Windjammer On The Lake Resort - Cabins, Log Home, and Boat Rentals on Beautiful Spider Lake — Hotel in East Bay Township

Recently stayed in Cabin 9 for a family vacation. The setting is absolutely gorgeous and even though all other cabins on the property were rented by a very large and active group, cabin 9 was very peaceful, however that quiet comes at the expense of a very limited view of the lake. The property is extremely well maintained and has a good amount of amenities. The beach area is well kept and the swimming area at the property has a predominantly soft sandy bottom. The newer pontoon boats are very well maintained and extremely comfortable for a day out on the lake, in addition I really loved that renting a tube is an option and the on site kyacks that are open for resort guest use. The owners truly thought of anything and everything.

The reason for four stars instead of five is for cabin #9 itself. I'm sure this isn't an issue for most but but I haven't seen my concerns brought up in any other reviews and thought this feedback could be useful for any families considering staying in Cabin #9. The upstairs bedrooms seemed to be a later addition to this unit, it seems to be an attic conversion. There is no HVAC in either of the upstairs bedrooms which made these rooms very stuffy and warm during our stay. The owner or manager was on the spot with providing fans but it didn't do much to reduce how warm these rooms are. Also, for anyone staying with small kids or unsteady older adults, there is no bathroom on the upper floor and to reach the bathroom you have to walk down a rattly spiral staircase, which in the middle of the night can be dangerous or could wake up other guests in the home. We also cooked most nights and found all the knives to be dull (but this a constant with most vacation rentals in my experience). We also had to give the grill a very thorough scrub before use but again, this isn't something I'd count against the resort, but rather, something to just keep on your radar.

Overall this is a beautiful place that's been immaculately maintained, family friendly and pride in the ownership of this resort really reflects. I would definitely stay here again given the opportunity.... But maybe not upstairs...

I'm not one to write a bad review. In fact, I was going to leave Windjammer a good review DESPITE the fact that the dishes were dirty when we got there AND there was puke on the pullout couch's sheets.... So their wouldn't be any issues once we left, we made the supervisor aware while we were there. We did not want our deposit to be kept over something we did not do. We had 4 dogs along with us & we were very aware of them and made sure nothing was damaged or dirty. Our dogs are very important to us which is why we choose a dog friendly place to begin with.

With that being said, I will try to make this short. Windjammer attempted to use our dogs as a way to charge us more. Stating their was pee on the walls & that it was left smelling of urine. That was NOT the case. In fact, we even went above and beyond when we cleaned before we left the cabin. We brought our own cleaning supplies in case the pups did make a mess. Essentially, they were trying to come up with any excuse to not give us our money back AND charge us more. Because of this ridiculous hassle, I would not recommend them to anyone else. We are very fair people, and with the amount of dogs coming with us, I was prepared to not get our security deposit back because something COULD happen. However I left saying, awesome. We’ll get it back, the cabin looks awesome after we left.. I do not appreciate their low attempt to steal from us. Not okay....

Went here for a week for a 50th birthday celebration. Absolutely beautiful. We stayed in cabin 9 and it was amazing. The cabin was so beautiful. Rent a pontoon if you go, even if only for a day. The lake is beautiful and peaceful. Very close to town but far enough away you do not even know town is there. Watch out for deer at dusk, they were everywhere. Lots of close breweries, shops and the Traverse city commons had a great mexican food place, Spanglish. That food was delicious! There were only 2 issues we had. The plumbing was not the best. The toilet kept plugging up and would not work in the downstairs bathroom. Also, the garage was marked off as do not enter, off limits. No issues but that also meant you could not park in the little driveway in front of that area effectively cutting out spots for 2 cars. Also at least 4 times while we were there the owners showed up and entered the garage to remove or replace stuff. Not a huge deal but made us kind of uncomfortable since there is an entrance to the cabin from the garage and they could enter the actual cabin whenever they wanted, they did not enter it at all. Overall, HIGHLY recommend but just be aware they can come and go as they please. Again, not a huge issue, just know ahead of time. We did not and freaked out when we heard the garage door opening. Definitely 5...