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Living area
Living area
Interior
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Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 6185.8 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Fireplace
  • Parking available
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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New Buffalo, MI
  • Local
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • New Buffalo Public Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Four Winds Casino New Buffalo
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Michigan City, IN (MGC-Michigan City Municipal)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Dining area

About this property

Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage

Be Our Guest in 2025 – Now Booking!

⚠ ONLY 4 night minimum required Memorial Day thru Labor Day.

Tucked away in the serene Walden cottage enclave, Tallgrass Cottage is a peaceful retreat surrounded by nature yet conveniently close to the heart of New Buffalo. Just a short walk to downtown and less than a mile from the beach, this inviting getaway is only 70 miles from Chicago.

Step inside and feel the stress melt away as natural Michigan light pours in through skylights and expansive windows. Thoughtfully designed with vaulted ceilings, an open-concept living space, and modern comforts like granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, Tallgrass Cottage is the perfect home base for your Harbor Country adventures.

Explore the area's many attractions—wine tastings at local vineyards, seasonal festivals, world-class antiquing, kayaking, fishing, and championship golf. After a day of exploration, unwind on the open deck, relax with a book on the screened-in porch, or enjoy a meal at one of New Buffalo’s fantastic restaurants. With three bedrooms, three full baths, and a spacious activity loft, Tallgrass comfortably accommodates up to six guests.

Escape the city, breathe in the fresh air, and experience the beauty of Harbor Country.

Bring food, drinks, personal items, and the good times.

This property is well-maintained and equipped for the comfort and convenience of our guests. Our vacation rentals include well-equipped kitchens, living, and dining areas. Linens and towels are provided. Homes have washers and dryers, dishwashers, central heat, and air conditioning, cable/satellite television, DVD players, high-speed Internet service, and outdoor gas or charcoal grills.

We ask that renters bring condiments, dishwasher soap, laundry soap, extra toilet paper, and convenience items like plastic wrap, aluminum foil, and zip-lock bags. We do not supply firewood for homes that have wood-fueled amenities like a fire pit or a wood-burning fireplace. We do not resupply anything during the stay. We provide two rolls of toilet paper for each bathroom, 2 rolls of paper towels, 4 garbage bags, and hand soap in each bathroom -- so plan according to your needs.

Minimum Age Limit for Renters: The guest signing the rental agreement/contract must be 30 years of age or older (ID at check-in required) and must be responsible for the group during the entire time of the stay.

Maximum occupancy restrictions: The number of guests at any WAYA-managed property can not exceed the maximum occupancy number (or sleeps number). This includes invited guests, friends, or additional family members. Events, parties, or family gatherings are not permitted without express written permission prior to booking.

Property manager

Ron Morales(owner of Waya Rentals) or Maria
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 30
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Check-in Time: 4:00PM (MI Time)
Check-out: 10:00AM (MI Time)
Parties/events not allowed. Non-smoking only.

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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

New Buffalo

Located in New Buffalo, this cottage is in the city centre and on a lake. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Warren Dunes State Park. New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot and New Buffalo Railroad Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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New Buffalo, MI

What's nearby

  • New Buffalo Railroad Museum - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Local - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • New Buffalo Public Beach - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Galien River County Park - 5 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Four Winds Casino New Buffalo - 8 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • New Buffalo Station - 3 min drive
  • South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buffet at Four Winds Casino - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Four Winds Sports Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Timbers at Four Winds Casino - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Stray Dog Bar & Grill - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Tranquil Wooded Retreat – Walk to Beach & Downtown | Tallgrass Cottage located?

Located in the heart of New Buffalo, this cottage is 0.6 mi (1 km) from New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Lake Michigan. New Buffalo Railroad Museum and New Buffalo Public Library are also within 1 mile (2 km). New Buffalo Station is 29 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 50 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joel S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Great property, location, and overall experience
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family getaway

This house was exactly what we'd hope it would be! Extremely clean and well maintained. It was perfect for a family weekend away. The screened in porch is so awesome and we spent lots of time out there. Comfy beds, nice bathrooms - would love to stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyable stay

Very nice home. Clean, roomy and with a lot of amenities. Great location. Easy access to Downtown, beach, groceries, etc. and short drive to Warren Dunes and neighboring communities along the Lake.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

robin c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Will do again

Beautiful home with great location. Will book again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jon M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

New Buffalo retreat

Great location close to town and casino. Home was clean and ready for us. Thank you Texas
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rachel B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Annual Girls Trip

The home was fantastic. Well cared for and definitely a place I’d stay at again! It did not disappoint! Easy access to downtown where’s there was plenty to see and do and wonderful places to eat at. Perfect vacation for my my daughters and I.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Darling Home

Clean, comfortable and close to New Buffalo beach and town. Our 3 teenage girls enjoyed the loft with 3 beds, sofa, TV, and their own bathroom. A darling place!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joseph O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Memorial Day Get-A-Way

Wonderful
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kyla B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely!!

The place was amazing. Very cute and smelled so clean, and was. The cottage was such a short drive from downtown. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting a relaxing place to come back to afyer a hard day of playing.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

J C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage in New Buffalo, MI!

Great vacation cottage for my family of 5. Very clean and spacious. Great location - close to New Buffalo restaurants, shopping and the beach. The cottage has all the amenities. My kids enjoyed the upstairs play room and all the board games. My favorite was the enclosed porch. My only recommendation would be for new beds. The queen bed in the master bedroom was not comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bethany W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Late Summer

We really enjoyed our 4 nights at this cottage! Super close to town and a cute neighborhood with other nice homes immediately surrounding. Recommend fewer check-out "pre-clean" requirements (stripping beds, loading the wash, etc.). Also, there are a LOT of toys and board games here so with 3 kids 8 and under, there was a lot of pickup and organizing of all of these new-to-them toys throughout the days and evenings. Overall, great place and very clean!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Time - Beachdays!

There was 6 of us. My husband and myself, my two adults sons in their 20's and their girlfriends. We had such a wonderful time. We just love New Buffalo, the beach the town. We are definitely planning on booking for a full week next summer. Beautiful house. ** One thing I did want to mention the bath/shower in the master bedroom was not draining well. Thank you for everything!! Diane Petras
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

wilma m., Normal, illinois

Loved the house layout-nice having separate area for kids as well as two choices for outdoor relaxin

Layout and location of house was great-very convenient to beach,businesses and highway. House was great with major exception of queen bed in downstairs smaller bedroom-needs replacing-impossible for two adults to sleep in wo rolling to the middle-mattress was lumpy and bed sounded like supports were breaking. Sofa throws needed laundering as had dog hair on them (pet free?) loved the screened in porch and open deck, as well as landscaping. Games and kid friendly movies were a plus! Felt very private.thank you for sharing your home.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Pam V.

Property is absolutely beautiful

We hurried in to watch the Breeders Cup (a once in a year horse race) and the TV was not able to be turned on. We think it was the cable. We called the rental agency, we called the cable company and WE ENDED UP WITH NO TV FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. We feel someone should have come over and fixed the situation. It put a damper on the whole trip and we were not happy the situation.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Tamera R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mini Vac from Ohio

Enjoyed the beautiful Lake Michigan!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

susan r.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tall grass cottage

We stayed at tallgrass cottage last year. And well the accommodation suit us very well, very clean well-appointed, there are still no dressers to put clothes in. I had mentioned it in my review last year so basically you're living at a suitcase for a week. That's really my only issue because it is very well located to beaches shops and other attractions.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Beachy getaway

Clean, comfortable, plenty of space inside/out. Nice deck & screened in porch. Excellent assortment of spices for cooking & chairs/umbrella for beach. Beds were not comfortable so that would prevent us from re-booking. Otherwise, geat experience.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Ryan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family Vacation

Would definitely recommend this property for anyone looking for a nice house, slightly secluded/quiet neighborhood but still just a short 4 minute drive to the beach and downtown (It is walkable to DT, however half a mile of the walk doesn’t have sidewalk so might be dangerous at night) The property worked great for my family with 2 kids under 3. The property overall was clean however it is probably due for a deeper clean, fixtures and fans had a lot of dust and found some old garbage (wrappers, retainer case) nothing terrible just felt it could get a bit of a overall clean beyond visible areas. However I would not let this be a negative, overall the pictures don’t do this place justice, outside deck was fantastic to hang in the late afternoon, with a fire pit for the evenings, and the screened in porch was a great place for cards and board games at night. I’d for sure stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steffanie T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience

House was clean and really nice. Great location-super close to downtown New Buffalo. Great for family/friend get-togethers.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Teri Z., Cincinnati

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fall in New Buffalo

Our daughter and her son and husband live in chicago and frequent New Buffalo a lot and love it. It was my first visit there and it did not disappoint. The home is beautiful and so modern and clean. Just a great vibe and the porch and outdoor living space made it perfect. We loved our visit and plan on coming back to this property with friends!!!

10/10 Excellent

Peggy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful place to stay

We would definitely stay again!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chicago get away

This property exceeded our expectations! The photos were lovely but the home was more spacious than it appeared in photos. The outdoor spaces ,including the screened in porch, were terrific for our group of 6. We took advantage of it all, grilling on the porch and making s'mores around the fire pit. The home was in a lovely area. We would return!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alan D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This was a great family vacation

Easy and well stocked for cooking and kids
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nancy B., IL

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ideal getaway

Ideal getaway, loved the quiet location, close to everything. House is beautifully decorated and has everything we needed for a fun family vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Steven K., East Brunswick, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Family Get-Away

Overall we found the home lovely and made for a relaxing stay. The house was close enough but far enough from downtown which allowed us to be in a quiet neighborhood but easily able to get to the "action" rather quickly. Two caveats: The bathtub in the master bathroom drained very slowly. The left hand side door of the refrigerator did not always close correctly. At times needed to reclose for it to shut.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2020

About the host

Hosted by Ron Morales(owner of Waya Rentals) or Maria

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Professionally managed by WAYA Rentals, a company founded on the idea that what makes a vacation great is not just having a place to go, but having a place that feels like your second home. That’s our mission and that’s our commitment. Let us help you discover the beauty of Southwest Michigan’s Harbor Country and find the “second home” vacation of your dreams! We’re confident that it will give you as much joy as it gives us.

What makes this property unique

Secluded yet walkable! Nestled in the wooded Walden cottage enclave, Tallgrass Cottage offers a peaceful retreat just minutes from downtown New Buffalo and the beach. Enjoy nature, nearby wineries, and a short drive to the casino. Sleeps 6. Book now!

Languages:

English

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests