Stayed in cabin 1 beautiful lakefront ! But there was no hot tub on deck like it says . Also very…read moreodd to me the office was right below our cabin in the basement very weird every morning we could here office workers talking and phones ringing

Not impressed with this place. Video cameras everywhere (creepy) and a rough mix of renters.read more

You have to see this place to believe it! We rented the…read morelodge for the week of Sept. 27 through Oct. 4th. Many of our family members rented the cabins. AMAZING! The lodge sleeps 20 and has 3.5 bathrooms, everything is top notch. The cabin sizes vary but they are all very well appoinged. Everything is just like new...no stinky cabin smell here! CLEAN - CLEAN - CLEAN Absoleutely perfect, the owners are so friendly and helpful. You feel as if you never, ever want to leave. If you are looking for a family gathering spot that isn't too far away - this is it!

Great place, in general. Modernized, very clean. Maybe some mattresses are different than the…read more"futon" l had = worst mattress I've ever EVER slept on. They've obviously put a lot of money into this place and I wish them well. The mattresses, though, stand out like a sore back.

This resort was great. The lake was awesome and great for fishing and swimming. The cabins are nice…read moreand homely, each with a fully finished bathroom and cable. The penthouse in the back was basically a mansion, with a huge living room, dining room, and kitchen with three beds and 1.5 bathrooms. The price was somewhat expensive, but it was a wonderful experience and I have been going there for 4 years now.

This is a great resort. Away from it all yet so close to everything anytime of the year. My…read morefamily has stayed here during hunting season. The owners are on site and very accommodating. Wifi throughout the resort no matter where you are on the property. West Branch is a town that has everything from Walmart to all your chain restaurants, yet just down the road from this resort you can find a Pub where all the locals hang out. It's the best of both worlds as far as location. The resort is clean and you feel very at home with all the personal touches. I can't say enough about the big house. When I say big, the kitchen and living area are HUGE! We look forward to visiting this resort again.

We came from Germany to stay here. Dee was wonderful to work with. There was a last minute change…read moreto our reservation due to a family emergency. She was very understanding and worked with us on the new dates. The cabin had everything. We had to buy food. My husband loved the area and lake to fish. This was his first time in this area of Michigan and what a great experience!! I would totally recommend it.

From the owner: We have four rentals located on our private lake surrounded be 105 acres of woods and trails. Get…read moreaway from it all and come stay with us to relax, fish enjoy each other and quality family time: Enjoy nature at its very best!

Loved everything about this resort! I spend most MI summer weekends enjoying the Lake Huron…read morebeachfront at different venues with cottage rentals. Crystal Sands Beach resort was able to accommodate a girls weekend (17 girls) easily. The beach house apartments provided plenty of room, gorgeous views, full kitchen and an open floor plan. The Villa's are equipped with full kitchens, bedrooms, and open floor plans in general living areas. The Suite's were open floor plans with refrigerators and coffeemakers. The property and beach were well kept and grounds crews seemed to make regular rounds to ensure cleanliness. The resort is on the beach and has a gorgeous beach area. There were many families and children enjoying their swimming, kayaking, and bulldog sand castles. At night the resort set up chairs and multiple fire pits on the beach for guests and kept the wood coming and fires going! The resort also came equipped with regular housekeeping which included daily garbage changes, cleaning, and towel replacement. The resort is handicap accessible with an ADA Suite and handicap beach access. My travel companion is wheelchair bound and we had no problems getting around. The beach house steps were wide enough to get a wheelchair bound person up and down and all staff and owners were quick to offer assistance when we took the wheelchair and occupant of wheelchair up and down the steps. I've stayed in many (most) locations in that area on the beach and this is by far the best. We can't wait to go back for our annual girls weekend next year! I can't say enough about the location or the amazing staff/owners of the resort. They truly work hard (while making it appear effortless) to ensure everyone is having a great time. Thank you Sam and Nada!!!! It was truly a pleasure meeting you and thank you for such a great time and all that you did to make our 25th annual weekend perfect!

Beautiful, clean well kept resort. Nada and Sam are the perfect hosts. They have thought of…read moreeverything!

Nice, quaint little cottage. Number 7 sleeps 2 people comfortable and it is fine for basic…read moreaccommodations. 9 min to downtown Port Austin and about the same to Caseville. Nothing within walking distance. Older amenities but still clean. Shared fire pit and you have to walk by everyone just to have beach access and carry wood down quite a few steps just to have your own bonfire if you didn't claim a spot by the big one. Parking in a little tight especially if you are expecting another vehicle for the #7 spot. They say they allow 2 spots per vehicle but #7 only has one. Otherwise you have to park by the dumpster at the end if that's not taken.

We have been going to Sunset for the past 7 year, never have been disappointed. I look forward to…read moreour time here every year. The grounds are well kept and beautiful! The cottage are cottages but kept clean. Looking forward to meeting new owners!

Karen and her husband were always around. That was creepy. Also, they told us we had to keep the…read moreair conditioning at 74 or above. The fridge went out and it took them 24 hrs to respond. They didn't take any rent off. They complained about trash bags on the deck, but there was no where else to put it and with 8 people staying in the house there was more than one bag of garbage. The worst was that we didn't know the resort was under new ownership, having booked the yr before. So, as always we brought our well trained standard poodle who was trained as a service dog. Karen said the dog had to go even though we explained that we've been bringing her for 15 yrs, didn't know the ownership had changed, was trained as a service dog, ( she said I had to show her registration, there isn't any) and since she's a poodle she is hyper allergic and doesn't shed.). So, my husband left and took her back home, leaving me without a car for a week and returned early the morning of our departure to take me back. Karen claimed that we tried to sneak a dog in against the rules. That was not the case and as I said, my husband took our dog home and stayed with her, spending his vacation, at home with a dog. Karen saw our car was gone but she still kept making excuses to come into the house to "catch us with the dog". Rude. And she yelled at my niece for sitting on the furniture in her " wet bathing suit". It wasn't wet, but who cares. She's renting the place out, she should expect that someone may sit on furniture in a wet bathing suit. She also claimed that we left the place a mess. We vacuumed, washed the floors, dusted, cleaned all the counters and appliances. Washed all the dishes. We scrubbed the bathrooms including the toilets. What we missed was a quarter size splash of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of one cabinet door. That was the mess. When we went out to eat at various places, when we told them where we were staying, the servers all asked, how we could stand Karen? They said she was awful and intrusive. She and her husband were always there on the property, lurking. We caught her on the deck, looking in the windows, so we had to keep the blinds down and closed. We had one of the kids sit on the deck, to warn us of her coming. And we were not doing anything, just staying there for a week, and she made the week miserable. Also, when we complained that there was no where to sit around the fire pit, because one family who rented a two person cabin had 20 people over daily, ( we counted) she said they were entitled to have their friends over. My 84 yr old mom, finally found a chair. She sat down and fell through it when it broke. Karen blamed my mom for breaking her chair. I feel that when a rental place claims to have a facilities, they should be available for all renters to use, nor just one and their 20 guests. Karen should have charged those 20 guests. My grandparents were both born to large families in Hubbard Lake. They are all buried in the local cemeteries. My mom who is now almost 90 spent all her summers at the lake, as did my aunts, uncles, cousins and my sisters and me. My grandparents had a cottage and we all stayed there until it was sold when they died. We share a rich history at Hubbard lake. There's Rayburn beach, my mom's maiden name dedicated to all the Rayburn's who are a part of Hubbards lake history. Btw, my grandparents lived at the end of Larson rd, named after her father, who built the stone bar, on land owned by my grandpa. I'm telling all of this so everyone will understand that Hubbard Lake is an important part of my heritage. Reconnecting every summer with my family at the lake was important to us. We would do this at the Sands. It was close to 4 corners and Larson rd and now Rayburn beach. Our old stomping ground. It was big enough for us to rent the big house and several cabins if needed. The former owners were welcoming and left us alone to enjoy ourselves. Karen and her husband destroyed all this when they bought the sands. We can't find a property big enough on the north shore, so we no longer go to Hubbard Lake in the summer, and I miss it. So does my mom,

Saddened to find out that after going to the Sands for 24 years myself (50 years+ for my family)…read morethey have given our week to other "family & friends". My family of 40+ people rent out the house and all the cabins every year in July. I do like what the new owners have down with the place cosmetically, but the way the run a business is like no other. They stayed on a camper in the middle of the resort the whole week. Walked the grounds and watched our family kind of creepily during our stay. I have never stayed at a hotel/resort/ air bnb/ rental where the owners stayed on site with you. They packed their coolers with friends on the porch of the house we were staying in and were in and out of the garage of the house all day. And did I mention since the last time we stayed their they added a hidden room in the master bedroom accessible from the garage? Idk... gives me weird vibes. The male owner got aggressive with several of my family members after drinking down the street with friends. We have never had a problem at this resort before and not only did they really dampen our stay this year.... but ruined a family tradition. Edit: to the owners reply... your husband reeked of alcohol and yelled in my aunt (woman's face). We were not disrespectful to you. My cousin inquired about available dates off a friends email and you gave her several options. You lied to my family which is fine, if you didn't want us back you should have just said. For everyone thinking about booking here: DONT DO IT, unless you are willing to pay for a vacation the owners will be joining you on.

This place was cool. We had the 3 dip and tortilla chip app and the portobello "fries" which…read moreshould be dubbed portobello "tenders" or "wedges", cause they were not fry like at all... delicious but not cut like fries at all. Palomas were yummy, maybe a little, light on the booze, and the not quite dark and stormy was a little funky, they do white and dark rum which changes the profile quite a bit. The place is new ( or newly renovated) so everything was clean ( though our room smelled a little cigar-y). Restroom in the restaurant was very nice. Love the decor! Pillows were too poofy, I prefer a little flatter pillow, there were about 19 pillows on the bed, so they could've included a couple flatter ones to accommodate different sleep styles. We'll come back for sure, but all I could think overnight was I need to have a travel pillow in the car for impromptu overnights like this one.

It's a really nice restaurant that has lodging. The yelp photo has a bed instead of the food and…read moreamenities. The service is good, the food is great. The outdoor seating is stunning and they spent top dollar setting it up. Inside has room for family friends couples of just a loner. We did the bar and appetizers first trip and it was phenomenal. Pizza for our second visit was again phenomenal with a wide variety of beverages ... I tried Garage Beer and enjoyed it. Third trip was today outside... wow the lunch was awesome whitefish dip appetizer and the bbq brisket sandwich. Stunning experience I hope you try them out and enjoy.