Cozy Beachside Cottage

Welcome! We're excited to have you as our guest. We've curated this guide to help you fully utilize our home and discover our favorite local places to eat, drink, shop and experience. Enjoy!
Address
14985 Shipman Dr.
Traverse City, MI (Directions)

Save time shopping for groceries! Stocked delivers to our home and into the fridge before you arrive or while you're out

🕓 Check-In: 4pm 

🔓 Entry: Enter 0629# on the key pad for entry. Door automatically locks when closed


💡Early Arrival Tip: If you arrive in the Traverse City area before 4pm, ...............
A quick (note) to welcome you!

🛜 WiFi Login:
Wifi Newtwork: RentalHouse1
Wifi Password: beachlife

🗑 Garbage & Recycling: Bins are shared with the home next door and can be found towards the end of the driveway where you turn in for the home. Please place all garage and recycling in the bins as needed. Garbage pick-up is Friday morning (feel free to take out Thursday night) and the bins will need to be brought to the end of the driveway. They do not come down the driveway to pick-up trash. - Extra garbage bags can be found in laundry room closet

☕️ Coffee: Keurig machine and all K-Cups are in the cabinet and coffee pot with one bag of ground coffee is provided.
There is also bottled water for your use in the fridge  


🔊  Electronics: There is a Bluetooth enabled stereo/receiver located on top of the fridge
- Please be mindful of loud volume levels as we always want to be respectful to our neighbors!

🖥 Roku:  Connected to the TV downstairs. Please feel free to create an account if you do not have one or log-in with your existing account. You'll be able to then access and download any apps you’d like to stream from. If you have questions on the set-up, please feel free to reach out.

🍹 Tiki Bar & Dock: Feel free to enjoy both as they are great places to relax and watch the sunset with a cocktail. Please clean up after you use. Both of our rentals share these, so there may be additional people joining you.

🔒 Check-Out: 10am

📋 Before checking out we ask that you:

  • Please wash all used dishes (just load the dishwasher and run it)

  • Strip all the beds (you can put the sheets at the foot of the beds)

  • Remove all food from the refrigerator & freezer

  • If you have extra trash/recycling, please take them to the trash bin

  • Close and lock all doors & windows


House Rules
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
- ABSOLUTELY NO PARTIES OR LARGE GATHERINGS ARE ALLOWED ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A ZERO TOLERENCE POLICY IN REGARDS TO THIS RULE.
- Quiet Hours begin at 10:00 pm. Our community is quiet, and we have a close relationship to our neighbors. Please be respectful
- Our house is ALWAYS non-smoking (vaping, cigarettes, hooka etc) are all prohibited inside our house. If you need to smoke, please do so in the driveway or out by the lake and dispose of all used cigarettes
- All locked cabinets shall ALWAYS remain locked
- No pets
- Please do not flush any feminine products down the toilets
- Please keep shoes off at all in times when inside the house. We do our best to make sure the floors and carpet remain clean for future guests
- No underage drinking allowed at any time
- Please always keep all doors closed when inside the house – we do not want critters sneaking in
- Swimming and any water activity is at your own risk; absolutely no diving off of the dock
***You have supplied us a security deposit which we will use if any of the above has been damaged or any of the rules for our home have been broken***

OUR NEARBY FAVORITES

Seasonally driven breakfast menu - Sugar 2 Salt

Food

Mission Proper

Cafe, coffee shop & mercantile
13795 Seven Hills Rd, Traverse City
3.2 miles from our home
WHY WE RECOMMEND: (Brand New!) Café serving great coffee, tea, & seasonal treats
Craft Cocktails - Mammoth Distilling

Drink

Jolly Pumpkin

Old Mission Peninsula brewery & restaurant
13512 Peninsula Dr, Traverse City
Scenic Drive - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Things to Do

Sara Hardy Farmers Market

Local produce, baked goods, flowers, & more
Cass St & E Grandview Pkwy, Traverse City
LOCAL'S TIP: Open Saturdays 730am-12pm(May-Oct) & Wednesdays 8am-12pm(June-Oct)

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons

Historic place to eat, drink, shop, tour, & more
830 Cottageview Dr, Traverse City
WHY WE RECOMMEND: This former Traverse City State Hospital has great restaurants, a winery, brewery, shops & so much more!

Elmbrook Golf Course

Mature public Par 72 Golf Course with great views
1750 Townline Rd, Traverse City

Mission Point Lighthouse

Historic site with great sunset views
20500 Center Road, Traverse City
Fresh produce & meats - Oryana

Shopping

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons

Historic place to eat, drink, shop, tour, & more
830 Cottageview Dr, Traverse City
WHY WE RECOMMEND: This former Traverse City State Hospital has great restaurants, a winery, brewery, shops & so much more!

Cherry Republic

Cherry products & gifts
154 E Front St, Traverse City
Local's tip: Make sure to sample the cherry salsa and BBQ sauces!
Bike & XC ski rentals, sales & service - Brick Wheels

Services/Rentals

Leelanau Boat Co.

Boat rentals, service, & storage
8585 E Bingham Rd, Traverse City
Local's tip: 2 great new tritoons and a new pontoon for rent. They deliver!

Stocked

Local grocery delivery service
Delivering Northern MI
Local's tip: They deliver to the rental & directly into the frigde before arrival!

Green Mitt

A luxury, eco-friendly auto spa
1840 N US 31, Traverse City
Local's tip: The best FREE vacuums ever!
Downtown Traverse City

🍽 Dining
Most local options close by 9pm. Late night food options: Mode's Bum Steer, Lil Bo's

🅿️ Parking (map)
Downtown and surrounding streets have metered parking and are strictly enforced (Mon-Sat 8am-6pm)
*FREE parking on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, & Christmas Day

🚻 Public Restrooms (map)

🚲 TART Trails (maps)
A network of multi-use trails in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties as well as a cross-town bike route

⛱️ Clinch Park
Metered parking
Splash Pad turns off at 6pm

🚗 Transportation
Traverse City has both Lyft and Uber as well as various local taxi companies
Please text me with any questions or concer

If you cannot reach me by phone, please text

Please call me with any questions or concerns

Wishing you the best stay!
Erin