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Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach.

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and balcony

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Exterior
Exterior
Outdoor dining
Room
Room

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 102200 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Traverse city, MI
  • Place, Front Street
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Village at Grand Traverse Commons
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Traverse City Beach
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Jetted bathtub

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach.


This waterfront home is 2200 square ft with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. There are 4 king beds, 1 queen bed and 2 twin beds. This house sleeps 10 comfortably and is a great layout for larger groups. The kitchen has a great layout as well with plenty of room for a buffet style family dinner. Featuring granite countertops and 2 dish washers to make cleanup a breeze. Also if you want to sit down for a family dinner there is dining space for 10 people. Other great amenities include Central air, back patio with a charcoal grill and a large fenced back yard for your dog as well.
The location can’t get much better being only 3 miles from Traverse city and a half a mile from Traverse city Yacht club and Marina. We are also only 20 min from Sleeping Bear dunes and Empire beach. Other activities in the area include golfing, boating, wine tasting, shopping, 2 casinos, kayaking, biking etc...

Our weekly rentals start June 15 to August 16. If you have any questions let me know. Thank you, Nancy Permit 2025-20
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
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

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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 and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Traverse City

Located in Traverse City, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Shoppers can check out Front Street, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Michigan and Traverse City Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Great Lakes Children's Museum, or check out an event or a game at Turtle Creek Stadium. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hunting and hiking nearby.
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Traverse city, MI

What's nearby

  • Front Street - 8 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Traverse City Visitor Center - 8 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Village at Grand Traverse Commons - 8 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Munson Healthcare - 8 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Traverse City Beach - 15 min drive - 14.2 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪North Peak Brewing Company - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Tasting Room - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Nittolo’s Little Italy - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Barrio - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Lil Bo - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total).

What time is check-in at Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Waterfront beach house. 5 min from Traverse City. Private Sandy beach. located?

This family-friendly Traverse City holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Children's Museum. West End Beach and Brengman Brothers are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 102 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 102 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 102 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 102 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 102 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tarah K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house for a girls weekend getaway. Very clean and comfortable beds. Kitchen was well stocked and owners were super easy to communicate with. Will be booking again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Regan L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We were in Traverse City for a wedding and stayed for four nights. The house is perfectly laid out so that there’s privacy for everyone. The yard and the beach are absolutely amazing! You literally 10 minutes from downtown Traverse City and about 20 minutes from Sutton’s Bay. The house was spotless and everything you can possibly need is stocked. The communication from the property owner was stellar. Very responsive and very helpful. The highest recommendation I can give is to say that we are definitely going to book it again next year. I have been renting with VRBO since they started a couple of decades ago and this property was definitely in my top five.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine F.

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

Perfect house for our group!

We had a family group of 9 adults and 1 infant. We loved having 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Plenty of space to fit our needs and spread out. Property is close to wineries and breweries we visited. Also several fishing areas close to house. Nice backyard space! If in the area again, we would certainly like to stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol K.

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

Up North escape

Great house and location. Hosts were great to work with. We enjoyed our stay and made beautiful memories. Pup friendly property and our dog enjoyed his stay too.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

carl and julie p.

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

Good Location and Family Sized

Numerous nearby restaurants made mealtimes easy. Large family sized log cabin home afforded a family reunion for our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

jeffrey g.

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

Traverse City Dream Stay

Our stay was as good as we could have imagined since the 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths were the perfect accommodation for 4 couples. The fenced in yard was ideal for the dog and the lake across the street made the location even that much more fun. We had a fire by on the beach or in the backyard every evening. We hope to stay there again since we travel to TC more than once per year.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Laura C., Midland, MI, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice home for large group with dogs

The house had plenty of space for all of us and accommodated our dogs.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sue F.

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

Sister Trip

My sister's and I stayed here for our annual trip. The location was wonderful! It's on a busy street but we never heard traffic inside the cabin and in the back, on the deck it was also nice and quiet. You're close to Sutton's Bay as well as Traverse City! The host was readily available for any questions. We wouldn't hesitate to stay here again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzi H., USA

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

Perfect Location!

Weekend trip with a group of friends. The house is set up perfectly for large gatherings. Watching the sunrise over the water was a fabulous way to start the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa C.

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

Spacious home with lake view

Very comfortable home with easy access to Traverse City. Lovely views of the lake across the (busy) road, big fenced in yard with patio. My family was in the area for a wedding - this home was perfect for our needs. David and Nancy were great hosts.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth M.

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

Awesome family getaway

Annual Friends and family snowshoe and wine tour and great place to stay where everyone had their own room, plenty of bathrooms and 2 hug tables for games, eating and talking. 2 of us had our dogs and there was a huge yard to play in. We are making this house our annual location, it's perfect and the water views are priceless. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Lisa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
The house was nice, but there were several amenities that were lacking. Firstly, please let your guests know that the beach may appear sandy, but in fact it is very rocky! you could not go in the water without water shoes. It would have been nice to know this is advance. Next the bath towels. I'm sorry but when I'm spending 4500 to stay a house, I expect things to seem fairly new. The towels seemed to be 20yrs old. They were very ratty. Lastly, We are a family that likes to cook. If you are the same way, bring your own knives. The only "chopping" knives she had were steak knives and a very dull small paring knife that didn't cut a thing. Oh and be prepared to live out of your suitcase. Lots of beds, one in every corner, but not a single dresser for drawers to put things in.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to stay. Close to Traverse City and Sutton’s Bay. Plenty of room. Great views.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derick S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The perfect location and home for family and friends to gather for my daughter’s wedding! Nancy was so responsive to questions we had and zero issues, easy check in and access! A beautiful home across from the water with plenty of space for several families. Nice big back yard and open floor plan. Would definitely come back again! Thank you for a wonderful stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mark M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location. Beach area is beautiful. Wonderful gathering space in the house. Host had excellent communication. Would have been helpful to know about the walk through bedroom. Cleanliness needs a little work.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay. The home suited us very well. Our two sons were there with their wives and a total of three grandchildren (one 3-year-old, two 5-year-old twins). There are five bedrooms total in three clusters (two 2-bedrooms with bathrooms, one 1-bedroom with bathroom) so it was easy to keep some distance during naps, bedtime, etc. Two dishwashers and a fenced backyard for play outside were also pluses.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Beth J.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The location is very nice and the host responded quickly to any question,. The house needs to be updated and cleaned better. The road in front is very busy to cross over to the beach but we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom L.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful spot!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim S.

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

Wedding weekend for our son!

We had a great wedding weekend!! Beautiful location and easy to get around. Very thankful for the 5 bedrooms! It was great!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol S.

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

Birthday getaway

This was a great home base for a weekend of birthday wine and cider tasting. The house was cozy warm despite the cool fall weather. Beds were comfy, and we appreciated everything being on one level. We would definitely book again. book again. boosummer
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Tim F.

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

Disappointed

Not what we expected from Vrbo. Misleading description of property and area. Very busy state route to cross for beach access. Property not clean. We had to clean it ourselves. Electric was substandard. Many overused or non working outlets. Clogged tub in master bathroom. Loose toilet in other bathroom. Beds squeaky. No light under microwave made for dark cooking. Poorly rated
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda S.

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

Great Family Trip

We had a great family trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Randy P.

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

Sibling vacation

Overall a good property. Able to accommodate us all. House has a bit of an odd layout and is somewhat rustic but it still worked for all 8 of us. Even though it’s a busy road the view of the lake was just beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Judy O.

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

Summer Family Trip

Nice view with the beach. Very busy road. Grill was not good. Linens need updating
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie H.

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

Perfect house for us

The house was in a wonderful location for us and having two wings worked out for our group. Would love to rent again! Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

About the host

Hosted by Aaron Colby

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Why they chose this property

Best location in the area!

What makes this property unique

Water front.

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