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4 Season, Waterfront Houghton Lake House w/ Dock!

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A cozy room with a glass ceiling, wooden furniture, and a foosball table.
A living room with a fireplace, leather sofas, a coffee table, and a ceiling fan.
A snow-covered driveway leading to a wooden cabin with a stone foundation, a garage with a green door, and a clear blue sky.
A living room with a leather sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a ceiling fan.
A spacious living room with a fireplace, leather seating, and a television.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Foosball on-site
    A rare find — the foosball table is waiting for you.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Houghton Lake

Popular amenities

  • Washer/dryer
  • Air-conditioning
  • Internet access
  • Refrigerator
  • Firepit
  • Picnic area

Explore the area

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Houghton Lake, MI
  • Place, Houghton Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Lapham's Marina
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Markey Park
    ‪8 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1 (Bear Room)

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Kitchen

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About the area

Houghton Lake

Located in Houghton Lake, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Lapham's Marina and The Fox Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore South Higgins Lake State Park and Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hunting.
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Houghton Lake, MI

What's nearby

  • Houghton Lake - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Lapham's Marina - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Markey Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Au Sable River - 31 min drive - 44.8 km
  • Hartwick Pines State Park - 34 min drive - 51.5 km

Getting around

  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital) - 85 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪The backdoor saloon - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪MJ's Eatery - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Spikehorn Restaurant & Lounge - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is 4 Season, Waterfront Houghton Lake House w/ Dock! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 4 Season, Waterfront Houghton Lake House w/ Dock!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 4 Season, Waterfront Houghton Lake House w/ Dock!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 4 Season, Waterfront Houghton Lake House w/ Dock! located?

This family-friendly Houghton Lake holiday home is located on the waterfront, within a 15-minute walk of Markey Park, Houghton Lake and Lapham's Marina. Markey Township Hall and The Fox Golf Club are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 39 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cozy, spacious property on the canal and steps away from Houghton Lake. Beds were comfortable, outdoor space was wonderful and the kitchen was well equipped. Property is also close to Higgins Lake State park and lots of restaurants and coffee shops. We loved watching the turtles and fishing from the dock.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is a spacious home on the canal. The inside of the home was very clean and well depicted by the pictures. The host was very good and instructions for arrival and departure were extremely detailed and made things super smooth. The washer and dryer were great and the kitchen was well appointed. Docking on the channel was super easy and really made the week for our family with much time spent on the lake.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is our second family trip stay. Can't say enough good things about it. Perfect space for our family.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful spacious lake home with everything you need to have for a vacation filled with family memories. Easy check in and out, lovey kitchen for family meals together and out door fire pit for fun. Our Grandson loved fishing off the dock and we walked just a few steps to swimming in the lake!
S’mores
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Enjoyed our stay again.

We had a great time and will be sure to return. We love Houghton Lake! Thanks, The Case family
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was very nice & peaceful. Accommodations were nice. We did feel that the cleaning lady could have been more thorough, as it didn’t seem like areas had not been vacuumed.Cob webs, dead bugs, dust, under bedroom nightstands, & bed. I’m not complaining, I’m just hopeful that things in these areas will improve. The owner was super friendly, and responded to us very quickly. We do recommend staying here.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jun, 2026
We’re glad you enjoyed the peaceful setting, comfortable accommodations, and responsive hospitality during your stay. It’s wonderful to hear you would recommend the home to future guests. We appreciate your feedback regarding the cleanliness details and apologize for the areas that were overlooked. Your comments have been shared with the cleaning team, and a deep cleaning has been scheduled to help ensure the home continues to meet our standards. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention as we work to improve the guest experience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing

All around beautiful place very very clean I recommend this place a million times over again
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Highly recommend!

We had the most relaxing week here playing cards, fishing off the dock, and going on our boat to the sandbar daily. The house had everything we needed and then some! The beds were all super comfortable and the rooms were spacious. The host was very welcoming and responsive and even touched base with us on check-in day to make sure we had everything we needed. Thank you for a wonderful end of summer vacation!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relaxing 😌

House and property is as advertised. Very comfortable beds, quiet channel leading to the lake. Relaxing and cozy, perfect lake house!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Super cute cottage

Family fun, very spacious, clean, had everything you could need. Fun fishing on the channel right in the back yard. The street was quit, with a cute dock at the end of the road where you could watch the sunset.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

great

very comfortable
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cozy lake house

We brought our boat up and stayed in August. There was a nice dock to park our boat and make it easily get into the lake although parts are slightly shallow. The cabin had everything we needed and was very tidy and clean and we had great communication from the host.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Nice place

Nice roomy home, comfortable beds, furnished nicely. Lots of amenities. Loved sitting out in the gazebo overlooking the water. Negatives; we were supposed to get possession at 4-4:30, but cleaning people hadn’t shown up yet.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great stay!

The home was better than the pictures. There is a beautiful wood table large enough for all 8 guests to sit comfortably around to enjoy a meal or for family games. It was impeccably cleaned. Everything you need is there and available for use in the kitchen. I like to cook my own food rather than going out to eat. The owners have a book helping you to know what is around to do or good restaurants nearby. The owners answer any text messages in a timely manner. We had a great stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

ONE MORE WISH

We loved the cabin and it was stocked with everything we needed and plenty of room. Much needed: a clock in the Master bedroom and living room, along with a boat too👍 If this were mine, I'd trim back all the shrubs and weeds covering the bay window and cutting the view of the channel by 80%, plus the spiders need to be cleared off the channel side back door.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation

It I could give it 10+ stars I definitely would. Everything about the house is exactly how it shows in the photos. Lots of room, clean . Has everything you need . The owner was so quick to respond back when I had a question. Very nice . The only thing I would recommend is to cut/trim down the brushes in front of the dinning room window. So we could have a better view of the channel since it covers about 80% of the window. Other than that we were very pleased . And definitely would recommend it to everyone . Definitely would stay again
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great stay on Houghton Lake!

Our family enjoyed our stay on Houghton Lake. The house was perfect for our group of 7. There was plenty of room for us to spread out and the beds were so comfortable. Kitchen was well-stocked with everything we needed and more. I appreciated that the basics- dish soap, laundry soap, toilet paper, trash bags, etc were supplied - such a nice bonus. We loved kayaking and paddle-boarding through the channel out to the lake. There’s another great channel just to the right that we spent hours paddling. We loved walking down the street to the dock and watching sunsets. We ate at Spikehorn - great food and very reasonably priced.The house is on a channel that wasn’t great for floating or swimming, but we had fun fishing. We rented a pontoon from Suncatchers - they bring the boat right to the house! We had fun out on the water, at the sandbars and going for sunset rides. There’s no grill, but we cooked over the fire a couple times. Lots of outdoor seats. There’s a coffee shop and ice cream stop about 3 minutes down the road that we enjoyed. We also loved Limberlost restaurant. There’s a park very close with pickleball courts and that was fun. Overall it was a great trip and would definitely recommend this house for a stay on Houghton Lake.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Canal home

Short walk to lake. Family loved it. Lots of room. Large kitchen and dining area
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Houghton Lake

excellent place to stay on channel. Lots of room for all. Good updates. Would rent again. We like the channel for boating as this lake can get rough ut sleep well when in the channel.
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great time

Great time ,clean property and the host was very responsive. Will rent again and would absolutely recommend.
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Northern Michigan

It was an amazing trip the cabin was awesome very clean easy to get to had a great time traveled alot of ground and also went to tip up town I applaud the cleaner bravo to her I would hire her in a minute if she ever came to pigeon forge tn owners also were great I 200% recommend this property
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Couples Week Vacation

We had an awesome time at this property. My husband and I went for a week vacation with another couple. We had the best time. The owner was so easy to work with as was the property manager. There was plenty of room for all of us to have our personal space and our own bathrooms. We went for walks to the end of the street to watch the fabulous sunsets and we even met other couples on the street who were very nice. The town was very nice also. I would definitely recommend this property if you are going on vacation either with other adults or kids. We will be back and I won't even look for other properties in the area.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Off season relax and reconnect

Fall vacations for me is more of a time out to relax , smell the coffee, enjoy the changing of another season, and enjoy having absolutely nothing to do other than taking time out to communicate with each other. My family has grown and moved on with their own families and individually it was nice to share time, conversation, and good meals. This is my second time spent at this house and it remains one of the most comfortable place I have ever stayed and would look forward to in the future. Thank you for sharing your home with me.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

SUPER PLEASED

This home was exceptional, very welcoming and well kept. We will definitely rent again...
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful time!

We have rented this cabin in years past and once again had a wonderful family vacation! The cabin is beautiful, clean, and our most favorite cabin to stay at! Thanks again for another wonderful week at the cabin! See you again next year!
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2021
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