Charming Barn-Style Retreat Near Crystal Mountain – Free Pontoon, No extra Fees Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Charming Barn-Style Retreat Near Crystal Mountain – Free Pontoon, No extra Fees pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

Q: Where is Charming Barn-Style Retreat Near Crystal Mountain – Free Pontoon, No extra Fees located?

This family-friendly Arcadia vacation home is located on the waterfront, 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Lake Michigan, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve and Inspiration Point. Elberta Beach and Frankfort Beach are also within 9 mi (15 km).

10/10 Excellent

Sarah S.

Feb 21, 2025

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Great escape

We stayed there a few weeks back. It was a beautiful place to watch the snow fall. Easy drive to skiing as well.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martha B.

Jan 19, 2023

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Beautiful spacious home

Great place to stay for our family.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary A.

Aug 12, 2023

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We would stay there again.

We enjoyed our stay. Plenty of room for everyone,

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandy A.

Nov 11, 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location and house.

Great for groups. Convenient to the M-22 locations and Traverse City. Would absolutely stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ryan W.

Mar 24, 2020

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Awesome weekend getaway

A great spot to relax, play cards, and enjoy time with friends after a long day of adventures.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cecelia L.

Aug 7, 2022

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Great area, beautiful home.

We had a great time, house is beautiful and comfortable with plenty to give you stuff to do but also can be as relaxing as ever. The surrounding area was also wonderful, we'll definitely be back to the area and maybe even another one of these rental properties.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patty A.

Mar 23, 2021

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Great rental & location

We loved the communication, barnhouse, and amenities! Thank you for an amazing experience for our Ladies Retreat!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Katherine L.

Feb 25, 2019

Spacious and very clean

It was fun staying in barn house

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mike K.

Oct 8, 2023

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Fall visit

Clean and comfortable property! Close to Sleeping Bear Dunes and lovely costal communities.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn K.

Aug 30, 2024

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Barn Cottage on the lake

House is comfortably and artistically appointed - everything we needed and more provided. The boardwalk to the lake, bordered by woodlands and beautiful wildflowers, was a pleasant surprise. We enjoyed the pontoon boat and lakeside fire pit. Convenient to Arcadia beach on Laje Michigan and Frankfort.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire J.

Oct 11, 2021

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Fall weekend

The Barn house was such a unique and cool property! It was spotless and the decor was unique and cozy. My son loved the pool/ping pong table downstairs and bonfire pit for s’mores. Thank you for everything!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

KC S.

Oct 16, 2023

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Golf trip with friends and family

We picked this house for its location about 10 minutes from Arcadia Bluffs and it was extremely nice. It was large space with plenty of room for 5 adults to spread out when needed. The house was clean and decorated beautifully. The kitchen was well stocked and there were numerous games that kept us entertained for hours. Couldn’t be happier with the house and look forward to returning with my children as I know they will enjoy the house and surrounding area greatly!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colin M.

Jan 11, 2021

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Lovely lovely spot

We had a wonderful time staying at the house this week! It was peaceful and quiet and the nearby lake was a blast. We could hear the ice solidifying and melting throughout the week which was really cool. Saw the Milky Way a few nights at the lake which was gorgeous. Frozen enough to stand on and take in the view. Hopefully can come back some time soon!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

David T., BEVERLY HILLS

Mar 14, 2019

Last Minute Ski Weekend at Crystal Mountain

The owner was great about accomodating last minute plans less than 48 hours before our trip. Their property management team did a great job getting us set up and into this home. The furnishings were updated and newer, the home was super clean, and our sons loved the pool table and playstation. We brought our dog and had a great ski weekend. The loft was really cool too.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kate H.

Feb 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect retreat for big families!

So much fun to stay in a barn-style getaway with scenic views and plenty of room for kids and adults to have their own space. Our children immediately "took over" the lower level with the ping pong/pool table; the two bunk-bed rooms and foldout futon were perfect sleeping arrangements for them, too. Something to note, the second floor primary bedroom is also access to the top floor sleeping area so it's not totally private. The house was well-stocked and there are really helpful instructions for where everything is located in the closets. Loved the big deck and boardwalk down to the lake as well. Great place!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle M.

Jan 30, 2023

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Everything We Needed

We enjoyed our little snowy winter getaway to the barn house. The house decor was cute with some unique details. It comfortably accommodated our whole family, 10 of us including an infant. The kitchen lacked nothing we needed to prepare all our meals. Walks down to the lake were peaceful and the scenery beautiful, with plenty to do inside the house with games and movies, and close to Crystal Mountian for some skiing.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia B.

May 27, 2024

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Amazing!!!

We were searching for areas in Michigan for our family trip and saw this property. When I tell you this place has everything you need believe me. We had 4 adults, a 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 17 and each and everyone one of us loved it. There is plenty of space for everyone to move about. A sandbox and swing set for the younger kids and ping pong for older kids. All of us enjoyed the use of the boat, kayaks and canoe. Absolutely everything you could need is provided and house was very clean. They also accepted pets which is absolutely amazing. I would recommend this property 100%!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James W.

Sep 14, 2024

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Perfect

I booked this last minute for our anniversary. Home is even better than the pictures. Really creative. It was very clean and Lizzie was great to work with. We cooked most of our meals and the home had all we needed. We had a bonfire every night of our stay down by the water. For late nights, we turned on the lights in the living room and went up to the top floor so the lights shined up to us (hard to explain.) Perfect way to see all the stars. One morning my wife slept in and I took the pontoon boat out with coffee and a donut we got the day before from Crescent bakery in Frankfort - the best start to my day. That was the same day we had lunch at Arcadia Bluffs. We will absolutely return, but maybe bring more people next time because the house is huge.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristeen J.

Oct 4, 2024

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Love, Love, Love

We had three generations all coming together for the weekend: my parents, 2 siblings, their spouses and kid(s) and husband and I with our little one. The weekend was perfect. The home was big enough for all 12 of us and it was beautiful, very clean and fun. There are a lot of little things to see if you walk around - definitely decorated by an artist. We went on walks along the road where you could see the lake over beautiful orchards, we had camp fires down at the lake and even stopped by the ice cream parlor in Frankfort and walked down to the Frankfort beach and enjoyed each others' company. The home had everything we needed so there wasn't anything to stress about. We forgot a few things and called Lizzie only to discover they had what we needed in a drawer. The guys took the pontoon boat out once and had a nice time. I heard coffee on the top floor is a must, but I slept in every day; the beds were very, very comfortable. Thanks Lizzie! We will be coming again.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Jul 26, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location

Disliked: Communication

Great location, old property

We enjoyed the area, and had great weather. The lake is over 200 yards from the house, so we only had fires there 2 nights. We used a solo stove up by the house. The house needs a lot of maintenance, leaky tub faucet, key lock box just fell out! And uneven steps. The low lighting with dark lamp shades and made it difficult to read in bed or even see in the dark bedrooms. I would suggest painting the paneling the lighter colors than the dark green blue and black. The boats were not even worth mentioning they were so old and not maintained impulse tree was ripped in the motor were old and according to the starting procedure not easy to start. We didn’t use them the lifejackets provided would not save anybody’s life many of them were ripped and very old. The listing that says it sleeps 14 but six of those are on futons which is not comfortable for adults. And no bathroom on the 2nd floor and attic was not great.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert P.

Apr 19, 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOni G.

Oct 2, 2023

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Great property in a great location

This was a charming cabin in a great location. Everything you needed was provided. Kitchen etc. was well equipped. There is quite a walk to get to the lake and the lake is unfortunately difficult to see from the cabin but once you got to the lake it beautiful and peaceful. Highly recommend!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose A.

May 1, 2023

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The Perfect Getaway in Michigans Backyard.

The property was the perfect destination for a relaxing weekend with the family. Everything you could want in the perfect sized home. The home was so well equipped we felt very over prepared for our 2 night stay. My family is already asking how soon we can go back and we have every intention of booking the same property for our next weekend getaway. The cleaning and service fee charged at the property is completely reasonable. You feel like you are walking into a home that was set aside just for you. EVERYTHING felt clean and welcoming. We hope to visit again in the near future hopefully during warmer weather and with more time to actually enjoy the beautiful lake and site seeing this slice of paradise had to offer.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer G.

Jan 2, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice stay

There is plenty of space for everyone. The kitchen is well stocked with cookware and dishes. The main floor bed left us with sore backs. I don’t really understand why they are so stingy with things like dishwasher soap, toilet paper, and trash bags. I also don’t appreciate their dish policy. They ask for all dishes to be cleaned, dried, and put away before checkout. It would be nice to be able to feed my family breakfast and leave with the dishwasher running.

Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stacy D.

Oct 4, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Grown ups getaway

Just what we needed for our grown ups only vacation!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

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