The Stonewater Lodge

Light-filled, wood-warmed, and utterly wrapped in the forest — this Traverse City lodge is the kind of A-frame-meets-cottage hybrid that photographs beautifully and lives even better, with soaring gabled ceilings over every room and mature hardwoods pressing right up to the glass on three sides. You arrive via a tree-lined drive to a welcoming tiled entry with vaulted ceiling, warm lamps, and a rustic coat-hook rail by the door, instantly at ease before you've even seen the rest.

Inside the lodge

The main living area on the lower level is inviting and intimate: a cognac leather club chair and ottoman face a glowing gas fireplace set in a wooden surround, with tall double-hung windows framing nothing but green leaves. A warm Persian rug, wood coffee table, and built-in staircase with black iron spindles give it real character. Upstairs, the cathedral-ceilinged great room is the showstopper, a soaring A-frame peak with floor-to-ceiling windows pulling in the forest canopy, a dining table for six, and rattan reading chairs flanking a TV cabinet. The kitchen sits just off this room with honey-toned wood cabinets, stainless appliances, and a white island trolley for extra prep space.

The bedrooms

Four bedrooms sleep 8 across two floors. One main-floor room shows a queen bed with classic blue-toned bedding on knotty-pine floors, with a ceiling fan and green-framed forest views. A lower-level room features a wrought-iron queen bed with a cedar hope chest at the foot. Two full bathrooms serve the whole house.

What's Nearby

Nestled in the hardwood hills minutes from downtown, this Traverse City lodge rental puts you close to the Boardman Lake trail, Mission Peninsula wineries, and Grand Traverse Bay. It's one of many Traverse City cabin rentals that deliver town convenience without the town noise.

Perfect For

Two families or a group of up to 8 who want a proper multi-bedroom forest lodge with a fireplace, a dramatic great room, and that under-the-pines feeling, minutes from everything Traverse City offers.