5 Blocks To The Beach ~ 2 Blocks To Downtown ~ Walk To Everything! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is 5 Blocks To The Beach ~ 2 Blocks To Downtown ~ Walk To Everything! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is 5 Blocks To The Beach ~ 2 Blocks To Downtown ~ Walk To Everything! located?

This family-friendly vacation home is located in the city center, within 1 mi (2 km) of New Buffalo Township Public Library and Lake Michigan. Local and New Buffalo Marina Park are also within 10 minutes. New Buffalo Station is 7 minutes by foot.

10/10 Excellent

Carla C.

Jul 25, 2024

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Great place for a group to stay

The house was clean and well appointed. Very peaceful back patio with great firepit and plenty of seating. Conveniently located to downtown and beach.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily L.

Jul 9, 2022

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Great family space

We really enjoyed the house. Provided enough space for everyone!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sue H.

Jul 27, 2023

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Summer Get Together

Perfect size, close to everything

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francine S.

Aug 30, 2019

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Great location and lots of space for our family

Property was as pictured. Loved having two separate spaces for our family with plenty of bedrooms and comfortable beds. Great outdoor space and places for kids to play.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Linda K.

Jul 28, 2020

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Family Vacation

This house was perfect for my family. Plenty of space inside and outside for us to enjoy our time together. House was clean and the two kitchens were fully utilized. Also, great location. Easy walk to town and beach. I would stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Aug 12, 2020

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Great location!

Could walk everywhere! Needed one more bathroom, sharing 2 small ones for 15 people was tough. Outside capacity was great, could hold all of our group comfortably for a cook out. Overall, great stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Taylor B.

Jul 1, 2020

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Great house a short walk from beach

Our friends had a great time at the property. It was very clean on arrival and had lots of plates and cups for our party of 8. It's a 3 minute walk to the store, 5 to town and 12 minutes to the beach. Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Margaret A., Chicago

Aug 6, 2023

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Family Vacation

The property suited our needs. Close to the beach and shops. It had enough tableware and pots and pans. Some 'specialty' kitchen equipment, ie oven trays, rubber spatulas, cutting boards would have been nice.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Beverly S.

Aug 8, 2024

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Great Trip

Nice home. Very Clean. You really can walk everywhere!There were too many ornamental things that had to be moved as we had kids with us. No sheet pans or pizza pans. But, overall very nice place in a lovely neighborhood. We totally enjoyed it!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa H.

Jul 13, 2023

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Great family vacation

We had a great time taking our 3 kids, their spouses and our 4 grandchildren on this family vacation. The house had plenty of room for everyone and we were able to walk to nearly everywhere we wanted to go. The outdoor space was great and we enjoyed a fire and making s’mores. The only suggestion I would make for the next people is if you need mixing bowls, cookie sheets or extra blankets make sure you bring them with you. Many things were provided including very nice stove top pans but no cookie sheets or mixing bowls.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia A.

Aug 22, 2022

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Great stay at the Merchant str 2 home

My siblings and spouses(55-63)came with my 82 year old mom to relax and fish on our pontoon boat. Lake Michigan and the St Joe river were the perfect avenues for that! The weather was beautiful and the crowd was light. We enjoyed the perfect location of the home and the wonderful patio. Our ONLY critique would be that it would be nice to have basic seasoning (we left salt and pepper😂) and more cooking pans, specifically, a couple of cookie sheets. We had a great time and would book it again!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Megan W.

Jul 23, 2020

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Great house!

This was the perfect house for our large family. TWO KITCHENS!! THREE showers! 5 bedrooms. So much space for us to gather and to spread apart. We had several meals outside on the deck. We walked to the beach, the town and to a kayaking rental. We accidentally left something there and when we got home we emailed the owner and she immediately responded and helped us out!!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Valerie S.

Jun 18, 2023

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NB 2023

Great location for walking to town and the beach along with plenty of space for the kids to be outside playing while at the house. Overall great experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol C., Chicago

Sep 8, 2022

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A wonderful Labor Day escape!!!

My husband and I treated our son and some friends to a weekend in New Buffalo to celebrate his birthday. The house was perfect! Lots of comfortable sleeping areas (3 king sized beds!!!), a wonderful outdoor patio/fire pit, and so close to the beach and downtown. The house was spotless. I would definitely recommend for a family retreat!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian L.

Aug 14, 2022

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Great Family Gathering Area, Rain or Shine. Wonderful for Beach.

I was pleasantly surprised when we arrived to find TONs of tables & seating on the side porch! It is not shown in the pictures, but I counted seating for 20+ people. That doesn't even take into account the fire pit area! I've stayed at several VRBO that friends or family have rented and the listing/reviews always say how clean they are. They were adequate, but not spotless. Whoever they have cleaning this home, I want to hire! My wife is a clean freak and it even passed her inspection. We had a child under 2 in our group, so it was a bit of a stretch to walk to the beach for her. And depending on how much gear you pack...coolers, umbrellas, chairs...you might be better off driving and parking. We actually paid for parking, then had a couple of the ladies in our group walked back at lunchtime, grab a vehicle and shuttle us back and forth to the beach so we wouldn't lose our parking. We were warned by the parking authority that the lot can fill up. Even though you have paid for the entire day, you might return after lunch and not find a spot to park. The shuttling was a very effective work around. The two refrigerators was an added bonus, and the mini kitchen (No Oven/Range) in the basement was great. We are early risers, so we could get up and make coffee and lounge on the couch w/o disturbing the rest of the household. We live in the country in the woods and was concerned when we saw HEALTHY poison ivy growing in the driveway and on the adjacent tree. I had some gloves and was able to pull up the Ivy in the driveway and warned the children and others to stay away from the tree. The yard was in desperate need of mowing. The kids would lose toys in the grass it was so tall (10" at least). Tons of ceiling fans and lighting. Gratefully the switches were clearly marked. Guests need to be warned to pull the grill out from the plastic railing on the porch. We noticed the rails were distorted from previous use and didn't want to make it worse. The ice maker in the fridge was not functioning. We actually had a plumber in our group that looked at it and found a blockage. He believed he got it repaired but did not know where the shutoff valve was to turn the supply water back on. You got a free repair :-). It would have been nice to have more ice trays in lieu of the ice machine. We Highly recommend this property. Tiny inconveniences were no deal breaker!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karen S., Johnston, Iowa

Jul 16, 2022

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Great vacation spot!

Excellent space inside and outside for our group of 10! Close to downtown shopping and grocery store as well as restaurants, a little farther from the beach, but still within a 10-15 minute walk. A few essential items (cookie sheet/baking pan) were unavailable in the kitchen which would have been helpful (not a deal-breaker). The downstairs doesn't have central air, but one window air conditioning unit in the living room. so bedroom doors needed to be left open. (the only real downside with a baby who needed to sleep & quiet) Overall, we had an awesome time and highly recommend this property!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

James S.

Jun 27, 2022

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Great Spot, Fun Location

The house was comfortable and clean. The big deck and firepit patio offered plenty of room for relaxing with family. It’s a 15-minute walk to the beach and even closer to downtown, so the location is great too!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Logan H.

Jun 15, 2022

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Great location - quiant spot

Great location! Beautiful little home. Tons of area for outdoor and indoor enjoyment.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keri F.

Sep 6, 2021

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Labor Day weekend

It was my parents first time to New Buffalo. They really enjoyed the location and proximity to restaurants and beach. The house was cozy and had everything we needed. The only thing we would have changed is having more comfortable seating upstairs. Thanks so much!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

EILEEN W., Wheaton il

Aug 23, 2021

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Family get together

This home was perfect for our family get away. The kitchen and downstairs area was great place to gather since we had a one year old sleeping upstairs. The outside porch had more than enough seating for our family of 10. Great distance to downtown and the beach. We had a great time. Would rent again.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jessica F.

Aug 17, 2021

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Great house for large family or multiple families

We had friends stay here during our wedding week and it was perfect. The house is very spacious and clean. There is a lot of patio space outside and a big yard. The decor is a dated style, but everything is still very clean and well cared for. It didn't feel run down at all. Short walk to the grocery store and shops and restaurants, and not too far from New Buffalo beach either.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gary Z.

Aug 7, 2021

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Fantastic!

This house was just as advertised. Great location! Plenty of space, inside and out. Very clean and very well kept! Our family would definitely go back!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

James S., Chicago

Jul 4, 2021

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Great Time

My friends and I celebrated 30 years as friends this weekend and we loved the house. The area was very nice. We had a great time and plan on making this a yearly trip!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Janet J.

Jun 29, 2021

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Family Fun

This place was perfect for our family get together. Lots of room, great patio and outdoor space for BBQ. A short walk to beach and downtown.

10/10 Excellent

Theresa F.

Jun 24, 2021

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Great space

We really enjoyed our stay. The home was very clean and spacious with two living areas. There was also plenty of outdoor space for kids to play and/or adults to hang out. It’s also close to down town New Buffalo and the beach. We were able walk walk with little ones to explore and pick up necessities. Great space and great location.

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