Cozy House on Lake Ann, Tranquil Location, Great Views

• Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest!!

  Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest!!

  • Guest mgsondance
  • Date of stay 07/28/12
  • Review Submitted 10/23/12
  The first thing you'll notice is how CLEAN this home is, and this is from someone who is picky about that! Definitely a home rather than a cottage, there is more than enough space in just about every room. Not that you'll need it, because you'll spend every evening in the lovely screened-in porch. :) Location of home is great in terms of going anywhere within the Leelanau Peninsula. House is at the end of a cove on the lake so the water by the shore quickly gets mucky and deep, but the water levels are lower than normal this year, and the location also means the lot is private and quiet. The lake is clean and the deck ladder allows for easy swimming off the end of the dock. There is every "toy" you could ever want, from the boat/canoe/kayaks to ping-pong/foosball/air hockey. Karen (owner) is great to work with and was always prompt to reply to a phone message or email. My only suggestion would be a room air-conditioner in the main space, as it was 95 when I got there! Fans in every room did help. Overall, it's a lovely vacation rental- and it is obvious that Karen works hard to give her renters a great experience!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

  Owner response: Thank you for your observations and kind words. The cleanliness the home is very important to us, and we do work hard to ensure our guests have the best vacation experience possible. The lake bottom does tend to get soft approximately 8-10 feet from shore, especially along the dock, but the shoreline is very firm and sandy. We find the shallow water along the shore is perfect for young children as they wade and play in the water. The dock ladder makes it possible to enter and exit the water very safely and easily - swimmers do not have to walk through the soft, loamy bottom to reach the deeper, clear water off the end of the dock. We also enjoy spending time on the 3 season/screened porch - it's a wonderful place to enjoy the lake breezes and the sounds of summer, not to mention the great views! Thank you so much for choosing our lake house for your vacation and sharing your experience - we hope you created special memories that will last a lifetime!

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• A great time at Lake Ann again!

  A great time at Lake Ann again!

  • Guest Ohio travelers
  • Date of stay 08/11/12
  • Review Submitted 08/18/12
  We stayed at this Lake Ann home in 2011 and decided it was so nice we'd do it again! We enjoyed our stay once more. We brought our trolling motor this time for the rowboat. My daughter and I motored over to the Lake Ann general store provisions for lunch since we were stranded one day without a car. Conveniently located to all the areas we were interested in seeing. Recommendations: Try the beach in Elberta...beautiful sweeping views and wide sand beach. Check out Willow Winery & Black Star Farms on the Leelanau peninsula. Everyone's friendly and the food great at the Mackinaw Brewery restaurant in Traverse City. Lots of great deals on clothing at Momentum in Traverse City. The fenced in yard is great for our dogs. Everything you need in the kitchen. Love the 2 kayaks. Love the screened in porch.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

  Owner response: Excellent - we really appreciate returning guests! We are very pleased you had a positive experience once again! It sounds like you really took advantage of all the offerings of the area! You are welcome anytime! :-)

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• Fabulous Vacation Spot

  Fabulous Vacation Spot

  • Guest Trajon
  • Date of stay 07/21/12
  • Review Submitted 07/31/12
  This lake house was wonderful. Very clean, very comfortable atmosphere. Fun gameroom in the walk-out basement. Great fenced yard for the dogs. Beautiful screened-in porch. Fabulous place to stay for the week.

  Recommended for: Pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing.

  Owner response: We really appreciate your kind words - so glad you enjoyed your stay! It sounds like you really took advantage of all the amenities the house has to offer!

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• Up north getaway

  Up north getaway

  • Guest Jerry
  • Date of stay 07/07/12
  • Review Submitted 07/24/12
  What a fabulous experience! The property was better than described, and our owners made it one of our best experiences with VRBO! NW Michigan offers great fishing and kayaking lakes, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Fishtown with the Cove restaurant serving the freshest Whitefish and Perch, Peg Town, and Traverse Cities Moomers ice cream! We love this area-and we will return to this lovely property!

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with young children, sightseeing, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

  Owner response: It is great to hear that the property was better than expected! We are looking forward to your return for more Northern Michigan adventures - Lake Ann will be waiting for you with its good fishing and peaceful shorelines! Thank you for sharing your experience!

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• Lake Ann MI Rental

  Lake Ann MI Rental

  • Guest Jim
  • Date of stay 06/09/12
  • Review Submitted 06/25/12
  One of the best vacations we have ever had - perfect weather - very well supplied rental - we all agreed that we would attempt to schedule a redo! Great location - quiet setting, state forest with hiking trails within walking distance, local general store is awesome, and of course Traverse City is within 15-20 minutes. Owners were very helpful and communicated very promptly - would highly recommend this property!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, families with young children, families with teenagers.

  Owner response: Thank you for your kind words - we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay - perfect weather is always a bonus! We hope it works out that you are able to return next summer for another week of family fun!

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• Centrally located, great for families with kids and/or dogs

  Centrally located, great for families with kids and/or dogs

  • Guest Ohio travelers
  • Date of stay 08/13/11
  • Review Submitted 08/20/11
  Beautiful lakeside yard located right in between everything you want to do in Traverse City surroundings. It had everything we needed: inside and out. Everything was clean and in working order. We enjoyed the peacefulness of the large yard and beautiful crystal clear lake. We had our dogs along and it was great to just be able to let them out the front door or back door and not have to worry about them wandering off. Although it's been a hot summer this year, we lucked out and had PERFECT weather everyday...not too humid, not too hot. The cottage has no air conditioner and for the most part, we didn't miss it but if had been as hot as the rest of the USA has been in 2011, that might have been an issue, I suppose. The stairs to the basement area and second bathroom were quite steep. Not too steep for the teenager, the 20 something and the able-bodied ones with us. A little off putting for more sedentary and our little dogs but we could always just go out the front door and walk around and enter from the back door instead. Loved, loved the kayaks...large enough to even accommodate my 6'7" nephew. We rented a pontoon for a day...great fun and enjoyed the lake more fully; seeing our neighbor's places from the water. Took along a picnic lunch too. The pontoon rental was surprisingly pricey, we thought. We comparative shopped and found that the owner's recommended boat rental person was substantially lower than others in the area. The owners offered great tips on how to enjoy our stay and replied to our every question promptly. I really felt like the owners wanted us to enjoy our stay at their place. We enjoyed the Mission peninsula wineries, the Underground Cheesecake shop in Traverse City, Knot Just A Bar in Omena, the beach in the town of Empire (dog friendly too), and the Omelette Shoppe on Cass Street in Traverse City. The Pierce Stocking drive, particularly "stop marker" #9 was amazing, as well as the drive along the Leelanau & Mission peninsulas. We KNOW we missed seeing so much more but we ran out of time. We were torn between wanting to spend time at the cottage and the offerings of the area! Would love to come back when the cherry trees are blooming. This cottage is well-priced and within 20 minutes in any direction to a lot of things to do.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, pet owners, families with young children, sightseeing, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

  Owner response: We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay and took advantage of all the area has to offer! We do want our renters to feel welcome, and we have tried to create the perfect northern Michigan vacation setting. The stairs leading to to lower level are somewhat steep, but enclosing one side, along with the addition of the handrail/ banister on the other, have made the stairwell much more safe and navigable. A safety lock is also provided on the doorway to the stairs to limit stairwell access to young children. We have found that most people are able to use the stairs safely, including very young children and my parents, who are in their mid 70s. True, it can be expensive to rent a pontoon, but we are pleased you were able to use our recommended rental company - it's nice to keep the business in the community! Again, we so appreciated you choosing our lake house for your vacation - hopefully you created special family memories that you all will remember through the years!

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• Great place to escape and unwind!!

  Great place to escape and unwind!!

  • Guest Charlie
  • Date of stay 08/01/11
  • Review Submitted 08/09/11
  This lake house is spotless, cozy and fully equipped with every thing you could possibly need. There is a spacious yard with plenty of room for activities and an area for a campfire with wood. There is a sandy swimming area for toddlers near the dock. A breeze was always coming through the windows which made for good sleeping. There is a screened-in porch off the main living area and it is great for reading, playing cards or just listening to the birds and loons. The fishing is quite good on this lake and you can catch bass and pan fish right off the dock. I look forward to returning to this delightful getaway as soon as possible. The owners are great people to deal with and easy to talk to.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

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• Great Family Cottage

  Great Family Cottage

  • Guest JJ
  • Date of stay 07/10/10
  • Review Submitted 02/17/11
  My family and I have rented many cottages in the Traverse City area. For the money, this was by far the most reasonable property we have ever rented. The home was well maintained and very clean. It had everything we needed. We are boat owners and it was great being able to dock our boat right in front of the cottage. The house is in a small and very private cove so it was quiet and our children enjoyed swimming right off the dock. They also fished from the dock and caught some nice size fish. The owners answered all of our questions and recommend some activities they thought our family would enjoy. We will definitely rent this property again.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

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• Stowaways

  Stowaways

  • Guest Stowaway
  • Date of stay 07/16/10
  • Review Submitted 02/14/11
  We stayed at this rental property in July 2010. I would highly recommend this cottage to anyone. It was clean, well maintained and had everything we needed to enjoy our stay. We were close to Sleeping Bear Dunes, Traverse City and many wineries. The best part was the tranquility that we felt when we relaxed on this quiet part of Lake Ann and the coziness of this home. When we took a short boat ride to the main part of the lake, we were stunned at the beauty. Lake Ann provides both the fun of vacationing on a lake and the relaxation that you crave. Truly what you look for when visiting Northern Michigan.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, sightseeing, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

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• Perfect for Family Vacations

  Perfect for Family Vacations

  • Guest IFAMILY
  • Date of stay 07/03/09
  • Review Submitted 02/01/11
  We stayed at this lake house on two different occasions during the summer of 2009. Overall, it really was a great place to stay and quite an affordable deal for how nice the property was. The house itself was in excellent condition - very clean and well maintained. The kitchen was fullly stocked with all the necessary appliances and had a large table for the family to have meals together. It was so peaceful to go out on the porch and look out onto the lake with a cup of coffee. The bedrooms and bathrooms were in great condition and plenty of room for our family of 4. The kids really liked the lower level area with the games and TV. The best part about this place has to be the yard... it is HUGE! Plenty of outdoor space to play, suntan, have campfires, and walk along the shore. Lake Ann itself is beautiful - We would definitely come back to this house again in the future!

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, age 55+, pet owners, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

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2013 Rates:   May 18-June 1  and  September 7-October 19 - $1000/week.
June 1-June 29 and August 3-September 7 $1200/week.  June 29-August 3 $1400/week.
Check-out 10am    Check-in 4pm
Personal checks, money orders, cashier checks accepted
Rentals are Saturday to Saturday
50% rental deposit required with reservation
2 dogs maximum (at owner's discretion - please provide breed and weight)
2014 Rates - Please contact owner for 2014 rates

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.