cottage 100 feet private lakefront on beautiful higgins lake

My husband and myself, along with our 3 kids (ages 5, 2.5, and 9 month old) stayed at the Sparr’s cottage mid August. We were greeted by Mike who was very helpful and informative. We were impressed with the size of the cottage. The living area was perfect for our kiddos to hang out on rainy afternoons. The large windows gave a lovely view of the lake. The cottage is stocked with everything you would need for your stay-from kitchen ware to towels and linens to WiFi and toys! We loved the sandy beach area to play and enjoy campfires. The lake is beautiful and we were astounded at the long walk out in only a few feet deep of water! The pedal boat was a hit for everyone. The yard is beautiful and private.

Our two older children slept in the bedroom with the twin beds. Our baby slept in the loft—the pack n play fit perfectly up there.

We appreciated the fans and would suggest having a few more if the windows are not able to be replaced with screens (this was a work in progress during our stay).

Aside from spending time at the cottage, we enjoyed the nearby state parks. Overall our stay was as relaxing as it could be with 3 young children :) we would definitely come back and recommend it for anyone!!

It was very lovely, we had a great time. Cute cottage with everything you needed.

We once again had an absolutely fatatsyic week at a wonderfully maintained property! Already looking forward to next year!

We truly enjoyed our week at the cottage, the accommodations were clean and comfortable, plenty for the kids to do on the water and the view is great. Definitely would come back again.

The cabin has a great view and of course Higgins Lake is the most beautiful lake in the world, but this cabin is not. No air conditioning and no windows that open in the great room made it VERY hot. 3 bedrooms but only 2 fans provided, I had to go purchase 2 more fans just to make it bearable to sleep at night. Every window was filled with spiders, webs and dead bugs. I know it is a cabin in the woods of MI but when renting and paying money for a week I expected better. The windows should have been vacuumed out before we arrived. Tons of cobwebs and those white nest pods in the bathroom, which I cleaned out myself. Thick dust everywhere. No counter space in bathroom, which is ok, but the medicine cabinet had used toothbrushes, used deodorant and 1 was filled with expired OTC medicines (and a baggie of suppositories). Thank goodness my grandkids are old enough to know not to touch stuff like that but someone else’s kids could get into that and get sick. I can’t imagine anyone desperate enough to brush their teeth would use a stranger’s toothbrush, especially when there are stores a few miles away. The extra things like trash bags, napkins and tin foil was nice but the other stuff is NOT something that should be in a place that is rented out to the public. The chairs on the beach were so covered in cobwebs and nest pods we were afraid to sit in them. I took a broom and put them in the lake and cleaned them off. A week later there were barely any cobwebs on them so I know this hadn’t been done in a while, if ever. I also had to shovel out the fire pit since ash was just an inch below the rim so our logs wouldn’t fall out. This is a ‘RENTAL PROPERTY’ that I paid good money to stay at, not a friend’s house that can be in any condition they like. If I wanted to sleep, shower and sit with bugs and spiders I would have camped at a campground for a fraction of the cost. This place is not maintained as a professional rental property, so instead of being rustic and cute, it is just rustic and dirty.