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EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan!

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A bridge with three arches over a flowing river, surrounded by greenery and trees.
A sandy beach with a playground, including slides and climbing structures, and a tree in the foreground.
A blue building with a covered patio area featuring white chairs and a red umbrella.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a white refrigerator, a microwave, a stove, and a sink. There is a round table with two chairs and a potted plant on it.
A marina with various boats docked, surrounded by grassy areas and trees.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Sledding nearby
    A rare find — snowy slopes for sledding are just minutes away.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Lake Michigan

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Tennis court
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Elk Rapids, MI
  • Place, Grand Traverse Bay
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, North Beach
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Elk Lake
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Elk Rapids

Located in Elk Rapids, this cottage is on a river. 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. Enjoy the area's slopes with skiing, and don't miss out on the sledging.
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Elk Rapids, MI

What's nearby

  • Bass Lake - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Grand Traverse Bay - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • North Beach - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Elk Rapids Golf Club - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Elk Lake - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Oasis Tavern - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Johnny's Torch Riviera - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Dam Shop - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Riverwalk Grill and Taproom - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! ?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! located?

Situated on a river, this cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of Bass Lake and Lake Michigan. Rotary Park and Elk Rapids Golf Club are also within 15 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. 26 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 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

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything about our stay was ideal! Our hosts kept in touch with us all along the way. The house was spacious, comfortable, clean and very conveniently located. We had a wonderful stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great house, very nice and clean including have all the amenities that my family enjoyed
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome vacation

Cottage was lovely. Very clean and comfortable. Our family enjoyed our stay. Elk Rapids is such a wonderful community!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great

Great vacation
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Getaway Weekend

Location was fantastic. Small town, but has a lot of stuff around: brewery, downtown, lake access, grocery stores, and a nice waterside restaurant nearby. The place was clean, spacious, and had everything we needed. Great place in a great town!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Happy place

Clean, well equipped, everything worked. Great location. Owner communicates clearly.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very clean home and close to all that Elk Rapids has to offer!

The property was very clean and comfortable. The host was very responsive, as well! Thank you for having us.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place

This place was very cute, clean and had everything we needed. We brought bikes and loved how we could take a 5 minute bike ride right into town. We spent almost everyday at the beach, the beach in Elk Rapids is the best beach I’ve been to. Awesome sunsets.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Fisherman paradise

Great cottage for for fisherman! many lakes near elk rapids. The cottage is a great place to any Michigan adventure!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cleaniness

Great clean rental. So convenient to downtown Elk Rapids. From this place you can walk a anywhere. We so enjoyed our stay. We will definitely re t again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fantastic Experience

No words can express my delight with the owners, the property and my stay. Even though the weather wasn't the best, it was ideal for me. I was able to spend time with my grandkids and my family as well as some quiet time for me. I look forward to again staying at this property!
Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Overall good experience

The location was great, just a mile from Elk Lake. The house was good size for my family of 5. Some issues were there was a bar behind the house playing loud music most nights. This was not advertised in the listing. No AC was listed; however, one the days it got to be 85° and higher there was not a way to stay cool in the house. Even with all the fans on and the screened windows open.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Aug 2023
There is a Distillery behind our Property that plays music only on the Weekends in the Summer months. Elk Rapids has a strict Noise Ordinance all music is to be stopped at 11:00 PM. It does say in our VRBO Ad that we Do Not have Air Conditioning. Michigan had unseasonably high temps that week. Normally with the breeze from the Bay and newly added fans it usually keeps the Cottage comfortable.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Misleading and bad location

The photos of this cottage are very misleading. The house is located off a main street on a side street in a less than desirable neighborhood. The home inside is fine but there is no air conditioning, which the home owner should highlight in their posting.Upon arriving and seeing the location and realizing there was no A/C, we contacted the home owner who agreed to give us a refund as we were unhappy. We checked out and paid a lot more for last minute hotel accommodations and then the homeowner did not fully honor their word. I have stayed at many homes through HomeAway.com and never been disappointed like we were with this cottage. I hope this is a one off for HomeAway and not their new standard. This was a horrible first day of our vacation and a wasted day! Do not book this cottage in the summer or you will roast or you could open the windows which is what we were told and listen to the barking dogs next door.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Aug 2023
Unfortunately this traveler did not read our location of our cottage and our amenities. HomeAway has us list our amenities that we offer. Air Conditioning was not listed as a amenity. Our Cottage is not on a lake as she claimed our ad represents by a picture of a fire pit on a lake. As per management, about the misunderstanding we gave the traveler a refund and even mailed her items that she left in our cottage free of charge. As far as the location, The Village of Elk Rapids speaks for itself!
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication

What I wish I knew before booking…

The pro’s for this listing is that the cabin was, for the most part, as described. A little small, but not too far from Elk Rapids. However, I wish I would have known more about the situation with the owners, before booking this listing. I booked about 6-9 months ahead, and was sent an additional rental agreement to sign, outside of VRBO’s platform, three weeks before I was to arrive, with the caveat that I would receive checkin instructions once I signed it. This made me feel uncomfortable, but I did sign it. The trip itself went fine, and at the end I followed the lengthy check out instructions. In fact, the owner text me additional instructions on top of what was listed, the morning of check out, which I also completed. I then took photos of the house before I left, as I always do. The owner then called my personal cell phone and left a harassing voicemail about how angry she was that I did not put the clean dishes from the dishwasher away, and that the carpet runner in the hallway was dirty, and I didn’t sweep a section of the floor. She then proceeded to claim the entire security deposit. The security deposit is for damages to the property. I was completely blindsided by this and have never had an experience anything like this in the many years I’ve rented from VRBO.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Sept 2023
This Renter Booked for 1 Guest for 7 days! After the Final payment was made a Property Owners Rental Agreement was sent via email. This Agreement needs to be reviewed and signed. The Agreement went over the Reservation that was Booked, dates of stay, how many guests, Check In and Checkout times and Important points about our Rental and the Village of Elk Rapids. Shortly after this Guest Checked Out I received a phone call from my Cleaning Service that my Cottage was very Dirty and Trashed. My husband and I then went in to see for ourselves. I was very shocked to see it so Trashed and Dirty. Our guests in the past have treated our property like their own and it was well taken care of. In our Property Owners Rental Agreement and Checkout Instructions which are Not lengthy at all Clearly Asks to leave the Property Reasonably Clean. It wasn't even close. It took over 3 Hours to clean the Cottage and get it ready for our next Guest. When the Booking states 1 Guest and you clearly see there was several Guests that stayed you feel taken advantage of. Besides being Trashed and Dirty there were 2 Items that were Damaged and need to be Replaced.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to stay

The "Beach House" was a terrific home base while visiting ER. Updated, clean and comfortable. About a mile stroll along the River walk to the quaint village of Elk Rapids. The Host (Christina) was always great with communication before, during and after our stay. We hope to visit again!!!
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Summer Vacation

We have friends that live in Elk Rapids. We have been coming here for 5 years. We have rented other places that were not as comfortable or nice as this vottage. A plus for this cottage was it was within walking distance to the Village, store, and restaurants. Thank you for a great place. Manny & Maria DeAnda
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Pure Elk Rapids

Very nice cottage in an beautiful village.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Elk Rapids Lake Cottage

This is a clean, quiet, comfy cottage. Laundry room was a nice feature, as was your fully equipped kitchen. Easy bike ride or walk to beaches, shops, etc.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful Elk Rapids Home Amazing Beaches

The property owners were wonderful to communicate with. The house was very clean, seemed pretty new, and near all sorts of beautiful beaches in Elk Rapids. We had everything we needed there.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cozy

The cottage was very clean and cozy. Very close to a lot of sight seeing sites, breweries, lakes, harbors and cities.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Little gem in Elk Rapids

This property is close to Elk Rapids and the bay. It's in walking distance to all of the little shops as well as the eating establishments. It's very neat and clean and has plenty of room for everyone. My family love this home and we have it on the list for the next trip to Elk Rapids.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great last minute find

Great property for price. I Failed to read complete description. There is no air conditioning. Even a window unit would have made our stay more enjoyable. Very clean, everything in new condition .
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cozy and convenient

My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The cottage was clean, cozy and stocked with basic necessities that makes travel so much easier. The location is convenient for the breweries, groceries, dining and a nice walk to downtown.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Vacation with grandkids

The vacation home was perfect for our stay . In reading all of the previous reviews it helped me decide we should stay there . The bedroom with the queen bed is quite small and with the bedroom door open you have trouble opening the closet door too. . That was fine with us as we only planned to sleep there . I do recommend this place and I’m certain if we plan a trip to Elk Rapids , we will stay there again
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Really enjoyed our stay

My wife and I enjoyed staying at the cottage. It was very clean, comfortable, and cozy. It appeared to be recently built or newly remodeled. The kitchen contained all of the supplies we needed to make meals and snacks. The outside scenery was beautiful. It was really nice being close to so many lakes! Although there was no air conditioning, the fans kept us cool for the most part.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
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