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Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park

Holiday home with kitchen, 8-minute walk to Lake Michigan

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House Exterior
Living area
Private kitchen
Dining

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 101100 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer

Explore the area

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Elk Rapids, MI
  • Place, Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Elk Rapids District Library
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Elk Lake
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Towels provided · Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park

Newly updated downtown Elk Rapids home, the house is less than a block to the beach and to Veterans' Memorial park. Memorial Park features basketball courts, tennis, a huge playground for kids, and all the great traits of a beach park. The three bedroom house sleeps 10 and is a quick 2-block walk to downtown dining, shopping, and water sports. Outside, a huge corner lot with gas grill and yard games perfect for outdoor entertaining and with room for the kids to run and play.

Great house with an amazing view of Grand Traverse Bay. Less than a block to the beach, downtown, dining, and a huge park and playground for children. House has big backyard to entertain and play outside. In addition, this house has room to park a boat on trailer and is within a mile of access to Elk Lake/Torch River System and to the bay. Golf, snowmobile/ORV trails, and skiing are all close by. For those who want a city experience, Traverse City is only a short drive away.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
We don't have baby gates, cribs or other equipment
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking permitted outside

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Place used linens and towels on the kitchen table
Empty kitchen and bathroom trash, place in blue bin outside.
Is it Thursday? Please pull blue bin to the street
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Linens Towels may not be removed from house. We do not supply beach towels or washcloths. Use of bleach in washing machine is not permitted
Blue garbage bin must be pulled to the street on Thursday or Friday morning before you check out or after you check in Text a picture to 313.989.6903
Crock Pot - If you use the crock pot it must be hand washed and reassembled before you check out.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Elk Rapids

Located in Elk Rapids, this holiday home is in the city centre. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Torch Lake. Guntzviller's Spirit of the Woods Museum and Music House Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Elk Rapids, MI

What's nearby

  • Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Veterans Memorial Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Elk Rapids District Library - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • North Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Elk Lake - 3 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Oasis Tavern - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Dam Shop - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Johnny's Torch Riviera - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Jolly Pumpkin - ‬38 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Huge corner lot, home is a 2-minute walk to beach, playground, and park located?

Located in the heart of Elk Rapids, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall and Lake Michigan. Veterans Memorial Park and Elk Rapids District Library are also within 5 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 77 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 77 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 77 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 77 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 77 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chad M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
As advertised, would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Susan V.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful time in Elk Rapids! We all agreed it just needed better pillows, the beds were comfortable otherwise.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house for our stay with a well-stocked kitchen and 3 nice bathrooms. Loved the location - walking distance to downtown and the island library. Beautiful, giant willow tree on the property was a bonus!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our second time here. The location is one of the main reasons we stay here. Walking distance to downtown Elk Rapids and the beach. Originally we booked this because it is pet friendly. The only thing we were disappointed in is the lawn was thick as a hay field. No big deal since we didn't have to cut it. Price and location are the main reasons we continue to come back.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raegen J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Had a Wonderful Stay

Enjoyed our stay at this home. We were there during spring break to get some things done. The location is perfect..walking distance to town! House was clean and had so much character!
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela D.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was very cute, listing was accurate. Location was excellent, easy walk to the beach and downtown shopping. Kids loved the beach playground. Kitchen had everything we needed. The only hiccups were that we didn't get an automatic message with the check in information. However, the host replied very quickly to my question of how to check in, so it didn't really effect our stay. There were also a lot of little fly bugs on the ceiling corners in the kitchen when I checked in. I was able to vacuum them up in a few minutes and they stayed gone the rest of our stay, so likely someone before us just opened the window without a screen. Otherwise it was very clean (no issues with beds, bathroom or counters). There was also a nice peek a boo view of the bay from the kitchen, living room and upstairs bedroom!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Chris N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location for Last-Minute UpNorth Trip

The location of your Elk Rapids home worked out perfectly for our last minute trip. Very walkable to restaurants and the beach and pickleball courts at the park. It was also convenient for our excursions to Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Petoskey. Communications with you and check-in/out process went smoothly. Would stay again if in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelsea B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas in Elk Rapids

The home is cute and cozy! Tastefully decorated and clean with everything we needed for a wonderful visit. The hosts even put up a Christmas tree for us! We’d definitely love to stay here again, any time of year!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Deb M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming place!

We enjoyed our stay & hope to return. Such a charming place on a quiet street with a park & beach just a block away. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

girls weekend

awesome house and hreat location!! walking distance to the beach and shops down town.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Heidi D.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls weekend

Good. Had to contact host for check in code and check out expectations.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Good location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grant S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vaca

Comfortable home, great location! Good communication with owners. We have stayed here before and will do so again.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We enjoyed ourselves

The rental place was good and accommodated us with everything that you need at home easy to find very relaxing Had a lot of fun
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girl’s trip, October, 2024

The property is very nice, great location for visiting tunnel of trees, as well as glen arbor, traverse city, sleeping bear sand dunes, fall colors were so amazing, loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raeanna T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Get Away

This was a great location to visit both Elk Rapids, Traverse City and Bellaire. My husband an I enjoyed all the space of this listing and could see bringing a larger group to this listing in the future. It was a great stay even in the non-tourist season.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for our family trip

Nice house with plenty of space for 3 adults and 2 kids. Easy walk to the beach, and easy drive to traverse city and our day trip to sleeping bear dunes. The town of elk rapids, also walking distance, was wonderful as well. We'd be glad to stay and visit again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Chanda D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Beach Location

Had a great stay a this cute beach property. You can’t beat the location. Overall the inside of the home was clean. Kitchen was well stocked. The home itself could use a little TLC. Windows could be cleaned
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay in Elk Rapids Michigan

It was a very nice place to stay while in town for a wedding. Plenty of space and a cute place. A lot of yard area as well with a beautiful large tree on the corner. Walking distance to the beach and downtown was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place, great location.

Clean, tidy, efficient, a block from the beach and park, and a couple blocks from beautiful downtown Elk Rapids! Walk 1 minute to the best sunsets! Simple fun.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terri T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Elk Rapids Charmer

First time Renting this house for our yearly family reunion in Elk Rapids. So perfect ! Clean comfortable and so close to everything ! Worked out great ! We hope to definitely come again ! Perfect week !
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend getaway

We enjoyed our stay. Plenty of space for the 9 of us. We didn't spend much time in the home since we were only there for a weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Virginia L., Montgomery

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute little home

We were very pleased with the property. We had more than enough room. Hopefully to stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tara S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Winter Get-Away!

This is our 3rd time staying in the home and we just can’t say enough about the home and owners! So quick and easy to communicate with. The home is wonderful! Perfect for our family. And we really love the town of Elk Rapids especially in the Winter. Restaurant and shops are located very close by. You can walk to downtown from the home. The home is very comfortable and well taken care of. The owners provide necessities, so you don’t need to feel like you have to bring every little thing from home, making for an easy, relaxing get away! We would highly recommend this rental and owners! Thank you again for everything!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole K., Charlevoix, MI

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls weekend

This vacation home was the perfect getaway for our girls weekend. Slept us all perfectly, thank you so much for everything!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

About the host

Hosted by Steve and Tami Simpson

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My wife Tami and I, and honestly my whole family have helped to make this house into our family vacation home. We have three kids- two boys and a girl in the middle. I am a College administrator and Tami is a Real Estate Agent in Ann Arbor, MI. We are both graduates of the University of Michigan and are dedicated football fans. Additionally, I coach my youngest son Milo who is the starting center ad long snapper for the Ann Arbor Pioneer HS Football team.
Outside of work, our family has dedicated itself to establishing and developing a property management business. We are hoping to establish a presence in northern Michigan that will allow us to live and work full time there. In the meantime we work during the week, and spend just about every weekend either managing or doing construction on our next venture!

Tami and I met in the restaurant business many years ago. She was a waitress and I was a chef. In cliche fashion, we fell in love and got married. Today for fun we still cook, forage, and fish. We also make our own dry cured sausages and hams and hope to one day also buy a food truck that sells sandwiches made on our homemade sourdough English muffins. We love sports- the Lions, Big Blue, and my son's lacrosse and football teams. We also love the outdoors. We really enjoy spending time on the amazing lakes around this home with our family and friends.

We built this house to be a place for our family- increasingly scattered to the winds these days- to be able to come home to and spend time together. We sincerely hope you will be able to do the same here with your friends and loved ones and we look forward to hosting you.

Why they chose this property

We have been coming to ER for more than 20 years to stay with my parents and to visit our best friends from college. After 16 years of sleeping on the futons at our folks' place, we decided to invest in one of our own. We love Elk Rapids! There is no other place where we feel so safe to let our kids loose. Boating, snowmobiling, fishing, dining, shopping, and so many other great activities are so close to the house. We love everything ER offers and there is not a better community to live in!

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