Location, Location, Location! Pentwater Color Tour; steps from Downtown

Lemon Drop Cottage was perfect for our annual fall girlfriend-getaway weekend. We parked the car in the driveway for the weekend and walked to town to enjoy music, art, shopping, restaurants, and sightseeing. The cottage had one of the best stocked kitchens we've ever enjoyed. For sports fans, the most perfect part of this comfy home was the screened-in back porch with a tv, where we watched the Detroit Tigers on one night and MSU football the next. Lemon Drop has it all!

My family and I LOVED this great rental. It is so close to everything in quaint downtown Pentwater and no more than a 5 minute drive to the gorgeous Lake Michigan. We had everything we needed when we arrived. Very clean and neat decor, comfy beds, variety of games to play with the family and streaming services, and a great screened in porch that we loved spending time on at night. Sara was so helpful and responded to all our questions quickly. We would highly recommend this to anybody looking to vacation in Pentwater, we are already looking into booking again for next year!

We enjoyed our stay in the Lemon Drop cottage! The location is great for enjoying Pentwater and the beach, particularly if you use their bikes or bring your own. There were only two of us so we had plenty of space. The house is great for a family. The second bedroom is adequate for sleeping but doesn't offer much space for your stuff. We enjoyed the updated kitchen and screened porch. We didn't do any cooking as we were there for a wedding but noticed that the house was well stocked with miscellaneous food items that always help! We will consider renting this cottage in the future!

We had reservations at the Lemon Drop cottage for the week starting Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018.

On Tuesday of our week, a severe storm hit the city of Pentwater and surrounding area toppling one-hundred year old trees, knocking out power throughout the city and causing damage to the cottage.

We promptly contacted the owner to inform her of the alarming circumstances. The owner stated they could not come to survey the damage until Thursday.

We then proceeded to spend Tuesday night at the cottage without electricity or hot water or the ability charge our cellphones.

When the power had not returned by Wednesday morning we, along with several neighbors, contacted the power company to see when they predicted power would be restored. Initially it was reported the power would be restored by 2:45 pm Wednesday. However, by 2:00 pm, the return of power estimate had changed to 11:30 pm on Friday, Aug. 31.

Given the facts: no electricity to refrigerate food, charge cellphones, and provide lighting; no hot water; no restaurants or grocery stores open to provide food, we determined that without any alternatives available, it was safest to leave the cottage and return home. We informed the owner that we were leaving Wednesday afternoon.

We paid for a week rental. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were only able to stay 3 nights. We requested a refund of the remaining 4 nights. We thought this was a reasonable request. However, the owner stated she was only willing to refund us less than one night's stay.

Renters beware!

Lemon drop is perfectly located in Pentwater. The house is comfortably furnished with a great screened porch for enjoying your morning coffee and evening cocktails. The beds and pillows were comfy. The kitchen is fairly well stocked, but we did find a few things lacking, so we stopped at the dollar store for them. The grill was clean and worked well. All in all we would stay again. The owners are easy to work with and responded promply to us.