Arbutus Lake - Lakeview King Suite - Pines - Pets

Crisp white walls, glowing pine-plank ceilings, and a sliding glass door that opens straight onto a lake-view deck — this Arbutus Lake lodge suite is a beautifully renovated two-room hideaway tucked in the pines just outside Traverse City. The white clapboard exterior is modest from the drive, shaded by mature hardwoods and set on a pine-needle floor, but once you step inside it's all warmth and polish.

Step through the door

The open living and dining room is the best surprise: a vaulted pine-board ceiling spans the full length of the space, a vintage wooden kayak paddle mounted decoratively overhead. A generous L-shaped sofa in warm gray anchors the room, with a Persian-style rug and a bar-height dining table with black metal stools along the window wall. Sliding glass doors pour afternoon light in and open to the deck with the lake glimpsed through the pines. A second sitting room shows a sectional facing a wall-mounted large flat-screen TV under the same pine ceiling, with a wall-mounted mini-split for year-round comfort.

Where you'll sleep

Two bedrooms sleep up to 4. The primary shows a low-profile queen platform bed with deep teal bedding and matching accent pillows, on warm honey hardwood floors, with a sloped ceiling that adds character. One full bath serves the suite.

Outside your door

The deck with a glass-top table and four chairs looks out through pine trunks toward Arbutus Lake and the shared dock below, where Adirondack chairs and a BBQ area wait at the water's edge, the lake shimmering between the trees.

What's Nearby

Arbutus Lake is a quiet, spring-fed gem just south of downtown, this Traverse City lakefront lodge puts you minutes from the Boardman Valley trail, the VASA singletrack system, and Grand Traverse Bay's award-winning beaches and Peninsula wineries.

Perfect For

A couple or small family of 4 looking for a pet-friendly, beautifully finished lake suite with real lakefront ambiance, a hot tub, deck dining, and the pines of Northern Michigan right outside the door.