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Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac

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Location
Host

2 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

Parking available
Pool
Pet-friendly
Dryer
Kitchen

Explore the area

Mackinaw City, MI

Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal
‪4 min drive‬
Mackinaw City Dock
‪5 min drive‬
Headlands International Dark Sky Park
‪10 min drive‬
Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
‪26 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Living room

1 Double Futon

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Full Bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

half bath

Toilet

Spaces

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

About this property

Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac

Our home is located right on the Straits of Mackinac. With scenic views of Mackinac Island, the Mackinac Bridge and the freighters passing, it is the most relaxing getaway. We are located just over a mile away from one of the ferry lines that take you to Mackinac Island and walking distance from the Lumber Jack show. We are right on the water so you have your own beach. The house also come with free access to a local waterpark and discounts to local restaurants.

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Pool

Kitchen

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

All children welcome

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)

$100.00 pet fee

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:

Remove personal items

Turn off the lights

Please remember all of your belongings and let us know when you have left. Thank you for staying in our home and safe travels.

Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

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

About the area

Mackinaw City

Located in Mackinaw City, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal and The Jewel at the Grand Hotel are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Animal Tracks Adventure Golf and Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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What's nearby

Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
Mackinaw City Dock - 5 min drive - 4.8 km
Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 5 min drive - 4.8 km
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - 6 min drive - 5.5 km
Headlands International Dark Sky Park - 10 min drive - 8.4 km

Getting around

Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬5 min drive
‪Dixie Saloon - ‬4 min drive
‪Wienerlicious - ‬5 min drive
‪Starbucks - ‬5 min drive
‪Darrow's Family Restaurant - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool.

Is Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac pet-friendly?

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

What time is check-in at Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Beachfront Cabin on Straits of Mackinac located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Lake Huron and Jack Pine Lumberjack Show. Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal and Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

6.6

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6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Amenities

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

8.2/10

Check-in

7.0/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

7.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy C.

17 Jul, 2025

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

Great place for a little va

Great place to vacation

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Clara L.

11 Aug, 2025

House was very clean and nice.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris L.

29 Jun, 2025

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

Great weekender stay with friends

Love this property, very clean, host was super responsive. Being right on the water is so nice.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kyle Y.

26 May, 2025

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

Perfect

Beautiful house and love the location and view of the lake

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mikelis B.

12 May, 2025

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

As pictured

Great location, everything we needed

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah Jane S.

8 Aug, 2025

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

Great location; worked well for our family

We loved the location; easy 15-min bike ride on a lovely packed gravel trail to the ferry! The beach behind the house is rocky, but my kids really enjoyed collecting rocks and feathers on it. Great view of the bridge! The house itself was fine; it worked well for our family. We enjoyed meals on the screen porch right on the water! There were a few things that could use attention: one burner on the stove didn't work, many of the doors & windows were hard to open, the bathroom mirror was missing the middle part...etc. The kitchen was small but functional, though there isn't much in the way of cooking implements; plan simple meals or bring your own cooking stuff. The house was pretty clean, though some of the dishes had food residue. Overall, the house worked well for my family of 5, though it could benefit from some simple updates.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula K.

1 Jun, 2025

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

Birthday weekend trip

After reading the reviews I was a little worried on booking, but I was like hey everyone has a different experience. The house was very clean! Our favorite view was from the backyard/sunroom. Nothing beats that beautiful view! The only thing bad that I have to say is if you like a little night pizza to snack on bring your own pizza cutter! But otherwise our stay was wonderful. The host communicated back with us in a timely manner. I would definitely stay at this location again.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard J.

5 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Starting with the good great location and view. It was clean. The bad.. In the bathroom off the kitchen, the door did not close all the way/blocked by the washing machine, so it made going to the bathroom uncomfortable. The fridge in the kitchen stopped working correctly Saturday night, not keeping stuff cold. The screens in the three season room had rips, that let bugs in. several weeks before we arrived I aske Jodi for a phone number in there was issues. She did not provide one, SO If left me to believe I was a introruption of her day and not a important part of her day. Most of the lawn chairs are broken.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

4 May, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

We got there to no heat and a garage smelling like gas. The house was very cold we left and got a hotel. Very disappointed will never go back.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jessica M.

3 Jul, 2025

Liked: Check-in, location

Run down

Everything in the cottage feels about 40 years old, and very low quality. Cheap blinds do not block out light, no hand towels or washcloths in kitchen, powder room is right off kitchen with a door that won't close because the washing machine is too big so if someone is in the kitchen you have zero privacy in the bathroom. Dirty old couch and throw pilliws, filthy, broken outdoor chairs etc. I message the owner asking where I might find some kitchen towels or paper towel.She responded by leaving 1 roll of the cheapest paper towel on the dirty floor of the garage for me.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer B.

15 Jun, 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location if you’re not picky about details

Beautiful location on the water but the cabin needs a lot of updating. The outside light as well as the garage light were both burnt out, making our checking in after dark tricky. The kitchen had minimal supplies (no oven mitts), the stove is very old and outdated (the text on the knobs is even worn away), and the refrigerator did not keep things cold. You couldn’t close the door to the half bath, the washing machine was in the way. The tv signal was in and out regularly. The slider doors on the porch (to exit to the backyard) were difficult to slide. And overall cleanliness was not 100% (some dusty surfaces). If you’re only sleeping there, not huge issues, but we wouldn’t choose to stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Ashley R.

6 Aug, 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

I will start by saying that the location and views from the property were great! However the entire property is grossly outdated. I’d say everything in the home is 40 years old. The price for the 5 days was outlandish especially for the condition of the property. The pull out bed in the living room is almost unusable as my small child sunk down into it so badly we had to stick pillows under the mattress so we wasn’t on the floor. The blinds are only half there so there is no blind in that room to make it conducive to sleep in. The 1/2 bath door doesn’t close due to the washer. The sunroom doors were covered in cobwebs and didn’t slide so you have to walk all the way around the house. There’s a stack of chairs outside. All but 2 of them are busted. The 2 that aren’t are so filthy you have to put a towel on it to use it. The fridge inside doesn’t keep anything cold. The one in the garage works ok. Stove is so outdated that there’s no way to know what setting the burner is on because it’s all worn off. The water stinks horribly so buy bottled water to drink (we have well water at home). I was very disappointed as we’ve used VRBO multiple times and had a nice stay. This one really missed the mark.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David F.

11 Oct, 2024

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

SPECTACULAR LOCATION ! ! !

We loved our stay here ! Your backyard is Lake Huron ! 40' away from the back door. View also includes Mackinac Island and you're just a short drive from Mackinaw City and Lake Michigan. House is very well kept.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tammy L.

17 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Enjoyed our stay. Property was just right for what we needed. Entryway was dark. Security code was not clearly visible. Other than that it was great and we would use this same property again.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Michael S.

29 Jun, 2024

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

Cabin on lake Huron

Overall, it was a excellent stay. My only complaint would’ve been windows ability to open and close without struggling.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Ashley D.

29 Jun, 2025

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great potential, but needs work

Location is very good and the view was amazing, but the floors were very dirty. Our socks got black just walking around the house. When we arrived we had to walk through the garage to access the home. There were a lot of garbage bags in the garage and coupled with the heat of the day it smelled awful. It would be nice to keep garbage away from the only entry point to the home. The bathroom door to the half bath does not close because of the washing machine. The vanity in the full bath has a broken mirror and the lights do not work. The beds were decently comfortable but my kids found black hairs in theirs under the blankets. The chairs for the two dining tables were covered in stains and looked dusty. We also noticed ants coming from the wall behind the sink while we were washing dishes. The screened porch has poorly fitting screens which allow bugs to enter the home. There is a tree/bush growing directly next to the steps on the back screened porch, which makes it difficult to enter and exit the area. We did not have a lot of trouble, but for older guests this could be a problem. This property could easily be a 4 or 5 star location. It just needs some touchups and attention to detail.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arun S.

7 Jul, 2024

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

Great views !

The house was clean and very close to the ferry pick up point ! Jodi was kind and helpful if we had questions . Beach is right on the backyard with beautiful views from the porch. you have free access to the bridge vista beach too ! That’s an added plus when you stay here . I would stay here again !

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kathy G.

5 Sept, 2024

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

Amazing views

Great views, needs updating badly,bedroom windows don't open, back sun porch sliding doors and screens need repaired, sleeper sofa not functional, beds were comfortable and clean, kitchen stove not working properly. ,

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Emily F.

21 Jul, 2025

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

My expectations weren’t high and the stay was as expected.

The door to the 1/2 bath on first floor cannot close due to the size of the washing machine. This would have been a significant problem if weren’t a family; obviously there was no privacy in that case. The refrigerator was broken, but freezer worked. There was another refrigerator in the garage that functioned well; I do not know why these weren’t swapped out. It was inconvenient to walk into the garage to retrieve refrigerator items but moreover, we nearly lost food we had purchased for the stay due to spoilage in the broken refrigerator. The water is well water. Not a deal breaker but I didn’t see anything regarding this in the description. We brought our own spring water for consumption. The beach is entirely rocky. This was somewhat unexpected as, again, that detail is not included in the beachfront property description. My children happily played but we would have likely stayed elsewhere for a sandy beach which would have been largely safer for small children. The pull out mattress is in terrible shape. My young children slept on it and complained about discomfort, as well as the obvious dip into the middle where they both ended up while asleep. Lastly, communication with the host was a bit poor. Questions via messenger received no response. However, more than that, a service call was made to repair a screen in the house that we didn’t know about, so during our stay, a repairman showed up with intention of fixing whatever the host called on & we weren’t informed.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Carol O.

4 Sept, 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Labor Day

Can't beat the view. Nice place, I'd stay there again

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Melissa D.

25 Jun, 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Great place

Overall the location was perfect. Coukd use some appliance updates. The beds were comfortable. Would definitely stsy there again

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve C.

4 Nov, 2023

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

Beautiful view

Property manager very accommodating. Beautiful view. Could use some updates but would definitely stay there again

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn M.

8 Jun, 2024

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

Macinac Beachfront

The house was clean and comfortable with a beautiful view of the lake and the bridge. We especially enjoyed the screened in porch overlooking the lake and having a full kitchen. On the negative side there was a distinct gas odor in the garage and I would have liked to have extra garbage bags and a few dish towels. I would definitely stay there again!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Joseph

18 May, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication

I loved the patio/sun room. It was quiet and peaceful and the bedrooms, living room,bathroom and kitchen were fine. The garage had a gas odor from the water heater or boiler. The location was great and I'd come back again.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi H.

29 May, 2023

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

Amazing views

The unit was just as described. Amazing views and beach! Freighters traveled all day long, and the bridge at night was stunning. So close to town. Peaceful with the private beach!

Stayed 11 nights in May 2023