Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage located?

Located in the heart of New Buffalo, this cottage is 0.6 mi (1 km) from New Buffalo Railroad Museum and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Lake Michigan. New Buffalo Public Library and New Buffalo City Hall are also within 2 miles (3 km). New Buffalo Station is 29 minutes by foot.

10/10 Excellent

Joel S.

20 Jul 2023

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Family Vacation

Great property, location, and overall experience

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark P.

5 Aug 2023

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Enjoyable stay

Very nice home. Clean, roomy and with a lot of amenities. Great location. Easy access to Downtown, beach, groceries, etc. and short drive to Warren Dunes and neighboring communities along the Lake.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah B.

18 Sept 2023

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Great family getaway

This house was exactly what we'd hope it would be! Extremely clean and well maintained. It was perfect for a family weekend away. The screened in porch is so awesome and we spent lots of time out there. Comfy beds, nice bathrooms - would love to stay here again!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jon M.

17 Oct 2021

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New Buffalo retreat

Great location close to town and casino. Home was clean and ready for us. Thank you Texas

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

robin c.

10 Sept 2023

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Will do again

Beautiful home with great location. Will book again!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine C.

26 Jun 2022

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Darling Home

Clean, comfortable and close to New Buffalo beach and town. Our 3 teenage girls enjoyed the loft with 3 beds, sofa, TV, and their own bathroom. A darling place!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachel B.

13 Nov 2023

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Annual Girls Trip

The home was fantastic. Well cared for and definitely a place I’d stay at again! It did not disappoint! Easy access to downtown where’s there was plenty to see and do and wonderful places to eat at. Perfect vacation for my my daughters and I.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph O.

2 Jun 2021

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Memorial Day Get-A-Way

Wonderful

Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kyla B.

16 Jul 2023

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Lovely!!

The place was amazing. Very cute and smelled so clean, and was. The cottage was such a short drive from downtown. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting a relaxing place to come back to afyer a hard day of playing.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

J C.

31 Jul 2024

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Great cottage in New Buffalo, MI!

Great vacation cottage for my family of 5. Very clean and spacious. Great location - close to New Buffalo restaurants, shopping and the beach. The cottage has all the amenities. My kids enjoyed the upstairs play room and all the board games. My favorite was the enclosed porch. My only recommendation would be for new beds. The queen bed in the master bedroom was not comfortable.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany W.

22 Aug 2024

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Late Summer

We really enjoyed our 4 nights at this cottage! Super close to town and a cute neighborhood with other nice homes immediately surrounding. Recommend fewer check-out "pre-clean" requirements (stripping beds, loading the wash, etc.). Also, there are a LOT of toys and board games here so with 3 kids 8 and under, there was a lot of pickup and organizing of all of these new-to-them toys throughout the days and evenings. Overall, great place and very clean!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

20 Aug 2023

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Wonderful Time - Beachdays!

There was 6 of us. My husband and myself, my two adults sons in their 20's and their girlfriends. We had such a wonderful time. We just love New Buffalo, the beach the town. We are definitely planning on booking for a full week next summer. Beautiful house. ** One thing I did want to mention the bath/shower in the master bedroom was not draining well. Thank you for everything!! Diane Petras

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

wilma m., Normal, illinois

3 Sept 2018

Loved the house layout-nice having separate area for kids as well as two choices for outdoor relaxin

Layout and location of house was great-very convenient to beach,businesses and highway. House was great with major exception of queen bed in downstairs smaller bedroom-needs replacing-impossible for two adults to sleep in wo rolling to the middle-mattress was lumpy and bed sounded like supports were breaking. Sofa throws needed laundering as had dog hair on them (pet free?) loved the screened in porch and open deck, as well as landscaping. Games and kid friendly movies were a plus! Felt very private.thank you for sharing your home.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Julie A.

6 Oct 2019

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Loved this house! It was perfect for us ladies from Jackson area.

Loved this house! It was perfect for us ladies from the Jackson area. TV and WiFi didn’t work for us. The mgr tried to work with us but we were too busy shopping, drinking, gambling and playing cards to watch TV anyway. A few more towels might be nice. And the master bedroom shower did not drain well. Also, we saw the heaters but a fan would be nice. Thank you so much for sharing your home with us. Lovely!!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Pam V.

23 Nov 2018

Property is absolutely beautiful

We hurried in to watch the Breeders Cup (a once in a year horse race) and the TV was not able to be turned on. We think it was the cable. We called the rental agency, we called the cable company and WE ENDED UP WITH NO TV FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. We feel someone should have come over and fixed the situation. It put a damper on the whole trip and we were not happy the situation.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Tamera R.

28 Jul 2022

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Mini Vac from Ohio

Enjoyed the beautiful Lake Michigan!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

susan r.

24 Jul 2022

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Tall grass cottage

We stayed at tallgrass cottage last year. And well the accommodation suit us very well, very clean well-appointed, there are still no dressers to put clothes in. I had mentioned it in my review last year so basically you're living at a suitcase for a week. That's really my only issue because it is very well located to beaches shops and other attractions.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve V.

28 Aug 2021

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Great Beachy getaway

Clean, comfortable, plenty of space inside/out. Nice deck & screened in porch. Excellent assortment of spices for cooking & chairs/umbrella for beach. Beds were not comfortable so that would prevent us from re-booking. Otherwise, geat experience.

Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Ryan S.

8 Jun 2021

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Great Family Vacation

Would definitely recommend this property for anyone looking for a nice house, slightly secluded/quiet neighborhood but still just a short 4 minute drive to the beach and downtown (It is walkable to DT, however half a mile of the walk doesn’t have sidewalk so might be dangerous at night) The property worked great for my family with 2 kids under 3. The property overall was clean however it is probably due for a deeper clean, fixtures and fans had a lot of dust and found some old garbage (wrappers, retainer case) nothing terrible just felt it could get a bit of a overall clean beyond visible areas. However I would not let this be a negative, overall the pictures don’t do this place justice, outside deck was fantastic to hang in the late afternoon, with a fire pit for the evenings, and the screened in porch was a great place for cards and board games at night. I’d for sure stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steffanie T.

26 Apr 2021

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Great experience

House was clean and really nice. Great location-super close to downtown New Buffalo. Great for family/friend get-togethers.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Teri Z., Cincinnati

20 Oct 2020

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Fall in New Buffalo

Our daughter and her son and husband live in chicago and frequent New Buffalo a lot and love it. It was my first visit there and it did not disappoint. The home is beautiful and so modern and clean. Just a great vibe and the porch and outdoor living space made it perfect. We loved our visit and plan on coming back to this property with friends!!!

10/10 Excellent

Peggy H.

17 Sept 2020

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Beautiful place to stay

We would definitely stay again!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy B.

6 Sept 2020

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Chicago get away

This property exceeded our expectations! The photos were lovely but the home was more spacious than it appeared in photos. The outdoor spaces ,including the screened in porch, were terrific for our group of 6. We took advantage of it all, grilling on the porch and making s'mores around the fire pit. The home was in a lovely area. We would return!

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alan D.

28 Aug 2020

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This was a great family vacation

Easy and well stocked for cooking and kids

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nancy B., IL

8 Aug 2020

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Ideal getaway

Ideal getaway, loved the quiet location, close to everything. House is beautifully decorated and has everything we needed for a fun family vacation.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

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