Habor Cove Condo, Harbor Springs

If it weren't for the facilities at Harbor Cove I would have given this condo a 2 star. The condo is in major need of renovation! My family liked the large kitchen table, the stone fireplace, the pictures and the master bedroom was ok. The rest of the house felt like a college rental. What was there was functional but worn out and/or didn't match. I have stayed in several rentals and all had that "wow" factor that let you know you were on vacation. Those rentals were also in the same price range as this condo.

As you walk in you're greeted by a brown indoor/outdoor carpet and an uneven floor around the steps. The kitchen is from 1990. Above the ceiling is only half painted. The couches are well broken in. Upstairs is no different. The bathroom has yellow faded linoleum which I think used to be white. The toilet runs non stop and the shower door falls off everytime you move it. In many places the wallpaper is faded or torn. In the bunk room the beds are placed in a way that restricts access to one of the windows and the closet. There is a TV upstairs...but no cables to make it work. During our stay it was rather warm so the fans were nice as the upstairs gets very warm.

With all that negative being said, my family did have a great time in the area and Harbor cove. The private beach was great! It was not crowded and very beautiful. The outdoor and indoor pools were also great. I've never been in such a warm heated outdoor pool. The hot tub and sauna were also nice. The grilling stations around the condo and pool were convenient and well taken care of.

The location was perfect sorted in between Harbor Springs and Petoskey. There is also several other nearby attractions that are easy to get to. Almost every drive is scenic to boot.

This condo has a lot of potential but for the price it needs serious renovations! There are others that that are updated and very nice for around the same price or cheaper.

Had a great time! We really enjoyed Harbor Sorings and Petoskey. Pirates Cove mini golf and Petoskey Brewety were especially enjoyable. It was hot the week we stayed, so air conditioning would have been nice. But other than that, all was great! The beach was beautiful; we really enjoyed cooking out there. The pool was also very nice.

We spent the last week of June at this condo and had a fantastic time! The condo was nestled in the woods, clean, spacious and I loved the "up north" decor. The master bath was recently remodeled and very nice. It was well supplied and offered many amenities. Also a BIG deal for me was the water tasted great - no smelly well water! We loved the pool, beach front access (nice sand and stones/shell searching), tennis courts/community grilles and proximity to bike paths. We loved biking into town (Harbor Springs downtown is really beautiful - lovely gardens, walk the dock, eat ice cream or feast on the J-buns (best cinnamon buns ever!) at Johan's Bakery or shop the farmers market on Wed/Sat downtown. The condo had everything we needed for our stay! We look forward to making our return trip!

Should remind guests they need to bring Toilet Paper, shampoo, conditioner, and soap (should be obvious, but we forgot) and need to call for code to lock box for entry key. May consider telling guests that if they want plush towels they should bring their own. Other than that it worked perfectly for us. Thanks.

The place accommodated us well, and what was expected from the description. For the price and space this is great place. However; bedding in the master bedroom appeared to not have been cleaned, hairs and other debris on the sheets, and what appeared to be a blood stain on the comforter. Gross! The other issue was at least half of the dishes that we pulled out of the cupboards appeared to have been put away dirty. Not just not fully cleaned from dishwasher, but found a mug with food in it, and several utensils also had food on them, and a good amount of other dishes that just weren't clean. I hope the owners take note, because I know they pay a cleaning service to take care of this for them. Unfortunate. If not for those items this would have been a 5 star stay.