Lee’s South Shore Beach Resort

DO NOT STAY HERE! We came home with bed bugs after staying in the chalet. We should have known, the sofa mattress was a holy mess and the mattress on the main floor was stained. I learned later that it was bed bug stain. Nastiest place ever. It also had a fan on the ceiling that sounded like it would come down any time. It was presented as a place much different than what we found. It should be shut down. On top of this, our kids got swimmers itch from the lake, due to the insane number of birds in the area. Never going to Houghton Lake or this resort again.

Cute place & reasonably priced. Don’t be fooled by the outside appearance — it looks like a basic motel but is much nicer. I went with my boyfriend and another couple for Tip Up Town weekend and stayed in a unit they called a condo. From the outside it looks like a motel room, inside it had a small living room with a futon & a chair, a small kitchen area with a round table & 2 bedrooms separated by a bathroom. It was perfect for the price, $ 170 a night. We brought food & cooked our breakfast & dinner, saving $‘s. The inside reminded me of a 1950’s cabin with it’s knotty pine walls and moose decorations. The key things though were the shower worked with lot’s of hot water, the beds were comfy — double beds — (a bit small though if you’re a big guy like my boyfriend), but we managed. Bob the owner has a fire pit set up outside & that was a great place to end the evening chatting with the other guests. The first night we brought out our ipod & speaker and had a bit of a bonfire party, a good time was had by all. Night 2 we had the fire roaring again, but a bit more low key. I would definitely recommend, we’re already planning our trip back there for next year. Living room had a tv (old style) but cable, note there was no oven (surprise, no way to cook our frozen pizza) in the kitchen & a 2 burner gas stove top.