This home was great for the characteristics we sought out that are obvious in the listing: historic charm, lots of space, relative seclusion, but easy access to Glen Arbor, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and beaches. The porch is delightful early in the morning.
All necessities are there. Katie, the manager, is incredibly friendly and responsive. This house could be fantastic if the owners took a less incremental approach to improvements like DIY painting and bathroom tile work or the mishmash approach to all the furnishings and decor (like rugs that aren't washable and slide on the floors).
As other reviews have noted, summer heat makes the house uncomfortably warm in the afternoon and makes the porch completely unusable. If the house relies on window units and fans to be tolerably cool, the owners should invest in units that are less noisy and more integrated. While the week to week cleaning is fine, old houses need a deep clean more frequently than this one receives.
With a 150 year old home we expected much of this and we still had a wonderful visit to Leelanau County, but we spent too much time on house cleaning and temperature maintenance for an ideal vacation.