DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE DUE TO LACK OF VITAL INFO I booked this cottage after searching VRBO for lodging in St. Ignace, as the listing stated it was only 18 miles away. Having never been to Bois Blanc Island, I did not realize that getting there—and traveling to the places we had planned to visit—required an expensive car ferry (188) from St. Ignace, with advance reservations that were especially difficult to obtain over Labor Day weekend. I booked on the Wednesday evening prior to LD weekend. It was approved on Thursday, the 5 hour drive to St.Ignace began Friday morning. Our plans included Mackinac Island and Pictured Rocks. The ferry operator advised us that staying on the island would be very impractical for our plans because of the time, cost and more importantly, the ferry was fully booked all weekend. He suggested a strategy of hanging around the dock and ask the operator if perhaps there was room! Unfortunately, we learned this only after arriving. While the listing does mention Bois Blanc Island and the ferry, I believe the added cost, advance reservation requirement and potential difficulty getting off the island should have been made much clearer to guests unfamiliar with the area. I respectfully requested a partial refund from the total 950 from Karen because of the misunderstanding and said I'd book in future and discuss her place in my social circles., but the host flatly declined. This could have been avoided with clearer communication before booking.