Our family has been going to the Rexford Cottage in Pentwater for a decade, and it has become a summer staple for all of us. And for good reasons:
The Cottage. It provides the perfect balance between authentic charm and modern convenience. The amazing 100+ year old woodwork, the creaky oak floors, the wrap around porch…they all SCREAM “Michigan Cottage.” Couple this with three modern bathrooms, an amazing kitchen, TV, wi-fi, outdoor shower, etc. In short, you give up absolutely nothing, but you gain a ton!
The Beach. The dunes are breathtaking, the shoreline pristine (none of the rocks and gravel you find at most Michigan beaches) and you have miles of private beach to walk. Every night, I sit in stunned amazement at the beauty of those incredible sunsets over the lake.
The Town. We’ve been up and down the Michigan and Wisconsin shoreline. Pentwater has all the fun things you want in a coastal town: shops, restaurants, just enough souvenir stuff to satisfy this urge…but, thankfully, it hasn’t gone trashy like so many other vacation towns. Within ten minutes of the cottage, you can play golf, go boating, hit the go-cart track, go fishing or travel miles of bike trails. Double or triple that drive, and you can climb two lighthouses, tour a dairy, play disc golf or go horseback riding. Simply put, you will NOT be bored.
It is the little things that The Rexfords do that have made our vacations so great…and keep us coming back. In short, THEY TREAT US LIKE WE ARE FAMILY, NOT RENTERS. Many of the little things that other rentals keep locked up (towels, sheets, movies, spices, beach chairs, flashlights, REAL cookware and utensils, etc.) are ALL available for our use and enjoyment. In a way, we feel like it’s OUR cottage. I have never felt this way about any other rental place. Finally, the Rexfords are ALWAYS improving the cottage and each year the cottage is better than the year before.
We will never go anywhere else.