Lakefront 'Manitou Cottage' < 1 Mi to Downtown!

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January 2025

February 2025

5 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, travel cot, Internet

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Excellent

Entire home

5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 9226 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available

Beach view

Pet-friendly

Washer

Barbecue grill

Kitchen

Explore the area

Suttons Bay, MI

Leelanau Cheese Company
4 min drive
Boone's Prime Time Pub
6 min walk
Downtown Hall Street Transfer Station
22 min drive
Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
30 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.

Collect your crew for an unforgettable getaway at 'Manitou Cottage,' this 5-bedroom, 3-bath vacation rental in Suttons Bay! Start your mornings enjoying a cup of coffee while watching the sunrise over the bay, then head out to swim and fish off of the shared dock. At day’s end, head back to prepare a home-cooked meal in the full kitchen, or dine al fresco using the gas grill on the patio. After dinner, head down to gather around the waterfront fire pit to roast s’mores! ‘Vacation You’ awaits!

-- THE PROPERTY --

Dogs Welcome w/ Fee | 2,431 Sq Ft | Shared Dock & Beach | Proximity to Hiking Trails

Bedroom 1: King Bed | Bedroom 2: Queen Bed | Bedroom 3: Twin Bed w/ Twin Trundle | Bedroom 4: Twin/Full Bunk Bed | Bedroom 5: 2 Twin Bunk Beds | Additional Sleeping: Pack ‘n Play

INDOOR LIVING: Flat-screen TVs, DVD player, dining table, high chair, books, board games
OUTDOOR LIVING: Balcony, deck, outdoor seating areas, fire pit, gas grill
KITCHEN: Dishwasher, stove/oven, fridge, stainless steel appliances, coffee maker, Crockpot, microwave, toaster, ice maker, dishware/flatware, spices, basic cooking essentials
GENERAL: Free WiFi, keyless entry, central A/C & heating, washer/dryer, iron/ironing board, towels/linens, complimentary toiletries, trash bags/paper towels
FAQ: Stairs required to access, pet fee (paid pre-trip)
PARKING: Driveway (4 vehicles)

-- THE LOCATION --

GET OUTSIDE: Sutton Park (0.3 miles), Leo Creek Preserve (0.6 miles), Suttons Bay Marina (0.8 miles), Houdek Dunes Natural Area (9 miles), Clay Cliffs Natural Area (10 miles)
HOTSPOTS: Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center (4 miles), Tamarack Gallery (7 miles), Fishtown (10 miles)
WINERIES & VINEYARDS: French Valley Vineyard Tasting Room (2 miles), 45 North Vineyard & Winery (3 miles), Blustone Vineyards (4 miles)
TRAVERSE CITY (~15 miles): Cherry Festival, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, City Opera House, Clinch Park
AIRPORT: Cherry Capital Airport (20 miles)

-- REST EASY WITH US --

Evolve makes it easy to find and book properties you'll never want to leave. You can relax knowing that our properties will always be ready for you and that we'll answer the phone 24/7. Even better, if anything is off about your stay, we'll make it right. You can count on our homes and our people to make you feel welcome — because we know what vacation means to you.

-- POLICIES --

- No smoking
- Pet friendly w/ $150 fee (+ fees & taxes, 2 dogs max)
- No events, parties, or large gatherings
- Must be at least 25 years old to book
- Additional fees and taxes may apply
- Photo ID may be required upon check-in
- NOTE: The property requires stairs to access
- NOTE: There are other bookable vacation rentals on-site, with some shared outdoor amenities. Other travelers may be present during your stay
- NOTE: This property does not permit the docking of any watercraft. Rental slips are available at the nearby Suttons Bay Marina. There is a free public boat launch just north of town. For more information please reach out to the Guest Contact

During your stay at this cottage, you're just a quick walk from Lake Michigan. The cottage offers a kitchen and 3 bathrooms.

Air-conditioned cottage with kitchen, washing machine and 3 bathrooms
On-site recreation includes a playground
Steps from Lake Michigan and a 4-minute drive from Leelanau Cheese Company

Lakefront 'Manitou Cottage' < 1 Mi to Downtown! offers its guests barbecue grills. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Suttons Bay cottage is smoke free.

Property manager

Evolve

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Beach

Beach nearby

Internet

Available in the cottage: Internet access

Parking and transport

Car recommended
Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Hob
Ice maker
Microwave
Refrigerator
Spices
Toaster

Dining

Dining table

Bedrooms

5 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

3 private bathrooms
Towels provided

Living spaces

Dining table

Entertainment

Books
DVD player
Games
TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

Balcony
Barbecue grill
Dock
Firepit

Laundry

Washing machine

Comfort

Air conditioning
Heating

Pets

Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

Housekeeping (on request)
Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

Near a health/beauty spa
Near the bay
On a lake
On the waterfront

Things to do

Hiking/biking trails nearby
Hunting nearby
Motor boating nearby

Safety features

Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher

General

Housekeeping (on request)
Unit size: 2,431 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

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

Pets

Pets are welcome
Note from host: A maximum of 2 pets are allowed.

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

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 first aid kit

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.

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Lakefront 'Manitou Cottage' < 1 Mi to Downtown! Reviews

8.8

Excellent

7.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Marie E.

3 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Lakefront cottage just a 5 minute walk to Sutton Bay Village

The Manitou cottage met the description for amenities, space, and location.Communication with property managers was great. We used the shared private beach & firepit 5 of the 7 days we were there. The Lake Sutton Bay Village had great restaurants, shops & rentals for kayaks/ paddle boards/ boats etc. Very convenient for trips to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Wineries in all directions & Traverse City.was a short drive. Would definitely stay here again.!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian B., Evanston, IL

19 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Great house, close to town

We really enjoyed our stay at the home. It had everything we needed, was directly on the most beautiful part of Suttons Bay, and was easy walking distance to town. Great house, great experience overall. No complaints and very thankful to the owners. If I had to call out anything to be aware of: it is directly on the M-22 highway, and directly adjacent to a public park, which makes access easy but also reduces privacy. We also paid a crazy amount for the house since we wanted the 4th of July week, but it was not cheap!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lucie H.

13 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Just a great place

The location was great. The service was excellent. Exactly what we needed for 3 Families with a wide range of ages. Something for everyone. Thank you so much.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

George D.

25 Jul 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness

Property in Disrepair

We paid way too much per night for this property for our family attending a local wedding. My objective is to save other families from this same disappointing experience. The plus side of this property is its location— lovely view and close to town. But that is where the positive ends. The exterior of the cottage is run down, the deck is peeling, and the dining table on the deck is peeling as well. The umbrella in the table has some sort of cloth holding the umbrella upright. The grill was filthy, so we bought cleaner and scrubbed ourselves before using. The sand by the lake is old and dirty, the beach is small and shared. The beach chairs uncomfortable and unattractive, the fire pit is functional but uninviting. The house itself is dark, the furniture uncoordinated, worn out (some pieces broken), floors and rugs unclean. The kitchen utensils, plates and glasses are also a collection of cheap and unmatched items. The pans are worn out, many showing rust stains. The broom in the kitchen was curled up on itself— unusable on a floor desperate to be swept. The bedrooms have sheets that are of poor quality and also unmatched. The curtains are sheer and provide no protection from the traffic noise. My spouse had to repair a falling door on our first night. The bathrooms are dated. The appliances work, but at 25% of what you might expect— hours to dry a few towels. The air conditioning vents are concentrated shots of cold air and extremely loud. The screens are damaged or missing. The linoleum is buckling and the carpet held down by silver duct tape. There is a long history of complaints on this property. I only wish we had done our due diligence and gone somewhere else.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nancy R.

20 Jun 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Early Summer Paradise

We could not have been more pleasantly surprised with the condition of the property and the surrounding grounds. We are VERY picky regarding cleanliness and reasonable functionality of a property as I travel for work. The cottage was perfect for our 2 families, and the grounds led directly to dock which is also adjacent to the city park. Our Property Manager was super responsive and checked in with us throughout to make sure we had everything. We could not have been more pleased and we will return! Thank you for the PERFECT vacation!♥️

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

D'Ayn S.

13 Jun 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Great stay!

We had a fabulous time, this property is huge and in a great location! Lake Michigan is just steps away!

6/10 Okay

Mary Lynn F.

24 Sept 2020

Great location but rundown lake house

The location was amazing. You are right on Suttons Bay and near a park with a nice sandy beach and calm waters. Nice fire pit too. Great place for my dogs to swim. But the pictures of this house are a far cry from its actual condition. From the online pictures, I thought this was a very upscale house especially given the nightly rental rate. Not so. We arrived after sundown and were very disappointed at the disrepair of the lake house. The rooms are 1950's except for two nice bathrooms. The master bedroom has very old carpeting and a very small outdated bathroom. The hallway buckles when you walk. The kitchen dishwasher top drawer fell out when you tried to load the dishes. Don't be fooled by the pictures.

4/10 Poor

Paula S.

12 Aug 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness

NOT WORTH THE MONEY

This property is definitely neglected and run down. The person that took the pictures of each room is a genius with Photoshop. There wasn’t one room that looked like the VRBO site pictures. No air-conditioning on the second floor and it was hot! Not on the beach and what beach you should be able to see was overgrown with brush so the view was not a view at all. When I told the manager that ice machine was impacted and broken in the refrigerator, she told me ‘it’s old- go buy some ice.’ The windows were absolutely filthy and the sills were filled with bugs and dirt. I really wish I had something positive to say but I don’t. Feel like such a fool-Never again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Suzanne B.

11 Sept 2018

Our group of 13 enjoyed our stay ! We will return

We enjoyed the property and would return. Only recommendations would to not have that pine tree there over the beach/fire pit area. Everything was covered in sap....very annoying and messy. Also. The master bedroom bathroom is moldy and needs repair. Other than that nice place.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Liz F.

27 Aug 2018

Great size/location for 9 people, BUT...

This was a great property for our annual family vacation. The lake was across the street, we were very close to town, right across the street from the grocery store. However, when we arrived to the property, it was filthy. It didn't look as if it had been cleaned prior to our arrival. The rugs hadn't been vacuumed, floors hadn't been swept/mopped, dust on every surface. There were no towels available to us. The toaster was broken. Water was leaking from the kitchen ceiling. The refrigerator was filthy, with spills & crumbs. One of the kids' beds appeared to have dirty sheets, as our child got in the first night and said it was filled with sand. There were no clean sheets available to us to change her sheets. I will say that the property manager did respond very quickly and provided us with more towels, a new toaster, and other cleaning products. Also, there is an apartment connected to the back of the house, which wasn't clear to us prior to our visit. I was very concerned about our 5 children being too noisy and disturbing the family that was renting that space. Overall, we had a good stay, but I think the property needs to be spotless when renters arrive. That just turned us off the moment we arrived.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Donna S.

14 Aug 2018

The absolute BEST quality of this cottage is LOCATION! It is an easy walk to downtown Suttons Bay!

The location is great but the cottage itself is run down and was not clean. The refrigerator was not cooling most of the week and it leaked. There is an ATTACHED apartment with only a single interior door separating the house to the apartment. The deck is small and in need of attention. The yard, beach, dock, and fire pit is all shared with tenants in the attached apartment and 3 additional properties. It wasn't a problem for us but definitely not private. There is a lot to do in the area and awesome restaurants right downtown which is walking distance to the cottage. We rented kayaks and a paddle board and kept them right at the cottage. We loved our vacation time with family, the location, food and fun in the area but the cottage itself was just average and overpriced.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie B., Cincinnati

8 Jul 2017

Family fun!

Perfect place and location for our large group of 4 families - 8 adults, 8 kids

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ellie W.

6 Jun 2017

Spacious, convenient location, great for large groups

Our family loved the big cottage for our parents anniversary celebration! 14 of us slept comfortably. The house is so close to downtown Suttons Bay, and is conveniently located by the park. Greg and Carole stopped by on our second day to check in and make sure we had everything we needed. Great house for our large family!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Christina R.

23 Sept 2016

Great Location, huge cottage

I rented this cottage for a group of 10 adults. The location was fantastic. It has beach access, is right next to a public park and beach and is walking distance from downtown Sutton's Bay. There are rooms good for kids and the cottage is fully stocked. We had a fantastic weekend!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2016

10/10 Excellent

Whitney M.

30 Aug 2016

2nd time stay

This is the 2nd year in a row we've stayed at this house. We had two families of 5 staying and it was the perfect size. The location is the best! Short walk to downtown Suttons Bay and across from Hop Lot and the grocery store. The bonfire area is great and the public beach is right next door so we used that instead of the private beach area to give us more space, the park there is great for the kids! The only complaint would be that the dryer wasn't working for the first half of our stay and that was a huge inconvenience. Carol was very accommodating with this. Also wish there was a TV in the bedroom upstairs with the queen bed, we used this as a second "master". We would definitely stay here again! Love it, would highly recommend!!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2016