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Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake

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Outdoor dining
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 7

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space

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Gaylord, MI
  • Place, Natural Golf Course
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Gaylord Country Club
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Otsego Lake State Park
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake

Fantastic lake views from nearly every room of our renovated 3 Bedroom+Loft/2 Bathroom Cottage on 200 ft of lakefront. Charming rustic decor throughout with comfortable bedding and renovated bathrooms. Dining area seats 7 and has spectacular lake views. The kitchen has granite counters, stainless steel appliances and is fully stocked with pots, pans, dishes and utensils. Stay connected with high speed fiber internet and streaming TV service or disconnect on the spacious deck with ample seating and grill. Fire pit and sandy beach for swimming on all sports Manuka Lake with public boat launch. Use of dock, kayaks, rowboat and paddleboat included. Abundant trails for ORV's, bike, motorcycles or hiking and a short distance to world class golfing, shopping and restaurants. Linens, towels includes- guests are responsible for providing their own toiletries and paper products. Pets are considered on an individual basis. Please provide pet information including weight, age and breed. Animals other than dogs will not be considered or permitted.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking inside will result in $250 fee

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadlock

About the area

Gaylord

Located on the waterfront, this cottage is in Lake Manuka, a neighbourhood in Gaylord. Natural Golf Course and Gaylord Country Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Otsego Lake State Park and Pine Baron Pathway. Bavarian Falls Park and Otsego County Sportsplex are also worth visiting. Kayaking and waterskiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hunting and hiking nearby.
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Gaylord, MI

What's nearby

  • Natural Golf Course - 12 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Gaylord Country Club - 13 min drive - 16.3 km
  • Pine Baron Pathway - 17 min drive - 12.0 km
  • Otsego Lake State Park - 18 min drive - 13.0 km
  • Call of the Wild Museum - 19 min drive - 25.7 km

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪China1 Buffet - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Five Guys - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Qdoba Mexican Eats - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Renovated Lakefront Cottage on serene all sports lake located?

Located in Lake Manuka, this cottage is within 9 miles (15 km) of Natural Golf Course, Pine Baron Pathway and Otsego Lake State Park. Gaylord Country Club and Black Forest Golf Course are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 52 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

fred t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great site
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kyle N.

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

Nice spot

Nice location and atmosphere
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jason N.

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

Lake house

It was a great place to stay. We saw loon’s,Bald eagles and fishing was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol M.

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

Relaxing on the Lake

This is a great property. Plenty of room, great location on the water with water toys included. Don't hesitate to book this wonderful place.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kris M.

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

Great spot!

Nice little lake, the house is perfect for a nice vacation. Communication was great and everything was clean and ready to go upon arrival. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robin D.

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

Manuka Lake

Property had everything we needed, plenty of space for 5 people and a dog. Fishing was excellent, caught well over 100 fish the entire week. Tip for unlocking deadbolt, pull the door towards you to align.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Jan W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house had plenty of room for our family of 6 plus our granddaughter. House is on kind of a point on the lake, which was good since it seemed to catch a lot of the lake breezes when it was so hot in the house. We did notice quite a few spiders on the dining room ceiling but were able to vacuum/sweep them up. Overall it was a good place to stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

shawn s.

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

Vaca

Nice place
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dayna B.

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

Nice get away

Nice spot by the lake. Short ride to amenities. Very peaceful. Would visit again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Julie M.

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

Gaylord Lake Manuka

Comfortable home.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

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

Lake house

We had a great time renting this cottage. The fishing was great and being able to use the owners kayaks and rowboat was a fun bonus. Everything you need was provided by the owner including wood for the bonfire pit.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Duane A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice, clean & pet friendly lake house. Everything as posted in the listing. We had A communication with the Host. Enjoyed the use of the row boat, paddle boat & kayaks. We did a lot of fishing with the kayaks, catching over 60 bass & pike during our week stay. Our Dachshunds enjoyed the lake in the paddle boat. Enjoyed activities and restaurants in Gaylord and a day at Mackinac Island, only an 1 1/2 hours away. I totally recommend this property for your vacation.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

L Beth K.

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

Fishing

The perfect size for us three old women. Loved that everything was on one floor. Fishing was fantastic. We binge watched Survivor. Only thing we wished for was a couple of recliners.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve E.

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

Great Extended Weekend

Property was as listed. Check in/out process was easy. Interaction with owner was excellent! James was very prompt responding to messages and he was very gracious in offering early check in and out. The cottage offers great views of the lake from inside as well as from the large deck. We would definitely consider staying at the quiet cottage again! check out.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jordan F.

Very nice getaway

Overall very impressed for our first VRBO rental. Water did have a slight sulfur odor and gas grill was out of propane. Otherwise it was a nice place. Not too far from town, but far enough there is no road noise and wonderful views of the stars. Location makes for nice day trip to Mackinac Island or Traverse City. Would recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Aug 2023
Hi Jordan We're glad you enjoyed your stay and thanks for the feedback. It sounds like the softer may have been a little low so I apologize. As far as the grill theres information in the guide book we provide at the cottage for what to do when the propane tank is low but we'll now include it in the welcome email. Thanks for staying!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a pleasant stay. The beds were comfortable, the place was clean, the kitchen was well-stocked, the lake was pretty and quiet.We enjoyed the kayaks and paddleboat (we didn't use the row boat) along with the bench swing in the back yard.The fire pit was big and had 4 Adirondack chairs.Mild cons. There is no screen on the patio slider. No AC, but we only had hot weather the last day or two. If you aren't used to well water, it can be off-putting because of the smell, but the water pressure was good and plenty of hot water. Naturally, with a rural area, the cell service is weak, at least for Verizon, but there is decent wifi.I would recommend the house.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia B.

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

Perfect vacation

This house was perfect! The scenary was beautiful and trees were changing already, so I got a lot of wonderful pics. The house had everything we needed. Kitchen is well stocked with any utensil you may need, plenty of dishes and I was very thankful there were a couple of really good non stick pans for cooking! We enjoyed the kayaks and the row boat and was glad they were there for our use. The water was higher than normal at this time, but we were provided a make-shift fire area, which was still enjoyable! We also got in 1 day of golf and 1 day of wineries. All in all, it was a very peaceful, relaxing vacation and the house great!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Week at lake Manuka

We had great time even though we had a lot of rain. The house and amenities were all matching the listing. Great fishing. Near to Gaylord and golf courses. Water filtration was not operating effectively giving a very bad odor to the water we used bottled water for drinking and cooking. The guide book in the house does not list the day of the week garbage is collected and my VBRO account could not retrieve my check in key email with day of the week to put garbage out at the street. I did incur additional charge for the garbage which is fair for the home owner. VBRO is responsible for their technology issues they could not resolve with my account.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Nicole B.

Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Not quite as advertised

The property clearly needs to have its septic system pumped and has experienced major flooding that wasn’t disclosed until it was too late to cancel. The first thing you smell is musty sewage when you walk in and the septic smell persist out of every drain. I also was disappointed that every hand soap was empty and you have to bring your own dish soap, I’ve never stayed somewhere where that’s what you had to do. All of the flooding wasn’t really a big problem but I feel like the listing/pictures is highly misleading and the house smells like it may have had water in it.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Aug 2023
Nicole, You were notified well before your stay and allowed to cancel due to the high lake level so it was never too late to cancel. Regardless of other places you have stayed, we clearly let our guests know what they are expected to bring including hand soap and that information was given to you before checkin as well. Although the lake is high we have never experienced flooding of any sort but we will certainly take a look at the septic to see if there are any issues
Verified

6/10 Okay

Meeghan P.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in

Not kid friendly

Key pad didn’t work so we couldn’t get in til repairman came. Cottage was nice and clean. Fourth bedroom is a very small loft room with very steep steps and with no AC, it was too warm for anyone to sleep up there. We weren’t expecting that and needed that sleep space. We were also charged extra for tub cleaning and window cleaning. Little ones (2 and4) played with colored soap in tub which caused ‘extra cleaning’. The water is so rusty, the bath rub required extra scrubbing for that, not kid soap. We tried to clean windows from little fingerprints with no glass cleaner. We didn’t know we needed to bring glass cleaner. Needed more sand for kids to play nicely. Not kid friendly.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Aug 2024
I am sorry you are upset we charged you additional cleaning fees but the multiple colored dye in the tub and condition in which you left the house in addition to fingerprints on every window and door took 2 additional hours to clean. Your reservation indicated you had 4 adults and 2 children. The other 3 bedrooms should have been adequate without using the loft if you didn’t have additional guests as they sleep 6 . I hope you understand that the rules and policies were clearly stated in the welcome email and if you would had been forthcoming about your party size we would have declined your reservation or given further instruction about using the loft as a sleeping area .
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew W.

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

great place to stay!

We loved this cottage. great layout to the house, great views from the dining room and living room. kitchen is stocked with pretty much everything you would need, very nice grill. Perfect for a couple to get away or a group. the only thing that was a bummer is you are not allowed to use the fireplace and my girlfriend had specifically searched for waterfront and a fireplace. we had a fire outside instead. James was great to deal with, took care of an issue with the cable outage right away and would have even come to be there if we were out exploring the area. He had suggestions about things to do on the lake that proved very worthwhile. The cottage has games to play as well, we enjoyed that very much. would like to come back sometime.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Rebecca M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Beautiful sunrise

Location was very nice, beautiful sunrises every morning. Disappointing that water was so high that we could not use the yard. Owner was upfront about it, and offered free cancellation. Our group decided to keep reservation, and make the best out of it.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Cozy home right on the water

Our family spent a wonderful week at this lakefront home. We enjoyed fishing, kayaking, sightseeing and hiking. Great place and great location.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Derek S.

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

Magnificent Manuka

This was our second year at this cottage and 10+ at Lake Manuka. The waters warm and except for Saturday afternoons the boat traffic is light -- especially this year because the boat launch was closed due to high lake levels. The peninsula and normal firepit were under water this year, but James had a temporary firepit set up on dryer land. The addition of ceiling fans in the bedrooms was nice as was the second bathroom reno. Overall, definitely recommended and will be back next year schedule permitting.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric K.

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

Lake house

Had a great time, fishing was good. Kayaking the lake and swimming at the island were our favorites. Great lake house.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

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