Crooked Lake Cottage

The Pictured Rock Rental Website stated that the cottage has a queen size bed when in fact it is a full size and the mattress is worn out. After reading reviews this past January, I called the rental company and was told that the mattress would be replaced. When I arrived my husband and I could not sleep together as we rolled together. I went down in the basement and found a box that a mattress topper came in. The owner did not replace the mattress. I had to sleep on the couch for 5 days. The room is to small for a queen size bed and it does not have room for a dresser or a chest of drawers. There are no closets in the house so we had to use the other bedroom that has bunk beds in it to put our clothes. There is a chest in the other small room but it was full linen for the downstairs futon. My other concern was the outlet located right above the kitchen facet. It has not approved GFI outlet nor does the bathroom have one.I was constantly fearful of getting shocked if I plugged anything in the outlet. There was also a electrical cord like you would plug into a computer running from the outlet at the kitchen facet to the top of the refrigerator. I am 5'2" and I could not reach the microwave. My husband had to put things in the microwave for me. As far as the property, the lake was beautiful. If you have a family I would seriously think about renting it as there is no place to store you clothing unless you want to put your clothing down stairs and have to bring it back upstairs. I do not like giving bad reviews but I think people should know if a rental has any problems. All the owner has to do is replace the outlets with a GFI in the kitchen and the bathroom. Replace the mattress with a new one. If you read the reviews the bed situation had been going on for 5 years. Why would an owner not want his renters to have a decent bed to sleep in when they are on vacation! Vacation is a time to relax and rest. I did not get any rest while I was there!!!!

We stayed at the beautiful Crooked Lake cabin for a little getaway from our hectic life. We absolutely loved the view of the lake and the cabin! We made many meals during our stay and had adequate cookware. The cabin was everything we expected! I especially loved the row boat! We look forward to staying here again in the future!

Water in basement tried to contact property owners after arrival 3 times. No response. Cigarette butts and beer cans outside. Floor on upper level very unstable. Should have someone replace floor joists. Wasnt informed that the water might be bad until after payment was made. The water smells awful...like rotten egg. The screens had a bunch of holes in so it was very warm inside because bugs would come in if opened said windows. Fridge might need replacing soon as it didn't cool when we got there. The pictures online are very deceiving.
My family and I still enjoyed our trip and made the best out of the situation. Also might want to put up blinds or curtains on upper patio doors.

The cottage was very clean when we arrived. It is located on a wonderful spot on the edge of the Hiawatha National Forest. A very quiet spot meant to be enjoyed. The only issue we had is the mattress on the bed is bad and as an older couple we were not able to sleep together as I would roll to the middle. I spent my three nights on the lower bunk in the next room. Missed snuggles with my husband if 48 years. Otherwise, it was wonderful and a perfect distance from Munising where we enjoyed a cruise of Pictured Rock. I would recommend this property to those with strong backs!

Floors planks seemed to be separating. Some areas of the floor felt bouncy, like it wasn't sturdy - especially near the kitchen sink.

Other than that, everything was good. I would stay here again.

Our family throughly enjoyed our stay at the cabin. My husband enjoyed fishing from the dock and caught a few fish. The temperature was in the high 60s to 75 while we were here but my children still were able to swim in the lake. The water was a nice temperature which I was shocked. We enjoyed using the fire pit and loved all the views of the water. The cabin was clean but on the small side but worked for us. It was my husband, our three kids who are 10 and myself. The is a binder to look up different things to do and restaurants to try. We highly recommend the Riptide Ride. We had a blast and got to see the Pictured Rocks up close. Definitely would come again.

It exceeded my expectations & im coming back ASAP

I'd give the cabin 4.5 stars if I could. I liked a LOT of things about it: the quiet and solitude, the little beach in front of the cabin and a beautiful lake, the coziness of the whole place, and the great location. The drawbacks: the water (brown and smelly -- I'm familiar with such well water in the U.P., it comes from having too shallow a well) and the bed in the main bedroom: too small and it needs more bed slats holding the mattress: it only had three and when one fell off, the bed nearly collapsed). Fix those two things and you have a 5-star experience!!