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Historic and quiet St. Joseph neighborhood: Lovely comfortable 100 yo two story
Lakefront holiday home in Saint Joseph with a water park
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9.4 out of 10
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4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 9157.9 sq m
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Rooms & beds
4 bedrooms (sleeps 9)
Downstairs guest
1 Single Bed and 1 Child Bed
Downstairs master
1 King Bed
Upstairs common room
2 Single Beds and 1 Double Futon
Upstairs master
1 Queen Bed
2 bathrooms
Downstairs bathroom
Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet
Upstairs bathroom
Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only
Spaces
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Separate dining area
About this property
Historic and quiet St. Joseph neighborhood: Lovely comfortable 100 yo two story
A two-story 4 bedroom 2 bath cottage just blocks from the beach, downtown St. Joseph, and many other attractions and points of interest. Up on the bluff, so you don’t have the crowds and the walk up the bluff to town. Perfect for one or two families. Sleeps 9, with kitchenette and breakfast nook upstairs and full kitchen and dining room downstairs. Parking for 2 cars and an easy walk to Silver Beach, Whirlpool Fountain, restaurants and many other local attractions. Free WiFi internet, Central AC. Charcoal grill. No yard but front porch for relaxing in this quiet, historic, old neighborhood in historic section of Old St Jo. This is not a commercial rental but our own home now offered to guests who appreciate homey ambiance. We are not professional rental hosts. We are an older retired couple who planned to live out our days in this house but necessity dictated a smaller one-story, so we decided to make our home available to families who want to experience old Saint Joseph as it used to be. This hundred year old house is full of good memories and we hope you enjoy adding to them.
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Amenities
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
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House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)
Pet fee covers the extra cleaning necessary.
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Check-out instructions
The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
It would be much appreciated if you would put used linens and towels into the washer and start it up.
Leaving the cottage as you found it is so helpful to our cleaning crew who are getting ready for the next guests.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Important information
You need to know
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 fire extinguisher and a deadlock
Property Registration Number # 76-0340-0181-00-1
We should mention
This property does not have any lifts
About the area
Saint Joseph
Located in Saint Joseph, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the waterfront. White Pine Winery and Harbor Shores Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit FuzzyButz Pet Bakery and Margaret B. Upton Arboretum. Ready for a night out? Consider John EN Howard Bandshell and Shadowland Pavilion. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, kayaking and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling.
St Joseph, MI
What's nearby
- White Pine Winery - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
- Silver Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
- Lions Park Beach - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
- Harbor Shores Golf Club - 3 min drive - 3.9 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- Silver Beach Pizza - 7 min walk
- Clementines Too - 13 min walk
- LICKS SWEET TREATS & EATS - 5 min walk
- Wally & Gertz Hot Dog Stand Silver Beach - 11 min walk
- Bistro on the Boulevard - 3 min walk
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Chris or David Vandenburgh
Dave and Chris met nearby, raised their two boys all over the US, and retired to St. Joseph in 2017. They bought this house in 2004 with the plan to retire to it and rented it as a vacation home for families to come to in the meantime. It’s been so much fun having families come that they retired into a much smaller house so they could keep this one as a vacation rental. (Since they are avid sailors, they aren’t home much during the summer anyway.) This neighborhood is a wonderful old historic neighborhood; it works great for summer vacations because it is between the town and the beach, and because it’s laid out nicely for family fun.
Why they chose this property
Vacation rentals on the beach are very expensive, and the hike up the bluff to town can be tough. This cottage is ideally situated between the town and the beach so you have the best of both worlds. The City of St. Joseph hasn’t allowed any new short-term vacation rentals in many years out of desire to preserve the historic charm of the city neighborhoods, so we feel privileged to be able to offer our home for rental and we do our best to rent to those who want the same things. The house is furnished with our own much-loved family things.
What makes this property unique
We furnished the home for ourselves to live in. We hope it makes you feel relaxed and comfortable. Many vacation rentals feel like hotels. We hope our cottage feels like a place you always wanted to stay.
Languages:
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