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Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch

Cottage near Lake Michigan in New Buffalo

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Exterior
Beach nearby
Dining
Smart TV, fireplace, DVD player, stereo
Smart TV, fireplace, DVD player, stereo

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms3 bathrooms186 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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New Buffalo, MI
  • Place, New Buffalo Railroad Museum
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, New Buffalo Public Library
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Local
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, South Bend, IN (SBN-South Bend Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

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About the area

New Buffalo

Heart of New Buffalo.You'll find New Buffalo Railroad Museum and New Buffalo Public Library within 2 miles (3 km) of this cottage. New Buffalo City Hall and New Buffalo Township Public Library are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • New Buffalo Railroad Museum - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • New Buffalo Public Library - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • New Buffalo Township Public Library - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • New Buffalo City Hall - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Local - 3 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buffet at Four Winds Casino - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Four Winds Sports Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Timbers at Four Winds Casino - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Copper Rock Steakhouse - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch

MODERN WOODED ELEGANCE IN THE EXCLUSIVE WALDEN ENCLAVE.
Experience the best of Harbor Country at Tallgrass Cottage, a serene 3-bedroom, 3-bath sanctuary tucked away in the private, wooded community of Walden Woods. Located just 70 miles from Chicago, this architectural retreat offers a "deep forest" feel while remaining a short walk from the vibrant energy of downtown New Buffalo and the beach.

DESIGNED FOR LIGHT & SPACE
Step inside and feel the city stress melt away. Tallgrass is defined by its soaring vaulted ceilings, expansive windows, and strategic skylights that bathe the open-concept living area in natural Michigan light.

- The Living Space: Features granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a seamless flow from the kitchen to the dining area.

- The Activity Loft: A spacious, sun-drenched loft area—perfect for morning yoga, a quiet reading nook, or a dedicated "work-from-nature" station.

- Indoor-Outdoor Harmony: Choose between the open sun deck for morning coffee or the screened-in porch for pest-free evening cocktails.

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: SECLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY
While you’ll feel miles away from it all, you are perfectly positioned to explore:

- Downtown New Buffalo: A short, scenic walk to the region's best dining and shops.

- The Lakefront: 1.5 miles to the soft sands of New Buffalo Beach.

- Harbor Country Adventures: Just minutes from world-class wineries, antiquing, championship golf, and the Four Winds Casino.

PLANNING YOUR STAY
- Flexible Booking: Tallgrass Cottage offers a 4-night minimum stay during peak season, making it the perfect choice for a mid-week reset or an extended weekend.

- The Essentials: We provide a high-quality "Starter Kit" (2 rolls of TP per bath, 2 rolls of paper towels, 4 trash bags, and hand soap). For longer stays, we recommend bringing extra laundry/dishwasher soap and firewood for the outdoor amenities.

- Check-in: The primary guest must be 30+ years of age (ID required).

- Community Harmony: We value the quiet nature of Walden Woods. This is a strictly smoke-free and pet-free home. No large parties or family gatherings are permitted.

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Stereo

Outdoor areas

  • Charcoal grill
  • Firepit
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In the city center
  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near a hospital
  • Near a zoo
  • Near an outlet shopping mall
  • Near the marina
  • On a lake

Things to do

  • Optional golf privileges
  • Basketball nearby
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Casino nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Unit size: 2,000 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 30

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

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

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a deadbolt lock in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Tallgrass Private Setting Town
55460

Frequently asked questions

How close is Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch to the airport?

This cottage is 32.3 mi (43-min drive) away from the South Bend Intl. Airport (SBN) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at this cottage.

How close is Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch to the beach?

This cottage is 1.6 mi (4-min drive) from New Buffalo Public Beach and 4.4 mi (9-min drive) from Townline Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch offer free breakfast?

This cottage does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch?

No, there is no casino at this cottage, but Four Winds Casino New Buffalo (8-min drive) and Blue Chip Casino (16-min drive) are nearby.

What time is check-in at Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch?

Free parking is not available at this cottage.

Does Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch have a pool?

This cottage does not have a pool.

Does Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this cottage.

How close is Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch to downtown New Buffalo?

This cottage is 0.8 mi away from New Buffalo.

Tallgrass Cottage | Walden Woods Retreat | Loft & Screened Porch Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 54 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 54 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 54 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 54 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 54 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home exactly as described. Would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eileen P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet location close to everything. Spotless, well appointed, cozy home. It had everything we needed for a wonderful get away.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely home and wonderful screened in porch.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place. Good location. Quiet. Met our needs.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

8/10 Good

wilma m.

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
Verified

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Julie A.

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

Loved this house! It was perfect for us ladies from Jackson area.

Loved this house! It was perfect for us ladies from the Jackson area. TV and WiFi didn’t work for us. The mgr tried to work with us but we were too busy shopping, drinking, gambling and playing cards to watch TV anyway. A few more towels might be nice. And the master bedroom shower did not drain well. Also, we saw the heaters but a fan would be nice. Thank you so much for sharing your home with us. Lovely!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Teri Z.

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!!!