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Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River

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This is our BARN.
This is where you will PARK.
View from the other side of the river.
This is your temporary ADDRESS on Prospect Street, Indian River, MI 49749
This is your ENTRNCE. No steps to climb.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 3

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Indian River, MI
  • Place, Indian River Golf Club
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Burt Lake
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Burt Lake State Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River

We have 2 prime weeks available from Monday, June 22nd to Monday, July 6th 2026. Our regularly booked guests are not able to come this year. If you are interested in this entire block of days, You will have a 10% discount off your reservation.

Our rental unit is on the ground floor of a refurbished barn. The pictures shown of the Indian River is your view from the front windows. There is a parade of boats passing by all summer long. We have two 20' dock spaces directly across the street. AND YES, you are welcome to bring your own boat and use the dock. (Separate liability waver required) We are located within a short walking distance to downtown Indian River and the Indian River Golf Course. There is one bedroom with a double bed, another with a twin bed, a full bathroom, kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Laundry facility available on site. No Smoking in the unit.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
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

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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

About the area

Indian River

Located in Indian River, this holiday home is on a river. Burt Lake State Park and Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Big Bear Adventures and Chillermania!. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and hiking/biking trails.
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Indian River, MI

What's nearby

  • Indian River Golf Club - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Burt Lake - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Devoe Beach - 2 min drive - 1.1 km
  • Big Bear Adventures - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Burt Lake State Park - 3 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger King - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Vivio's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Burt Lake Brewery - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Seasons of the North Winery - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Yaz’s - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Refurbished Barn with Excellent View of Indian River located?

Situated on a river, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Indian River Golf Club and Burt Lake. Devoe Beach and Big Bear Adventures are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 81 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 81 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 81 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 81 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 81 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
They were exceptionally friendly and welcoming to our 2 little dogs. We and our little guys were very happy!
Stayed 25 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

JB

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

Nice place to stay

We enjoyed our stay in what i would call more like home. The place is well kept and very comfortable. We will be back soon.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin R.

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

Fishing Trip

We enjoyed the property, it was close to downtown, it has a nice river view, it was just right for our party of 3
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacey A.

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

Weekend Getaway

Owners are very nice and helpful. Checking in and out was a breeze. Nice place to stay with pets, close to Burt & Mullett lake if you like to fish. Overall nice place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey H.

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

Great stay, perfect location.

This is where I like to stay when vacationing in Indian River. It is right in the heart of Indian River on my favorite part of the river. Thanks for being great hosts once again! We had a great time.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kari M.

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

Great location and view of the river

We enjoyed our stay at this refurbished barn apartment. Very clean and reasonably priced. It worked out perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert F.

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

Deer hunting trip

Very comfortable. Nice place, and good location.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

RICK G.

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

Great getaway

Owners were excellent and great communication. Only concern was proximately to very busy road for children/dogs - everything else was great
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Jul 2024
This week the Township put up electronic signs to show passing drivers their speed. It seems to be helping to slow them down.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia S.

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

Nice and Clean

The place was great for 2 people. Very clean and a good place to dock the boat. Owners were very friendly
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim Ypma f.

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

Very Good!!

Very clean. Excellent location. Well stocked with anything you might need. Host was very responsive to our requests. Would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Deana S.

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

Beautiful view

The hists were very pleasant and will be friends when we move up there permanently.
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol A.

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

Indian River

Great place. It was a little close to the road but for me that wasn’t a problem. Great view of the River with a small park with benches just down the road
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

nancy m.

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

Our annual vacation in Indian River

Barb and Bruce are fantastic property owners. Our stay was great, over packed things we would need only to find that they had a complete setup for the kitchen. View was spectacular. Slept well. Beds were very comfortable. Will return next year !
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patrick H.

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

The Red Barn

I fell in love with Indian River, Michigan. It was nice having a spot just off the water. I was able to go kayaking. It was close enough to the Mackinac Island ferry, which I spent a day at which was a great experience. I can’t wait to go back to Indian River and if the red barn is available, I’d love to stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gerald M.

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

Perfect

A beautiful very well maintained rental in the perfect spot for fishing both lakes. Honestly could not ask for more.Hosts were more than gracious. If you’re considering this rental,my highest recommendation.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

April B.

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

Perfect spot on Indian River

We really enjoyed our stay here! It was extremely clean, stocked with all of the necessities, and you couldn't ask for a better spot on Indian River. Barb and Bruce were very friendly and quick to respond to any questions that we had. She even offered us some of the splits from here iris bulbs as she was gardening. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Brenda R.

Nothing fancy but met the needs for most people

We were there for just a two-day visit and with the most part pretty satisfied with the barn and what it offered. My only disappointment was that we cannot use the fireplace and the twin bed and pillow was fairly uncomfortable. I would stay there again but next time I would take my own pillow
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
The comment about the comfort of the bed and pillows is interesting. When I was younger, I preferred a more firm mattress myself. Now, my body is older and more arthritic and I need a softer mattress. So everyone has a different opinion and even individuals change preferences. I had one woman criticize that the larger bed was too soft and she had to sleep on the twin bed to be comfortable. You just cannot please everyone.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Amie H.

Disliked: Communication

Terrible experience

Owner was angry we had a 13yr old and 14yr old there alone while we ran errands. When I was called about it while at my friends and husband was running errands the owner Barbara called me yelling. The house was kept clean by the teenagers. She accused us of smoking and said the place did not smell “normal”. How would she know how it smelled did she go in there while the teenagers were in the house? The house smells like old smoke from fireplace but it’s OLD old furniture and old barn. So no one smoked in fact we only spent one of the six nights there at that time and had two nights left when we were asked to leave. We packed up even though we were refused two days money back…placed keys in bowl in kitchen which we were told to do. Once we were picking up kids by dock in my husbands truck this woman Barbara came out blocked our truck came to my husbands door and opened it and physically put her hands on his arm and pulled screaming “where is the keys”! We both said in the house in the kitchen! And had to force her off of him after she opened the door of our truck while he had it in middle of street four times. We drove away without getting the kids and came back half hour later. I got out of truck to get kids from dock and she came walking towards the kids! I told her to stay away from us. She again demanded keys in which we told her several times where they were. She got within a few feet from me and I told her to not come near me after assaulting my husband! Terrible place!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia H.

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

Best location!

Bruce and Barb were so nice, and have such a welcoming rental. It was exactly what we were looking for, and has everything we could have wanted. Very clean, and super charming, with a wonderful view of the river from the big front window. Would love to come again when the warm weather returns so we can sit on the dock and watch the daily parade of boats go by. The area is a perfect spot in Northern Michigan to get to the most popular spots within a 30 minute drive. Can't say enough good things about our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam B.

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

Indian River rental

We were very pleased with property, location and ease of communication with owners Bruce and Barb. Kitchen was well stocked for cooking, ample parking and a great dock for sitting on the river. Will be returning next summer
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

vern j.

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

Nice

Beautiful view, clean and we had everything we could need.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bryan K.

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

Nice clean place to stay with a great view.

The property had everything my dad and I needed for a comfortable stay on a week long fishing trip. Plenty of room to park the truck and boat on the west side of the unique barn-home, with an exterior outlet to charge the batteries overnight. Beds were comfortable and everything was clean. The kitchen had all the cookware and utensils to cook up whatever came to mind. Out the front window is the beautiful Indian River. Hope to make it back up to this beautiful area and would likely stay at this property again.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Deb S.

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

3 day trip

Prefect for us. Able to dock our pontoon boat across the street. Enjoy boating and walking. Restaurants that we visited were excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott M.

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

Indian River

Nice spot right on the river! Host were very nice. We had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

R. C. D.

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

Revisiting Beautiful Indian River

A very unique property across the street from the beautiful Indian River. The host was friendly and greeted us promply upon arrival, and were not at all intrusive during our visit. As former residents of Indian River, it was awesome to revisit the area. One issue is the property is very close to Prospect Street. Posted speed is 25, but actual speed can be closer to 40-50 at times. Keeping close tabs on small children would be advisable. Although we are not likely to return to Indian River again, we would recommend the property to couples.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

About the host

Hosted by Barb & Bruce Wamsley

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This property has been in our family since 1964. Bruce's parents converted a barn that had been used to store and rent equipment into living quarters. They would travel up from Oak Park, MI with their four boys to work on this property on weekends.

What makes this property unique

Dock is available if you are traveling with your own boat. In addition, we are two miles from Renegade Riding Stable where riding lessons are available. The near-by public beach is shallow for a long way from shore and is great for families with small children. The deeper swimming area enjoyed by the locals is called the Green Docks and it is just 2 doors down on the river.

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