The River House of Alaska, Michigan (Southeast Grand Rapids)

Thanks so much for your kind words and great review! The deck at the River House is our latest investment and has proven to be guest favorite. Sitting on the deck, watching the wildlife along the river is a great way to relax and enjoy the peaceful Thornapple River setting. The view at the River House is spectacular especially during fall colors. You can see the river from every window at the River House and we have appropriately named it "the River House" exactly for that reason. We really appreciate your respectful use of our beloved River House. It is great guests like you that have made our River House a huge success. We are a "Pure Michigan Destination" and when our guests have a positive experience while visiting with us we surely add the Pure Michigan reputation! We hope to see you again some day in the near future!

The River House was a perfect place to stay during your daughter's wedding. We are so glad to have been able to share our beloved River House with you during this most memorable family experience. It was nice to see you sharing the property with family members and giving you a place to decompress with all the wedding activities swirling around you. Thanks for taking time to share your review with us. Our mission was for you to come to the River House, have a positive experience, fall in love with the River House and want to come back again! "Mission Accomplished". We hope to see you again in the near future!

VRBO has proven to be the best Vacation Rental website thanks to great guests like you. You have earned your 4th (5 Star) guest review because of your thoughful and respectful use of our River House property! We really appreciate great guests like you that use the property and leave it as clean as you found it. This is a great partnership between owners and vacation renters. We have been doing VRBO for 20 years now and it just seems to be getting better every year! Great guests, great VRBO host site and hard work on our part to ensure total vacation satisfaction! Our goal is to have you come to the River House, have a wonderful experience, fall in love with the River House, and want to return again! "Mission Accomplished" Thanks for staying with us. We will see you again some day in the future!

Ah YES, sitting on the new deck and listening to the river rapids, so relaxing, we agree! We are so glad you were able to enjoy the River House, relax with your favorite pet. Glad you took lots of pictures! The River House, its property, and the Thornapple River are all so photogenic. Your pictures will be lasting memories of your visit to the River House. Fall colors at the River House are amazing! You will have to book an October visit to enjoy the fall colors. Thanks for being a great communicator. We have been working hard to improve communications with our guests and the results have been excellent. Almost all of our guests comment about our efforts to communicate with them while they are visiting. We also hope you return some day soon. Our mission is for you to come to the River House with your favorite pet, have a wonderful experience, fall in love with the River House and want to come back again! "Mission Accomplished", we hope to see you again in the near future!

Greetings from the River House of Alaska Michigan. Thanks for kicking off our 2026 season as our first guest of the year. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary with VRBO and it is great guests like you that have made our River House vacation rental a huge success. We hope to see you again in the near future.

One of the best ways to enjoy the River House of Alaska Michigan is to go tubing! The River House is all about "the river" and the best way to experience the Thornapple River is with a full immersion tubing experience. We wish all our guests would be brave enough to take the tubing trip down the river! Until you have gone tubing, kayaking, or canoeing on the river you have not really had the full River House experience. We are so glad you went tubing! Being able to enjoy the River House with your family pet is a big plus. No one wants to put their beloved pet in a kennel while they go off and have fun on vacation. We have been working very hard to improve communications with our guests to assure them that we are responsive to any needs or questions and as nearby property owners can be there withing minutes! We are so glad you had a "wonderful stay". Our mission is for you to come to the River House, have a "wonderful stay", fall in love with the River House and want to come back! (Mission Accomplished!) We will see you again someday soon! Have a great rest of your summer!

Birthday Celebration at the River House on the beautiful Thornapple River, "PRICELESS" So glad to be able to share our beloved River House with you on your birthday! Watching the river and the dynamics of the river after rainfall is a true River House experience. Glad to have provided a nice birthday fire for you to enjoy while visiting with us! We have been working really hard to improve communications with our guests and the reviews we have been receiving have shown that our efforst towards improved communications with our guests to be a huge success! When our guests contact us we try to be prompt in our response and if able we try to resolve and issues and or answer any questions they may have. This is basic good customer service and we take that seriously. It is great vacation rental customers like you that have made our River House a huge success! Our mission is for you to come to the River House, have a wonderful birthday celebration, fall in love with the River House and want to come back again. "Mission Accomplished" Thanks so much for your comment "Can't wait to book again!" and we can't wait for you to come back again!

Greetings from the River House of Alaska Michigan. We were honored to be able to host your entire family while visiting with us. Thanks so much for your great review. We hope you can stay with us again in the near future!

So glad your River House experience was a positive one! It was nice to see your family together enjoying the property including your family pet. Thanks for being a great guests. Nice to see you found Gun Lake nearby for your family to enjoy. Please keep us in mind for your future travel plans to West Michigan. Our goal was for you to come to the River House with your family, have a wonderful experience, fall in love with the River House and want to return again in the future. Have a great rest of your summer!

How exciting that you got to spend our countries "250th Birthday" at the River House. We tell our guests that River House memories will last a lifetime. Now whenever someone asks where you were on our countries "semiquincentennial" you will be able to tell them about your excellent adventure to Alaska Michigan and our Beloved River House. We are so glad you decided to stay with us and hope you plan on returning some day! Our mission was for you to come to the River House and have a "Wonderful Experience", fall in love with the River House and want to come back again some day..........(Mission Accomplished!!!!!) Have a great rest of your summer and we hope to see you again some day!

Greetings from the River House of Alaska Michigan. Glad we could share our beloved River House with your family. Thanks for leaving a nice written review in our guest book for others to see. Sharing our River House with your family is our passion. Our mission is for you to come to the River House, fall in love with the River House and want to come back. Mission Accomplised! We hope to see you again in the near future! Go Redwings!

Greetings from the River House of Alaska Michigan. Thanks so much for your respectful use of our beloved River House property. It was great communicating with you while you visited. Thanks so much for your willingness to assist us with preparation for the rising river during your visit. You will always be a welcomed guest at the River House. We hope to see you again in the future!

Thanks for your kind review and respectful use of our beloved River House. It was great seeing you and your family enjoying the property. We have been working hard to improve our communication with our guests while visiting the River House. We are nearby property managers and try our best to offer immediate response when contacted by our guests. We hope you decide to come back and stay with us a little longer next time so you can have more time to relax and enjoy the River House property. We really appreciate great guests like you that have made our River House a success. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Total VRBO satisfaction is our mission and we hit a home run! We are so glad you came to the River House and had a wonderful experience. We have been working very hard to improve communications with our guests and provide personalized services to make your adventure complete. We were so happy to build a bontire for you and provide the wood necessary to make the bonfire experience memorable. Yes, sitting by the river with your loved ones is always magical. The sounds of the rapids and watching the wildlife is always very peaceful. Thanks so much for your kind review. Our mission is for you to come to the River House, have a wonderful experience, fall in love with the River House and want to come back again some day. "Mission Accomplished"! We hope you have a great rest of your summer and hope to see you again in the near future!

Thanks so much for your great review and providing pictures from your visit! So nice to see your family enjoying the River House property. We strive to achieve a 5 Star rating from each of our guests. As nearby property managers, we encourage our guests to call us if there is anything they need while visiting with us. As it turns out, there is an umbrella in the River House garage and we would have been happy to set it up for you. Thanks for letting us know that there are times during the morning hours that sunlight may affect our guests and an umbrella might be useful. We will install the umbrella for our future guests to use. The deck is mostly in the shade during daylight hours. There used to be a tree providing shade over the deck but we chose to cut it down because it was a Mulberry tree and we did not want the tree dropping mulberries on the new deck. Our mission at the River House is for you to come and have a wonderful experience with your family, fall in love with the River House and want to return again some day in the future. We hope to see you again some day soon! Have a great rest of your summer!

So glad you enjoyed the River House and took advantage of the River House property and fishing. The Thornapple River is a highly recognized Small Mouth Bass fishery. Yes the river can be hazardous to fishing lures as there are tree limbs from storms lurking beneath it's surface. We have been clearing tree limbs along the river to minimize casting hazards while fishing. We hope you come back again to enjoy the river during the summer months when you can kayak and canoe safely. Thanks for being great River House guests. It's great guests like you that have made our River House a success going on 20 years now! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Thanks so much for your positive comments. Seeing a Bald Eagle on the river catching fish......PRICELESS.....So glad you got to take advantage of our tips for things to do while visiting. Meijer Gardens is always a favorite destination for our guests. Thanks so much for your respectful use of our beloved River House. Yes it is over 100 years old and we try to preserve and maintain its charm and character so our guests can have a positive experience while visiting with us. The wildlife along the river always offers an additional aspect to your River House adventure. There are deer, fox, otters, great blue herring, and all sorts of other birds of prey along the river. The fishing at this time of year always produces Small Mouth Bass. We take great pride in taking care of the property for our guests and we are always making improvements. We hope to see you again in the near future! Have a great rest of your summer!

Your great review is a reflection of our dedication and effort to make the River House a premier Pure Michigan vacation destination for our guests. We take great pride in providing a wonderful property for our guests to enjoy and we were so glad to see that you invited your family to join you for a nice bonfire. Thanks so much for your respectful use of our beloved River House property. It is great guests like you that have made the River House a success for 20 years now. We hope you decide to return some day so you can make more River House memories. Have a great rest of your summer!

Hello Jason, Thanks for your great review. We really appreciate getting feedback from our guests and we are glad you had a relaxing, comfortable, and safe visit with us. We hope you decide to stay with us again!

Thanks so much for your great review and for writing a positive family memory in our guest book at the River House. We love sharing our beloved River House with our guests and seeing your family together and enjoying the property was so satisfying. Glad you all went fishing and the story about the 15lb Carp you caught was extra special. We are a pet friendly vacation rental and seeing you with your family pet was very cool. We tell all our guests that you don't really know the River House till you have experienced all 4 seasons there. We hope you decide to come back in the summer months so your family can go swiming, canoeing, kayaking, tubing and yes of course more fishing. It is great guests like you that have made our River House a success! We hope to see you again in the very near future! Have a great rest of your summer...........