This spacious Otsego Lake cabin will let you leave your worries behind as you enjoy Michigan in it's purest form on the lake with outdoor hot tub! Enjoy this 2 BD 1 BA Lakefront Cottage & bring along the whole family for some summertime fun in this Awesome Lake Cottage. This vacation rental, located just 6 miles to downtown Gaylord has full access to the lake with a deck to enjoy the sunrise from! Rent a boat, barbecue, swim, or do whatever floats your boat - sweet summertime is calling!!
THE SPACE: Enjoy the peace and tranquility of Otsego Lake at this cozy 2-bedroom, 1-bath Gaylord cottage, offering Stunning & breathtaking views of the lake from the big living room windows and all the necessities for a lake lover's retreat with Central Air Conditioning in those hot summer months and Natural Wood Burning Stove in the Living Room (bring wood). Nestled minutes from golf, biking, and hiking trails, adventure is a short drive away. Discover downtown Gaylord’s Alpine Village, just minutes from your door. Come home to your cozy home away from home for a family BBQ on the deck or, if it's a clear night, some jaw-dropping stargazing or Northern Lights from the fire pit beach side (bring wood) or hot tub!
KITCHEN: Well-equipped kitchen with Dining room with seating for 6 with another dining area for 3 at the kitchen bar with newer appliances, cooking & bake ware, pots, pans, utensils, spices, dish ware & flatware, Kitchen towels wash cloths included.
BEDROOMS: We have 2 bedrooms each having a Queen Size Bed. Full Size Futon couch in hallway off dining room for extra sleeping space, All Linens, pillows, blankets supplied.
BATHROOMS: We offer one bathroom with shower only (no tub) with seating in shower, All towels, and wash cloths supplied.
ENTERTAINMENT: High Speed Wi-Fi Internet throughout property and cottage. We have 2 TVs in the chalet.... Living room has 60" Smart Samsung TV with 200+ live TV channels, and 1000s of movies and shows on demand, Master bedroom has 36" Smart TV wih Firestick-you can also put in your account info or enjoy what is already included in Fire stick TV.
LAKESIDE LIVING/OUTSIDE YARD:
2 Kayaks with paddles and life jackets & 1 paddleboat for your use located on your own sandy beach. We offer a huge deck facing lake with Private outdoor Hot Tub which is usable all year 'round with patio dining set for 6 including Propane BBQ grill with two tanks. Nice dock to fish off. Wood burning fire pit at Beach with plenty of chairs. Fishing can be done right off the dock, and you can see the fish you are aiming for! Lake has bass, perch, bluegill, sunfish, & pike and you can see them swimming on a calm morning or evening as lake is crystal clear. Attention Swimmers: Although we have a nice sandy beach, we have soft bottom as you walk out in the lake and some lily pads on one side which we keep working on. Keep in mind, there is excellent swimming at the Otsego State Park, just across the lake. Otsego lake is perfect lake for boating, floating, kayaking, paddle boating/boarding, or just gazing at!
GAYLORD: With a unique location on the 45 parallel, the Alpine Village of Gaylord is truly Northern Michigan's heart. Whether planning to travel to Gaylord for the first visit or your 31st, we know that you will be back again and again. Gaylord is unique in its centrality - only minutes from everything you could hope for in the north and things you might not expect either, like top-notch shopping, galleries, arts, music festivals & wireless internet access you can use while relaxing on one of the park benches when downtown
WINTER:
SNOWMOBILE: Located in the center of Northern Lower Michigan's Snow Belt, the Gaylord area averages over 180 inches of the white stuff annually. We are in the highest level in Lower Northern Michigan which spells out "Abundant Snow for Winter Enthusiasts". Surrounded by rolling hills, thousands of acres of unspoiled forests and numerous winter activities, Gaylord is quickly emerging as a preferred winter destination.
Snowmobile DNR trails accessible from the cabin all within 10 min from home.
Although our property is professionally plowed, we do STRONGLY recommend that you have a 4 wheel or all-wheel drive vehicle to access this property in winter months.
SKI CROSS COUNTRY AND SNOWSHOE: In Gaylord you'll find the gently sloping terrain, heavily wooded forests and deep annual snowfall ideal for Nordic skiing. It is also not uncommon to see plentiful wildlife out on the trail. Ski Hills nearby for the Winter Enthusiasts! All kinds of Cross-Country Ski Trails nearby.
SPRING, SUMMER & FALL:
GOLF: With 25 golf courses most within 15-20 min from Chalet which include world-class resorts and championship golf designed by some of America's top golf course designers, the Gaylord area is your dream golf destination.
HIKING: Experience all that is Northern Michigan along one of the many trails in Otsego County used for hiking, biking, x-country skiing and snowshoeing. The area abounds with pathways for outdoor enthusiasts of every skill and age level, and all are free to use with no trail passes required.
ELK VIEWING: Behind Jay’s Sporting Goods is where you can view Elk. They now feed the elk at the viewing area so you will see elk all day long as they hang out where the food is.
RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO:
• CLUBHOUSE/INDOOR POOL: Clubhouse indoor pool usage needs to be set up in advance (Please ask!) and you can go any time during your stay. There is a fee required to access the community amenities that is paid on-site to the community. The community pool is typically open every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays, though hours may vary and are subject to change at short notice.
• Gaylord Bowling Center: Go Bowling on their 24 lanes
• Gaylord Cinema: Take in a newly released movie
• Otsego County Sports-Plex: where kids and grownups can swim in an Olympic-size pool or rent a pair of skates and take to the ice for 'wintertime' fun, even as the sidewalks are sizzling outside.
• Energy Outlet: a quaint park filled with slides, swings and climbing equipment. Throughout the park are structures embedded with information and etchings of the dinosaur age, and surrounding all the fun stuff is a paved walking track.
• Call of the Wild: where lifelike replicas of Michigan's wildlife will greet you at every turn of the tunnel. Go carts, Mini Golf, Gift Shop, Fudge, Ice Cream.
•Bird Watcher's Paradise! See the Bald Eagles which live on the lake. Also Pileated woodpeckers, loons, ducks, hummingbirds plentiful.
•Come in May for Morel Mushroom Hunting-Just walk in the woods nearby!
•Traverse City 45 minutes away
•Petoskey 35 minutes
•Mackinaw City within 1 hour
•Boyne Mountain 25 min away
•Less than 15 min to Gaylord town which includes Meijers, Walmart, Family Fare & Aldi for shopping and tons of restaurants, six-screen movie theater, Otsego County Sportsplex, Bowling Alley, Billiards, Mini Golf, Go Carts, Museums...we can go on for ever. Gaylord is known as Vacationland!
Also, all our rentals are listed on the Goooogle maps / ad by typing in the house name with city in search engine (Serenity Beach Haus, Gaylord, MI) if you have any questions you want to ask directly to us homeowners. Hope to have you stay!
