Is Idle Hour - Updated Home 2 blocks to South Beach and Town pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Idle Hour - Updated Home 2 blocks to South Beach and Town Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is Idle Hour - Updated Home 2 blocks to South Beach and Town located?

This family-friendly South Haven holiday home is located on a lake, within a 15-minute walk of South Beach and Lake Michigan. South Haven Center for the Arts and South Haven Lighthouse are also within 15 minutes.

10/10 Excellent

David W.

12 Jul 2025

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Everything was great. House was perfect for our group, and the amenities were very nice. The location was convenient and an easy walk to the beach and to town.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth W.

3 Jun 2025

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Wonderful stay!

Idle Hour is beautiful and has everything needed for a comfortable get-away. The location is close to all interest points and is in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. We had a lovely time in South Haven, and this home made it perfect. One most important detail- the beds are extremely comforable!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randy M.

25 Jun 2024

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Awesome vaca spot

The house was so clean and well stocked (including beach chairs and wagon) The property location is perfect with walking distance to beach, town, or kids corner playground. We really enjoyed our stay!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle D.

27 May 2024

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Just like home!

We loved how cozy and easy it was to feel at home! The location can’t be beat and being able to walk to the beach and town was the best!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

William R.

26 Jun 2023

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A wonderful location, a Wonderful experience

located on a quiet street walking distance from anything you might need this house was full of amenities, clean and a great central location for any of the activities in the area.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan D.

9 Jul 2022

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Sweet Vacation

This property is magnificent. Very clean, modern and close to both beach and town. We had a comfortable stay. We would definitely recommend this property to others.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Sharon P.

27 Aug 2023

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Sharon's stay in South Haven

Very well appointed and equipped house accommodating up to eight people.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Janice B.

17 Jun 2024

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Excellent

Impressively clean, well organized, well supplied.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

8 Jun 2023

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Winner!

We loved the house, the location and South Haven!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John C.

10 Jul 2024

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Clean

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

John S.

27 Sept 2022

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South Haven

The convenience of the location is the best. The house suited the needs of 6 adults.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

9 Oct 2023

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Idle Hour

Loved the accommodation. Host provided nice amenities like the s’mores ingredients. Everything we could have wished for in a vacation home was there. Great location- short walk to the beach and town. Will likely book the house again. Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kelsey C.

20 Sept 2023

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Little getaway

We loved the location. It was an easy walk to the beach, playground and into town. The house is beautifully decorated and updated. Plenty of space for our little family and the outdoor space was lovely too. The only downside that we had was that the floors upstairs were very very loud which woke up our son the first couple of nights there. But that was really our only complaint. If we needed something, we just texted the help number and responses were extremely quick.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen D.

2 Jun 2023

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Beautiful Spot

Loved everything about Idle Hour. Perfect location for a short walk to beautiful South Beach and into town. We didn’t have to use the car the entire long weekend The cottage is well-stocked with everything we needed. Updated bathrooms and kitchen are very nice. We took the lower level bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Adult kids took upstairs. The beds and linens were comfortable. Everything was clean. The backyard fire pit is a plus. We used it one night. This was our first trip to South Haven and Idle Hour cottage but it won’t be our last

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Robert L.

5 Sept 2023

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Perfect location, disappointed with cleanliness

This property was a perfect location - an easy walk to South Beach with kids, an easy walk into town, and within a short drive to anywhere we wanted to go. The kitchen, master bedroom and bathrooms are all newly updated and very nice. Our main concern was the level of cleanliness of the property. There was heavy dust caked on ceiling fans to the point we couldn't use them, dust on furniture, under furniture, dusty cobwebs hanging from the ceiling upstairs and one of the bedrooms had a musty smell. There was also a big ant problem in the kitchen and master bedroom/bathroom - ants crawling on suitcase, nightstand, shower, countertop etc. We reached out to the property manager about the ants when we noticed them and they were quick to respond to bring ant traps. They did enter the rental to place ant traps without notifying us they were planning to do so or when. They also booked a pest control company to spray the outside of the house and that person arrived when we had just gotten back from the beach and had all of our beach stuff in the lawn. We quickly had to get everything off the yard, deck, and away from the house because of him spraying. Again, there was no communication this was taking place otherwise we would have planned around this pest control appointment. After some back and forth about the complaint of the rental being so dusty and the ant problem, we were refunded less than half of our cleaning fee.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary H.

13 Jul 2024

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Loved the Idle Hour

We are long time visitors to South Haven. We have always stayed on North Beach. We decided to venture out to the "southside" and we fell in love! The house is a short walk to the beach as well as town. This owner has so many tiny details that make the stay comfortable from every small appliance you can imagine to labeled light switches, wagon, sand toys, and a functioning firepit. We are now south side converts! :)

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

STina H.

22 Jul 2023

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Family vacation

Lots of fun. Close to beach, town, kids Corner. Did a Lot of bike riding down to state park and Kal-Haven trail. Kitchen was well stock except no dish clothes or dish towels?? Overall the house was clean but cobwebs along baseboards. You can tell it is a rental from the outside as yard was weedy. Back yard has a 2-3 foot strip along back fence and along garage that was all over grown weeds. Overall I would rent it again so nothing drastically wrong. Like I said, we had fun.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

susan f., Kansas City, Mo

10 Oct 2022

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It was everything!

Perfect location. Plenty of room for the family. Had a wonderful time in my BEAUTIFUL hometown.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie P.

4 Oct 2022

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Nice spot

Great location. Comfortable accommodations. Problems were quickly addressed…a slow draining bathtub and the a/c. Would stay again.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joan M.

5 Sept 2022

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Perfect spot

Surrounded by neighbors but privacy is like you’re in your own world. Very cute and comfy place to idle awhile! Great beach, Harbour, bike trail and town access.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Kelly E.

29 Aug 2022

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Great place with a perfect location

This place was super cute and easily fit all of us girls for our annual “girls weekend” short walk to the beach and downtown. House is beautiful and has everything you’ll need for your stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angela P.

16 Aug 2022

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Great stay in beautiful South Haven

The house was very well stocked and great for families. We cooked or grilled every night and really enjoyed the property. We also loved the short walk to the beach and the wagon and beach chairs. Remember to bring your own beach towels, but otherwise everything is provided.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth C.

9 Aug 2022

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Thought of everything...

All you need for a great stay is there. We generally leave a vacation rental wondering why a particular item(s) wasn't included - not at Idle Hour. From laundry detergent to bikes to beach wagons to ingredients for S'mores, it's all included. The property was also very clean and well maintained. Nice!!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Traci M., Severna Park

31 Jul 2022

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Wonderful

This property had it all.... amazing location, plenty of space for large families, every possible amenity needed inside and out to enjoy a comfortable, relaxing and fun lake vacation. It's very apparent the owners of this property put a lot of thought, time and effort into all the little details to make guests feel welcome. We would absolutely stay again when visiting South Haven.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane D.

25 Jul 2022

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Family Vacatation

Idle Hour was perfect for our family! We walked to the beach for sunsets and to swim, walked to town, rode our bikes and had a wonderful time! The house had everything we needed. We used the wagon, beach chairs, and a bicycle that came with the house - those were great to have available to us for use. The house had plenty of room for our family. We would love to come back to South Haven and stay at Idle Hour again. Thank you!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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