Blue Heron Lodge in Traverse City

This truly spectacular home features 4 spacious bedrooms (2 master suites), 3 full baths, custom kitchen, and large great room with soaring cathedral ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows framing beautiful views of the lake, pond and woods.  Over 3600 sq. ft. nestled on 21 wooded acres with 350 feet of prime frontage on Arbutus Lake, one of the nicest lakes around.  This is a one-of-a-kind rental that offers privacy and serenity but is still only minutes from downtown Traverse City.

Bed configurations are as follows:

Upstairs Master Suite - King bed

Upstairs bedroom - King bed

Downstairs bedroom - Queen bed, twin/twin bunk bed, twin trundle

Downstairs bedroom - Twin extra long/Queen bunk bed

Upstairs Alcove = Queen sleeper sofa

Fall 2012 weekly rental rate is $1900.00 plus $175.00 cleaning fee, 6% MI sales tax and $500.00 security deposit

• 2 flat screen televisions (great room and master suite)
• DVD player and assorted DVDs
• Stereo system
• Cable TV
• Wireless internet
• Assorted board games and books
• Large, fully equipped kitchen with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances
• Breakfast bar
• Large dining table seats 12
• Washer and two (2) dryers
• Pack-n-play baby bed and highchair
• 2 person master shower with multiple shower heads
• Large spa tub in master suite
• Sitting area in master suite with spectacular lake and pond views
• Multiple decks with fantastic views (large lake-side deck plus private lake-side decks off each bedroom)
• Plenty of outdoor seating and dining on deck and beach
• Large gas BBQ
• Outdoor heated shower
• Clean, clear lake with hard sandy frontage - perfect for swimming
• Sandy beach area for building sand castles
• Short, gentle slope to beach (no stairs)
• Quiet "no-wake lake" - safe for kids and adults to swim - connects to 3 all-sports lakes for high-speed boating
• Dock (bring your own motor boat) - public boat launch
• 2 kayaks (1 single and 1 double), 4-person paddle boat, and row boat (life jackets provided)
• Great fire pit wih custom benches
• Pond and 21 wooded acres to explore
• Lots of wildlife (bald eagles, loons, deer, great blue herons, wild turkeys, muskrats and tons of birds to name a few)
• Bed linens provided
• PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATH and BEACH TOWELS
• NO SMOKING PLEASE
• NO PETS PLEASE
• FIREPLACE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL

Fall 2012 Rates (September 8th-December 31st): $2200/week or $350/night (3 night min.) with a cleaning fee of $175.