Located in Charlevoix, this vacation home is near a water park and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Torch Lake. Traveling with kids? Consider Charlevoix Circle of Arts and Castle Farms. Take in the nearby slopes with skiing, or check out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling and sledding.
Fisherman's Island State Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
Norwood Township Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Grand Traverse Bay - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
George & Marion Light Nature Preserve - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
John and Barbara Hazelworth Nature Preserve - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
Getting around
Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 67 min drive
Restaurants
Bier's Inwood Brewery - 11 min drive
Pigs Eatin' Ribs - 5 min drive
The Club - 13 min drive
Rosentha'ls Orchards - 10 min drive
Big Medicine Ranch - 15 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Is 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT?
As of Oct 28, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT on Oct 29, 2026 start from $894, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
Onsite parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM.
Where is 213 FEET OF PRIVATE LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT located?
This family-friendly Charlevoix vacation home is located on the waterfront, just steps from Fisherman's Island State Park and Lake Michigan. Norwood Township Park and Grand Traverse Bay are also within 5 minutes.
Reviews
10
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
This was exactly what we were looking for: lovely, updated home; surrounded by trees; sitting on the lake with a lovely beach; and on a quiet, secluded street. Owner was helpful and responsive to any queries. But mostly, our family (two adults and three teenagers) had a relaxing, peaceful, and enjoyable vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 17, 2025
Exactly our intention! So happy you could reconnect with your family and enjoy northern Michigan!
Great location! Large lawn area for play, picnics, fire pit and sunset gazing. House is beautifully appointed and very comfortable. Beachfront is awesome. Lots of amenities made for a fun and memorable stay. Thank you!
We had an incredible time together as a family at this vacation home on Lake Michigan.
Everything was great and all of us were able to just relax and enjoy the beach / views.
The home and property were exactly as they were shown in the images.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 7, 2024
Excellent we are so happy you enjoyed yourself! Come back again! :)
What a wonderful home, everything promised and more! Extremely well kept, very cozy & the sunsets were beautiful! Lots to do in the area, but sitting down by the Lakefront was most relaxing! We are looking forward to another trip in the near future!
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 3, 2020
Thank you Debbie for your nice review! We are so happy you had a chance to relax and enjoy the home and area again this year! You and your family are welcome anytime!
Archival
10/10 Excellent
Hannah B.
Sep 8, 2014
Perfect rental for families
This was an amazing rental house for our family which included multiple ages and interests!
We enjoyed the well stocked kitchen, firepit, proximity to area attractions and necessities!
It was an easy place to relax, with plenty of space for three households to spend the week together under one roof!
The owners were friendly and responsive when we had questions, and made the whole process easy and enjoyable!
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 3, 2020
Thank you Hannah for the wonderful review! We really appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback. How wonderful that all your family enjoyed themselves at the Lake! Please consider coming Back to us for another vacation....
(Beautiful!!!) LAKE MICHIGAN 213 FEET OF BEACHFRONT
House and Lake Views are Breathtaking... The house is very well kept and CLEAN. The location is super quiet and great for relaxing. Our stay was 100% stress-free. We would love to return to this awesome home away from home on beautiful Lake Michigan.
Our family had a fantastic stay at this gorgeous house. The house was exceptionally clean. The openers were very easy to communicate with and answered questions promptly. The sunsets here were spectacular! Close to both Charlevoix and Elk Rapids. We’ll definitely come back!
Great location on a dead end road. Only saw the neighbors a few times.
Interior was spacious with a kitchen table for 10.
Loved sitting in the backyard reading and looking at Lake Michigan.
Great rock collecting beach.
It is a beautiful house and the view. We really enjoyed staying there good location. Was pretty windy when we was there so didn’t get to enjoy sitting out by the lake. We went up there for my niece wedding at castle farm. But if we get a chance to go up there again, we would rent the house again. Can’t say enough about the view.
The house if beautiful, close to the beach with direct access, well stocked with things like towels for showers, blankets on the beds, pillows. There were plenty of fans for the rooms since there is no air conditioning, we brought extra our own as well. The only down side was the fruit flies.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 22, 2024
Glad you enjoyed! And yep the fruit flies are annoying! All the wonderful local fruit!! 😳
Perfect in every single way!!!! If I could leave 10 stars, I would. Thank you, Carrie, for sharing your home with us!!! We will definitely be back!!!!!
We had the perfect family reunion (8 adults, 2 children) at this beautiful house. Work-horse of a kitchen, a living room with those amazing sunset views (!!!), comfy bedrooms, fun backyard, and the private beach! Truly can’t say enough. And Carrie is a perfect host — warm, responsive, just great.
We would come back here in a heartbeat.
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Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 15, 2023
Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you had a wonderful time :)
Archival
10/10 Excellent
Elizabeth C.
Aug 15, 2014
Perfect nature lover's getaway
What an ideal spot to enjoy the charms of northern Lake Michigan! It is perfectly situated to sightsee in Charlevoix and Petoskey and/or to find solitude exploring the many interesting preserves and natural areas of the Grand Traverse region…if you can bring yourself to leave the cottage. We brought a canoe and kayaks and discovered delightful beaches on the nearby shore with intriguing history and geology. The water in the Bay is crystal clear; it was like paddling through wavy glass. Watching a porcupine nap in a tree at the edge of the yard and savoring sunsets and starlight around beach campfires were other highlights. Everything is exactly as presented in the listing – clean and comfortable with many thoughtful touches provided by the owners. We’ve rented several northern Michigan cottages and family members from 5 to 65 were enthusiastic about both the home and the lovely location.
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 3, 2020
So glad you enjoyed yourselves! We just saw Mary H. and never knew you knew each other! What a small world..... Please consider coming back to us for another vacation!
We enjoyed a long weekend stay at the home which was perfect in size and space for our family of 9, comfThe sunsets all nights we were there were amazing. The beach is lovely, though rocky in the water. Bring water shoes if you want to swim It was private, relaxing and the kitchen was well appointed. (The dishwasher was broken so that made for a lot of dishwashing as we ate our meals at home. She apologized, but I specifically rented a place with a dishwasher
Couple irritating things. Detached garage was full of trash from previous guests. No beach towels at the beach house. Luckily, we brought some. TV was old and tiny. Not what one would expect for such a lovely and expensive rental.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 5, 2024
As for trash-we assume all renter adhere to our pick up days but unfortunately not everyone does and there was a large party there right before you. Our pick up day is Friday and you came in right after.
As for dishwasher-we have never in 7 years of owning that dishwasher had an issue. And the renter after you did not have issues. So it was likely user error. Technology/appliances can be tricky but there was nothing I could have done differently. I had handy man advise me which I sent to you and tried to troubleshoot. But again, no issues before or after so likely user error.
As for TV-we find most of our renters don’t care that much for TV and come to us to get closer to nature and family. With the multitude of windows showcasing the outdoors/lake there is no wall to put a huge tv. The pictures on vrbo show the living room and tv so people should see it an understand what they are coming to and choose their rental carefully according to their personal needs.
We are sorry you were disappointed in a few things but hope your family time was amazing.
We booked this house as a last minute family vacation. Carrie, the owner, could not have been more helpful with suggestions and advice. She was always quick to respond to any of my emails and texts. The property was perfect for our small family of 4. Two boys, 5 and 3. We spent every morning and evening on the beach. The beach toys in the shed were perfect. We searched for Petosky stokes, make rock castles and watched the sunsets. The house is located in a darling little neighborhood, 15 mins to downtown Charlevoix, and 50 mins to Traverse City. We took advantage of the location and went on daily Michigan adventures. The house was very clean, the kitchen had everything we needed. I was worried about no air conditioning but the basement stayed cool so we slept down there. Had we slept upstairs we would have had to use the fans. Overall, I recommend this property to all ages. It’s like a secret slice of heaven.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Archival
10/10 Excellent
Mandy
Jun 24, 2016
Wonderful stay!!
I was really kind of torn about writing this review. This place is amazing and I really didn't want anyone else to find out about it so that we could keep booking it. In the end, I decided to not be selfish. My family has stayed in quite a few places on Lake Michigan, but this place is the best yet. I have a 4 year old and and 8 month old. So, of course with the 8 month old I was concerned about how clean it would be since she crawls everywhere. That is really the first thing I noticed when I walked in, just how clean it was. It was kept up the way that we would keep a place up if we had a lake house. This is a really great place to go if you have kids. There are lots of toys and games already there, which my 4 year old LOVED! The pack and play and the high chair were big bonuses for us as well. It was really nice not having to pack those. This place just had everything we needed.
The yard is also pretty private, which is nice. Most places on the lake have long, crazy staircases to get down to the beach, but not this place. It's just a short flight down and you are right on the beach. There are tons of rocks down on the beach and we found the best Petoskey stones right there. Oh man, and the sunsets...I can't even explain how beautiful they are.
The only bad thing I can say is that the bed in the room my husband and I picked was not very comfortable, but there are plenty of other beds to choose. So, I think next time we would just sleep in a different room, which is fine. All in all, this place is wonderful and we are already planning our trip for next year.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2016
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 3, 2020
Thank you so much for the review!
We are so glad you liked the house and property.
As for the bed, it is so hard to cater to everyone's needs-some like soft, some prefer firm etc. We are glad you switched and found a comfy resting place
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The home was perfect for our group of 4 . We each had our own bedroom and plenty of space to visit . The lake front and views from the windows were beautiful.
The location was perfect for our needs, quiet enough to be peaceful but close enough to easily explore the town and other activities. Property was clean and had everything we needed to enjoy our stay! Tons of nearby places to explore and enjoy. The sunsets over the lake were amazing!