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Interior
Private kitchen
Interior
Living area

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 81900 sq ft

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Mears, MI
  • Silver Lake State Park
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Little Sable Point Lighthouse
    ‪6 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Outdoor shower

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Large Lake House 30 Feet From The Water With Private Dock Out The Door.

Great spot to hang out on the lake. 90 feet of Private Frontage and gazebo. Private dock directly across from the dunes.

House comes with Satellite TV's, WiFi, Air-conditioning, security cameras on outside of the house for your toys safety never any issues, can see doors and parking areas.

4 bedrooms and 2 baths.

Bordering Lake Michigan and Silver Lake, the remarkable sand dunes area consists of nearly 2,000 acres of rolling sand hills 1.5 miles wide and 3 miles long. Still growing and moving, it is considered one of the largest deposits of living dunes on the shores of Lake Michigan. Most of this region is part of the Silver Lake State Park and is open to the public, the beginning of April through October.

Divided into three sections, the northern area is reserved for off-road vehicles where you can test your vehicle and your sand driving skill. Dune vehicle rentals are available. The center region is for hikers and has access to both Lake Michigan and Silver Lake. The southern end is leased to Mac Woods Dune Rides. This is an easy way for people of all ages to enjoy the dunes close-up. Per local zoning you must sign a rental agreement and have it with you on property.

Property manager

The Silver Lake Rental

Languages

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Amenities

Kitchen
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Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Beach view

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 24
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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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
No Fireworks
Only flush toilet paper

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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

About the area

Mears

Located in Silver Lake, this cottage is on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Silver Lake State Park. Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center and Lewis Farm Market & Petting Farm are also worth visiting.
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Mears, MI

What's nearby

  • Silver Lake State Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Upper Silver Lake - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Little Sable Point Lighthouse - 6 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area Chamber of Commerce - 17 min drive - 14.4 km

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Frickin' Chicken Shack - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Open Hearth Grille - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Whippy Dip - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Silver Scoops Cafe and Creamery - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Golden Eatery - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Large Lake House 30 Feet From The Water With Private Dock Out The Door. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Large Lake House 30 Feet From The Water With Private Dock Out The Door. ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Large Lake House 30 Feet From The Water With Private Dock Out The Door. ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Large Lake House 30 Feet From The Water With Private Dock Out The Door. located?

Nestled on the beach, this Silver Lake cottage is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Silver Lake State Park and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Lake Michigan. Upper Silver Lake and Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 48 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

richard b.

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

Great place to stay

This house has great views of the lake and dunes.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adam K.

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

Great property

Great location, great property.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

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

Family get away

Hope to stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard B.

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

Great View

Great place to stay with good parking.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dennis W.

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

Williams Review

Had a great time. Thanks for everything Bryan!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany C.

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

Beautiful home on the lake

This rental was perfect for friends who were in town for our wedding. The deck flows straight to a dock, the views are beautiful and the house is big and comfy.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dan K.

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

Nice place, beautiful location

This was our 3rd stay at this property and the owner has been making steady improvements. We love this place as it’s right on the water, 4 bedrooms and a huge living room/kitchen/ dining area for all to enjoy. Nice dock and spot to connect the boat. Plenty of parking spaces and room for my boat trailer. Perfect location if you want to boat and enjoy the area.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue S.

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

Fantastic View!!!

This is the best rental right on Silver Lake! Fun to watch the Mac Woods Dune buggies right across the lake. Great dock for enjoying the lake. Wonderful to have breakfast out on the deck. Lots of large windows and sliders for an unobstructed view. Very large place with plenty of room to spread out.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy G.

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

Beautiful view!

Fabulous view! Beautifully updated, great location, clean and nicely stocked with linens and kitchen supplies. Outside area needs a little TLC. Beautiful deck and dock with the best view!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Thressa N.

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

Amazing location and view, but unfinished

The house was great! Driveway had enough room for 3 cars and our pontoon. Everything was wonderful, the only odd part was the home being unfinished and still under construction. Other than that, everything was great.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

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

Family vacay

We enjoy this property and the great set up, inside and out, for our family! It’s well maintained and close enough to town and the dunes without being in the noise of it all. It’s not a big deal at all, but we had a difficult time accessing anything on the TV. Wireless was fine, but no apps were installed. Normally we don’t watch TV on vacay, but the Olympics were on. A little direction sheet that includes how yo access network channels and perhaps some installed apps might help. This was small potatoes though and certainly not something that would hold us back from reserving again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

michelle d.

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

Owner is a slumlord

This is my 2nd stay at this property because the owner said he was planning on fixing the problems we encountered the first time. It was worse this year. The location and view are beautiful. The house is a trap falling in on itself. Black mold in one bedroom, loose boards all over front deck and stairs that are held together with rusty nails. The dock requires balance to walk because it’s lopsided. You need super human strength to open and close the only sliding door that opens to the deck. The owner will claim that you left trash and moved furniture if you complain. Looks like he did this with another occupant. His neighbor told us that he has not had the place inspected. I’m calling the health department. Stay at your own risk.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

John J.

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

Labor Day weekend

Place was nice, no major issues. Check in was easy. Great spot on the lake. Very sandy bottom . Small front yard, but not a lot of places have a large yard. Nice open concept. The deck needs some upkeep but it seems like it’s being worked on. It was nice for a 3 day weekend.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bob S.

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

Property review

Beautiful property. great view of lake and dunes. Open and spacious kitchen and great room. Large deck Patio door is very difficult to open and close. Rental went off without a hitch.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Patty B.

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

Dirty property

We had a horrible experience with this property! When we arrived, there was a key in the door, walked in and there was a pair of men's shorts and underwear on the floor. No one was in the home. We contacted the owner, he said it was his dock guy installing a bouy in the lake that morning. There was also a horrible odor when we walked in which we believe was mold. It permeated throughout the house. Also, we found the house to be dirty. We spent two days cleaning. One of toilets was filthy. There wasn't a screen on the main sliding door and the screen in the bedroom was ripped. All in all, this was a costly rental and we were extremely upset and disappointed with the entire home during our stay. I would advise never to rent this home!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tammy M.

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

Attended Jeep Invasion third time to the Dunes. Beautiful 😍 place all around.

Best place yet! View was amazing! Had everything you could need or want!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven T.

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

Memorial Weekend family vacation

It was a great location and the view was fabulous. There were 6 adults and we all enjoyed the place! The beds are comfortable (4 bedroom, all queens) and the 2 full bathrooms were good except they could use a bit more light. The owners are upgrading the place and it has come a long way! The only real negative is that the sliding door is really heavy and there were quite a few gnats right outside the door but that’s Michigan living on the water. The property manager was easy to work with and very responsive when needed. We would stay here again without question.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Craig L.

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

Great Location and Amazing View

Check-in was a breeze, property was very clean and the view was great, unfortunately the internet was out and my phones Hotspot was limited. Was hoping the dock was up to chill at the bench, but it was still very early in the season, so it wasn't up yet. All in all, it was a pleasant stay and we loved the view! Short drive to the dunes entrance and powersports shops
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth R.

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

Exceeded Expectations

I'm not going to lie, I was a little worried about the rental property after reading a few reviews but decided the price of the stay was worth the gamble. First off, this stay exceeded my expectations entirely. The house is so cute on the outside and then you get inside and WOW. The view alone was worth the money. The house is much larger, much lighter and the pictures do not do it justice. We had 8 total adults staying, we were celebrating my husband and my 10th wedding anniversary, and every single one of the adults on the trip were just amazed by the space, location, view, and the house as a whole. If you are on the fence about renting this location: don't be! It's beautiful. I'm not exactly sure where the previous renters stayed (the ones leaving negative reviews) but, it couldn't possibly be this location because this place was perfect. In addition, the owner was extremely timely in response to the questions that I had about checking out; they were extremely helpful and pleasant to deal with. We didn't know much about the area and off season (October) so there wasn't much to do locally but, that wasn't a huge deal because we all planned to travel to the larger surrounding cities (Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, etc.); But I can only imagine what the view is like in the Summer. We are hopeful to being able to rent this beautiful property again this upcoming 2022 summer so that we can experience it during the On Season. Thanks for allowing us to stay at your property! We are so happy we did!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Rob V.

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Great spot but house needs work

The location is awesome but as others have said the house is in need of repair. There was a lot of missing trim, a broken tile shelf in a shower, wood rot in the shower, a sliding glass door that barely opens and another that does not open at all, front deck that has loose rotting boards, what looks like a missing smoke detector, and more.. it needs work but all in all the location made up for it. I took pictures of all of the above issues but we enjoyed our stay enough that we just let it all go. Hopefully it is fixed for the next renters. It was quiet and great spot. We would definitely recommend the area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

nick A.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Great view lake access

All good needs main bath remolding No cable or directions on how to use TV/cable. Found plenty of DVDS on last day on a drawer that would have helped.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

tim b.

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

Great place with a better view!

This house is very spacious and updated on the inside. The view is amazing and you are right on the water. Very clean on the inside. Would recommend and hopefully we will be able to rent again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Mary Ellen F.

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

Nice property, great location.

Great house and location. Overall we were pleased. Spacious, clean, well-stocked kitchen. Cottage needs some TLC, the 2 sliding doors leading to the deck were troublesome. One didn't open at all, the other was very difficult to open/close; this could be a possible liability and was a nuisance and could be an issue if a renter lacked the strength to open and close it. We felt the positives of this property greatly outweighed any difficulties we had. We would love to stay again.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Doug N.

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

Refreshing property with wonderful views

Clean & spacious. Fantastic views of Sliver Lake & the dunes. Great decks for relaxing family times, dock for boating & swimming, plenty of room, spacious kitchen with new appliances. Perfect family get-a-way… Can’t wait to return again soon.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christa E.

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

Perfect!!

We loved the property. It was stocked better than we could have imagined and was in a wonderful location! We had 4 adults and 3 kids with us and it was perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

About the host

Hosted by The Silver Lake Rental

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Why they chose this property

1 of two rental house on this side of the lake. Higher end home very nice. Many reviews say it is the nicest rental house in Silver Lake.

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