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Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches!

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A house with a wooden deck leading to a covered porch, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.
A dining area with a white table, chairs, and a blue lantern. There is a fireplace with a tiled surround, and a window with white curtains.
A cozy room with a wooden floor, a beige sofa, a small table with a picture frame, and a window with a view of greenery.
A covered outdoor dining area with a wooden table set for four, surrounded by white and striped chairs.
A house with a blue exterior, a large American flag, and a hydrangea bush in front.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Lake Michigan

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Union Pier, MI
  • Place, Union Pier Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Gordon Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Townline Beach
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Front Sitting Room (enclosed room off living room)

1 Double Futon

Master Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Union Pier

Located in Union Pier, this cottage is near the beach. St. Julian Winery - Union Pier Tasting Room and Ghost Isle Brewery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Round Barn Union Pier Tasting Room and New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot. Ready for a night out? Consider Four Winds Casino / Silver Creek Event Center and Silver Creek Event Center. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and horse riding nearby.
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Union Pier, MI

What's nearby

  • Union Pier Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Gordon Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Townline Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Four Winds Casino New Buffalo - 8 min drive - 11.2 km

Getting around

  • New Buffalo Station - 7 min drive
  • South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buffet at Four Winds Casino - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Stray Dog Bar & Grill - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Timbers at Four Winds Casino - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Redamak's Tavern - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches!?

As of 27 Oct, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches! on 4 Nov, 2026 start from S$5,787, 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 Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Lantern Cottage - Great Family Cottage Steps From Beautiful Beaches! located?

Situated near the beach, this cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of Union Pier Beach and Lake Michigan. Gordon Beach and Townline Beach are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 51 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property was awesome and the hosts are great!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We loved this property. It was well stocked and everything was well maintained. It felt comfortable, safe and perfect for a family vacation.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home was extremely clean and well stocked. There were toys, sleeping accommodations, kitchen utensils, and more. The items were available for newborn to adult and user friendly accommodations!!! Thank you for a great time at a beach getaway with our grandchildren. Grandmas favorite was the outside shower, leaving the sand where it belonged. Outside!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely house! Perfect for our family vacation.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place

Wonderful for families
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful Vacation Property

Our family loved staying at the Lantern Cottage. Everything was great-the house, location, and the owners.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

The BEST!

the comfortable house, the beautiful beach and great restaurants make for the best getaway!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We always enjoy our stays here! The house is comfortable for all our needs. Our grandchildren love the toys and games that are tucked away beneath the hidden benches, we love our meals and evenings on the enclosed porch, and the porch is a great place to hang out after a day at the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Annual Trip

We enjoyed the private beach and it being steps from our cottage. The outside screened in Patio was amazing!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect lake cottage!

The rental lake house was perfect! The house was extremely clean and well prepared, well maintained and spacious. The house is very close to the beach, where all of our young children walked back and forth to the house.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful get-away for adults as well as families

Every year we look forward to staying at the Lantern Cottage, and every year it’s a wonderful week. The cottage is perfectly set up for adults as well as children, and stocked with everything we could want. The hosts are gracious and attentive. It’s secluded from the road, and just a short walk to the beautiful beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Classic Lake Cottage

This cottage is adorable- and beautifully equipped with everything we needed. Spotlessly clean and very comfortable. Our grandsons 6 and 10 loved it. The beach was amazing. Clean, warm water that is shallow for a long way out, so very safe. Very few people on the beach besides us.Would highly recommend it, and hope to visit again someday!
Quaint and cozy!
Perfect water
Wooded path to cottage
More woods.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lantern Cottage is lovely.

This was the 4th or 5th time we stayed in LC. The location makes it easy to get to the beach, grocery, bakery. We love the screen porch and used it all day, every day. The yard with play equipment was perfect for our toddler grandson. Be returning soon!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfectly wonderful

This was our family’s 4th time renting Lantern Cottage, and we all remarked that it feels like our family’s own home - the sort of familiar and welcoming space that enables us to instantly get into “vacation mode” as soon as we arrive. It’s obvious that the owners enjoy the cottage with their families as much as they take pride and pleasure in making it a great place for guests to relax and enjoy. We’re always impressed with the improvements made from year to year, and look forward to renting again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely well-stocked cottage a short walk from a great beach,

This was our 5th year spending a week at Lantern Cottage, and we love it! It's in a great location, near a fantastic beach, and in a community away from the road. The hosts are wonderful. Every year they make improvements that enhance our stay, sometimes in response to our suggestions. This year, there's a brand new porch with stairs to the back shower. The house is well stocked, with everything from cooking gear to children's playthings. We feel so grateful to have found this lovely getaway.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

60th Birthday vacation

Overall the Lantern College was really nice. The only thing we were not happy about was, the website mentioned a fire pit, there was no fire pit to sit around to enjoy the night. The walk to the beach was not bad but you have to take 45 steps down (and back up) to the beach which was not mentioned on the website. The private beach was nice and quiet. St Joseph is 25 minutes from there which was a really nice place to go shop. New Buffalo is 5 minutes away. And a nice place to shop as well. We would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A classic beach vacation

Our family just returned from a wonderful week at Lantern Cottage. This property is the PERFECT blend of old and new. Fir floors throughout, a spacious, fully equipped kitchen centered on an awesome built-in antique glass-front cabinet. Stainless appliances, windows galore, huge screen porch, vaulted ceilings, tasteful furniture and decorating, and central air!!! Classic, yet informal, appointed with all the comforts of home! The setting is magnificent, steps away from the sun and surf at McKinley Beach, yet tucked away in Southwest Michigan's coastal forest, among a group of historic cottages that recall a simpler time; for this reviewer, exactly the way a week at the beach ought to be!!!! Thanks so much to the owners for offering such a terrific property!!!!! We need to confirm our 2018 dates, but plan to book again!!! Pete and Rose Lange Family
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Apr, 2020
We're glad you had a great time! Thanks again for staying at the Lantern Cottage.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect well-stocked cottage - off the road and a quick walk to the beach

This was our second stay at Lantern Cottage, and we hope to be back again - every year, Although the cottage is packed with play things for children, it was also great for us - six retired adults and a photographer. The kitchen is well stocked for communal cooking, and we loved eating and hanging out on the quiet front porch. We really appreciate how helpful and responsive the owners are. A glassed-in porch now doubles perfectly as a bedroom, thanks to the shades they put in after our suggestion last year. We love the fact that the cottage is located off the road in "Paradise Villas" - you walk on a quiet path to get to the house and the beach road. And the beach! It couldn't be more perfect. Another nice touch is that you don't have to worry about keeping track of keys when you go out, since the lock is operated by a simple code. We've loved Union pier for years, and we are now so grateful that we have found the perfect place to stay. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cottage, close access to the beach and screened in porch were the best. Comfortable with our toddler and grandparents together.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family weekend getaway

The house was excellent and had more than enough room for all of us. The ammenities were plentiful, which helped us not to pack so much "stuff" for the weekend. The house was difficult to find in the dark--- so go before sunset!!!! All in all a great place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great stay!

Beautiful spot, easy hosts, would definitely come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely, quiet neighborhood and easy beach access!

We loved this cottage. We had a range of family members from baby and young kid to grandparents - and everyone loved it. The beach is a quick walk and the wagon available from the property owners is a great help. Kids loved being able to walk to Blackcurrant Bakehouse to pick out donuts in the morning, having a playset and walking on what they called the "secret trails" from the cottage to the main road. The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful. The house was very clean and comfortable. We would definitely recommend it!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

The perfect place for a perfect vacation – spacious, beautiful, & near the beach

Lantern Cottage was literally a dream come true for our group of 3-4 couples. It’s beautiful and spacious, and offers plenty of quality equipment and room to cook collectively in the kitchen. The beach is a short walk away and spectacular, and the outdoor hot-water shower made it easy for us to all wash up after an outing, And while the screened-in porch is the perfect place to dine and check our computers, the living room also has plenty of space to relax collectively. We love the secluded location away from the road, and the new large cart made it easy to move our luggage. This was our fourth year, and we’re already looking forward to next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

the best!

We so thoroughly enjoy our stay in your cottage. We appreciate all the amenities and amazing location, close to beach and restaurants. This was our second year and are already looking forward to our third!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fabulous family getaway at Lantern Cottage

Lantern Cottage was perfect for our family of 8 plus a baby. This was a repeat visit to Lantern for us...we loved it then and loved it this time as well. The Cottage was clean, kitchen is well outfitted, lots of dvds, and movie channels, plenty of beach chairs for our large group. Our favorite gathering space in the Cottage is the screen porch, it is roomy, well decorated, and offers a connection to the magnificent, natural, coastal jungle that is harbor country. The location is great, just a short walk to beach, bakery and market. “Shout out” to Skips farmers market on Saturday and Sunday AND we had a lovely dinner there, too! We hope to be back next season!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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