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Private Beach on 10 acres. Custom built. Secluded yet close to Harbor Country.

Private Beach on 10 acres. Custom built. Secluded yet close to Harbor Country.

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Exterior
Beautiful, often secluded shoreline! Walk for miles. Heaven!
Kitchen island looks at lake and out to woods and pond in front!
Dining Room/Kitchen Combo great for large gatherings and being together!
Dining room looks out onto wrap around deck and lake view panorama!

Overview of Private Beach on 10 acres. Custom built. Secluded yet close to Harbor Country.

Reviews
10 out of 10 Exceptional
6 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 12437 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Hot tubHot tubHot tub
  • FireplaceFireplaceFireplace
  • Pet-friendlyPet-friendlyPet-friendly
  • WasherWasherWasher
  • DryerDryerDryer
  • Outdoor spaceOutdoor spaceOutdoor space

Explore the area

Map
Stevensville, MI
  • Popular LocationWeko Park8 min drive
  • Popular LocationWarren Dunes State Park9 min drive
  • Popular LocationWarren Dunes State Park Beach16 min drive
  • AirportLa Porte, IN (LPO-La Porte Municipal)45 min drive

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Built in Basement Bunks

Bunk Bed Room-Basement

Castle Play Loft

Main Floor Guestroom

North Master-suite

Pine Bedroom

South Mastersuite

Sunporch

Theater Room

Theater Room Bonus Bedroom

4 bathrooms

Basement Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Main Floor Bath

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

North Masterbath

Toilet · Shower only

Outdoor Shower

Shower only · Outdoor shower

South Masterbath

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

Private Beach on 10 acres. Custom built. Secluded yet close to Harbor Country.

Bridgman Dunes is a beautiful, massive, custom-built lakefront home nestled in a secluded woodsy dune setting just north of Bridgman. Summer bookings by the week only. Negotiable for bookings less than a full week.

Home features include...

First floor: a large bedroom suite with 2 twin beds, gourmet eat-in kitchen, screened porch for all-season gas grilling, spacious sun-room, dining room, and living room with a shared gas fireplace and doors leading out onto a wrap-around deck. Floor to ceiling windows with beautiful views.

Second floor: two full master bedroom suites, a third bonus bedroom with 2 beds, a theater room, and a castle-style loft sure to be loved by all the children in your group.

Lower level: built in bunk beds in the kitchenette, two more bedrooms, and a 4th bathroom.

The home is surrounded by a large deck with stairs down to a built in fire-pit surrounded by benches and a double swing. Easy stairs down to the beach. Walk for miles on often secluded shores, or settle onto your own private 150 foot beach. Take the lighted path to the beach at night to stare up at the stars. The sunsets are amazing!
We provide unlimited telephone, WIFI, Xbox live with Netflix & Hulu along with a large store of games and movies. Antenna brings you many local TV stations. Pay per view options available as well.
Located near many local attractions such as wineries, farm markets/U-picks, St. Joseph and Silver Beach, New Buffalo, casino, world class fishing on the St. Joseph river, boating from area marinas, parks, gardens, and hiking abound. Small towns dot the Red Arrow Highway bringing you dining, shops, galleries and antiques to suit all tastes.
Specialty restaurants, local festivals, and events provide all kinds of diversions. From here you can easily drive to Chicago, Ann Arbor, Detroit and so many other exciting cities. My favorites are the small towns you never heard of that each have something unique to offer. If you live a drivable distance to Southwest Michigan you will be amazed at how 'on vacation' you will feel without traveling far from home.

If you have never been to the Great Lakes you really must come here. The Great Lakes are a national treasure accounting for over 1/5 of the WORLD's fresh water supply. If you have ever been to a small lake or an ocean and wished you could combine the best things about both...welcome to the answer to your dreams! When you look out over our beach you will think you are on an ocean. But feel the sand and the clean fresh water on your skin and you will know the joy of the Great Lakes. It is staggering to imagine that you could sit on a length of clean, private, fresh water beach, the envy of hundreds of beach-goes who fight for a space for their towel, and see only your children splashing in the water.

With the size and comfort this home provides - you, your family, and friends can share quality time together without feeling cramped or rushed to get out and go. You may never want to leave the property during your visit, we've got it all right here at Bridgman Dunes!

Property manager

Sydney Johnson

Languages

English

Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning

House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 30
Check out before 12:00 PM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed
During off-season only special restrictions apply.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Pets only allowed in off season only and must meet certain criteria.
Only guest staying at the property (12 max) are allowed on the property and beach.

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

About the area

Bridgman

Located in Bridgman, this vacation home is on the beach. Silver Beach is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Warren Dunes State Park. Weko Park and Waikiki Jacks are also worth visiting. Jet skiing and water skiing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cycling nearby.
Map
Stevensville, MI

What's nearby

  • Grand Mere State Park - 8 min drive
  • Weko Park - 8 min drive
  • Warren Dunes State Park - 9 min drive
  • Warren Dunes State Park Beach - 16 min drive
  • Silver Beach - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Station - 21 min drive
  • South Bend Intl. Airport (SBN) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • Culver's - 12 min drive
  • McDonald's - 8 min drive
  • McDonald's - 11 min drive
  • Baroda Party Store - 12 min drive
  • Cracker Barrel - 11 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Celeste M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Be Lulled to Sleep by the Sound of Waves
We were a blended family of Grandparents, 2 sons, a daughter-in-law and twin 9 year old grandsons. There was plenty of room for everyone to have privacy and for gathering together. Inside and outside it is a wonderful home and in a beautiful setting. It's very woodsy, making it a little difficult to see the lake, but boy could you hear it! So soothing. The owner and property manager were extremely responsive throughout our stay. Other guests mentioned mosquitoes being bad, but we never had a problem with them. As stated in the house info, the internet and cell service does come and go, but it usually worked just fine for us and was not a problem. We loved our stay at Bridgman Dunes and would return in the future!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beach blast
The house was great and the beach was perfect. We spent hours in the water which was in the 70's, sometimes calm and sometime with waves. We were just together all the time which is what we wanted---highly recommend
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

KD K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet, private and lovely!
Beautiful home - great location - tons of windows and light filled the home - sits just above the beach where you can hear the waves. Short walk down the stairs to perfect private beach. Couldn’t sit outside due to tons of mosquitoes - home sits in middle of trees in the woods which was nice for shade facing west but way too many mosquitoes. Otherwise a wonderful home and great response by owner and property manager.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What a glorious week!
The property manager and owner were wonderful to work with. Very accessible and easily contacted. Home is beautiful on a lovely and very private setting. Our weather was perfect the whole week and the lake was actually warm! We had very young children - there was a play closet with ample toys, a play loft and lots of sand/beach toys in the garage for them. Very nice house for kids. Large well appointed kitchen, meals were a breeze. We loved every minute of our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jacob K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beach house
I love the house and location. Super private with private Lake MI beach. So nice. Will be back. Thanks
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

About the host

Hosted by Sydney Johnson

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We are from the Chicago area, southside and suburbs. Moving to South Bend IN to start a medical practice, my husband and I looked for years for a Lake Michigan property that was private and close to home. We spent nearly every weekend and summer at Bridgman Dunes while our children were growing up. In 2006, we moved to Illinois 2 hours west of Chicago, making the drive to Bridgman Dunes just over 3 hours. It was this move and the fact that we now had two busy teenagers that lead us to the option of renting out our home. It was not an easy choice because so much personal connection exists towards a property you have lived and built memories upon. But after the first few years of rentals, I have come to feel it is an honor and privilege to share what we have with others. The beauty and the splendor of this lake front vacation home is really one of a kind. It is so rare to find a setting where you can easily walk down to your own private beach, yet barely see the neighbors house through the forest of trees! The wrap-around deck offers plenty of seating for friends and family to step out and enjoy the view. Paths lead off in all directions to explore the wooded road or look down from the adjacent hilltops.

Why they chose this property

We searched for years for the right property on lake Michigan before we found Bridgman Dunes. I knew I was going to love the place soon as I turned onto the access road! The wooded lane leading to the house was so beautiful and inspiring, the sense of privacy and adventure while driving up to the house sold me before I even entered the driveway. And its a good thing too, because the original house was not something to get excited about. A 50-year-old ranch in rough shape, nothing about it was 'beachouse.' But we had a clear vision of what it could be and with the 10 acres and 150 feet of beach, the house really did not matter. So we set about hiring an architect and doubling the size of the house. Adding decks and expanding every way we could get a permit to do so! It was a huge challenge but the well thought out design has proven itself again and again at large family gatherings. The location in Bridgman keeps you right in the middle of everything. Only 1 1/2 hours to Chicago. 20 minutes to New Buffalo area. 50 minutes to Saugatuk, there is so much to do and explore. That is if you can leave the beach. We take it so for granted now that we have this private beach. Once in a while we will go to Weko Beach, just 2 miles south, for a concert or wine festival and we are reminded how crowded and inconvenient it is to haul yourself to the public beach! At Bridgman Dunes, everything you need to feel at home is inside the house. Everything you need to feel like you're a million miles away on vacation is one step out the door. That's what people say who visit Bridgman Dunes, it's so relaxing and fun for all ages that you don't feel the need to go anywhere else but enjoy the property and each other's company.
That is the beauty of Bridgman Dunes, giving you time to enjoy time together.

What makes this property unique

The design of Bridgman Dunes was specific to accommodate two families sharing the house but wanting room for privacy. We have 2 master-suites each with a master-bath. A full finished lower level with kitchenette, built in bunks and two more bedrooms and a bath. The huge theater room makes movies, xbox, or game time fun and away from the main living areas so that people in our group get to decide if they want a peaceful coffee on the sun-porch or a wild dance party on Xbox live! Down at the beach, lights mark your way to the built in fire-pit. Bench seating and a lake view double seated swing make this a great hang out and gathering spot. Upstairs there is a loft type play space that is a huge hit with the kids. Games and puzzles and toys fill the drawers and shelves from years gone by family fun. The out door deck wraps around to a pond filled with summer frogs making a relaxing waterfall effect! This and the constant sound of the waves lapping or thundering on the shore are unforgettable and can be heard from every room of the house.

Languages:

English
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