the lengthier grass section of the yard. The posting says that it is 2.5 baths. It has two toilets and two showers. Never found the 3rd toilet. Guests are not allowed to use the washer and dryer and that is a bummer. I would have been fine with ALL of this had the place been about half as much. Paying as much as we paid for 4 nights here isn’t worth it. The pictures seem misleading. I’d love to see this place get a serious remodel for the price they are charging.
Property was on a great part of the lake water was so clear and so warm! Was very nice to just sit by the water and relax! Dock wasn’t In yet but we didn’t need it! No AC was a little tough but we brought our own units which was ok with the owner and it help a lot! Plenty of sleeping space for single people not great for multiple families since there is only two full bedrooms. Really enjoyed our stay! Kitchen had plenty of stuff to use in it which was very helpful since we cooked a lot of our meals! Was close enough to everything but far enough away for quite!
Wonderful stay. The home had such character and charm. Beautiful piece of land. Craig was responsive and provided tips about the area. We visited Pyramid Point based on his recommendation, it was perfect.
The property and the location were beautiful, but it was dirty inside. There were cobwebs absolutely everywhere, inside and out. Additionally, the appliances were frequently not functional; electrical outlets and lights did not work, and there was no air conditioning and very few fans when compared to the size of the building. One of the showers was inoperable; this was one of the main features that led to us renting, so to say we were disappointed would be an understatement.
Owners are very attentive and on site often. They communicated well during a three day power outage, but the home is rough around the edges and needs TLC. Please note: power outages mean no running water as well - i.e. you are fetching water from the lake in a bucket to dump in the back of the toilet to get it flushed. According to a local restaurant: the wind blows and the power goes out. The photos do make it look much more comfortable than it truly is. Master bath toilet leaks at the base - they asked us to throw a towel around the bottom because it was condensation - it's a leaky toilet. The faucet i in the master bath sink is stuck in one position: hot - no great for brushing your teeth. . Grill is nice and clean - because it doesn't work - the owner explained only two burners of the three work - we could only get one burner lit and it burned out after 30 minutes. Door doesn't close in downstairs full bath. There is a screw sticking up out of the decking near the grill that is a serious safety hazard. Dock is not in water and the lake has swimmers itch - so not the most conducive to swimming, but Lake Michigan is a 30 minute hike through the wooded trail (beautiful) or a 5-10 minute drive around the corner. We thought we would try swimming it, but when we checked all of the outdoor spigots and when you turned them on no water would come out. It's a great location, but needs quite a bit of love before we would consider renting it again.
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