Location: Hale, Northeast, Michigan, USA (25 minutes west of Tawas MI., 2.5 hour north of Pontiac)
Accommodations: Cottage, 4 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 1.5 Baths (Sleeps 9-10)
Keywords: Lakefront cottage, chalet, cabin, waterfront, pontoon boat included
Treat your family to a wonderful affordable lakefront vacation. Our cottage is furnished and decorated to the fullest and also includes your very own 25' pontoon boat to fish and explore the lake for your entire stay!
It would be our pleasure to have you as guests at our cottage. We hope you will come and enjoy a stay at the lake. We will do everything in our power to make your stay fun and enjoyable.
Our smoke-free cottage is on beautiful West Londo Lake in Hale MI. The lake is an all sports lake that you can enjoy water-skiing, fishing, swimming, relaxing on the water and beautiful sunsets.
The main floor features a large living room that adjoins to a full kitchen. The living room exits onto a large deck that overlooks the lake.
The deck has a picnic table and ample seating to enjoy dinners overlooking the water. The main floor also has a large master suite that overlooks the lake. The master suite has its own TV, with cable and DVD player.
Across the hall is the bunk room that sleeps three and is decorated in a fishing motif, great for the kids. In between the master suite and bunk room is a full bathroom.
The kitchen is a fully equipped with everything you will need. The kitchen also has a breakfast bar for morning cereal or you can use the dining table that overlooks the lake.
The upstairs features two bedrooms and a half bath, one room has a lake view with twin beds. The other room has a trundle bed that can be use as two single beds or made into a king bed with its own personal TV with cable. Plan to bring your own towels and sheets. Pillows, speads, blankets and mattress covers provided. The upstairs half bath is done in a nautical theme and peeks out over the lake. Our rental week goes from Saturday starting at 4:00 pm to the following Saturday ending at 10:00 am.
The weekly rental includes the cottage, pontoon boat, paddle boat, row boat, and a fire pit with wood.
Reservation/security deposit: We will hold your reservation with a $600 deposit, this will also be a security deposit. The security deposit will be refunded to you within two weeks from your departure minus the cleaning fee. ($75 for reasonable cleaning, if more extensive cleaning needed, cost will reflect)
Our cancellation policy: If a reservation is canceled, you will forfeit your reservation/security deposit, with two exceptions. If we are able to rent the week for which you have canceled we will refund your money in full or you may transfer your deposit to another available week.
Pontoon boat: We do everything in our power to keep our boat in good running order, However, if the boat is disabled and not usable for reasons out of our control during the week of your stay we will give you a credit of $40 per day up to a full credit of $300 for the week. This credit does not apply to lack of usage due to improper use or lack of operating knowledge by the rentor. If a service person is sent to the cottage to help or service an issue that is deemed to be no fault of the owners a service fee of $40 may be deducted from your security deposit.
The pontoon boat is not to be on the lake after dark.
Thank you for your consideration.
We are located two and a half hours north of Pontiac Mi., 50 minutes north of Standish or 25 minutes west of Tawas.
Vacation Rental Features
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- View/Location
- Lakefront
- Other Amenities
- Pontoon boat, paddle boat, canoe, row boat, fire pit w/wood, DVD players
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Shopping
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Jet Skiing
- Swimming
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Live Theatre
- Restaurants
- Other Activities
- Tawas, a beautiful port city is only 25 minutes away, with shopping, restaurants and a pier on Lake Huron
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
We rent Saturday 4 pm to following Saturday 10 am
June 2 - June 23, 2012........................$ 1,495/wk
June 23 - Sept 1, 2012........................$ 1,795/wk
Sept 1 - Sept 24, 2012........................$ 1,295/wk
$75 fee for cleaning deducted from refunded security deposit.
($75 fee for reasonable cleaning, if more extensive needed, cost will reflect)
We are pet friendly, $45 fee per pet, limit 2
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 2000
We are Randy and Melody Hulten. We have been married since 1998. We are a blended family with 1 daughter and 3 sons. They range in age from 17 to 25 years of age. Because of our blended family we have 2 sons named Joshua. As if that wasn't enough our daughter married one as well! Our 2 youngest boys are 4 months a part in age and will be graduating from high school in 2012. We are expecting a very busy year on the homefront. We also have a welsh terrier that has us all wrapped around her paw, and always so excited to go up north. Randy is an engineer in the auto industry and Melody has been blessed to be a stay at home Mom but is kept very busy with kids, aging parents and of course vacation rentals. We enjoy doing projects around our home and cottages too. We very much enjoy seeing the excitement in our guests as they arrive and hear or read their guestbook comments of how they enjoyed the lake and cottage.
Why the Owner Chose Hale
Our cottage has been in our family for over 30 years. We acquired it from Melody's parents when they became to old to take care of it themselves. We have always loved the location because of it only being 2 1/2 hours north of our home in Auburn Hills. All our children grew up vacationing at "Thisisit" cottage and still enjoy going (except for the work weekends of course)
The Unique Benefits of this Cottage
All our guests that stay at our cottage very much get to enjoy the lake experience because of the pontoon boat included. It is a great feature for families with kids of all ages. The pontoon makes fishing with kids much more enjoyable (we know from experience.) The reason why we include the pontoon is to give our guests the ability to enjoy the lake to the fullest instead of just looking at it. We often have beautiful sunsets to enjoy at the water's edge or on a sunset cruise. After sunset it is time for a campfire and smores down by the water. Our boat also allows you to get more up close to the wildlfe on the lake. We have a small island that nests our loons that often have 2 babies each spring. Hearing them call and sing to each other in the evening or early morning is breathtaking. As of 2007 we have bald eagles as well! We have watched them swoop down and fish themselves. They often perch at the top of our neighbor's pine tree. Randy has taken many photos of them, he has been labeled "obsessed" ! Both the loons and eagles are such beautiful creations. We desire for all our guests to enjoy our cottage as we have been blessed to do for so many years.
Property Photos
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- Looking from the deck at the lake, dock and fire pit. - Hale, Lower Michigan Chalet
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- Your week will include this 25' pontoon boat and a paddle boat. - Hale, Lower Michigan Chalet
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- Coming in from the deck into the main room. - Hale, Lower Michigan Chalet
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- This is the master suite with a queen bed looking out over the deck and lake.
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- This is the lake front up stairs bedroom with two twin beds.
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- This is the street side upstairs bedroom. (trundle opens to 2 twins or king)
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- Between the two bedrooms upstairs is our new half bath looking out to the lake.
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- This is the steet side when you first pull in looking out over the lake.
Traveler Reviews (6)
This-is-it Was Great
Guest: Bob and Carolyn
(Livonia, MI)
Date of Stay: 08/13/11
Review Submitted: 08/22/11
What a beautiful place. Our three generation family of 9 enjoyed every minute of our vacation at This Is It. The accomodations are excellent. The cottage was clean, comfortable and had everything you could possibly need for a wonderful vacation. It is decorated beautifully. We especially loved having the pontoon available to fish and swim and just take rides on the lake. We would highly recommend This Is It to anyone who wants a great place to experience up north Michigan.
Recommended for:Sightseeing, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
The Magic of Thisisit
Guest: Tim and Beryl Newhouse
(Rochester Hills, MI)
Date of Stay: 07/17/10
Review Submitted: 07/26/10
Melody and Randy - Your Thisisit cottage provided our extended family with the perfect setting for a magical vacation week. With a superb location on West Londo Lake, and thoughtful appointments and accessories in every room, we were completely delighted. Plus, it had a perfect waterfront, complete with fire-ring and sturdy benches, pontoon boat, fishing boat and paddle-boat and a wonderful swimming and floating area. We loved waking to the call of the loons every morning. Your pontoon boat was teh center of activity for the daylight hours. Everybody wanted a turn, with enjoyable swimming experiences off the reed islands, touring the lake and enjoying the wide variety of very well-kept cottages and homes, and feeling the wind in our faces. The fishing boat was used several times each day by the younger folks. Hearty dinners were followed every evening by happy gatherings around the bonfire blazing int the fire-ring, munching on S'mores and watching the tranquil sunsets. Very good for the soul. We've rented several cottages the past ten years, for our family vacations, and the Thisisit cottage was the best one we've found yet. Thanks again for a wonderful experience.
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, pet owners, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Guestbook Comment
Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 10/01/08
Review Submitted: 10/04/08
We stayed at the Lake House in mid September. We had a wonderful time. We cruised around on the pontoon as well as doing some serious fishing. As the oldest and least experienced fisherman catching the largest fish (large mouth bass) was highlight of my trip. The water off dock was clean and clear. One morning my 2 yr old grandaughter and I were feeding the small fish off the dock and a beautiful bald eagle landed just 2 docks over. I had never seen an eagle that close up in the wild. It was breath taking. We also saw a couple of beavers. Inside the decor was really nice and beds very comfortable. We took our own drinking water and would advise this if you don't like the taste and smell of well water. Melody and Randy were very helpful with requests prior to our booking. Neighbors were friendly. We hope to return next year when a bit warmer so we can actually wade or swim off dock area. We highly recommend this spacious Lake House.
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/08
Review Submitted: 08/15/08
This was our first rental cottage experience and it was a great one. The cottage itself was just right for our family. The pontoon boat was a real treat. The lake was warm, shallow and sandy. We had a 2yr old, a 7 and a 9 year old and they couldn't get enough of the water. There was also plenty of room for 3 adult couples. We had bonfires and s'mores everynight. We also liked that the cottage was pet friendly. We would highly recommend this property to any family looking to have a memorable vacation experience.
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 09/01/07
Review Submitted: 09/03/07
We stayed at "This Is It' in June. It was a great vacationing spot for us Michiganers and our relatives from Wisconsin. Everyone enjoyed how the cottage was decorated. The use of the boats was great, plus we brought up a jet ski. The youngest in our group 7 month old Andrew really enjoyed relaxing in the water for hours on end. We hope to come back and rent again some day.
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/07
Review Submitted: 08/08/07
A relaxing house and Lake. The boat was something the kids and I enjoyed every day. Lots of great fishing and family time. Not far from canoeing the beautiful Au Sable River and close to the town of tawas for shopping and dining.
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