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

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Front of Cottage
The Boardwalk
View from Living Area to the front deck
View of Elk River from Boardwalk
View of the beach from the Bay

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5900 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Elk Rapids, MI
  • Place, Elk Rapids Golf Club
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Elk Lake
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Elk Rapids District Library
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    ‪31 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

About this property

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

Awesome Location Located in the quaint Village of Elk Rapids.

You will be amazed at everything this charming Lake Michigan beach town has to offer. Stroll down the Boardwalk to the Pristine blue water of the East Bay a perfect beach for sun bathers and beach goers alike. Elk Rapids has something for everyone to enjoy from Gift shops a Theater, a Library, Ice cream shops, a Marina/Harbor, Tennis, volleyball/Basketball Courts, Boat access to Lake Michigan / Elk River and Bass Lake. There are several Restaurants from fine dining to pizza and burgers all within walking distance, and for that Craft beer fan Shorts Brewery is now serving beer and food right at the distributor here in Elk Rapids.This is a newly built cottage that is centrally located between 3 lakes in the Village of Elk Rapids. This adorable cottage is a 900 sq ft two bedroom one bath beach house that sleeps 4-5. The Master bedroom has a queen size bed the second bedroom has a bunk bed with a full size bed that sleeps 2 on the bottom and a twin size bed on the top.The living room has a sleeper sofa.There is a full kitchen, with a microwave, stove, dishwasher full size refrigerator glass ware and pots and pans. All l the necessities needed for your stay. Furnished with a DVD and a 54 inch flat panel TV. Internet/Netflix. Weekly Rentals/Friday to Friday Preferred! NO Air Conditioning! NO Pets Allowed!

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Amenities

Kitchen
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Parking available
Barbecue grill

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 28
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 3–17
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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

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Close ALL Windows!
Leave Damp Towels Hanging!
Put Outdoor Umbrella Down!
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, a first aid kit and a deadlock

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

  • Rotary Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Elk Rapids Golf Club - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Elk Lake - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Elk Rapids District Library - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Oasis Tavern - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Dam Shop - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Masala Magic by Anita - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Town Club - ‬16 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 does it cost to stay at EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! ?

As of 6 Mar, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at EAST BAY LOCATION! DATES Available! Walking Distance to Lake Michigan! on 26 May, 2026 start from S$190, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

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 Rotary Park and Lake Michigan. Elk Rapids Golf Club and Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor 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. 25 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 31 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Carlos B.

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

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

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

10/10 Excellent

Denise G.

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

10/10 Excellent

Nancy and Bob R.

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

Great

Great vacation
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judy L.

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

10/10 Excellent

Tim R.

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

10/10 Excellent

Danielle S.

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

10/10 Excellent

ron n.

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

10/10 Excellent

Marge M.

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

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen S.

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

8/10 Good

Levi T.

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

2/10 Terrible

Patty H.

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

2/10 Terrible

AMY D.

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

10/10 Excellent

Laurie S.

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

10/10 Excellent

Manuel D.

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

10/10 Excellent

Ralph H.

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

Pure Elk Rapids

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

10/10 Excellent

Linda Y.

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

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa M.

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

10/10 Excellent

Roberto A.

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

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne B.

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

8/10 Good

Michelle L.

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

10/10 Excellent

Jodi F.

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

10/10 Excellent

Marcia Z.

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

10/10 Excellent

Harvey H.

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

10/10 Excellent

Carl S.

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

Great stay, great host

Beautifully decorated new lake house situated in beautiful Elk Rapids. Close to lots of what Michigan has to offer. Host was helpful and easy to contact by text.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

About the host

Hosted by Bruce Hoag

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My husband and I have been married for 24 years and have 3 sons. Our boys are 18, 15 and 12 years old. We are a very active family and like to travel. My boys paricipate in several sports and enjoy outdoor activities.

Why they chose this property

We chose this place because it has so much to offer. When you can walk or bike to everything you need it can feel like more of a vacation. You can choose to take day trips to so many beautiful places or just lay on the beach and relax. My husband and I and our 3 sons took a day trip to Elk Rapids from Traverse City 4 years ago and fell in love with this quaint town right on Grand Traverse Bay. We had no idea that this beautiful town even existed. . We were lucky enough to fine an open lot and bought it a month later. Now that our Cottage is built we feel privledged to be part of the Elk Rapids community. We would like other families to have the opportunity to experience this wonderful place.

What makes this property unique

We chose a Beach theme for our Cottage because going to the beach is our favorite thing to do . The most unique benefit of all is the location, you can go and do so many different things by walking or biking. The Village has many things to offer for all ages. You can play Tennis, Basketball or Volleyball on the Beach. There is also a large Play Area for small children by the Beach with many sandtoys to use for the Day.

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