Duneswalk Inn At the Furness Mansion

Stayed an overnight on Wednesday, May 20^th. Its fairly isolated from the light pollution and noise from the mid to big city congestion one would have to face when staying for an overnight or two, so its fairly silent, aside from an occasional car or truck passing by and a freight train — almost too eerie for my taste.
This inn has key-​less doors, so make sure you memorize your codes for both the front door and your room. The front door needs to be locked manually, and your room door stay locked, so burn those numbers into memory or on the mobile phone you have with you.
I stayed at the Porter Queen room — nice wood floors, has an A/​C unit & heat for supplemental cooling/​heating, bed is nice and comfortable without bugs or it being too hard or soft, mini-​kitchen was nice for warming up leftovers or what nots, bathroom was basic and did the job nicely — no shampoo or conditioner, but a bar of soap is provided. Towels were provided in decent abundance. Room is nice, albeit a bit spartan.
Note that I did the reservation via online, but had to talk to the owner/​administrator. I forgot her name, but she was pleasant, and got it paid via credit card over the phone without issue.
No one is staffed at the house, and is all dealt with «remotely» — but this works well as I arrived to the house clean, the email instructions very clear, and the room ready.
Nearest restaurant or stores are about 5 minutes away if you want food, sundries, etc. I brought leftovers from lunch and that did me fine for the rest of the night. No free breakfast or what nots, unless if you arranged to purchase a snacking «package» with your reservation. Parking for 4 – 5 vehicles are available in front of the house, cannot comment on the lot a block away.
Definitely a good place for some piece of quiet, isolation, or a 2 – 4 days stay for a couple. No one was apparently there during my stay, so cannot comment if the walls are too thin or if house rules are respected or not.
Mobile signals are decent for Verizon, Sprint, and T-​Mobile, so no problems with your calls or mobile web browsing. Anyone using the antiquated WiMaxx (Clear & Sprint) will NOT have coverage. Onsite Wifi is available and free, though I could not connect to it for whatever reason.
Will come back again! (and sorry for the tl;dr)

Lovely location to the Dunes. The Duneswalk Inn is run like a vacation condo rental and not a service Inn. There is no Innskeeper at the Duneswalk you arrive and no innskeeper to wish you well as you leave. Coded key entery are required for both entry door and your room door. The wireless has not operated effectively for over a year (at least) and when we were there recently, there was no internet connectivity at all, no ISP. When the owners were contacted about this, it was a shrug and «well it was working before.» the fact that I needed this service, and it was advertised, was clear evidence that the owners simply aren’t running a service inn at all. Some items to note: if your room falls on the highway side of the home (highway 20) beaware that it is an extremely busy 4-​lane highway that runs 50 yards from the home and an active train track running next to that. If you are a light sleeper it will impact you. Again let me say the location in conjunction is wonderful, the linen was nice and clean (you make your own bed here, too), but without anyone at the inn, we had very noisy people come in late and wake us too… it seems silly to spend B&B kind of money for the inconveience of the Duneswalk Inn and we won’t again. But the area itself is worth finding another place to stay
Kent

The room we stayed is at the top floor (3^rd) called The Beverly Shores Suite and it is spacious and lots of windows. Very clean and still looks new. Only that the bed was not king size– i didnt mind. Kids loved the mattresses and the linens. Not the cheap kind. The toilet paper could be better though, if it advertises itself as luxurious hotel– just saying. The laundry is cheap, $ 1 for wash and dry each. They could also add a small TV in the dining area (our fave spot). Overall, great place and great price. Very clean. Be back next year.

What a beautiful and romantic Inn! The perfect getaway and only about an hour drive from Chicago. DunesWalk Inn is perfectly situated at the beautiful dunes of Indiana on Lake Michigan. My husband and I spent a weekend there 2 weeks ago. Our room was quiet, clean, and spacious. We were very happy with the accommodations and we will definitely consider it for another weekend soon. The historic mansion that houses the inn is beautifully restored. Take a minute and read about it and take a look at some of the beautiful and vintage posters and art pieces around the inn. Enjoy the beautiful Dunes and stay at the charming DunesWalk Inn!

The Duneswalk Inn has the charm of a B&B with the privacy of a hotel.
Me and my husband booked two nights during the week in August for a romantic getaway. I was a little reluctant to stay at a historic mansion, thinking that «historic» might actually mean «run down.» That was not the case here at all. The interior is classic, yet modern.
We stayed in the Queen Porter Room and it was lovely, quaint and well designed. Our bed was comfortable, and clean. We loved the kitchenette, equipped with a fridge, microwave, toaster, coffee maker and sink.
I love that the proprietors send you a code for the front door and the room door ahead of your stay so you don’t have to bother with checking in at a front desk. It really made us feel like we were guests at a country home rather than just customers checking into a hotel.
The only downsides: paper thin walls and spotty wireless. We could only get reception in the lounge area on the second floor, but we weren’t spending a lot of time online anyway. On our second night there were quite a lot of children running around and screaming. So while it’s perfect for a romantic getaway, keep in mind that a lot of families are renting rooms in the summer.
Other than that, we loved it! We definitely plan on staying here if we visit again.