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2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake

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Torch Lake, the Caribbean of Michigan
Beautiful steps down to beach at Barnes Park Beach.Walking distance from cottage
Barnes Park beach and trails a short walk from the cottage.
Barne Park-Beach on Grand Traverse Bay. Walking distance
Beach at Barnes Park walking distance

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Central Lake, MI
  • Torch Lake
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Grand Traverse Bay
    ‪50 min drive‬
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Living Room 1

1 Double Futon

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen

About this property

2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake

In the center of Eastport lies a cozy two-bedroom cottage. Nestled just a short walk from the stunning Torch Lake and a 15-minute stroll to the shores of Lake Michigan, this cozy retreat offers the perfect getaway for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Spend your days exploring the nearby Elk Lake, just a 21-minute drive away, or simply relax at the property and enjoy the free WiFi, smart TV, and the convenience of a washing machine and dryer.

The fully stocked kitchen, complete with a stove, oven, refrigerator, grill, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, and toaster, allows you to prepare delicious meals, while the dining table and outdoor furniture provide the perfect setting for alfresco dining.

Unwind by the fire pit as the sun sets, or take advantage of the games and entertainment options available. With air conditioning, heating, and essential linens and towels, you'll find all the comforts of home in this charming cottage. Secure parking is also provided for your convenience.

Whether you're seeking a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, this Eastport cottage is the perfect home base for your next vacation.

Property manager

Jeff Felix
Premier Host

Languages

English
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Amenities

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Air conditioning
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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
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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

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
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 and lock the doors
Please use the Green Trash bag located under the kitchen sink and put all garbage into it. There is a garbage bin near in the front yard near the road. Please leave the Green Trash bag in this bin.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Renter is responsible for any and all damages. No camping on property. No Fireworks. No smoking or candles

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadlock

About the area

Eastport

Located in Eastport, this cottage is on a river. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Torch Lake and Lake Michigan. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing, snowboarding and skiing, and don't miss out on the snowmobiling.
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Central Lake, MI

What's nearby

  • Torch Lake - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort - 12 min drive - 13.0 km
  • Castle Farms - 28 min drive - 36.3 km
  • Lake Charlevoix - 34 min drive - 36.2 km
  • Grand Traverse Bay - 50 min drive - 62.8 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Torch Lake Café - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Blue Pelican Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Side Door Saloon - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mammoth Distilling - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Central Lake Tavern - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 2-bedroom cottage sleeps 5 just a short walk to Torch Lake located?

Situated on a river, this cottage is within a 15-minute walk of Torch Lake and Lake Michigan. Antrim Creek Natural Area and Banks Township Park are also within 9 miles (15 km).

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. 27 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 32 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John H.

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

Great place

Great place. Owner very friendly and accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Teresa E.

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

Torch Lake getaway

Very clean and was very helpful with activity recommendations.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lia L.

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

Perfect location

We enjoyed our stay!! It was close to all the places we wanted to explore! Cute place and had everything we needed! Clean and relaxing! Wish we could have stayed longer! Cafe across the street was so fun both for breakfast and dinner and drinks!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaye G.

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

Torch Lake

Close to Torch Lake, Lake Michigan, and a nice restaurant/bar with live music.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amber W., Ithaca Michigan

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

Great place

We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

John H.

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

Great place

House is fantastic and the location is very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karie G.

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

Great spot!

Adorable cottage that had everything we needed! Comfy beds, nice big towels. Easy check-in with a great host!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane M.

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

Cute, clean cottage

Nice cottage, very clean, great location near Lake Michigan.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle M.

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

Excellent experience

We were stying for an event nearby, this rental was perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharon M., Grand Blanc

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

Great Location

Easy check in/check out process. Nice location, easy to visit Traverse City and plenty of wineries around that area. My husband and I had a great time.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa J.

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

Beautiful home, would rent again.

Beautiful home, cozy and comfortable. Easy check in and check out. Would definitely rent again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandra H.

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

House

It was a nice place have hot tub listed but no hot tub
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Janet F.

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

Eastport Rental in a great location

Excellent location and very clean property. Comfortable stay. Nice access to Lake Michigan. I believe it’s a bit more of a walk to Torch Lake We were surprised to find basic cooking ingredients missing however - such as olive oil and spices other than salt and pepper. So recommend folks visit a store for these basics. Also did not find hair dryer there so recommend making sure travelers bring one.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dr. Kristina Z.

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

Great Location, Clean, Comfortable

The location is extremely convenient to so many things! It is walking distance to hikes, a restaurant, a store, and 2 lakes (lake MI & Torch lake). The place was clean, with all amenities and window air conditioning units in the bedrooms. There are blackout window shades which are wonderful for the long summer days in Northern MI. There was a cute back area with a grill, fire pit, and some chairs (we didn’t use either, but it was nice that they were there).
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittany V.

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

Nice, quiet property!

We had a nice getaway after a small wedding ceremony! It was prefect for us and we really enjoyed the property!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cindi H.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pitstop on travel south

The house was perfect. Breakfast right across the street. Short walk to Lake Michigan.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda O., Livonia, MI

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

Nice location. Cute perfect place

This is in north Torch lake. With a nice public access spot close. Conveniently located to go to the bay or the lake. Great communication. Nice place to stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

kathy c.

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

Cottage Camping. Our grandchildren wanted us to go camping so they went camping across the street

Our Son and his family went camping across the street from our cottage at Barnes park camp grounds. Great family trip. Our cottage was great! Definitely my kind of camping. Very nice cottage. Would stay again and recommend it to friends and others.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Giulia C.

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

Great vacation! Super nice cottage

Everything was great, clean and well-kept. This cottage has everything you need for summer and winter time! The landlord is very kind and present for all you need. Beautiful places all around
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bria

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Amazing Host! I loved everything about my trip the lakes were close. The cafe across the street is amazing. Live entertainment and really good food. Fresh food options around. I will be back. Host were great at responding and very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rick H.

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

What we were looking for!

Very clean up to date house. We were looking for a home base the explore the area. Lots of nice beaches and parks near by. Property sets a little ways off the intersection of 2 main roads. Shut the blinds and you wouldn't know it. It's a good place to stay to explore the Lake Michigan area. Very friendly and responsive host!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle M.

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

Excellent location

The home was just as described. Plenty of room to park our boat. Great Cafe/bar across the street with live music every night. The home was clean and fit our family perfectly. Great location with hiking trails close by and beautiful Torch Lake with two boat launches within minutes away. Campground across the street, fire pit at home was a nice addition. The owner stayed in contact with us the entire time to ensure we were enjoying our stay. Check in was very easy. Plenty of markets close by as well. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie Y.

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

Good stay

We had a very nice stay at this Vrbo Rental. Host responded to messages within an hour. Location is on busy/main roads, so there's not much privacy in the yard. But it didn't bother us when we were inside. Washer & dryer were great. We had one rainy day during our visit, and the living room was great to watch movies & play board games. We were surprised at how comfortable the mattresses were. The water was sulfur-smelling, but that's super common for the location. We brought plenty of water to drink. There wasn't a grill brush, but turns out you can use crumpled up aluminum foil to clean the grill.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sarah J.

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

Very Disappointed

The location was great! Unfortunately the one air conditioning unit in the home made it unable for anyone to sleep due to how hot the home was even with the fans we bought. The lack of a microwave made it impossible to heat anything up because we did not want to use the oven due to increasing the temperature of the home. The pans that were there had crusty food left in them and the worst thing was the smell of the water. We opted to go somewhere else to finish out our vacation.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amber C.

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

Pleasant stay for young family of 5

There was a slight check in delay because of laundry, no problem for us as the cleaner was very accomodating. Place was nearly spotless. Finishes and furniture was clean and of decent quality. My only complaint was the shower pressure was low but thats not anyones fault. Few things to note.. we had 1 toilet paper roll not sure if thats normal or not but might want to pack extra. There are a couple of markets nearby for convenience but also $$$$ a box of cereal was $11. Nearest Meijer is 30 min south in Traverse City I think. Also we didn't realize Torch lake really wasnt a beach friendly place (never been here before). We don't have a boat or anything but didnt realize we would hardly use it bc no beaches and you reallly can't see it very well from driving around. Location of the house is so nice, 20 min North to Charlevoix or 20 min south to Elk rapids. Both have nice family public beaches. The Barnes park beach nearby is also pretty nice but we like to visit a new beach daily. Property is close to Friske fruit stand which our kids had a blast at their facility. We also headed into Central lake (Blue Pelican Inn)for dinner and stopped at the 1914 Cellar and also Torch Lake Cellars. Would def recommend this rental to anyone. Rooms had window air-conditioning units which kept the rooms very comfortable for sleeping. And the rental had blackout blinds on every window which is extremly nice!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

About the host

Hosted by Jeff Felix

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My wife and I have loved Northern Michigan our entire lives. With our five boys and one girl, we've spent countless summers and winters here, making the most of everything this beautiful area has to offer as a family. Whether it's fishing, swimming, boating, golfing, skiing, or simply searching the shoreline for Petoskey Stones, we've created unforgettable memories. We're thrilled to share our cottage with guests who want to create their own special moments with loved ones.

Why they chose this property

This cottage is nestled in a truly unique location. Just a short walk away, you can spend the day on the pristine, crystal-clear waters of Torch Lake or bask in the sun on the beautiful sandy beach of Grand Traverse Bay at Barnes Park. Next door, enjoy great food, drinks, and live music at the Torch Lake Café. With so much to see and do in the area, adventure awaits. After a day of exploring, unwind in our newly remodeled cottage and gather around the backyard campfire to share memories under the stars.

What makes this property unique

Great Location!! Walk to Torch Lake or Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay! Across the street from boat launch for Torch Lake. Park your boat and trailer right at the cottage. Take a walk over to Barnes Park with it's beautiful beach on Grand Traverse Bay. Listen to live music while your enjoying dinner and drinks at the Torch Lake Cafe next door. Two golf courses within a 10 min drive. The cottage sits between the lake towns of Charlevoix and Elk Rapids which both boast lots of great shopping. Visit the local wineries including "Cellar 1914 " two miles down the road. Even take a day trip to Traverse City and visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes. This area is also a winter wonderland with it's skiing at local resorts like Shanty Creek & Schuss Mountain. There is also excellent ice fishing and snowmobiling around Torch Lake.

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