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Charming South Shore Lake Front Cottage. Sleeps Ten.

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Property grounds
Beach
Marina

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Balcony

Explore the area

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Frankfort, MI
  • Place, beach near Crystal Falls Boating Access Site
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Betsie Lake
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Frankfort Beach
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

+1
Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Charming South Shore Lake Front Cottage. Sleeps Ten.

Our family cottage is on Crystal Lake's, beautiful south shore just minutes from Frankfort, Beulah, and the Betsie Valley Trail. Home sleeps ten with everything you need to make your family vacation unforgettable.

Home features four bedrooms.

1- Main floor primary with queen bed
2- Upstairs lakeside with queen, twin, and private deck
3- Upstairs center bedroom with two twin beds
4- Upstairs back bedroom with queen and twin
All bedrooms have dressers and closets

Indoor amenities include:
*Two living rooms with flat screen smart TV’s
*Free Wi-Fi
*Fully equipped kitchen
*Linens and bath towels ( beach towels not provided)
*Onsite laundry with iron and board
*Two full baths
*Central heat and AC
*Paper products to get you started
*Living room has a fireplace. For safety concerns, this is not available for use

Enjoy the outdoors:
*Two large decks
*Lakeside fire pit with firewood provided
*Private dock with 3000 pound capacity boat hoist and buoy for daytime mooring.
Two kayaks, row boat with oars, two stand up paddle boards, pedal boat, and a canoe

*Lakeside picnic table
*Large yard for your outdoor activities
*Corn hole boards with bags
*Ample parking for cars and boat trailer

-Summer rentals by the week only
Saturday to Saturday
3:00pm check in/10:00am check out
-Other dates are four day minimum
-This is a quiet, family oriented area with year round residents. Please keep this in mind when renting.

Thank you for visiting our listing. We are excited to share our beautiful cottage with you. Your friends and family will agree that The Herban Cottage is the place to be.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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About the area

Frankfort

Located in Frankfort, this holiday home is on the waterfront. While the natural beauty of Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Crystal Mountain.
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Frankfort, MI

What's nearby

  • beach near Crystal Falls Boating Access Site - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Betsie Lake - 5 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Bellows Public Beach - 7 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Betsie Valley Trail - 8 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Frankfort Beach - 8 min drive - 8.0 km

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪A Papano's Pizza BEULAH - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Five Shores Brewing - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Stormcloud Brewing Parkview Taproom - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Stormcloud Brewing Company - ‬7 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 12 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 12 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 12 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 12 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emily S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect vacation home! Easy check-in, well stocked kitchen, comfortable beds and dream location! So much fun on the lake, we are already planning to come back next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Carl P.

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

Great time

Lovely part of the lake and great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bryan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We were very happy with the house and its space and of course Crystal Lake.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

MaryJo V.

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

Great Northern Michigan stay

The property was spacious, clean, modern, rustic and cozy! There was plenty of room for everyone and the lake access was sandy and perfect for our three year old granddaughter to enjoy the water. Dock was new and nice! Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen S.

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

Family Fun

House was roomy, well upkept, very generously provided with everything possible. Wonderful shallow lakefront with grass and sand approach. Great location for all types of activities and restaurants in the area.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Jennifer F.

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

Lakeside Family vacation

We had a wonderful family vacation on beautiful Crystal Lake. The house was very clean with updated bathrooms and kitchen. The large yard was great for family wiffle ball games. We loved fishing off the dock, kayaking, paddle boarding and swimming. We had several great campfires in the fire pit. A great time was had by All!
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brent G.

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

great times

property and the owner were great, owner was nice enough to ship us items we left behind after checking out...a great experience from start to finish +
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas T.

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

Awesome Place!

Fantastic family stay! Super blessed to have stayed. Thank you for hosting! Great family memories on timeless Crystal Lake with awesome attention to details! Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia T.

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

Crystal Lake Stay

Everything was as described and clean, from the house to the large lawn area. The house was well stocked and the host was very accommodating and responsive. Our grandkids enjoyed the shallow beach area and all the toys, paddle boat, canoes, stand up paddle boards. We had a great time and would book this house again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Doug P.

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

Spectacular!

What an amazing location! Right on Crystal Lake and so close to Frankfort and Beulah. The home was cozy, spotless, and had everything our family needed for the week. The hosts are very responsive and accommodating. I would highly recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amy S.

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

Perfect Family vacation!

We had such a wonderful vacation on Crystal Lake! The house was perfect for our family of 5, plenty of space if you have a larger group. Kitchen provided everything we needed; plenty of towels, washcloths in the spacious bathrooms. Great yard and dock. We had tons of fun on the clear water with the provided kayaks and canoe. The fishing was great off the dock as well as the drop off, the kids caught a ton of fish! Easy check in and the lovely welcome basket was wonderful! Thank you for a great week, we would definitely stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jul 2023
Thank you so very much for the wonderful review. We are so happy your family enjoyed our cottage as much as we do. I have to admit when I read your son’s note I teared up a little. Thank you for treating our home so well.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jan D.

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

Great Family Get Away

Perfect location and home for 6 adults & 1 toddler. One of the cleanest VRBOs we have rented. Location was great to get to Frankfort for our needs. We cooked most meals at home and enjoyed the well-appointed kitchen & grill. While the weather was very cool, on the warm days we enjoyed all of the kayaks and pedal boat. Dock was perfect for our grandson to fish & catch a few blue gills on his first few tries! Communication with Mike was always on point and we appreciate his feedback provided to us re: renting a pontoon along with checkin/checkout. We all agreed it was a wonderful stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
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