Up North Luxury w/Unmatched Charm! 2 miles to MTU!
The Portage Centre is spacious, perfect for entertaining & tastefully remodeled to pay tribute to the areaâs rich ice hockey tradition.i
The Portage Centre is the foremost destination for adventure seekers, & large families as it sits at the gateway to the Keweenaw, & is located just steps from the famed Jack Stevens snowmobile trail and Portage Canal.
The building has a long history as The General Glass Company, but the owners recently purchased the building to create the Portage Centre. The Portage Centre is a fully remodeled 3 bed/3 bath luxury home. The guest area consists of the entire 1750 sf main floor while the basement was retained by the owner for storage, caretaker apartment and is inaccessible to guests.
While staying at The Portage Centre, guests do not share spaces or amenities with anyone else. The property is located along Hancock Street (US41) and is in the middle of everything. If you are a light sleeper there is a chance the traffic noise could wake you in the front bedroom. The Master bedroom is located in the rear of the building and traffic will not affect most sleepers. That said, we are in the middle of everything and you can walk to most everything in downtown Houghton and Hancock!
A portion of all bookings will be donated to support local youth hockey.
Great house and location! The home is beautifully renovated and walking distance to attractions. My husband and I stayed with two other couples. We all had our own room and a separate bathroom for each couple. The host is very responsive. Only negative is street noise. Bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper. Having the AC fan running in the room helped tremendously. We would definitely return!
The property is beautiful. Plenty of space. The beds and other furniture are very comfortable. Fred and Maria are wonderful hosts. They thought of everything to make your stay comfortable.
Nice Property in a good location close to everything.Very clean, well appointed and a great amount of space. The only down side was the traffic noise was very loud. Thankfully they had a sound machine in the front bedroom, but they could use one in every bedroom.
The home was very well appointed. It is a very short walk to a park and a bike/hiking trail. The place is air conditioned throughout. It is an unusual building, but the inside is very pleasant and comfortable.
This was one of the nicest rentals we have ever stayed in. It was spotless! The rooms are huge and the kitchen is amazing! There was so much room and the bonus of 3 bathrooms was priceless for a family of 5 with 3 teens. I could not say enough good things about this house.
Had a great weekend stay here after picking up our son from MTU camp. The location was great for exploring the town and the Keweenaw peninsula. The house had everything we needed, a very well stocked kitchen, it was really clean and comfortable for the adults and the kids. The road noise in the front bedroom was manageable with fans. Excellent communication experience with the owner.
We enjoyed this property. All written communication was replied to immediately . The keypad was froze with the front door key when we arrived and the property manager came immediately and was very friendly.
The property was clean, as the photos depict. It's in the heart of downtown, so very close to the university, dining, etc. However, convenience comes at the expense of heavy truck and snowmobile noise.
Great property, as expected from the description, pictures, and previous renters reviews. There is a lot of road noise and snowmobile action constantly but we knew what we were getting into with that. I donât think you could stay any where in town and get away from that. We were visiting MTUâs campus, property is very close. Property owners were excellent with communication and promptly responded to messages. Enjoyed our stay and would stay again.
My family went up to the Keweenaw for a short visit between Christmas and New Years. The weather didn't cooperate but the place was fantastic. It's big, clean and great location. We will definitely stay again when we go north.
Well stocked, roomy, wonderfully decorated, good parking, nice fans and sound machines. We really enjoyed time as a family, places to play card games together ant to watch the game together, to cook together and to be able to take some time apart.
We enjoyed this location a lot. Convenient to everything. Beds are probably the most comfortable VRBO ones weâve stayed in. Only draw back is noise level (itâs on a busy street) but owner provided white noise machines. If you need total quiet, not for you but we all slept very well. Clean, well appointed and everything worked. We liked the local restaurants too (Forge brisket place was excellent, as was La Cantina which is in walking distance). Showers were quite nice (tiled and large). Patâs grocery was excellent too.
We did nerdy sightseeing (alike the Dredge) and some nice hiking (lots of waterfalls). Great weekend.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The owners did a stellar job converting the business building into a home - good taste and well stocked. We liked the location too. Street noise is there, but did not impede on our stay. Check-in and check-out super easy. Thanks and we will choose this place again when we are back.
As mentioned in the listing the property is not much of a looker, BUT inside it is wonderful!
Very well equipped and a pleasure to come "home" to after a day full of activities. :)
Staying at this property was amazing! The location was incredibly convenient to access the downtown Hancock/Houghton area. The house itself is incredibly spacious, clean and an awesome hangout space! Check-in was incredibly fast and easy. The manager of the property responds in 5-10 minutes. I would definitely recommend staying here to others.
I can not recommend this property enough! It was so beautiful inside and every room was so spacious and decorated so nicely. The property was very clean and the bedding had crisp white sheets. It was a block away from a wonderful park that overlooked the portage. Also had fun trails to walk and so close to town and restaurants. We felt so at home and canât not wait to stay again!
Maria and I each served in the Air & Space Forces for over 20 years and we started Copper County Vacation Rentals with the main goal of providing our guests with clean, comfortable and relaxing adventures. As we return to the Keweenaw full-time we will continue to provide amazing lodging, but we will also look to enhance our experience packages.
Due to our military background we believe in 100% transparency and renting a home from a stranger can be intimidating. We are absolutely certain you will love staying with us and we encourage you to check out our numerous reviews online to make sure that is the case!
The Portage Centre is centrally located and most everything is within easy walking distance. The Jack Steven trail is located less than 100 yards behind the building and offers great access to hundreds of miles of ATV and snowmobile trails!
*Accidental Damage Protection - We know accidents happen and all bookings include a complimentary $3000 damage protection policy to cover the property and to help provide you peace of mind throughout your stay.