A group of families and friends gather in Traverse City every winter to go snow tubing at Timberlee Hills. This is the VRBO rental we got for the 2024 edition of our annual winter fest.
It is the best location of any hotel or rental that we got so far (and we've been doing this for 20 years). There ARE better locations (right in the middle of downtown, for example), but you will pay a LOT more for those.
From this location, we found that we could get anywhere we wanted to go in Traverse City in just minutes. In the summertime, we imagined that it would be just as easy and fast to bike or walk.
It's not as fancy as some places where our family and friends stayed on other trips around the country. It's an older home and it shows some "tear and wear," but it's clean and not unpleasant. We had plenty of room to cook, eat, gather, play games, etc. We had plenty of room to sleep (with a couple of air mattresses for the kids).
We did have the strange experience of random people walking in the front door without knocking. There seemed to be a big party happening next door on the last day of our stay. People kept walking into our house unannounced, looking around, apologizing, then walking back out. I don't know if this happens a lot. They were all friendly (and embarrassed)!
The only other thing you should know is that one of the two bathrooms (the one upstairs) is in a bedroom and not off the hall.
Overall, we had a good experience and recommend this place!