36 Reviews of Property 164019 in Michigan City, Indiana

We just got back from the "Miami" for the second time. We love the house and the beach. Ben is great to work with - we talked to him last time to let him know that a beach wagon would be really helpful to take to the beach... and he got one! It was nice to have the wagon this time. Thanks Ben!
We'll definitely be back! Seriously, don't hessitate if you are thinking about booking this property. You won't be sorry.

My husband and I were looking for a place to getaway from our everyday life, when we came across this beauty! When I walked in I fell in love, how could you not with the "birds nest" view of the lake. Inside we enjoyed a glass of wine in the jacuzzi, and the views of Lake Michigan from ALL rooms. The hot tub on the deck was set in regards to privacy. Who doesn't want to set 3 stories high in a hot tube with wine and enjoy views of a beach in the distance? The sandy path from the house opened up to an outstanding tan beach, with views of the water that went on for miles (who needs an ocean)! We also enjoyed the Blue Chip casino located within 5-10min. of the home, and a fabulous steak house down the road. I think we found our getaway...

Thanks Ben, you were very kind and also appreciated ;)

Mark & Tisha

My boyfriend and I visited the Miami from Saturday through Friday. It was my spring break from middle school, and I wanted something special and quiet. Ben was very accommodating from the first inquiry email I sent to the week of the visit.
The Miami has every sort of comfort with stunning views of the dunes and Lake Michigan. It’s private and cozy. What a treat to sit on the deck in our bubbling hot tub of steamy water and relax as often as we wanted.
Michigan City has more to offer than one might realize at first. In our brief time we took the South Shore into Chicago and visited the Art Museum, we played slots at the Blue Chip Casino, we visited the Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore, got great shots of the lighthouse, walked to the beach, ate out, and ate in, too. Anyone wanting comfort, privacy, beauty, and choice activities needs to try the Michigan City, Miami.

Home Away is a great site for finding a vacaiton home and we were equally pleased with home. The view of the lake is fantastic. The home was clean and neat. This was a very relaxing place to stay. We loved the steam room (what a treat). Ben was very helpful in directing us to local shopping and attractions. For us October was a good time to vacation. We loved Molly Beas and would recommend everyone go there. Customer service was excellent and great assortment of interesting food ingredients.

I really would rate the experience at zero stars, but i don't think it's an option here. Just to summarize it was a waste of my money and my vacation time. It started when we were looking to get directions to get to the property. Instead of working with us to explain the directions, the owner concentrated on blaming my wife for not reading his mind. When asked to email directions, the owner came up with some silly half baked response that amounted to the fact that he's not really much of a typer. We have an 18 month old baby that has to take naps in the afternoon. I did ask the owner prior to booking if we can over huge windows with black garbage bags and we agreed that blue painters tape can be used to do so. When we got to the property, we discovered that there are sky lights in cathedral ceilings. How the owner neglected to mention it? So we did our best to create some dark spot for baby to nap. Another problem was with heating. The thermostat didn't go past 70. Initially i thought that maybe it's the limit but the room was going to get much warmer. Well that definitely
wasn't the case. So my toddler actually woke up during night crying from what i assume being cold since she got sick around that time. So i called an owner and asked him to raise a temperature, to which i was replied that this is an acceptable temperature and nobody ever needed to set heat up for higher than 70. That is ridiculous on it's own, but he went on to suggested that i run the fireplace and furnace at night to warm up the condo. So after a long discussion the
owner finally called somebody and get an answer after a grueling argument. But when owner showed up to set the thermostat he saw that the color of the tape is not blue but white, he just flipped. No explanation that the tape is still painter's tape and was specifically sold to me as painters tape by the store associates would suffice. He had to remove all the windows covering imidiately. That mind you, in the evening when the baby had to go to sleep. He just wouldn't listent about option of doing the removal the next morning. At that point we had nothing to do but leave and go home. On top of that he wouldn't refund me the night that i didn't stay because supposedly he can't get anybody in there. I wonder if he should be refunding me my spoiled vacation that ended in driving for 2.5 hours in the evening in the rainstorm and lightning with a sick 18 month
old that supposed to be sleeping 3 hours ago.

The house is beautiful, just like the photos. We took our 2 year old daughter, and had such a great time! The walk to the beach was a little difficult with a 2 year old... but VERY worth it. We felt like we had the beach all to ourselves; it was great! .
The owner, Ben, is easy to work with and very helpful. When we told Ben it was a little hard to take all our beach stuff and carry a toddler, he said he would work on getting a beach wagon or something like that. He genuinely wants you to enjoy your stay.

Like an older review said, if you are worried about reserving the property, don't be, just do it - you won't be sorry!

We will be back, I am sure.

Ben's place is exactly as he describes...I would add that the location of his house, just beyond the dune from the beach is amazing and is much less of a walk than I expected. The house has everything you would want from a vacation rental with all the comforts of home. An added plus was a listing of local restaurants. I would absolutely recommend this rental and I hope to return to enjoy it again!

My family really enjoyed this place. I am not a person who usually gets blown away by things-BUT I WAS. As soon as you come in you see the outstanding view. Very nice. I loved the bathroom! The shower was great. I will say that everything there was well thought of.
Ben Ross it was a pleasure and my maxwell(yorkshire terrior) loved it too.
Thanks so much
Julie