Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Location was great for the empire hill climb. There was a lot of room for our whole family. I didn’t like the extra steps I had to take to accommodate the rental management company, or their app.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We enjoyed our stay at Deer Hill. The location is fantastic with just a few blocks from the beach, ice cream, restaurants and the cute town of Empire! The house is dated but bedrooms and bathrooms up to date and very clean and neat. The kitchen was very well stocked and clean! I highly recommend staying in this rental!

We had a great time in Empire and surrounding area. The house is perfectly located to walk to The Friendly and the lake. The house was well stocked and was very clean. There were 6 adults and we were comfortable - we all slept well. We didn’t use the basement. The kitchen has just about everything you would need to cook a meal - the grocery in Glen Arbor is very good. We made breakfast at the house everyday. There is a screened in porch and it needed some bug clean up - but it was not a big deal. We enjoyed watching the deer eat the apples. There are lots of bikes and many games available for families. It is not a new house - screens are worn and floors sag - but is comfortable and big enough for people to gather and to get away for a nap. We had no issues and would happily go back.

Pros...First off, lovely area with close proximity to the beach and lots of outdoor activities. There were bikes available to use. The deer visited daily to the backyard and ate from the apple trees and that was enjoyable to watch. House was spacious for 11 adults, but air matresses were used in place of twin beds located in basement and pull-out in living room. All the bathrooms were in good working order with good water pressure for showers and toilets flushed without issues. Wi-fi was solid. Cons...We arrived on an exceptionally hot and humid day and despite the portable air conditioner in living room, it was extremely uncomfortable. We knew there would be no central air, but half the windows would not open, so it was very hard to even get air circulated. Some fans were available, but they truly didn't help much, esp since some windows wouldn't open. Fortunately, it cooled down on day 3 and it was tolerable the rest of the week. The house was in need of some maintenance. Screened-in porch was not as pictured and truly disappointing. The screens were ripped in multiple areas and duct taped in an attempt to repair. Everything was dingy and very much needed a good cleaning. Door jams filthy, floor unswept with spider webs with giant eggs in corners of room, broken string of lights loosely hanging around windows, just dirty looking...housekeeping was DEFINITELY an issue throughout the house. The kitchen floor was dirty, there was no way it was mopped before our arrival. Bottoms of feet black after a couple hours walking inside the house. Multiple dishes pulled from cupboard were not clean, a lot had dried, crusted food on them. Cupboards crammed with left over food items from what I would presume previous renters. The entire house, especially the kitchen, needed a deep cleaning. The side door, which was main entrance had screen ripped and hanging half off allowing bugs to fly in. A chipmunk was a daily visitor to the back porch and one day climbed thru the open unscreened kitchen window and nibbled on fruit left on counter. Management company was apologetic about the housekeeping issues asked if wanted someone to come out. I initially said no, but after realizing how dirty the screened in porch was I changed my mind and told them I would, but no one ever showed up and we ended up cleaning it up enough to sit out there Overall, house has good bones, but needs a little more love and attention to bring it back to what it deserves

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall excellent

So close to the beach, and cute shops. The apple trees in the back yard are a daily snack for deer, rabbits, and squirrels. Well stocked home.

Lots of yard and lots of space.

Lots of yard and lots of space.