Sand Castles Cottages #1 Tiny House Near Lake MI

Tiny home in Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan

  1. 2 guests
  2. 1 bedroom
  3. 1 bed
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by John R
  1. Superhost
  2. 9 years hosting

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On the lakeshore road near two beaches

About a mile to public beaches on Lake Michigan, between St. Joseph and South Haven

Screened porch and fire pit

A screened porch with a table for two, plus a communal fire pit with firewood provided

Clean, cozy, and worth a return trip

Guests describe it as clean, cozy, and comfortable, with many returning for repeat visits
Welcome to Sand Castles Cottages, Cottage 1. (See all nine at www.airbnb.com/p/scc) We are 1 MILE to two public beaches and are located between St. Joseph & South Haven, MI. Our property is unique in that we have 9 vacation rental cottages on one acre.
These little cottages were built between the 1930s-50s and is one of the last properties of this type along Lake Michigan in this area. We have tried to keep the old charm while adding modern amenities.

The space
Cottage 1 is an ORIGINAL 1940s TINY HOUSE! We have tried to keep this 1940s cottage’s charming vintage feel but updated this cottage with modern amenities.
This studio cottage sleeps 2 with a queen bed, all linens provided. There is a private bathroom with shower and a kitchenette. A table for two is inside and outside on the screened porch.
Basically everything is provided for your stay except personal toiletries and food. There is an HDTV with Roku allowing you to stream with your own services (if you subscribe to Netflix or amazon prime you can safely use your own subscriptions here) and there is WiFi.
Outside there is a gas grill and charcoal grill (charcoal not included but often left from previous guests) plus a communal fire pit nearby (firewood provided). We now have two screened in gazebos that are available to all our guests. There are outdoor games between cottages 3 and 8.
PLEASE NOTE, there has been an increase of traffic noise on m63 due to construction on the nearby interstate.

Guest access
Our property has 9 vacation rentals that share three fire pits and outdoor games. Your cottage will be your own space but the communal outdoor areas are shared with other guests. Please note, no tents.

Other things to note
We are 1 mile from two public beaches on Lake Michigan, one north and one south. Hagar Beach Park, 1 mile to the south, has a large playground and picnic area. Our cottages are located on the two lane lakeshore road m63 that runs between South Haven and St. Joseph, MI. This cottage is the closest to the road so there is potential for traffic noise.
Dollar General just opened a block North! They have a fairly extensive grocery section plus any personal essentials you need.
No pets, no smoking in the cottages, no marijuana smoking on our property, and no tents. Thank you!

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Shared beach access
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 259 Mbps
Free parking on premises
32 inch HDTV with Roku
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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Rated 4.92 out of 5 from 156 reviews.

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Overall rating

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

Check out our guidebook! There are so many fun things do to in our area.
We are in a residential neighborhood with frontage on a two lane lakeshore road, M63.
Hagar Park with a nice beach is one mile south of us.
DiMaggio’s pizza is a half mile N and Dollar General just opened one block N.

Meet your host

Superhost
1,242 reviews
4.84 out of 5 average rating
9 years of hosting
My work: Sand Castles Cottages, Siriano Realty
Speaks English
Sand Castles Cottages is truly a family run business! We purchased the cottages 12 years ago and our family has grown up around them. Traveling with our homeschooled kids has been part of our life and we split time between Michigan and Florida. The beach is one of our favorite places to be!

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