Historic Silver Beach house - 1 block from downtown State St.
BEST LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN ST. JOE! This beautiful historic house is only a short block from State St. restaurants, wineries, and boutiques. Just one block to the bluffs that will take you down the steps to Silver Beach. You can see downtown St. Joe and the bluffs from the front porch of the house!
Located on State St. in the Historic District, the "McNeil House" was originally built in 1855. While it still holds its historic charm, it resonates the coastal beach life! We all love our pets and hate to leave them behind, so we welcome up to two well-groomed pets as long as guests agree to follow our pet rules. As a courtesy to future guests that may have severe allergies to pets, we DO NOT allow pets on the furniture or bedding, and guests must clean up any additional shedding. Pet's must be crated when left alone. Guests must pick up after them outside. We charge $175 Per pet. Please let us know if you'll be bringing a pet.
Dans le centre-ville de Saint Joseph, cette maison de vacances se trouve Ă moins de 10 minutes Ă pied de FuzzyButz Pet Bakery, Lac Michigan et Plage de Silver. Lake Bluff Park et Curious Kids' Museum se trouvent juste Ă quelques pas. Gare de St Joseph est Ă 5 minutes Ă pied.
Inside clean. Outside needs updating. No place for kids to play outside. Plenty of beds, linen and towels and other amenities for our family. Hostess very helpful when we had questions with immediate response. Great to stay for fun days at the beach 3 blocks from Silver Beach on Lake Michigan.
We loved the accessibility to downtown, the restaurants, the shops (Kilwins and Full of Crepe were favorites) And also to the beach. We could walk everywhere and enjoy everything thing St Joe offers. We were a large family group with a lot of different ages, from an infant to retirees. Everyone enjoyed the house. Very clean with enough room for our group of 14. We will be back!
The house was absolutely perfect for a girls weekend. Lots of bedrooms and plenty of room to hang out. We couldn't have asked for a better location, we were close to shops and restaurants .. didn't need to use the car all weekend! Highly recommend!!
Great location!!! Short walk to downtown and the silver beach pizza restaurant!!!A little further walk to silver beach and or the piers!!! Great restaurants and bars within walking distance. We parked our car Thursday night and didnât need to use our car until we left on Sunday. We would definitely stay here again!
Great location. Pretty little park across the street and just one block from downtown or the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. House was comfortable and had room enough for 11 family members.
Great place in St Joseph MI for a family gathering.
My siblings and our families had a great holiday weekend here. The house was big enough to give everyone their own sleeping space, and the living area was great for gathering as a family.
Location close to downtown and silver beach was a plus- we could walk everywhere we needed to go.
Very nice historic home. Itâs a short walk to shops, restaurants, Library, childrenâs Museum, splash pad, and beach. It was perfect for our family reunion vacation.
We were looking for a place that was both close to the bluff and downtown. This was perfect. Lots of room, comfortable and a great location. Communicating with the host was very easy. She answered all of our questions quickly. Great stay!
This was truly a magical place. Check in was easy the house was clean and as expected. Also, very well stocked. Most of all the location canât be beat.
The house was great!! It's location gave us so much to do in our spare time! Kids went to the Children's museum. The fall colors were wonderful! I would definitely stay again.
The kitchen was well equipped. I made breakfast and had everything I needed.
The only negative I have is that there is only 1 bathroom upstairs for 4 bedrooms. It was okay for us because we were not at capacity, but it might be an issue for others.
Good experience. Very old house with dangerous wooden steps, dim lighting, limited electrical outlets. Property was advertised with 3 bathrooms, however only had 2 1/2. Upstairs shower needs new shower curtain liner as it leaks out back. Great location! Somewhat expensive for wintertime stay. We appreciated being allowed to checkin early. But our grandchildren ended up not being able to come âčïž.
Location-wise, you canât beat this house! Itâs a block away from the downtown area and a very short walk to the bluff or the beach. Yet itâs quiet at night and situated on a beautiful residential block.
The house is also very well stocked. It can accommodate at least a dozen people, and each bedroom had a stack of towels and washcloths. The kitchen has everything you might need to cook your meals. The bed in the master was comfortable, and the house has dual temperature control in the upstairs and downstairs.
There are also games in the living room, and the big dining room table is a great place to play.
Overall, I recommend this house if youâre looking for comfort and convenience!
The home was advertised as âNo pets allowed,â When we got there the cleaning person was just leaving and commented that the prior guests had a large husky and she tried to get all the dog hair up, but wasnât certain she got all of it. I looked up the listing Ava sure enough, it stated âno pets allowed.â Cleaner said many guests bring their dogs to this home.
I communicated to the host that we booked the home under the assumption that no pets were allowed. Then I sent photos of the dog hair EVERYWHERE. The first night, sitting in the couch in the living room, I felt my asthma start kicking in. TBF, it also could have been that it was a 100 year old home and the basement where you need to go down to put the towels in the wash is old and musty so Iâm sure thereâs mold going on as wellâwhich is to be expected in a home this old.
Host did give us a $100 cleaning fee refund.
Home was not as well furnished as we are used to with other VRBOâs. No salt, pepper, or any spices. No aluminum foil, waxed paper, ziplock bags, leftover containers. Many light bulbs missing.
Listing states fireplace; it was actually just a piece of furniture with an electric fireplace for show onlyâno heat given off and in my mind, NOT a fireplace.
Listing also stated there was a grill. The grill was in the attached garage and looked like it hadnât seen the light of day in years. No way we were putting our food on it.
The location is 10/10 but otherwise we wouldâve passed on this rental.
We had a girls weekend. There were 9 of us. This house is perfect for a large group. The location is walking distance to EVERYTHING. The beds are super comfortable. An added surprise is the first floor bedroom (#2) is an en-suite. I would definitely recommend this property. I will definitely return the next time I find myself in St. Joseph. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us.
We stayed at this home for 5 nights with a large family group, ages 3-68. We absolutely loved it! The house is very old in an established neighborhood one block from downtown and one block from the lake view. We walked to the beach every day and loved how close it was to everything - we barely needed the car during our trip. The house had a few minor issues (again, old house) but Rebecca was responsive and accommodating and fixed all issues to our satisfaction. We had a simply lovely stay and will definitely be back.