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Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

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Township of Branch, MI
  • Little River Casino
  • Sand Lake
  • Harper Lake
    ‪29 min drive‬
  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker)

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Couples Retreat on the River.

Our cozy, comfortable cottage is for rent on the Sauble river in Lake County for the right individuals. It's the ideal place for someone that wants truly to experience Pure Michigan at its best!! Very secluded area,but offers some many cool things to do! Lakes and rivers are abundant in all directions! With Kayaks available at cottage.Ludington, Manistee, Traverse City, are all within reach also! This place is absolutely immaculate! We would love to keep it that way. Look at the pictures in detail! It is right on the river so summer months the bugs can be hungry! Also the stairs to the loft are somewhat narrow. If interested please contact us! Thanks. We feel it is most enjoyable as a couples retreat. We have a 3 night minimum and our maximum night stay is 5 nights. We can also do a 2 night stay but there will be a $50 up charge. Thank you. We do allow one small dog (25-30 pounds ) and there is a $75 pet fee.
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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning
Water view

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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

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
One small dog.
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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 are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Branch

Branch is home to this cottage. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Huron-Manistee National Forest and Wile Lake. Kayaking and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Township of Branch, MI

What's nearby

  • Huron-Manistee National Forest - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Harper Lake - 29 min drive - 17.8 km
  • Tippy Dam Recreation Area - 54 min drive - 39.5 km
  • Ludington Waterfront Park - 60 min drive - 59.1 km
  • S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry - 64 min drive - 59.4 km

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Na-Tah-Ka Tavern - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Blossom's Resturant - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Couples Retreat on the River. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Couples Retreat on the River.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Couples Retreat on the River.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Couples Retreat on the River. located?

Situated in Branch, this cottage is steps from Huron-Manistee National Forest and within 9 mi (15 km) of Elk Township Hall and Wile Lake. Harper Lake and Papoose Lake are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chad N.

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

10/10 stars

This place was a perfect relaxing getaway. Everything we were looking for in a relaxing vacation.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bruce K.

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

Relax Location

Beautiful property with relaxing river. Great comfortable cabin.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy M.

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

Excellent

Summarizing our overall experience was relaxing and amazing! Will definitely be back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curt S.

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

Relaxing Getaway

Enjoyed everything about our stay! Very clean, cozy cabin. Loved all the details added to the cabin decor and being able to feed & watch the animals. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly R., Lowell,IN

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

Beautiful scenery!

Enjoyed watching the wildlife and the view was spectacular. Very remote and quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bruce K.

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

Detail and Design

Great place for quite rest and recreation. Love the detail of the house and the orderly manner of all that was there. Me and my wife were greatly please with the stay. Had fun and quite.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joel G.

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

Peace and quiet

Just what we were looking for. Listening to the sound of the river and the birds was all you hear there. Very relaxing. Cabin is very nice and the owners communicated very well.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert B.

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

Wonderful secluded cabin

Fantastic cabin in the woods with tons of wildlife. Cabin is super clean and stocked with everything you need for a couples weekend. The hosts are very friendly and have excellent communication . Look forward to staying here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Evan L.

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

Amazing

The cabin was spotless when we arrived, and there was a gift left for us on the counter! Everything about the cabin felt very welcoming. Watching the animals, soaking our feet in the river, and reading were some of our favorite activities. It's a very special place! Thank you Bernice and Jason, you were perfect hosts and the cabin was exactly what we wanted for our vacation.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randy W.

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

Hideaway On The River

Beautiful cabin in the woods. Very welcoming and clean, makes you feel at home. Watching the animals feed out the window was a great way to unwind. Can’t wait to retire up north 😊
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

tim s., clinton township, Michigan

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

10 Star Ratings

This cabin, location and everything about this place is perfect. If your looking for peace and quiet this is the place. Everything about this cabin was what one needs to recharge and relax. The abundance of wild life that visited daily was stunning. My wife and I can't say enough about this experience and the owners are caring and sharing too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donn R.

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

Great getaway!

Had a great time watching the wildlife & relaxing. You can tell the owners love this place, very well cared for. Kitchen is well stocked with spices, olive oil, coffee filters, etc. to get you started.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie C.

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

Honeymoon retreat

Carley and Nathen cant stop raving about their stay at the cabin. It was everything they could have evwr wished for! They were totally blown away by the ambiance and wildlife, infact by everything! Thank You!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin P.

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

Movie like setting w/ amazing cleanliness

This property was simply breathtaking! This cottage was absolutely clean, organized, and the property was well worth the wait. The wildlife made the stay as well with the corn kernel feed that we were able to feed them every morning/night. Well worth the wait, we will definitely be back again to this exact property. Thanks again for everything!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

B. F.

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

Perfect Getaway

We have vacationed in this area several times and never stayed somewhere quite like this. Beautiful peaceful setting on a well maintained lot and impeccably clean inside. The owners are excellent in their communication and have thought of all the little details that make a stay special. We loved watching the river and the animals which frequent the yard. If you are up for a gorgeous hike, the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area and Lake Michigan Recreation Area are about 30 minutes away and offer a spectacular 4 mile pristine undeveloped beach which is dog friendly. This cabin is a real gem and we hope to be back again. Thanks for such a relaxing visit!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Earl L.

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

Cabin on the river

What a place to stay. Talk about attention to detail this place has it all privacy, serenity animals popping in the yard. Me and my wife are so relaxed. We didn’t watch TV or listen to the radio. This is an excellent place to recharge and regroup. The landlords were excellent and the accommodations were everything you wanted them to be the cabin was very clean lots of extra blankets. And we had two six-point bucks in the velvet and the Front yard at one time. We will be booking again
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry B.

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

River getaway

It’s exactly the vacation me and the wife needed! No phone service or internet, the river was so peaceful. And if you love nature the forest did not disappoint you! From deer,turkeys,rabbits,squirrels,chipmunks and birds galore! This place truly was a magical spot to disconnect from the world and just unwind! Hope to visit again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mara S.

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

Amazing

The property was beautiful. The litter critters we seen every morning and night was awesome. The river was clean even the the fish didn’t bite, they didn’t like us. Ha! The cabin was clean! The decor was on point. Very secluded and no service to unplug from the world.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine S.

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

Perfectly picturesque

Everything was exactly as described, clean and wonderfully detailed. All the amenities are top notch. My dog couldn’t get up the steep stairs to the loft and cried whenever I went up there so I ended up sleeping on the couch and I can attest that even that is comfortable! They leave “dog sheets” in case your pet wants to go on the furniture, which is what I ended up sleeping on, and they were soo nice. Great wildlife; if you love birds this is the place for you.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen V.

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

Wonderful secluded cabin in the woods

So much to say about this cabin in the woods! Private and beautiful, the stream/river in the backyard is awesome, so much wildlife and woodland animals to watch! The cabin is appointed with everything you need to relax and get away from it all! The little bridge is so cute and just adds something special. Jason was communicative and helpful, answering all our questions and making sure we had what we needed to make our vacation perfect. We didn't want to leave and can't wait to go back!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Riley H.

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

A Nature Lover’s Dream

This was the perfect place for my first wedding anniversary! The house was tidy, beds comfortable, and view amazing. The star of the show - or should I say stars - are all the critters. We spent hours in the River Room watching all of the animals come and go. Seriously, you could create a bingo board: Red winged black birds, Woodpeckers, Mourning doves, Blue jays, Cardinals, Wild Turkey, Robbins, Starlings, Grackles, Eastern Towhees, Chipmunks, Black squirrels, Gray squirrels, Pine squirrels, Cottontail Rabbits, Ground hogs, Raccoons, and White tailed deer! We were lucky enough to have both sunny days and rainy ones - both extremely serene experiences. We’d 100% recommend this stay to anyone and can definitely see ourselves rebooking in the future!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher T.

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

Absolutely Amazingly Beautiful and Perfect

This place is nestled back in the woods on the Big Sauble River in Branch MI. Our stay was absolutely perfect for relaxing and connecting. The wildlife was superb for watching, no WiFi and weak phone signal was perfect for taking a break from the daily screen time and focusing on each other. Myself and my girlfriend did not want to leave and will definitely return for another trip. The communication and check in process with the owners Bernice and Jason was nothing less than 5 stars and the surrounding neighbors were splendid to chat with!! This place is highly recommended for focusing on each other end leaving the day to day behind, even if just for a couple days. Thank you Bernice and Jason for a incredible stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David S.

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

A magical getaway

This property is a piece of art. There are "up north" cabin decorations throughout. The view out the River Room window is spectacular. We had 8 deer at one time eating the corn we set out. It was very clean and just a pleasure to be at. The only "pro tips" I would offer is to be sure to download the area google map before you come, as the cell service is spotty. Also, if you plan to kayak, arrange to take a vehicle down stream at a pick up point as it is very difficult, if not impossible, to paddle upstream against a very swift current.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

janet H.

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

Extraordinary

Just WOW! We are raising our 13 year old granddaughter, thus we are BUSY! We were looking to unplug with our pup Tenley after dropping our granddaughter off at camp. We have a family cottage nearby, but are always looking for new experiences. The couples retreat checked ALL THE BOXES.! The cabin is immaculate with so many unique special touches, from the personal greeting to the welcome gift. Jason and Bernice were excellent hosts and always responsive to my MANY questions. The views of nature are beyond compare! The stay was a birthday gift to my boyfriend of 25 years 🥰, and his response was he felt like he was watching a Disney movie. We cannot wait to rebook! If you are looking to relax off the grid in quiet tranquilly you have found your destination.. Thanks for sharing Camp Sauble with us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul G.

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

Complete slice of heaven.

We were completely taken back by the beauty of this place. The owners take all of the guesswork and trouble out of a nice quiet getaway. There was never a moment of "I wish we brought" or "Maybe we should have" on any aspect of this. The kayaks and going down the river was scenic and fun. The challenge was really making our way back. Watching the wildlife was something that if we waited patiently and watched out the window, would never seem to happen, but if we worked on a puzzle we would look up and see animals out and about. We would then turn the lights off and crawl to the window and watch. The night sky sitting out by the fire was absolutely stunning! This is bar none in our list of top five trips. We appreciated the opportunity to enjoy such an amazing place.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

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