Harbor Springs Retreat w/ Grill ~ 1 Mi to Beach!

Reviews

• Great house in harbor springs.

  5/5

  This was a great place to stay.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Shared from the owners: "Thanks, Sydney, for choosing to stay with us! We hope to have you back soon, please get in touch if you have any special requests."

• A great property in a great location!

  5/5

  A beautiful home in a wonderful location close to everything Harbor Springs has to offer. A short scenic walk to town which offers great restaurants, beach, shopping and marina. Clean and beautiful home that is very comfortable. We will definitely stay there again.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Shared from the homeowner: "'Christi, thanks for the review, I couldn't have written what you did if I'd wanted to! But it's much better coming from you and we appreciate you very much; we get a lot of satisfaction knowing that we provided a comfortable place that brought you pleasure. Please do get in touch next time you're headed this way, any time of year. Best regards, and thanks again for being our guests!"

• Perfect retreat

  5/5

  We loved staying at this rental. Just as pictured and very close to anything you need. The house is spacious and well stocked. A lot of rentals limit the number of toilet paper rolls/paper towel rolls you can have and also use cheaper products. This location has plenty available and has nice quality products. Plenty of kitchen supplies as well which made it easy to cook and eat in the house. Loved the fact they had things for children (gates and highchair) which made it helpful. Everything was very clean and organized. Communication was spot on. Will definitely stay again if in the area.Location: market extremely close by Downtown harbor springs less than a half mile away Petoskey 15 minute drive to things Only two negatives I have are the dead bolt was broken and my 18 month could easily keep opening the front door. Also none of the light switches upstairs control any of the lights in the room and that is a safety concern navigating dark unfamiliar rooms trying to get to the lamps on the nightstands.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the Owner: "Hi Morgan, I just came across your review...we appreciate all the positive points and the two negatives, which I'd like to respond to. I really focus on constructive criticism. It keeps us on our toes. The deadbolt has been inoperative since we bought this place and installed the electronic numeric keypad code system. We couldn't figure out how to remove it, so you probably found it covered with a small strip of duct tape. I admit it's crude, but we were trying to indicate to our guests not to use it. Consider the deadbolt a "to-do" list item. The bedroom lights are controlled individually with their own switches, so I apologize if this setup was not what you expected. We literally gutted this place when we bought it three years ago, so it looks like we missed the mark on those two areas. You're the second party that has commented on the wall switches, so we'll try to get an electrician to come in this winter (you might be surprised how difficult it is to get tradesmen to answer the phone and email messages up here) and see if we can work this around, so it's more straightforward the next time you visit. Usually, the wall switches turn on/off one thing (ceiling light or fan comes to mind), but in this case, it's multiple devices. So thanks for pointing this out and I promise we'll work on it. The upgraded hall lights would help with second-floor navigation and entry to the bedrooms; it looks like we need to do a little better!
  
  Thanks again for choosing to stay with us. This reply is long-winded, but I want you to know we take the opportunity to host families like yours very seriously, and we'll do our best to make your decision the best you could have made or will make again. We appreciate you very much. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me personally if you have any questions or other suggestions; I mean it!
  
  All the best,
  
  Juan and Jennifer"

• I had a good experience. Overall rating was positive.

  5/5

  We found a property sufficient to meet our needs. We planed for four people ended up with six so sleeping and one shower accommodations were a bit cozy with 4 beds, King, Queen, and two twin beds. I will appliances were relatively new and we had everything we needed in the house so we were very satisfied.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Bill, I sure appreciate your comments and the evaluation. We gutted and remodeled this place immediately after buying two years ago and, if it were possible, would have converted the 1/2 bath to at least add a shower. Thanks for letting us host you and your party, and I hope you'll consider us the next time you visit Harbor!"

• Location location location

  5/5

  Clean and well appointed.Excellent location.Wonderful host communication.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Jennifer, thanks for the kind review! We hope you give us a chance to try and do even better next time you consider a visit to Harbor."