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Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Living area
Exterior
Interior
Exterior

Reviews

6.0 out of 10
4 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Pool
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Mackinaw City, MI
  • Place, Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw City Dock
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom4

4 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden

About this property

Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown

Walk the DNR trail located next to the home to downtown area and restaurants, or grill at home. Free access to indoor water park 1/2 block away and 2400' of private sandy beach. Home is new and in a quiet secluded setting off of the main road, but within walking distance to downtown. Front and rear porches provide great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:30 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:30 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

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load the dishwasher
Remove personal items and remove leftover food and drinks
Turn off the lights and return the keys
Please return the keys to the Days Inn Lakeview (same place you received the keys) Thank you and safe travels!
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

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
Property Registration Number Not available
Property # 1688709vb

About the area

Mackinaw City

Located in Mackinaw City, this holiday home is on a lake. Lake Michigan and Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Animal Tracks Adventure Golf and Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum. Murdick's Fudge - St. Ignace and Totem Village are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Mackinaw City, MI

What's nearby

  • Edgewater Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Mackinaw City Dock - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 3 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Mackinac Island, MI (MCD) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dixie Saloon - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wienerlicious - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Darrow's Family Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown?

Check-in begins at 4:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Walk To The Lake, Beach, Indoor Waterpark And Downtown located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Lake Huron and Edgewater Beach. Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal and Jack Pine Lumberjack Show are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

6.0

6.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

7.0/10

Check-in

6.2/10

Communication

5.8/10

Location

5.8/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 101 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 101 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 101 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 101 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 101 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hanna G.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location
Such a fun stay and an amazing location for those not wanting neighbors and a short trip into the city. Great for bigger groups and loved we had access to the water park.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

stacy z.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This place shares a driveway with a huge laundry facility and dumping grounds. We chose to lose out on our money and not stay here after seeing it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Izzy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home,excellent communication with host. Area is quiet and perfect walking distance to beach.DJ made sure living areas were clean, thank you.Definitely would come back.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Deb M.

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication, location
Large house, showing some wear, you won’t be able to see the exterior soon, as the growth is taking over, not in a great place, if I hadn’t read the reviews I’m not sure I would have found it. It needs a deep cleaning on walls, ceiling fans, and wall decor, getting and returning the key super easy. The tv remotes didn’t work, along with the dvd player. But, I would still stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Ania T.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property is not decorated remotely like the photos. Bare walls. Everything is very dated and rundown. The house is large with lots of room but a house that size has to be cleaned much better. Bad dust everywhere, floors were sticky, inside all of the kitchen cabinets were filthy. Half the lights in the house didnt work or we the fixtures were missing. Dishwasher was broken, washing machine smelled really bad. Outside landscaping, everything was overgrown and unkept. The path to the driveway is off putting and can be hard to find the first time around. A simple sign would help or a seperate drive directly to the house. We cleaned then stayed but would not rent again.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun J.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Its better than sleeping in a tent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jill P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was adequate. We had to search for towels. There were only partial rolls of toilet paper in each bathroom. No extras. For a reservation of 10 people. A toaster was listed as a kitchen appliance but after searching high and low we found none. The dishwasher was broken so with 10 people we had hand wash dishes. And last but not least the directions to find the place were awful. No one’s GOS could find it. The directions given to me when I picked up the key were good to a point. What they didn’t tell me was that when you turn right the first time, you’re turning into the commercial laundry facilities for all the hotels and you have to drive through their their parking lot to find a trail into the wood before you get to the house.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Heather M.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
When we checked in property wasn't ready. THE property is owned by Days Inn, very unsanitary,smelled of mold,had to go to Walmart to buy many supplies for our stay. Location is odd by laundry facilities. Quiet location but wouldnt recommend. The waterpark is freezing n in disrepair-very filthy.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Edwina E.

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

Good place

Overall good place but it is a bit odd to get to and needs some updated furniture and definitely more kitchen supplies.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Holly W.

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
The house was NOT clean at all! It was very dirty, and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. The kitchen was also filthy, and had very little in the way supplies to use. The pictures are very misleading, and do not accurately represent the inside or outside of the house. Also, getting to the house is a nightmare. When we arrived back at the house Saturday evening, the driveway was blocked by someone using a large machine, and refused to move it. After argument from our group, they finally moved it so we could access the driveway to the house. As for the positives, the host was very responsive when we arrived and realized the heat in the house was not working. Also, the house could be very nice with a very thorough cleaning and updating. Also, better access to the house would benefit renters greatly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Hannah P.

Disliked: Check-in, communication
Same story as several other lower ratings. House was tricky to find and not clean or ready for us when we arrived. Host was not apologetic or friendly about sending a team to clean the house. No wifi or television channels, but dvd player worked so plan accordingly. Definitely wouldn’t be my first choice to stay again and certainly not worth the price - but the house was spacious and relatively comfortable so it did trick for our short trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a wonderful place to stay nestled in the woods. We had a family from Berlin, Germany staying with my husband.and I! The children ages 9,11, and 14, We had access to the lake and water park across the street so that was a bonus! I do have a complaint about the kitchen, no paper towels, no dishcloths (the dishwasher was broken) and only 2 wine glasses! Also, there was a bit of coffee for us but you should have a Keurig coffee maker as well! We brought Keurig pods with us, and/or a bigger coffee maker. The kids weren’t able to use tv or play a movie, not sure why! It also was very cold and we couldn’t control the air conditioner! Two adults and 3 children stayed upstairs and there were only 3 towels! Other than that a lovely location!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul Z.

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

Beautiful Big House in Mackinaw

We loved the house. It was very clean and roomy. This house was built to be lived in. What a great location for a day visit to Macinaw Island or bridge access and northern Michigan. Some highlights: Red Tail Fox in back yard, Extra cedar sun room ( favorite morning coffee place), very comfortable beds and furnishings, Very Very clean, Fire pit with lots of outdoor seating, full kitchen, terrific master bedroom with spa tub and big walk-in showers. Easy to check-in, out and to find. As they say, bring your own entertainment and hot spot. WiFi in the area was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Barbara E.

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Could be nice.

Beautiful home, but very neglected. What a shame, you can tell at one time this was a very nice home, but looks very neglected in recent times. Beautiful location, but awful trying to get to it. It needs a dedicated drive and not share with the laundry facility.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Chanda A.

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

Nice place - but bring the unexpected

The property is nice, clean, and secluded. There were no salt and pepper, no spices, and no knives for dicing. Though it’s a house, you’ll need to bring things you typically wouldn’t. The check in process should be much easier than going to a hotel and picking up the key. Start with getting WiFi to the place and using a ring camera door bell as well as a key lock pad for easy check in. It was a good experience. But a one and done.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Amy P.

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

Would stay again

We enjoyed our time here and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Joe T.

Disliked: Communication, location

Horrible location and literally no amenities

House smelled musty, heat stopped working, furniture is not comfortable, no internet, no TV service, no hot water at first either. House is located next to the industrial cleaning facility that does all the laundry for the hotels.It is secluded, which is nice, and right near downtown Mackinaw City.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Large but upkeep was lacking

Overall the house was large and accommodated a large party. It is in a strange location and general upkeep on the home was very lacking for the price you pay. Was a very nice home at one point, but had numerous problems related to upkeep (leaking faucets, broken dishwasher, overgrown landscaping, broken doors, broken tiling around shower). None of these were very detrimental to our stay but the general feeling was it is managed by employees of the Days Inn and they clean well, but likely don't perform the maintenance that is needed to upkeep a home. Location was strange - likely Days Inn bought the home and put in an industrial laundry facility next to it. Have to drive through the laundry facility to get to the home. Other than some difficulty going around cars that are parked in the pathway to the home, once you pass the facility, the site was quiet and wooded and you are not able to see the facility and no noise at night was noted. It is just a bit strange. Overall it was okay, but likely will not stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nick G.

Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

This place shouldn't be listed

I'm regretful to say that this was the worst property I've ever stayed at :( My 48 hours in Mackinaw for a family vacation were often interrupted by me trying to get ahold of the host, or finding some new deficiency with the home.No place is perfect, but the owner was nearly unreachable, multiple questions over the VRBO app, text messages, and 3 phone calls were returned about every 18 hours with no empathy or apologies. Issues:- Checked in 15 minutes late as the property wasn't ready for us- No wifi- No laundry detergent - No dishwasher detergent- 1 bathroom didn't have any toilet paper, and no additional supply on hand- a broken office chair- leaking kitchen sink- a towel rack that'd fall at the slightest touch- wear and tear throughout the house
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Esther S.

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

Terrible Decision

The rental was a disappointment. First off, the key has to be picked up from a hotel, why not install a lock with a push button code? Because someone has to EXPLAIN how to find the house which is situated at the end of some wonky dirt road near some giant city laundry, and even WITH the explanation, it’s hard to find. Then the AC didn’t work and the place was hot and stuffy. When an email was sent, no response. The next morning a partial refund was requested due to the nonfunctional AC unit. Only then was there a quick response saying no refund. I’m filing a complaint. Plus I personally don’t think Jodi is a real person but that the place is rented by some company. Don’t stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karla A.

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

Cozy

The house was nice and clean and the host responsive.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Pronob B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Big house with plenty of parking and privacy

The house was secluded so that was a huge plus. Plenty of parking as well if you have multiple cars. Communication with host was lacking until the week of the stay. That aside, very nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deryll & Rochelle F.

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

Good place to Stay

Quiet. Relaxing close to attractions Enjoyed great family time!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Cody J.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

House managed by Motel

Do not rent. The house looks nothing like the pictures posted. Was a decent place to stay, but issues with the overall process. When we showed up, which was very late (11pm), there was no hot water or heat. Luckily the property manager sent someone over asap. He got the hot water working, but we had to sleep with no heat on. It was below 40 degrees outside. By the next day, the heat was fixed. WiFi is listed, but there is no router in the home and signal can be spotty. It was a decent place to rest, but I wouldn’t stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Best layout for 10 people I’ve ever been in
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

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