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One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red!

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A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, a built-in oven, and a central island with bar stools.
A red house with a white front door, two white railings, and a wooden staircase leading up to the door.
A bedroom with a bed, a ceiling fan, and windows with blinds.
A swimming pool with blue water, surrounded by lounge chairs and umbrellas.
A hallway with a wooden floor, white wainscoting, and framed pictures on the walls.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • 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

  • Balcony
  • Swimming pool
  • Toys
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Garage parking available

Explore the area

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Michigan City, IN
  • Place, Lake Kai
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Waterfall Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Central Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Bunk Beds and 1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Single Bunk Beds

4 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

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

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About the area

Michigan City

Michigan City is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Indiana Dunes National Park. Washington Park Zoo and Oasis Splash Pad are also worth visiting.
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Michigan City, IN

What's nearby

  • Lake Kai - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Waterfall Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Central Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Sheridan Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Washington Park Beach - 3 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Michigan City Station - 5 min drive
  • Michigan City-11th Street Tram Stop - 12 min drive
  • South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Zorn Brew Works - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪William B's Steakhouse - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Shoreline Brewery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Tavern On Twelve - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red! have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

How much does it cost to stay at One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red!?

As of 31 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red! on 10 March 2027 start from NZ$12,239, 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.

Is One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red!?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is One hour & 15 minutes from Chicago! Create family traditions at Big Red! located?

Situated in Michigan City, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Sand Castle Park and Lake Michigan. Lake Kai and Waterfall Park are also within 5 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 42 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 42 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 42 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 42 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews

9.8/10

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
Great place for large family - awesome location and great host.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a wonderfully comfortable property for my family of 14. Well stocked kitchen with a large gathering area including a huge sectional and big farm table. We loved the screen in porch. House also included EVERYTHING you’d need or want for the beach. JR was very prompt for any questions we had or any requests we made. Great bargain for a Beachwalk week.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had our 3 adult children with their spouses and 7 grandchildren ranging 8yrs old to 7 months the house was excellent we didn’t need to bring or want for anything. The entire family loved the home and the resort where we visited the beach, swimming pool, splash pad, volleyball, ping pong, loved the golf cart and caught some fish and saw lots of turtles. The zoo was close by and highly recommended for young families. JR is the best host!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great family trip!

Perfect big house for us! Clean, lots of amenities and a short walk to the pool or beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Another great visit

This is our second time staying at Big Red. The space and layout for our three families was perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Provided more than the basic one roll of toilet paper and paper towels. Provided dish soap and dishwasher pods, hand soap and baggies, foil, and spices, etc. Actually had enough dining chairs and large enough table for the number of guests allowed. Only negative was whenever someone opened the frig or freezer doors, it would beep for 5 minutes. Would rent again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great gathering room
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great time at Big Red

We loved our stay at Big Red. Highly recommend for a large group.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome home

Awesome home! We had a great experience
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely Place. Owner is amazing!

Clean...perfect> would highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 13 August 2021
So kind. Sorry.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Big Red Get Away

Beautiful home close to the beach and pool. The kids enjoyed going to the park daily. Lots of close activities nearby, zoo, outlet mall, botanical gardens. Enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Friendly

We had a wonderful stay at Big Red! The layout of the home is conducive to having functional family time, the kitchen is well stocked for cooking, plenty of showers, fire-pit was great, and screened porch made for a useful extra space. Any needs we had were addressed, communication with owner was great.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 August 2025
Very kind of you. Thank you and if you come back again we’ll make sure to make it a win. Best wishes, JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great vacation

This home was more than we could ask for. Everything is right there within the resort. The house was clean and big enough for everyone to have their own space. We would love to come back and stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 13 August 2022
Thank you. Hope to see you all again! JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A wonderful family trip!

We absolutely loved staying at Big Red! The house was perfect for our family - grandparents, parents + 3 kids. The location is perfect (next to the park) and the house is comfortable, clean and had everything we needed. The owners were easily accessible and very quick to respond to anything we needed. We’ll be staying again next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 August 2023
Thank you! Hope we see you again next season. JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great House

We really enjoyed our stay at Big Red! The owner lives nearby and was very communicative and helpful before and throughout our stay. The location is great and having access to the golfcart was extra convenient. It was really nice having a place with so many beds and bathrooms for several families to stay together for a reunion. Highly recommend, and we hope to be back again in the future!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place for families

We had a great week staying at Big Red. Plenty of room for large families (12 in our group ranging in age 1-67) to share meals, cook, play games or just hangout. Kitchen is very large, updated and well stocked. The owner was close by and very quick to respond when asked a question. Lots to offer for all ages.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A good time was had by all.

The property suited our family admirably. The large kitchen/living room we used a great deal and it was very comfortable. The kids enjoyed the games available in the game chest.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family vacation for 14 od us

Wonderful!! Plenty of sleep area & quiet get away space with front porch chairs, long screened back porch, balcony.. Amenities- pool, beach, private fishing pier (no license needed & the fish & snapping turtle), sand volleyball, golf cart. Host was the best!! Kathy
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 June 2022
Thanks Kathy. Glad you enjoyed your stay. All the best! JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A fine family time at the beach!

We were a party of 7, ranging from 2 to 74 - and we had a great time being together. We used the golf cart or walked to and from the beach ( a 10 minute walk at most), swam, cooked, ate, read, etc. The 2-year old loved being right next door to the playground (and the golf cart!). We took short trips to Sawyer, the Botanical Gardens, the local movie theater, and the Casino, but mostly took it VERY easy. Michigan City is easily reached from Midway Airport too. The kitchen is very well stocked for cooking; the house is very clean; there are many beach towels, etc. and the house sleeps 14!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 August 2023
Thank you! If you want to come back we’ll take care of you! All the best! JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Indiana Dunes

Loved the open upper back deck with Adirondack chairs on it & how it stayed shady & cool with the trees behind it. Jonathan was very quick to respond with any questions we had, his home was very clean & well kept up & the location was perfect for getting to the beach. The golf cart was a lot of fun in getting to the beach or the pool & it was a bonus to have beach supplies already provided for us in the basement. Expect to have to park in the overflow parking lot just a few doors down if you have more than 1 vehicle though. Overall our group of ages 8 months through 77 years old had a great time & I would recommend staying there especially if you like the beach which was wonderful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 8 July 2020
Thanks for the nice review. Appreciate you and glad you enjoyed our home. Makes all the hard work worthwhile to see folks enjoy it!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect for 3 Families

We have been traveling to Beachwalk for years. This was our first time renting at Big Red. The space was perfect for our 3 families (14 people) with kids ranging from 7-14. It was conveniently located right next to the park. We had some minor inconveniences pop-up after arrival (light bulbs, batteries, low tire issue on the golf cart). The host was prompt to respond and assisted with correcting the concerns and even offered us to stay an extra day for the inconvenience. Although we weren’t able to stay, we were able to make our checkout a little later which was a wonderful option. Thank you JR & Theresa for hosting us.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun in the Sun!

My family of 16 (8 adults, 8 children) enjoyed our stay at Big Red. The house accommodated our large family and we had plenty of space to sprawl out. The property manager was very accessible and answered our questions in a timely manner. The kitchen had high-end appliances which were much appreciated when cooking for a crowd. The screened in porch was a great place to have breakfast and lunch. The amenities of this property include access to the Beachwalk Resort pool, fishing lake (including paddle boarding and kayaking), Lake Michigan Access access, and you can use the golf cart to zip around. There were beach towels accessible and also some other handy items (beach chairs, umbrellas, and sand toys).
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Stay at Bug Red

The house is amazing. The kitchen was very well equipped. We brought our own kitchen aid mixer and discovered they had one. Coffee maker and Keurig were there Two sizes of crock pots. Sharp knives. Great appliances. We used the washer and dryer we brought our own detergent but they some there. The screened in porch was great. Everyone loved the golf cart. The beds were nice lots of towels were there. We had 8 people 2 were small children. The deck on the second floor was beautiful but we did not utilize it. The host was on site and very kind and nice Thanks for a good reunion
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 July 2023
Thanks so much and come again and we’ll take care of you! All the best, thank you. JR
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Big Red is the perfect family vaca place

The Big Red House is the perfect place to have a family vacation! Plenty of bed and bath space. The kitchen is large with first-class appliances. The laundry room has big appliances for those large loads in case it's needed. There's plenty of sitting areas from the front porch to the two decks across the back of the house. They overlook a nice tree line making it feel secluded. The grill worked great. There's even a little fire pit in the front. The house is next to a common play ground our kids really liked when we weren't using the golf cart to go to the beach. A small lake for free kayaking and water boards along with the pool, a little fishing pier and snack shack is within a couple of blocks, an easy stroll from The Big Red. The owner was quickly available when we had questions. Lots of toys, games and movies available in the house. Our family group loved it!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 24 July 2020
Thanks for the positive review. So glad you enjoyed our home. All the best and always welcome.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Owner was very nice and always responded quick and helped with our concerns.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
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