Is The Mint : Old-Fashioned Lake Days Await at This Hidden Gem pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

The Mint : Old-Fashioned Lake Days Await at This Hidden Gem Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is The Mint : Old-Fashioned Lake Days Await at This Hidden Gem located?

Situated on the beach, this cottage is within 9 miles (15 km) of Lake Thumb, Lake Eighteen and Standard Lake. Village Park and Vanderbilt Library are also within 9 miles (15 km).

8/10 Good

Chris Y.

31 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Fun

We had a good time very cute clean house

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terri W.

29 May 2025

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

Memorial Weekend

The Mint was very clean. The queen bed upstairs was very hard as others stated. Maybe a mattress topper needed. Sheets and towels need replacing.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Rachael M.

22 Sept 2024

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

Relaxing cabin

This place was so very chill and quiet. The lake is also very peaceful with minimal boats on it! Only negative is that the beds are a bit hard.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence M.

24 Oct 2024

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

Fall colors

Well maintained, clean, and comfortable.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

3 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Such a pleasant place to stay. Roomy for three of us. The lake is beautiful.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

adam d.

13 Aug 2024

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

Family trip 2024

Great location near a number of excellent Lake Michigan beaches that we visited during our stay. Hoffman lake was clean, calm, warm, and the fish were biting all week. The home had everything we needed to make the most of our stay! Thank you, and perhaps we will visit again in the coming years.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave R.

4 Aug 2024

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

Excellent home for “The Guys” annual fishing trip.

The Mint was an excellent home with plenty of room for four guys to relax and enjoy! The views of the lake were outstanding and having lakefront access was key to enjoying the water. Fishing was good…..only had a few bites and caught one 14” bass……but we had an awesome time! We will definitely be returning next summer for our 2nd annual fishing trip!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph I.

23 Jun 2023

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

The Mint is great

Excellent location. Small, quiet lake with decent fishing. The kids enjoyed the spiral staircase and big deck. The wife enjoyed the awesome lake view. I thoroughly enjoyed the quiet area and fish. Awesome place, we will definitely be staying here again!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel H.

27 Jul 2019

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

Great Get Away Property

The house was as described on line. It was neat, tidy and was great to have everyone together. The view of the lake was nice and don't forget the retractable awning. Checking in and out was easy and the owners were great to work with. They provided local info and worked with us when we called. There is a rowboat but no other water craft. Overall a very nice experience.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Stephen C.

22 Jun 2024

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Average at best

Super Hot!! No a/c and only 2 box fans. Miserable! We had a nightly visitor who left droppings on the counter and in the cupboards. Ants freely roamed the kitchen at will. Having a washer or at least a dryer would have made a big difference. Definitely dated inside with a mild musty smell. Would not stay again. Great Location, beautiful lake! No fish

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Kelly C.

15 Oct 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Beautiful property, was not clean

First of all the property itself is beautiful the water is wonderful. But unfortunately it was not very clean. My husband pulled the bed sheets down to check if they were clean. The listing for the property says smoke free. there was an ashtray full of cigarettes buds on the deck and we dont smoke, can't stand it! Not enough towels said to bring your own beach towels but should bring extra bath towels. Dirty sponge was left on the kitchen sink and I opened the cupbard to get a pan out for breakfast,the cupboard looked like someone just threw all the pans in it. So I am not sure who is doing the cleaning but I would say that it really needs to improve alot. I took pictures of everything if you need them. I am sorry I wanted to leave a better review but we unfortunately will not be back.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Robb P.

22 Jul 2024

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Very unsatisfactory

We arrived on Monday night and everything seemed to be ok. In Tuesday morning we discovered ants on countertops and near sink. I texted property manager and he replied promptly that he would have caretaker address. Caretaker showed up with ant spray and ant buttons neither of which helped at all. Wednesday night we were sitting in the living room and heard a noise in kitchen area. Within minutes we saw a mouse near and then on the microwave! This was late evening and I immediately sent text to property manager. The next morning I received a text back to call him. By this time I called him back and explained situation and told him we were not staying another day as we could still hear the mouse. He understood and refunded 2 days rent which was fair. We also had earwigs in the house. I truly believe an entire extermination was needed. Also had problem with coffee maker-I purchased a cheap one and TV. Overall not a satisfactory rental to say the least! Have stayed at other properties thru VRBO in the past without any problems!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chloe W.

18 Aug 2024

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

Lake time!

Wonderful time on the water. House sits right in the waterfront and we loved taking the row boat out. Would stay again!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sage B.

18 Jun 2024

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

The Mint was Mint

Just a Blast. Did not seem real at first when first arrived. Greeted by a beautiful view and quite nature around you. Lake was GREAT for fishing. Have not pulled that many pike in awhile. Great Spot and will be back!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kyle C.

24 Sept 2019

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

WEDDING ON THE LAKE

Exactly what we needed. Close to the wedding festivities.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Barry G.

11 Aug 2019

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

Very nice!

Me and my family had a wonderful at Captain Frans. Clean and in good order.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris A.

13 Jun 2019

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

Lake house

Great Lake cabin for our trip. Extremely quite. Had everything we needed. Thanks again!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Theresa L., Saint Charles, Illinois

9 Oct 2018

Wonderful location

The lake was quiet and lovely and the home was clean and comfortable. We enjoyed our stay very much. This is a beautiful location, central to many attractions in northern Michigan. We will stay here again.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Angel P.

4 Oct 2018

Great

We had a wonderful time.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Bonnie E., Michigan

21 Aug 2018

Clean,well represented, WIFI good on weekends,Murky bottom lake w a good public beach. Nice rowboat.

Cottage clean, well kept up. Very good water, nice stainless steel cookwear. No mosquitos, amazing! WIFI and beach not so much ... WIFI worked best on weekends mucky lake bottom in shallows; but nice public beach acrossed lake. Cottage discruption well represented. Bonnie

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

David G.

31 Jul 2018

Exactly as advertised

Exactly as advertised. Comfortable. Lake had decent fishing. Deck is wonderful. Just a great place to chill for a week. Remote enough so you feel away from it all, but close enough to Gaylord or Petoskey if you need supplies or want to hit the Big Lake. We had a lot of fun!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Mike T.

22 Jul 2018

Clean and big house

The 75' of sand beach only extended about four feet into the lake. After that, you sink over your ankles in the muck. Most of our swimming took place off our boat or at the township park on the south side of the lake. Kitchen needs more spoons. The power awning was nice for early parts of the day to get out of the sun on the deck.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lauren G.

6 Aug 2017

Great family get away!

Had a great time! We had plenty to do at the cabin and we were close enough to hiking trails, big water, Petosky and Mackinaw to get out and explore! We will definitely be back next year!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette S.

3 Jul 2016

Captain Frans

Love this Cottage!!! I have been here many times and enjoy the peaceful and tranquil location. We always like riding bikes the 3 miles around the lake and sitting on deck reading a great book. Great location, close to Boyne City, Harbor Springs, "The tunnel of trees" Petoskey and Mackinaw Island. I hope to be back in the fall for long weekend. Thank You , The SAVAGES

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Art S.

18 May 2016

Very quite, lots of fun!

Enjoyed a long weekend here with some friends. The cabin is well maintained and clean. I will be booking this again in the future!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2016

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