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Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes

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Outdoor dining
New front deck Oct 2024!
Exterior
This kitchen is chef’s dream!

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 11158.9 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Fireplace
  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor space
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Mears, MI
  • Silver Lake State Park
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Little Sable Point Lighthouse
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Upper Silver Lake
    ‪6 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 11)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes

Welcome to the 5-star rated Silver Creek Hideaway. This home is on Silver Creek (aka 'The Channel'). It is the 6th home in from Silver Lake. You're going to love it!

This home is a wonderful option for families! The home is priced at a base rate for 7 people with the option of adding additional guests up to 11 for $22/person per night. Our driveway is large enough to accommodate up to 4 vehicles, or up to 3 vehicles with ONE trailer. Unfortunately there is not a good option for parking additional vehicles or trailers, so please evaluate your parking needs prior to booking. If you violate this house rule, your booking will be canceled. If we discover you have more than 7 guests but did not states this in your booking request, you will be charged $50 per person per night for each person over 7 that was not paid for in advance.

Located on a quiet private road, this home has 2 levels for your enjoyment. The main floor has a large kitchen, family room with TV and fireplace, 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. The bottom is a walk-out basement featuring a wet bar, 2 more bedrooms and a bathroom. It's a great setup for 2 families to share or for multi-generation vacationing. The lower level has a 50" TV and Smart Bluray/DVD player, game closet, and folding table for games and puzzles. It's a great way to separate some of the noise or give your teens a place to hang out.

You are sure to enjoy this home with its lovely amenities. The open floor plan with a luxury kitchen overlooking a large brand new 12’x25’ Trex deck with new Polywood patio furniture is perfect for entertaining, cooking, and dining inside and outside.

The stocked kitchen is nicely renovated and features hand-crafted Amish cabinets, quartz countertops, custom tile backsplash, undermount sink, and Bosch appliances. It is truly a chef's delight.

We have a nice long dock that brings you out to the middle of the channel where there is a clean sandy bottom, with a 8x10 platform at the end of the dock to bathe in the sun and relax in the tranquil setting of the channel.

Amenities include:
- Stocked kitchen
- Linens provided (not beach towels)
- Lawn games
- Boardgames, card games, and puzzles
- 2 large LED TVs, Bluray, Roku
- High speed wireless internet
- Weber grill (propane included!)
- Canoe, 2 kids kayaks, 2 adult 12' kayaks, 2 10' kayaks, paddleboat
- A/C
- Fire pit by the water
- Folding table with 4 additional folding chairs for games or meals

Family friendly items at the house:
-Pack-n-play
-Kids dishes (not sippies)
-High chair
-Permanently attached baby gate at top of stairs

4 bedrooms plus a pull-out sofa. Two bedrooms have a queen, one has a twin over full bunk, the other has a twin over full bunk with a 3rd pull-out trundle twin. Plus there is a pull-out sofa (linens not provided for this mattress) and a pack-n-play. Bring an air mattress if needed. Hopefully we have your group of up to 11 covered!

Enjoy all the area has to offer. You can canoe and kayak or take a small fishing boat to the sand dunes from this home. Or just play in the water. The channel is not very deep and moves slowly, offering a peaceful area to relax or allow your kids to play safely. Just down the road is a public boat ramp to get your boat on Silver Lake. Head the other direction you'll find the beach at Lake Michigan next to the Little Sable lighthouse just a mile and a half away.

You can walk to Mac Woods Dune Rides, the new Hideaway Campground restaurant for dinner, and Whippy Dip for dessert.

Peak summer weeks rent Friday to Friday, with some exceptions throughout the summer.

This is a pet-free home. Sorry for the inconvenience. We have some severe allergies in the family. If you have a small animal under 25 lbs. and special circumstances, please reach out to us. We will try to accommodate you.

2025 will be our 8th summer renting our VRBO. We are proud to be VRBO Premier Hosts with a perfect 5-star rating! We are looking forward to another great summer. Hope you are too!

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Amenities

Kitchen
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available
Barbecue

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Renters must agree to respect our neighbors' properties and keep disturbances to a minimum. Please stay off our neighbors' properties.
PARKING: Space is limited to the driveway. DO NOT PARK ON OUR LAWN. Our home can accommodate up to 4 vehicles OR 3 vehicles and ONE trailer.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Mears

Located in Mears, this holiday home is on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Silver Lake State Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center and Lewis Farm Market & Petting Farm.
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Mears, MI

What's nearby

  • Silver Lake State Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Little Sable Point Lighthouse - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Craig's Cruisers Family Fun Center - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Upper Silver Lake - 6 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area Chamber of Commerce - 19 min drive - 15.8 km

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Frickin' Chicken Shack - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Open Hearth Grille - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Golden Eatery - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Golden Sands Bucket Bar - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Lighthouse Grill & Gift Shop - ‬3 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Gorgeous Waterfront 4Bed Home on the Channel from Silver Lake and the Sand Dunes located?

This family-friendly Mears holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 1 mi (2 km) of Silver Lake State Park and Lake Michigan. Little Sable Point Lighthouse and The Fox Barn Winery are also within 2 miles (3 km).

About the host

Hosted by Ryan Visser

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Ryan grew up in Michigan and spent many summer weekends at his grandparent's cottage on Silver Lake. Now there are 5 homes around Silver Lake in the family. We are excited to be the newest family members to own a home here. We live in Colorado. Ryan is a real estate agent/investor; Amanda is a nurse. We have 5 children: 1 bio, 2 adopted from foster care, 2 adopted embryos!. We love our time off, traveling, and of course, spending time at Silver Lake.

Why they chose this property

We had been looking for a home at Silver Lake for several years. Really just looking, wondering if it would ever be in the cards for us to own a home here. We live 1100 miles away. Are we crazy!? When this house came for sale we had to have it. It's such a nice home. The previous owners remodeled it beautifully. We have truly enjoyed this home over the last few years since purchasing in 2017.

What makes this property unique

The kitchen. It's amazing. The house is on a quiet private drive. And the peaceful channel with state land/forest across the channel makes for a quiet setting. Then there's Silver Lake. Tons of fun to be had! And on hot days, drive over to the beach at Lake Michigan and stay for the sunset.

We are always improving this house. We have no plans to let it age and not keep up the property to make it one of the nicest around. In 2020 we added a new 4' wide dock that goes out to an 8'x10' patio dock section. It's an amazing place to sip coffee in the morning, read a book, sunbathe in the afternoon, on hop off of into the water. We also built some nice benches on the dock and a couple more for the fire pit. New front and back decks with Trex decking were added in 2024.

The house has a great floor plan for multi-gen or multi-family living. The lower rec room is also a great place for kids and teens to have their own space, watch movies, or play video games.

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