Borders Whitefish Dunes Park; Private Sand Beach

We had a great time with the extended family. The game room was a huge bonus. There was lots of space through the house for gathering. The bedrooms were all large too. The master bath was amazing. It was a bit of a walk to the lake, but not too bad. The owners were responsive to questions and feedback.

Our family spent three days at this home. There were 10 of us. We enjoyed the house. There was plenty of room. We especially enjoyed the game room and had competitive tournaments between us. At night, with the window open, I could hear the waves coming in from the lake. We did some biking and walking along the shore. Door county is beautiful. The only cons was the issue of the linens: You are supposed to bring your own sheets and such. We didn't catch that part. However, after a quick phone call this was remedied. We did all our meals at the home. The kitchen could have been a little better stocked: i.e., an electric griddle. Also we did some grilling. The grates were very rusty and we needed to put tin foil over the grates to cook. Also be advised that there are a lot of steps going up to the house and also the trail down to the lake shore would be challenging for anyone with difficulties walking. But overall, it was a good place to stay for our family.

The weather and water temperature weren’t ideal but the location and house was great.

House was nice and roomy, could have used a little more decoration and window coverings.

Great place for a big family as there is plenty of space and bathrooms for all. I was expecting more of a beach or water view and all you can see are trees from the main level and you have to cross the street and go down a short trail to get to the beach. If you’re looking for water view and immediate access then this is not for you but the private beach is awesome as no one else sets up anywhere near you. We did find a section a little ways down the beach where there is a pretty big sandbar a few feet from shore so my 4 yr old nephew could easily cross to it and run back and forth on his own. It’s also a 1 mile walk to the end of the beach on the north side which we did every day as the sand is awesome.

Kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed and loved that we had washer and dryer including soaps.

Charcoal grill would have been better to have.

We ordered the linen service and we got shorted 3 sets but, since we didn’t need them we didn’t request more. There are tons of pillows which is great but you only get the minimum amount of pillow cases (2per bed) so I brought more from home. No beach towels so bring those.

Would have been nice to have beach chairs to take with us but we brought beach blankets and umbrellas from home. There is no shade so bring your own umbrella. Water was cold to cool early July so not a ton of swimming. Bay side was definitely warmer.

Game room es awesome and entertained all ages.

For activities you have to drive at least 15 min and the closest large supermarket is 15 min but there is a gas station closer with last-minute items.

Overall, we had a great stay. Nice little perks like baby gates, high chair and extra bed definitely make this a kid-friendly house. Next time we would probably go for warmer water on the bay side, though.