2027 Rates: Month-Long Stays
Starting in 2027 we host just one or two stays per summer, 30 nights minimum, with check-in available on any open date. One rate covers everything: cleaning is included, stays of 30 or more nights are exempt from Michigan lodging taxes (an 11% savings), and we book direct only, so there are never platform fees.
Nightly rates by season
Season Dates Nightly rate
Early June June 1 - 15 $600
Late June June 16 - 30 $800
Peak summer July 1 - Aug 15 $1,200
Late summer Aug 16 - Sept 30 $800
Stays are priced night by night, so a month that crosses blocks blends the rates. A few examples:
June 1 to July 1: $21,000
June 16 to July 16: $30,000
All of July: $36,000
Aug 16 to Sept 15: $24,000
Booking terms
A $2,000 deposit holds your dates (fully refundable within 14 days of signing). The balance is due 60 days before check-in, along with a $1,000 refundable damage deposit. That's it: no cleaning fee, no taxes, no service fees.
Have a window in mind? Send us an inquiry and we'll price your exact dates.
House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
Maximum of 12 overnight guests, daytime occupancy can number up to 15.
Minimum age to rent: 25
Children allowed: Yes
No pets allowed
No events, loud parties or weddings/receptions allowed. Quiet hours are 11pm to 8am.
No smoking of anything, anywhere on the property.
No bonfires on the beach and no fireworks. Dune grass is VERY flammable
No fires in the house wood burning stove (decorative only for renters)
Lost Valley Property Association Renter Policies - Apply to all renters and their party
From Memorial Day through Labor Day, all rentals must be for weekly time periods or greater.
No wood fires of any kind are allowed
No pets are allowed by rental tenants.
No large gatherings such as family reunions and parties where the cottage occupancy limit or parking are exceeded.
No parking of RV travel trailers. Boat trailers must be parked off the road and within the confines of the property frontage.
Fireworks, sparklers and other incendiary devices are prohibited within Lost Valley (Dune vegetation is highly flammable and Lost Valley is seven miles from the nearest volunteer fire department).
The speed limit in Lost Valley is 15 miles per hour. This applies to all cars, mopeds, trucks and other motor-driven cycles and vehicles. This regulation is essential to our safety and road maintenance.
Do not walk on other property owners’ dunes on front or back lots. Walking on or disturbing the fragile dunes and vegetation creates erosion. This is consistent with the prohibition on trespassing over front lots to gain access to the lake.
Keep beach areas clean and safe. Take all your own trash with you when you leave.
Parking is allowed off the road in the designated spots for each property owner’s frontage.
All floodlights are to be extinguished after 11:00 P.M. unless needed for emergencies.
Respect noise levels during the evening hours, and particularly after 11:00 P.M. Depending on lake conditions, sound travels long distances on the lakeshore.