Is Big Hilltop Home with Gorgeous Lake Views & Beach Access pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Big Hilltop Home with Gorgeous Lake Views & Beach Access?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Big Hilltop Home with Gorgeous Lake Views & Beach Access Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Where is Big Hilltop Home with Gorgeous Lake Views & Beach Access located?

Situated near the beach, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Stop 7 Beach and Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes National Park is 3 mi (4.9 km) away. Michigan City Station is 28 minutes by foot.

8/10 Good

Marsha D.

25 Aug 2023

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

Fine location, ample public space, kitchen could be better

Yes, there are a lot of steps to get to the beach and a winding staircase in the house so not best for everyone, but the view of the beach is great and there is a large screened in deck that makes the already ample living space even better. THe downstairs bedrooms have two double bed size bunkbeds which were not the most comfortable. There is a den on the bottom floor too with a TV that was nice for the teenagers. We had to go out and buy stuff for the kitchen. It is set up for a short stay or someone who doesn't plan to cook for a group. FYI: To the owners: A friend of my brother's, who is your neighbor, wrote a negative review that went under his name since he had booked it for your guest. It was not from him and he wouldn't have posted it! He didn't know about it till I rented the house and saw the review. Sorry.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

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10/10 Excellent

R S.

12 Jun 2024

A perfect “hilltop” setting

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Wanting to get away for a long weekend of rest and relaxation, we chose the hilltop location from the panoramic views of its ads. We were not disappointed. In fact, the actual experience far exceeded our expectations and the breathtaking views from the enormous deck were unbelievable, morning , noon, and night. A large extremely comfortable location and with a dramatic, yet relaxing great room awaits anyone wanting the ultimate getaway.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Chase B.

8 Sept 2025

Great Time

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great view of the lake and plenty of room for everyone to sleep. Nice easy walk to the beach as well.

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10/10 Excellent

McSean T.

24 Jun 2025

Michigan City

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina T.

25 Jul 2023

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

Beautiful Property

Amazing views, wonderful house, perfect for families.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

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8/10 Good

Neil G.

15 Jul 2025

Big Space

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice views, and access to the beach is a little convoluted but definitely walkable. Layout of the house is odd with lots of wasted space in the interior - more space in the downstairs bedrooms would be useful. Kitchen was not stocked very well with utensils or cleaning products and the garbage can didn't work.

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6/10 Okay

Marsha D.

23 Aug 2025

Nice rental with some issues

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice location near the beach with great views of lake from master bedroom and large screened in deck. 1 bath towel per person for the week. No beach towels or beach chairs. Basement bedrooms have unpleasant odor. We brought an air purifier and it helped. When showering in floor with two bdrms, water leaks under floor boards. We had to move clothes in bdrm to not get wet. Minimum kitchen set up. Nice large table for groups. Upstairs bedrooms has no window that opens outside and no closet. Also has large opening with shutters opening into living rm, so noisy. It is priced lower than other homes and we made do. .

8/10 Good

Becky T.

3 Jul 2025

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

Grandkids and kids to the beach!

Youngest grand child was told we would go to the beach if she would get potty trained. She did it! Gamaw and Gampaw brought everyone to the beach!Everything wan nice at the house. The carpet in the basement was wet when we arrived. I immediately notified management. The maintenence guy said for us not to use the shower in the basement. Sort of hard to get 9 people cleaned up after spending our days on the beach.Hopefully they will have it resolved before the next guest arrive.We all enjoyed the house, views and lots of space to spread out. Kitchen was well equipped and there were plenty of bath towels. Having a washer and dryer made it convenient to keep towels clean and ready.Will definitely return in the future.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen C.

20 Jul 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness

The house has a wonderful view of the beach, and it was easy to get to the beach and to pretty much everything we wanted to do. Talking with the management company was nice and easy, too, and they were really responsive. Unfortunately, we had serious issues during our stay. Two of them aren't really anyone's fault; the AC and downstairs shower were leaking a LOT of water, and it was clear it was a recent development. It did mean we had seven people sharing one bathroom, which was rough.The worst problem for us was that when we arrived, the house smelled awful, like something died in a wall. The company sent someone out very quickly, and he discovered that it was the garbage disposal. He cleaned it enough the the smell mostly went away, but it still rancid if you used the sink. There's no way the cleaning crew didn't notice this issue when they cleaned the house prior to our arrival, so someone chose to try to cover up the issue and hoped we wouldn't notice instead of actually addressing it. Very nice property, we had a great stay, but hopefully the management team is able to address the issues the house is having so that future guests have a better experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

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6/10 Okay

Nancy C.

22 Jun 2022

Beware - there is a tenant attached to this

Rating Details: The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We rented the house for a weekend girls getaway. When we arrived there was a sign on a door that quiet time began at 10pm. If I was interested in quiet time I would’ve stayed in a hotel. We rented a house because we wanted to have the freedom to be as loud as we wanted. The parking is also an issue. If the house sleeps 14 it would be nice to be able to park more than 3 cars. There are 2 full bathrooms- in the master and the basement. The basement is shower is tiny. It’s ok but if come back to the area we would probably look for something else. The beach entrance is close but to the water is a hike so bring a cooler with wheels

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

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6/10 Okay

Lauren H.

1 Aug 2022

Ok for short stay

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Family gathering (10 adults, 6 kids ages 0-5) for 5 days. Beach is close but hill to house is huge and hill from beach to water is daunting. Wish we rented golf cart or 4-wheeler? House had lots of square footage but was poorly utilized- really only enough lounging seating (sofa/chairs) for 5 people. No TV on main floor. Bed situation is odd. Master is huge and has only a queen (double?). We ended up putting all children in master on air mattresses. We had to purchase several of our own kitchen items including a can opener and pot. The house was not very clean- even the small children were complaining that the floors were gross and the property had only 1 small vacuum that had a very short cord so it couldn't even reach the rug. I once texted the number provided to ask if there was a beach umbrella and got a short reply that there was none and they offered no suggestions (even when I asked) for where I could rent one. Parking is not marked, I am still not sure which spaces we should've used- there are some up top and some at bottom. Rental co only provides limited dishwasher pods, toilet paper, laundry soap, paper towels, garbage bags and if you need more than 2 of each, you have to buy your own. Limited towels- felt like we were always washing towels so people had one to use. The screened porch was super nice. Overall an ok experience.

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8/10 Good

Kelly H.

12 Jul 2023

Impressive Home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Big house for lots of people. My favorite area was the big screened in porch. You could see the sunset from upstairs bedroom. The house was clean and there were plenty of towels. The stairs were a challenge and the bathroom situation wasnt the best. Beqch accwas across the atreet which was awesome.

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6/10 Okay

Marilyn H.

27 Sept 2022

Extended family vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The patio on this home is spectacular. The view was phenomenal! We spent most of our time here when we weren’t at the beach. It was perfect for small children to do crafts and play games. The management company was very good to work with. They met every request promptly and professionally. A few updates would make this property much more appealing. The beds and bedding need a definite update. They were extremely uncomfortable. Plus the pillows had pillow shams on them and no pillow cases. The kitchen had one pot to cook with. And the cooking utensils were very sparse.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Wendy F.

15 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Family vacation

The property was lovely. The bunk beds and spiral staircases were more of a challenge than we'd anticipated. It's more suitable for kids than adults. The on-site resident was not at all an issue for but think potential visitors should be made aware of that ahead of time. More towels would have been nice.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jessica F.

20 Aug 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Friend/family

A good house for a large group of friends/family. Called about shower not working, and a worker came immediately to help! Only bad thing was the Dirty floors and very little guidance on parking

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Joan W.

6 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Horrible experience...

We found a person living in the back of the house. We were petrified. This is the most horrible experience I have ever had. We were deceived and never informed of this situation. I knocked on her door and told her I was calling the police. And a repairman showed up and we were gone for the day and we were never informed. My husband walked in and there he was. PLEASE DONT STAY IN THIS HOUSE YOU WON'T GET ANY SLEEP. And we couldn't find smoke detectors. We questioned this got no response. We asked to be relocated but all they had was much smaller place. To small for our group.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel H.

2 Aug 2022

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

Great location, beautiful screened patio, easy walk to beach

We booked back in February, and were very excited for the upcoming trip, until we looked the day before our check in and saw the reviews about Kelly. I called the property management company and they assured us it would not be an issue. As the day approached we started hyping up the trip, as well as mentally picturing Kelly and her reaction to a house full of rowdy, “slightly” over weight and balding middle aged men on a fishing/guys trip. We envisioned befriending her, and late night Taco Bell runs, as we all sang Mellencamp. This would then blossom into an ongoing friendship that would lead to us being pals. I’m not sure what they did, but we heard no voices, no farts, and had no passive aggressive sticky notes about quiet time. Quite frankly, we were disappointed we didn’t get to meet Kelly. Despite no sign of her, and also an extremely wonky upstairs shower nozzle (should really fix that), we had a very enjoyable time. I would still rate 5-Star despite these two issues.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

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8/10 Good

Wendy F.

1 Aug 2022

Upland Lodge

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved this house and this location! There were a few basic items that it would have been nice if the house had (there were no potholders, no can opener, no kleenex). The dishwasher was also broken and it was apparent that food from the past renters was coming up the sink when we attempted to run the dishwasher. The management company was VERY responsive in trying to resolve the issue. We would definitely stay here again but would ask about the maintenance of the dishwasher and these few items.

8/10 Good

Dan D.

9 Jul 2022

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

Great views and space

Extremely easy

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

30 Jun 2022

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

Family fun

Everything was great but kitchen items are lacking. No pot holders. No can opener. Very limited pots.pans, and cooking utensils. No sink plug for washing dishes.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Alice and Herb Z.

30 Jun 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Another person lives in this house

There is another person living in this house. The posting does not say this, and the price is astronomical. Kelly lives in the cabin attached to the house. There is a very thin door between you and her. It was terrifying to suddenly hear someone clearly talking in the house our first night. When I grabbed my child and screamed ‘who’s here?’, I was completed astounded by her righteous reply that she LIVES here. You will hear her talk. You will hear her alarm in the morning. You’ll quickly get to know her work schedule. You’ll hear her fart. A loud one at 7:54 in the morning shook the entire house. You can’t open the door from your side but she can open it from hers. The fact that none of this is disclosed in the listing is, frankly, unethical and immoral. Don’t rent this house unless you want an extremely unwelcome roommate.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Frances P.

20 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc S.

31 Jul 2024

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

Beautiful views; plenty of sp

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

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