Amazing view, great kitchen and roomy apartment layout, love the fireplace

We loved this place! It was clean, comfortable and the view was just amazing!

Condo has a beautiful view but there are 80 steps to get up there! No for the weary.

Good floor plan. Well furnished. Clean. Nice setting. Great view west of Lake Michigan.

Overall enjoyed our trip. Lots of stairs and no air conditioning was hard with a 3 year old especially on the 80+ degree days. Lots of spiders - which condo is in the woods. Just wasn’t expecting that. Condo was very dusty when we arrived. Needed to wipe down all the surfaces. Linens were clean. View was awesome. Location was great. Short walk to the beach. More difficult with the kiddo. But nice beach area. We spent most of our time in Glen Arbor, Empire, and at Sleeping Bear Dunes State Park.

Really Enjoyed our stay at this lovely rental condo.

Our experience was mostly positive, but there were several things negatively impacted our stay. A couple of the things were in the control of the rental company/owner and a couple were outside of their control but were multiplied by the other issues. The first issue was that one of the toilets in our unit apparently was leaking into the unit below ours. I understand that things break and need fixed. However, properties that are well maintained don't have issues like this. As far as I am aware, the issue was not a broken pipe or some other acute problem. It sounded like it was some issue likely caused by neglect or inexperienced/careless contractors. The main problem was that the communication and professionalism from the rental company and the maintenance staff was lacking. The rental company showed no empathy about the situation and never offered any token of appreciation for working with them while on our vacation. The other issue is that the maintenance staff was very unprofessional. They did not call before coming to the unit. They fixed the toilet, but they left what I assume was toilet water on the bathroom floor and soaked the carpet outside of the bathroom. They also took a couple towels from the bathroom without replacing them. (You only get 1 set for the week.) So we are left to wonder, what else did they take or move or get toilet water on. A secondary issue under the control of the rental company was the cleanliness of the unit. We immediately noticed human hair in the shower, dog hair all over the living room (according to the listing no pets are allowed), and dust/cobwebs throughout the unit. There were two issues that the rental company is not in control of but negatively impacted our stay nonetheless. We lost power one day from 9AM - 6PM. This meant we had no way to make our breakfast, lunch, or dinner that day. Instead of eating the food we had purchased and plan to make, we had to spend more money and eat out. Finally, the Homestead had closed the closest bridge to the beach for an unknown reason. This meant we had to carry our stuff an extra quarter mile to the next bridge. Like I said, it was mostly positive because Glen Arbor is a great town with fun stuff to do. None of the issues were especially egregious, but they were definitely notable and would factor into our decision to stay in a unit managed by the rental company again.

Such a gorgeous view! Loved it... place well equipped for family dinners...

Great location and view! Love Glen Arbor and this area of Michigan.

Awesome view. Very clean. Well stocked kitchen. Good WiFi. Fire wood is made available and the two fireplaces work well. We’d definitely stay there again.

Nice property. Highly recommend.

The close proximity of the hiking options and local venues to this property were great. We loved exploring the area during the day and enjoying the ambience of the rental in the evenings. It is a wonderful place to rejuvenate ones spirit. The rental had everything we needed and we would enjoy returning in the future.

The property itself was lovely, well appointed. Cleaning service missed several areas (track for sliding doors very dirty; floor molding in bathroom had hair (previous guests?) stuck to molding. Potential guests (esp 55+) need to know how many steps they have to climb to get to unit.

This is the second time staying at this property. Views are amazing! Clean and the sectional is so comfy!

Most people who rent this condo will do so because of the view and the proximity to Glen Arbor. It is true that the view is wonderful and it is a nice bonus that the lake can be seen from both the master bedroom and the deck off the living room. However, we were disappointed by the general lack of attention paid to the little details that can really elevate a stay. I realize that most of the individual items in the following list are minor, but taken collectively, they added up and left us a little dispirited, especially since this is a rather expensive condo. Here's the list: 1) there are four hanging light fixtures over the kitchen island and one of them was missing the decorative shade; nothing but a wire and socket hanging from the ceiling; 2) the track lighting in the kitchen had room for seven bulbs and four of them were burned out; 3) the sliding screen door out to the porch was completely off the track. We could sort of push it back and forth, but it wouldn't close and so we couldn't keep the glass doors out to the patio open at night or moths would come in by the hundreds; 4) the sliding screen door in the second bedroom was not functional and couldn't be opened, which prevented us from sitting on the little porch facing east into the forest; 5) there wasn't even a single garbage bag for the trash can to tide us over until we could get into Glen Arbor for supplies; 6) the kitchen was not all that well supplied with cookware and other items: no Tupperware for leftovers, no disposable materials of any kind such as Saran Wrap, tin foil, coffee filters, or baggies, no oven mitts or hot pads of any kind, no cookie sheets or flat pans that weren't spotted and marred with rust, and no knives sharp enough to cut a tomato without squashing it; 7) the toilet paper was so cheap it bordered on the unusable; 8) the plungers in the bathroom had the cup-end stuck into big old garbage bags; 9) the mattress in the master bedroom is too small for the frame causing the corners to slip off and drop to the floor. All of these items could be easily rectified at little cost. The fact that the list is so long supports my impression that the view and location of this condo ensure it is rarely empty, so the owners see no reason to update it or ensure that the little things are taken care of. Also, the beach is a 15 minute walk from the condo with no parking available to renters. The folks at the management company were very friendly.