Belle South Lake Manistique

Place was fairly clean (aside from a few spiders, which I realize go with the territory), nice lake view, and convenient to town store, restaurants, laundramat. Gas grill actually had a working ignitor (a rarity in my VRBO experience). Biggest negatives for me were that one of the amenities identified was a row boat. There indeed was row boat, but it was one that you could not row (one of the oar locks was missing). While a trolling motor was provided, I was not experienced with the operation of the motor so did not enjoy that amenity which was one the amenities that really led me to the place in the first place. I brought my fishing gear and it ended up just being dead weight as the water nearby was so shallow fishing was not possible from the shore. The other issue was the noise on Friday night (to be accurate, the only night this was an issue). The bar next door was playing such loud music (until at least 1AM) that the property was shaking/reverberating, so not sure even earplugs would have helped stop the thumping of the bass.

Lake is right out the back door, walkable to several local restaurants and shops. Loved that the boat was available to guests. Cabin could have been a little cleaner, furniture and mattresses were not the best. Overall had a nice stay and loved relaxing and having a fire in the backyard.

Location is great! The cottage is clean, beautiful view from the living room! For sure will come back!

Prime location! Lake is just feet away from exiting the back doors of the cabin. Groceries, restaurants, and ice cream parlor all in walking distance. Very relaxing!

This was our second stay at this cabin. The first was mid-week and we had no problems (other than a noisy fridge that has been replaced.) This time was a weekend stay, and the noise of revving pickups with loud mufflers leaving the store across the street kept us awake Friday night. That's not the owner's fault, but is a condition of the location. The bathroom faucet needs to be repaired/replaced, as the cold water tap shuts off about 25% of the time, sometimes leaving a stream of water running. The coffee maker does not work properly. Instead of 4 cups of coffee we got less than one cup of mud. The furniture is old, which is what most cabins have, but was too soft for this old body.

I'm sure this is a perfect spot for snowmobilers, fishermen, and hunters, who are looking for a place to crash for the night. It's close to the store and bar, and the view of the lake can't be beat.