SKI NUBS and BOYNE! Waterfront! OVERLOOKING LAKE MICH! Newer Home! OPEN ALL YEAR

We have stayed here twice now. our first time was last June. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to book again in the winter for skiing, which also did not disappoint.

The home is clean, well appointed and laid out in a way that was fun for all of us. The home has kind of a vintage theme with 60s magazines, vintage movie DVDs, and vinyl records with a turntable. Very fun! There were also games for the kids and a pool and ping pong table.

In June the weather was surprisingly warm as was the water (well the water was not warm, just not as cold as we expected;). The home is on a bluff, so there is a very large stairway with an observation deck, down to the beach area. Great sunsets and views from the stairway deck. There were 10 of us and we all had plenty of room. It was a very peaceful family vacation.

For skiing the home was cozy and the drive to the slopes was pretty quick 15-20 depending on conditions. There were only two of us on this trip, I did mention cozy right? ;)

Outstanding house! Plenty of room for 14 people to spread out and sleep. Kids said the futons were very comfortable The video games and the pool table were a big hit with the kids. We adults love the view of the Lake out the many front windows. Close to ski areas. Pet friendly - my Golden would love to live there! Owners are very easy to work with. Hope to visit again!!

We had a great weekend in this house. The house was as described, spacious and clean, with 3 levels of living space perfect for three generations. The bedroom on the entry level was perfect for our young adult.

The views of Lake Michigan were beautiful and so was the wildlife around the house.

After two days of skiing and enjoying the family were are now back at work still thinking of the good time that we had there.

We decided on Wednesday to do this and the people in charge made it possible that it worked out at such short notice.

We stayed here for two weeks and had a few issues. We contacted the owner and they have fixed all of them. They are great! I took off one star since they had to be fixed after we arrived. They came and moved the rocks we had isssue with in the water. They replaced the shades and put in new curtains in the bedrooms. They also told the cleaning crew to come later on our behalf so we could sleep in. We stayed two weeks so they had to come in the middle. They made sure the lawn guys came later in the day as well. Wow, are they great owners. They even said they might think about putting in a king size bed in the master upstairs, since there is room, and getting new linens and blanklets for the beds. Check the vents in the upstairs, if they are not open it gets toasty. Also, fourth bedroom is an office on first floor, just so you know.

The area is supreme. The house was spotless. The TV is very nice as was reception. Kitchen has lots of room and the house is nice and bright. We had a good time and wish all the owners in the big lake were this good.

Our family of 6 stayed one week at the "Surf Cottage" this past summer. We didn't want to leave!! The home is so peaceful it's almost dreamy. We could tell it was going to be a relaxing stay when we first pulled into the home. The house is situated on a road that really seemed like more of a big bike path than road. Very peaceful and the views were spectacular. The inside of the home looks like something from a 60's home decorating magazine. There were videos, magazines and old records for us to enjoy. We spent our evenings listening to the turntable and watching The Avengers (I now have to get that series on DVD!) :) I even once used the 60's cookbook in the kitchen. The home was also very clean and well maintained. It's the kind of clean that makes you want to take your shoes off and feel comfortable doing so. I spoke twice to the manager when booking and once before leaving. She was very helpful. During our short stay, we went to Mackinac Island once and the city twice. We had a two fires on the beach and though the beach is long, we never saw another person on it. We were even lucky enough to catch a thunderstorm. We could hear it rumbling from Wisconsin (I think) and over Lake Michigan. It was majestic and big sounding. There is a book in the home with maps that detail things to do and places to eat. We tried two of the restaurants in Petoskey and they were both REALLY good. One was called Julliene Tomatoes and the other was an Asian restaurant (can't remember the name.) I think our favorite restaurant was Legs Inn in Good Heart. It's a polish restaurant on a large bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. One of the nice surprises about the home is that it has two living rooms. The kids were able to play and watch TV in the one with the pool table and my husband and I could watch The Avengers (I will get that series!) in the other. That wasn't something we thought about when we booked the home, but we now know it's almost a requirement with the age range of our kids. There was also a firepit in the backyard (which we didn't use) and a swingset (which the kids did use). We all had room to spread out, yet enjoy each other. Anyway, we are so happy to have found this home. We are definitely coming back and would recommend it to our friends.