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🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4

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A modern kitchen with dark wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a large window providing natural light.
A modern living room with a sofa, ottoman, and floor lamp. A staircase with wooden steps leads to an upper floor.
Black kitchen counter beneath a rectangular light fixture facing the dining area and long hallway.
A modern living room with a sofa, armchair, ottoman, and a TV mounted on the wall.
A river with boats, a dock, and a house in the background.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Top-rated comfy beds

    Guests liked the comfy beds here.
  • On-site fitness centre

    A rare find - enjoy convenient access to fitness facilities during your stay.
  • Centrally-located

    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks

    Near Lake Leelanau
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • On-site fitness centre
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Lake Leelanau, MI
  • Place, Lake Leelanau
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Boathouse Vineyards
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Leelanau Sands Casino
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Queen Beds

Common Space

1 Double Sofa Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4

Room enough for your whole group of 8 without anyone doubling up — that's The Birches, 236 feet from downtown Lake Leelanau, with the marina just as close.

This is Up North living without leaving the village. Start the morning with the Chateau Chantal sparkling wine waiting in your kitchen, walk to Iron House Gym on the house, then spend the day however you like — wine tasting along the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, browsing downtown, out on the water at the marina, or driving out to Sleeping Bear Dunes and the bike trails. Every part of Leelanau County, Michigan is just minutes from your door. The location alone means this stay feels less like a hotel room and more like the Lake Leelanau condo you wish you owned.

Two bedrooms, two and a half baths, and real square footage to spread out in — a king suite, a second bedroom with two queens, and a sleeper sofa in the living area, so eight people can stay together without stacking on top of each other. The kitchen is stocked to actually cook a dinner, not just microwave one. In-unit laundry means you pack light and leave heavy. A private balcony and Smart TVs with your own streaming logins round out the space.

Downtown Lake Leelanau, Michigan — 236 feet from your door, a one-minute walk to the public boat launch and marina, and right on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. NJ's Grocery is 318 feet away. Suttons Bay Beach is 4.5 miles, Bahle Farms Golf Course is 6.6 miles, Sleeping Bear Dunes is a 25-minute drive, and Cherry Capital Airport, in Traverse City, is 25 minutes out.

Sleeps 8 (adults and kids). Check-in 4 PM, check-out 11 AM, self-check-in by smart lock. Quiet hours 10 PM–8 AM and a strict no-party policy. No smoking indoors. Please note: each unit has two sets of stairs and no elevator access.

Ready to make Leelanau County memories? Book this Lake Leelanau vacation rental direct with True North for these perks, plus a team that's on call if you need anything during your stay.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 4060272vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Lake Leelanau

Located in Lake Leelanau, this condo is in the city centre and on a river. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing and skiing, and don't miss out on the snowmobiling and ice skating.
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Lake Leelanau, MI

What's nearby

  • Lake Leelanau - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Boathouse Vineyards - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Historic Fishtown - 8 min drive - 10.5 km
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - 9 min drive - 13.0 km
  • Leelanau Sands Casino - 10 min drive - 15.5 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hop Lot Brewing Company - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪VI Grill - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Big Dex's Pizzeria - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Village Cheese Shanty - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Roman Wheel Pizza & Subs - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at 🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at 🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 🌲 The Birches ➠ Luxury Condotel in Downtown Lake Leelanau | U4 located?

Located in the heart of Lake Leelanau, this condo building is steps away from Lake Leelanau and Boathouse Vineyards. 45 North Vineyard & Winery is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful condo enjoyed the stay. Everything was as advertised!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice place

Nice place, friendly and communicative owner, and of course a beautiful location.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great overnight experience. Communication was great!!!! The beds were comfy!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect location for exploring the Leelanau Peninsula. Unit was exactly as described. Beautiful unit and beds/linens were great.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake Leelanau

Great place to stay. Very clean and nicely furnished. Kitchen and bathrooms had everything we needed. Suggest having breakfast across the street at Fiddleheads.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Immaculate condo!

Thank you for a very comfortable stay! This condo was sparkling clean and brand new, very well equipped. Beautifully decorated and beds were so comfortable. Enjoyed spending a night here while we explored the area with our kids.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect location in the heart of the peninsula. Awesome property. New. Clean. Private. Quiet. Everything you need. There are two tall flights of stairs (one with a lockable door) just be prepared if you have littles.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice place overall, close proximity to a couple of eateries,and a small convenience store is located right across the street. Quiet neighborhood. Cleanliness was overall good (except for some soap scum that foamed up in our coffee maker as soon as we filled it with water, and the one bathroom had some sticky gobs of hair in the corner).Would stay there again,but we found it odd that we were being asked to start a load of towels before departing. Not to be lazy, but is that not what we paid the cleaning and service fees for? Also, i feel they should be professionally sanitized, with bleach, and we didn't see any.For the price we paid, we would expect that our towels are properly cleaned,and not having to rely on the fact that the guests before us hopefully washed them right...just saying
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

About the host

Hosted by Christian Gissing

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