About this property

Spacious Accommodation: Lil's On The Lake Vintage Cottage On Crystal Lake in Beulah offers a spacious holiday home with four bedrooms and a living room. The property includes a fully equipped kitchen, spa bath, and a cosy fireplace. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, a patio, and free on-site private parking. The cottage features a barbecue, tea and coffee maker, hairdryer, refrigerator, microwave, kitchenware, oven, and stovetop. A TV provides entertainment. Convenient Location: Located 47 km from Manistee County-Blacker Airport, the property is 32 km from Kresge Auditorium, 46 km from Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City, and 50 km from Clinch Park. Highly rated by guests.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (10.0)

Free private parking available on-site


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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 large double bed
Bedroom 2
1 double bed
Bedroom 3
1 double bed
Bedroom 4
2 double beds
Living room
3 single beds
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Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Managed by Agape Vacation Rentals

Company review score: 9.4Based on 157 reviews from 75 properties
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Company information

We are a team of experienced vacation rental management professionals who manage a rapidly growing portfolio of vacation rental properties throughout all of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. We are based out of Beulah, Michigan, in the northwestern corner of the Lower Peninsula on the beautiful shores of Crystal Lake! We pursue our work from a Christian basis and perspective. Our motto is "Live. Love. Bless." and we truly try to provide an exceptional experience for guests. We also work to provide excellent income for vacation property owners while caring for their homes and property.

Property information

Charming historic cottage on Crystal Lake that has been owned by the same family since the 1930's. Very child-friendly and pet-friendly with a huge, fully fenced-in yard. Beautiful view of Crystal Lake from the eastern shore. Firepit, outdoor picnic tables, and lots of parking space as well! Lil's on the Lake is a very quaint and charming seasonal cottage (available early April until early November) that is located right on Crystal Lake! (Only Lake Street separates the cottage from the Lake.) It has now been in the same family for over 80 years and, starting in 2018, the family has opened the cottage up for vacation rentals with us managing the cottage for them. The cottage is named after the current owner's grandmother, Lillian Storrer, who bought the cottage in the 1930's and spent summers there each year until her death in the 1980's. She even gave birth to one of her children right in the cottage! The cottage has 4 bedrooms, but only 1 bathroom. Two of the bedrooms are upstairs and two of the bedrooms are downstairs. The upstairs bedrooms are "family style" in that there are no doors to the bedrooms. (Obviously this might be an issue for a group of couples.) One of the downstairs bedrooms has a queen-size bed. The other downstairs bedroom has a full-size bed. One of the upstairs bedrooms actually has two full-size beds and the other upstairs bedroom has one full-size bed in it. The large upstairs bedroom with two full-size beds in it also has a great view of Crystal Lake! All of the bedrooms have storage closets in them and we provide a pedestal fan for each bedroom. (The cottage does not have air conditioning as it usually gets a pleasant breeze coming off of Crystal Lake and it very rarely gets uncomfortably warm in the cottage.) There are also 3 fold-up single beds that we keep on the very large indoor porch. Counting these beds, the house actually sleeps 13 (5 * 2 + 3 * 1) comfortably.

Neighbourhood information

The cottage is also located just 2 blocks away from downtown Beulah. Beulah is a cute little northern Michigan town located on the east end of Crystal Lake. The town was founded name iin 1880 by Reverent Charles E. Bailey and its name is actually Biblical in nature. It has a cute little main street (Benzie Blvd.) which has a nice collection of shops, restaurants, cafes, a post office, and a couple of bars. We would particularly recommend Ursa Major Bistro and L'Chayim Delicatessen in terms of places to eat in downtown Beulah. One of the neat surprises in Beulah is that there is a wonderful interactive children's science museum called COGnition right on Benzie Blvd. just a short walk (less than 5 minutes) from the cottage! The cottage is located in beautiful Benzie County, one of the most pristine and natural environments in all of Michigan, and there are a number of other things to do in the area: * Probably the most popular attraction in all of northwest Michigan is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It is incredibly picturesque collection of natural beauty in terms of Lake Michigan, dunes, forests, wildlife, and inland lakes and rivers. There is a vast collection of hiking trails throughout the park and kayaking, canoeing, and tubing on the rivers and lakes is also very popular. The park starts about 8 miles away from the cottage, just north of the west end of Crystal Lake. * The cottage is just a 10-minute drive from the lovely beach town of Frankfort on Lake Michigan. Frankfort and nearby Elberta offer a fun collection of beaches, shops, restaurants, cafes, a movie theater, a microbrewery, and a few bars. Frankfort has a very popular public beach on Lake Michigan and Elberta (just across Betsie Lake from Frankfort) offers a more pristine and much less navigated natural beach.

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House rules

Lil's On The Lake Vintage Cottage On Crystal Lake takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Damage policy
If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to US$500 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 21
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Guests under the age of 21 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to US$500 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.