Tattrie's Cottage on Opal Lake

Having grown up in Gaylord I have known about Opal Lake all my life. Now we have spent two wonderful weeks in Tattrie's Cottage and look forward to our return. The owners are wonderful neighbors and if you have concerns they can take care of them. We had family visit most days and sitting in the yard watching the sunset was one of our favorite pastimes.We had our dog (lab) and she thought that swimming was great.

We had a great time! Everything was clean and very well prepared for our stay! Thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven with us! We plan on making this our yearly vacation spot!

We have rented Tattrie's cottage a number of times over the years. We have never had anything close to a bad experience on any of our vacations. I think this was our 4th time renting and we plan to return every year. Opal lake is northern Michigan's best kept secret and Tattries cottage is the perfect place to enjoy the area. The cottage is always clean, sleeps plenty and has everything you could want. Some people enjoy the out of state escape vacation. I personally love driving a couple hours and having my vacation start when I walk in the door. If you are expecting a 5 star resort with pool attendants and maids, room service etc, this is not the place for you. It is a cottage, a cute perfect cottage in an great location. I have been coming to Opal lake since I was a child, I dreamed of retiring or living on this lake when I grew up. Tattries gives me the opportunity to live that dream every year I visit. My wife and kids have fallen in love as I did. See you next year.

We very much enjoyed our week long stay at Tattrie's Cottage. There is nothing wrong with the bathroom. It is a small, single shower, but it has a curtain rather than a door, so there is elbow room, although the shower head is low for taller people. The bathroom itself is plenty big. Everything that you could possibly want was supplied. The charcoal grill is a nice big grill. Although there is no air conditioning, there are fans in every room. Still, it is rustic, which is not for everyone, but we found it to be charming. The water was nice and boat traffic was to a minimum. The kids loved jumping off the end of the dock, which is shallow. We also enjoyed the canoe and fishing boat, as well as the sunsets. Nice that they also had plenty of chairs for around the campfire.

The cottage is very rustic inside. All of the charm is in the cottage's side lot and water front access. If the weather is great, your vacation will be good. We found the shower to be small, so if you're over 150 lbs. it will be a tight squeeze. If you like to cook, bring your own pots and pans, as the quality and selection are poor. Some plus' are: ample towels: free wi-fi; dish TV; use of row boat and canoe.