Island View Cottages

This was the perfect spot to discover how beautiful Traverse City is. Owners are helpful and sweet, and upgraded us to a waterfront cabin with a view of the bay. Cabins range in size, but have everything you need to make meals or relax on a rainy day. The location is about a 15-​minute walk to downtown restaurants, but feels secluded. Would love to come back with extended family, rent a couple of cabins, and stay for a week. I was overwhelmed by how many options there are in the area for inns, but now that i’ve seen Island View, I wouldn’t stay anywhere else but here.

Great spot! My family has been going here for 4 years in a row now. Nice and cozy! Great beach with fire pits and free wood. My 4 and 6 year old love it here. Walking distance to down town and bike trails. Best kept secret in TC

If you’re looking for the perfect little spot for you and/​or your loved one (s), this IS IT.
There are cottages, and homes you can choose from that are set right on the beach of Grand Traverse Bay. We stayed in cottage 7, and it was perfect. Our cottage was waterfront, and even though it was cold, our window was open the whole time.
Our cottage had a master bedroom (with the BEST window of the waterfront property), a 2^nd bedroom that had a queen size bed and a tv, and the kitchenette is where the eating table, the bathroom, the stove and sink were located. I thought that the shower that was located in the kitchen would be weird, but it wasn’t at all!
All the rooms are separated by a door, so privacy is there if needed.
Island View Cottages are located right on Front St, with everything you need right there. The closest grocery store is GLENS. It is 24 hours! There are gas stations, fast food, boutiques, pubs, and even things for children to do right down the road.
The gentleman who owns and operates this facility is as sweet as could be. He offered us a map of tours that we could take, and noted specific spots that we should stop by.
We took his tour advice and drove up to North Port (where my boyfriend wanted to locate TIM ALLEN) and back to Traverse City. It was a BEAUTIFUL drive, and took about 3 hours to and back.
All in all, this is a GREAT place to spend some QT with yourself, or your loved ones.
We were in the off season pricing, and only paid 185.00 for two nights on WATERFRONT, my boyfriend had never been to the beautiful north of Michigan (or even Michigan) so we will visit Ludington next year so he can take in all of MI, but we will never forget our trip here.