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Adorable Vacation Cottage Townline Lake: Paradise! Boat Swim Kayak, Fish, NoPets

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Exterior
Exterior
2 bedrooms, free WiFi, bed sheets
Interior

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 553 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Washer
    Washer
  • Outdoor space
    Outdoor space
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

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Lakeview, MI
  • Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital
    16 min drive
  • Little Penny Lake
    17 min drive
  • Lake Montcalm
    25 min drive
  • Big Rapids, MI (WBR-Roben-Hood)
    56 min drive

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Adorable Vacation Cottage Townline Lake: Paradise! Boat Swim Kayak, Fish, NoPets

This modernized Cottage provides the perfect lake playground for your vacation.

ABOUT THE COTTAGE LOCATION AND THE LAKE

The cottage is 2 places up the inlet/channel to 250 acre all-sport Townline Lake. I've remade the 'old building out back' into a modern experience, with deck, dock, grill, and all the amenities! Relax , play in the lake, launch your own boat, use the kayaks or pedal boat, cook s'mores. Spend days outdoors relaxing, or fishing, swimming, or bike-pedaling around the lake. Kids love to hunt the mighty turtles! There's a firepit.

Attached deck sits over the channel. To one side is a little-used community access lot with children’s swings. Corn-hole game for your competitive streak.

Fish bluegills, bass, crawpy, sunnies, or an occasional bullhead, or pike. There's a bass fishing tournament usually once a month, known for giving up the occasional trophy small-mouth!

WHAT'S HAPPENING CLOSEBY
Hike west Michigan trails, enjoy West Michigan life. Nearby you can visit new wineries, old orchards, or the cheese factory. Head for Amish farmstands for eggs, fabulous West Michigan fruits, and other so-fresh produce. Treat yourself to some of the best country ice cream at King’s Store, famous in these parts.

Head a little further west for Lake Michigan’s pristine shores. Or cast a line into any of Michigan’s more than 65,000 waterways, rivers, and lakes – 11,000+ lakes larger than 5 acres. Here you are never more than a few minutes from some other kind of water, nor more than 85 miles from a Great Lake.

Perhaps you're looking for a quiet getaway for two, and to explore west Michigan? Grand Rapids, 'Craft Beer City USA', is less than an hour away, have a taste at the original Founders. Or sample your favorites and taste an all-new ale at nearby breweries- there’s been an explosion of local/Michigan craft breweries in recent years, not to be missed by the new ale or IPA lover.

And there's a casino in Mt. Pleasant, 45 minutes away.

ACTIVITIES ON TOWNLINE LAKE

Two kayaks and a paddle boat - and there is a public launch for your own fishing boat or pontoon and yoy will tie off at your own private dock.

An island ‘sandbar’ and the shallows – take a bag chair kn a kayak to the sandbar, tie off and sit ankle deep in water on the sandy bottom. Read. Cocktail. If you’re lucky, get called into a game of water-volleyball. Head to the deeper water and swimming-hole cove. Townline Lake's waters warm in June, cool mid-September.

Enjoy birdwatching – we host all of Michigan’s woodpeckers here, we feed the orioles through June, and the hummingbirds all summer. Watch the Buzzard ballet from your deck.. their graceful sky gliding is beautiful to see. Watch Harriette, the great blue heron, as she wades the edges for crawfish.

IN THE COTTAGE

The perfect 'new' place for a getaway for a single person, a couple, or a family/group of four. It’s a fresh welcoming space, 17.5’ x 17.5’, and has two floors with new cottage comforts. Queen size bed down, twin beds up, a little cottage. Pets: it is a pet-free environment, no tobacco smoking, no vaping, permitted inside or outside.

It includes your choice of cooking surfaces, some kept in drawers… a Nu Wave Cook Surface with Nu Wave pans – with Instructions for the first time user. A standard two-element burner in another drawer. An outdoor grill. A griddle. A crockpot. A micro-wave. Firepit. Eating space for 4/5. NO OVEN in this little spot.

PROVIDED:
Dishes/cutlery, cooking appliances, bedding, bath towels, beach towels.

A locker, and baskets and shelves provide more storage space. The downstairs bed is high, with several large tubs underneath for your extra clothes and provisions. Upstairs is a good place to put less-used items.

A queen-sized bed is on the main floor. The upstairs is short. It is a peaked room with just 5’ 5” standing space in the middle, so it's like an attic hideaway with beds on the floor. Two camp chairs look to the channel. And (just) enough space in the attic to add a single air mattress for a five-member family.

Next door, just inside the back door is a washer and dryer for your use.

There's a flat screen tv and dvd available - reception is nil - bring your hotspot and Roku if watching TV. There's so much nothing to do, that no-one has yet said they miss having TV. Some have said "..what was I thinking?" There is pretty reliable SPECTRUM internet service.

A 12x12 deck is perfect for reading, grilling, relaxing, watching boats pass heading to the swimming hole.

ENJOY MICHIGAN!

There are several other water businesses around - kayak, canoe, boat, or float - on nearby river trips . We’ll help with information and directions to the Little Muskegon River, or Big Muskegon River, Rogue River, or any of many other beautiful floatable – some pristine - waterways a half hour/less than an hour away. Newly in our area, a few wineries. Try your luck aat the casino in Mt. Pleasant. Hike the North Country Trail. Bring your bicycles - the Heartlan Trail runs closeby. Bring your ORV and enter the Huron-Mannistee National Forest a half hour from here. Most of all, fish, fish, read.

There are kayak liveries nearby. You bring your own lunch and drinks.

PARKING
2 parking spots and park your boat trailer as well.

Let us know what we can do to prepare for your arrival. Wine and cheese?
During your stay at this cottage, you'll be close to Black Lakes. The cottage offers free WiFi and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned cottage with kitchen, washing machine and patio
  • Free WiFi
  • 5.3 miles (8.6 km) from Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital and 7.5 miles (12 km) from Little Penny Lake
Adorable Vacation Cottage Townline Lake: Paradise! Boat Swim Kayak, Fish, NoPets offers its guests barbecue grills and a garden. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Lakeview cottage is smoke free.

Property manager

Jeanne Jerow

Languages

English, Finnish

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach towels

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee grinder
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Games
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: No smoking/chewing/spitting/vaping on premises.

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In a village
  • Near a hospital
  • On a lake
  • On a river
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Boat
  • Golf
  • Kayak
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Casino nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 575 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • No pets allowed
  • Note from host: Service dogs are welcome-please clean up after. TY

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Note from host: 5+ please.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Adorable Vacation Cottage Townline Lake: Paradise! Boat Swim Kayak, Fish, NoPets Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 63 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sara L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice stay...but
Yes, the property is small but there is room outside to enjoy the view. One big cavet .. in my opinion, this is a summer property. The floor is concrete and there is no central heading. The owner has a few rugs on the floor and a large space heater. It takes a good hour to heat the space. We left early as we were there in mid-October. The person who cleans it is lovely and very communicative. We would go again only in summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely Cottage
I loved this place! And Jeanne is wonderful. The small deck over the canal is very peaceful. It clean, comfy and quiet. The cottage is more like a studio, so there is no living room. It was perfect for me. I would recommend this cottage to a single person, a couple, or a small family with older children (maybe 8 and older), as the steep spiral staircase would be unsafe for a young child. All in all, I would highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Julie S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lakeview Cottage
Clean and sufficient, but a bit smaller than we thought indicated by the pictures. Had everything we needed. A bit complicated getting to the place, especially after dark due to inability to see street signs and few lights, but not uncommon for places up north. Beds upstair very firm, but I had brought a foam pad and was fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Kayakers Paradise
This place was great. It took me and my wife a minute to adjust to how close the owners house was, but after that it was fantastic. They had kayaks, but we had brought our own and spend two days out kayaking from sun up to sun down, and fishing both on the kayaks as well as off the back porch. Highly recommend for not only the coziness of the place, but the affordability.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kris J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Visiting family
Had a nice stay. Enjoyed the deck by the lake inlet. Bathroom very nice.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful Michigan Oasis - Thank you!
My wife and I had an amazing peaceful time at property. The amenities offered were great and we really had a great time. We had the opportunity to kayak for our first time, as well as catching plenty of fish. We really appreciate the opportunity to come out and stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel H., Channing, Michigan

Liked: Cleanliness
Adult family
It was very quiet and relaxing! Didn't find a toaster but microwave did the job.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Mr.
Clean, quiet. Great place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Steven A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cute cabin great for two people
Cabin was nice. great to have air for such a hot week. The lake was great for fishing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Channel cottage
We loved the extra lawn chairs. They came in handy when family members came to visit. Everyone is very friendly, neighbors, owner, property manager, even the guy who takes care of the lawn. Couldn’t ask for better people.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelly S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect getaway with our pontoon!
We loved our weekend stay and can't wait to go back next summer. We were able to bring our pontoon and dock it right in front of the cabin. We spent most of our time on the lake and we caught lots of fish! Although we went out for dinner they had everything we wouldve needed to cook there. Excited to come back again and will bring the kids next time!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Amanda U.

Liked: Cleanliness
Tiny and no privacy
If you are looking for a spot to drop your stuff and leave, that’s about all it is good for. There is no privacy outdoors from the owner. Too small and felt uncomfortable. Also, common sense rules posted everywhere like you are in school. Not our cup of tea getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily D.

Liked: Cleanliness
romance on the channel
We enjoyed this tiny house experience on the lake very much! Appreciated the clean towels and use of the paddleboat. Good pizza in Lakeview. Great restaurant just 20 minute drive to Howard city. We will come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

David R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cottage on the Lake.
Pictures in the listing made the cottage seem somewhat bigger And a little more private, but all in all, the stay was very nice and would definitely recommend this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

beth d.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great cozy cottage
We loved this cottage! The beds were comfortable and the loft was a nice little spot for our little to have her own space. It had everything we needed plus more. We spent a lot of time in the water either fishing, swimming, kayaking or paddle boating. The area has a lot to offer. It was a fantastic week!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura A., Petersburg, MI

Liked: Cleanliness
Quaint and cozy
The owners house is quite close but you would never know. They were so respectful of our privacy. It was the perfect space for 2 people. We had a wonderful time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Quiet getaway
My wife and I were looking for a quiet getaway that was reasonably priced and on the water. This met all those requirements. We were also able to easily access nearby attractions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jodi S., Coldwater USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Very nice property on the water
We really enjoyed our stay in the cottage. It was very cute and comfortable, and the deck on the water was perfect for fishing. We also loved taking the paddleboat out into the big lake. Everything was as described, and we can't wait to go back again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Gem getaway !
Lovely & welcoming host! Loved the paddle boat & water access. The views were so beautiful! Green & lush with the water just steps away. Multiple places to sit & enjoy. Campfire option was great! Wished we’d had more time to hang out! Loved this place ❤️🤗
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing lakeside retreat
Jeanne was a great host and very easy to work with. My boyfriend and I really enjoyed the kyaks and being on the water. Jeanne was very knowledgeable and helpful. The bed was incredibly comfortable. Everything was very clean. Our stay was just 2 nights and we were too tired to sit by the fire but we had a great time!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivan F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Little cottage on the channel
This was at least our third time staying here. The cottage is perfect for my wife and I. It’s peaceful off the main lake with friendly neighbors. I’m able to bring my boat and tie it off to the dock close to the cottage. There’s great communication with the property manager. We had no issues at all. It was clean and well stocked. The area has plenty to offer including good restaurants, bowling and ice cream shops.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very cute
The place was very cute and nice. We did leave early from our stay but that was only because the town was pretty boring but the air bnb was nice!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

James H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Location was awesome for us.
Cute cottage. We got a little to warm and also needs a mat in shower. Very slippery in there and when you get out. Very nice stay! Thank you so much
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin S.

Liked: Cleanliness
It was nice piece room clean
It was nice piece room clean I like the view outside
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lakeside heaven
Had beautiful weather, kayaked for the first time, took many pictures of the flowering lilly pads, downtown was exquisite, counting down the days until we can do it again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022