This was by far the best boat rental experience I've ever had. My family and I rent boats several…read moretimes a year in and around NY. This was our 1st time in MI. The quality of the safety presentation, maps of the lake and connected water ways, also explaining about all the features of the boat. Making sure that we would have a fun and safe experience on the water. Also an explanation of the no go zones, for our safety. Safety texts about possible weather changes and conditions on the lake, with plenty of time to change course, or button down everything. First class all the way. The boats were very new, up kept, clean, powerful, and a blast to pilot. All of the staff was AWESOME, polite, informative, & very helpful. Loading and unloading our gear, coolers, etc from our car in the parking lot directly to boat, and a complimentary cooler filled up with ice. I would not hesitate to use them again. Much better than our NY boat rental experiences. We had such a wonderful experience that we looked into renting again later in the week. Good customer service is hard to find. Great customer service is very rare. This company goes WAY BEYOND GREAT!!!!! Would absolutely recommend this company to anyone looking to have a great experience on the water. A 300hp Tri-Tune that's basically brand new, can be loaded with people, pulling a 3 person tube on the water all day long. The bluetooth audio, cooler full of ice, awesome staff, & great customer service. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE..

Second year in a row renting a pontoon for the 4th. The whole DWS team is fantastic! Christian…read morehelped us get our stuff into the boat, explained everything in detail. At the end of the day, he helped us remove all of our things and insisted on carrying our bags to the car for us. Not to mention, the boat was beautiful!!! Basically brand new!! Becky who is one of the owners is the sweetest lady! We will continue to go back, year after year!

Winter rafting with Jordan Valley Outfitters was an incredibly wonderful experience. It was by far…read moreone of the coolest experiences I've ever done! Reserving my party's spot online was easy. I received an email with all of the information and directions I needed beforehand. The bus ride to the river's start point was comfortable. On the way, we were briefed on what to expect and safety information. The winter rafting ride was magical. We were lucky enough to have just gotten a fresh snowfall. The views truly looked like a scene out of a movie. The Jordan River was a stable flow therefore little paddling was required. The snow's heaviness weighed some branches down over the river so some ducking was in order! Our guide, Sam, was outstanding. He was knowledgeable about the river, area, and provided great local recommendations! Partway on our journey, our guide led us off the river. Where we were treated to homemade cookies and hot drinks. Run don't walk to Jordan Valley Outfitters!

I took my 8 year old son winter river rafting in February. We were in town for a wedding, but…read morewanted to use our free time to do something different/ unique. It was the perfect activity. The guides were great and luckily we were paired with another family we had small kids, making the experience even more fun for my son. We usually go to MI in the summers, so we'll be back to JVO for some summer fun too.

Had a great time paddling on a perfect October day. The guy at the booth gave us great advice…read moreabout which way to go and great recommendations for lunch and breweries. Definitely book for 4 hours, 1 is not enough! They provide the kayak, paddles, life vests and a bike lock for when you get off for lunch. No need to bother with their add ons, just bring a few ziplock bags from home to keep your stuff dry. Had a great time, great fun and value would go again!!

It was a slow day and they were going to close early, but the friendly and helpful guy renting us…read moreour bikes figured out a way we could stay out past closing and return the bikes safely and easily. A real hero that guy, too bad I didn't catch his name. Anyway, rental was simple, the gear was very good quality, no attitude or space cadet vibes, just a great and easy process from start to finish.

Great service, immaculately clean pontoon rental for a day outing on Torch Lake. Nils was amazing…read moreand helpful for our girls outing on the lake. He gave us perfect instructions on where to go, how to get to where we wanted to be. Don't pass this business up when looking for a pontoon rental. It was such a great experience, we would rent from Boat Torch again. One note, pay good attention to the address when you're on Crystal Beach Rd., this is a house not a free standing business.

We made the trip to Torch Lake but did not have a boat to enjoy it. This establishment was close to…read moreour camp ground and had amazing reviews so we booked a pontoon from noon-7pm. $550.00 for one pontoon. Half of the money was due to book and the remaining amount due the day of. I appreciated that the company stayed in great communication with us before, during and after our trip. When we arrived we were greeted kindly by Nils. He asked us to off load our gear and we parked our vehicle across the street. He had a trolley that we packed full of coolers and beach bags to tote down to the dock. There were steps with handrail down to the dock to our pontoon. Nils helped get our gear down and his father helped us get our gear up the stairs when we came back. Super helpful! Before I headed down I needed to use the restroom and they had a outdoor outhouse that was more like a luxury toilet. Sink with water, a toilet that flushed built with beautiful cedar and stocked full of feminine products, paper towels, toilet paper, and it was VERY clean. When we boarded the pontoon Nils reviewed the operators instructions in details and the expectations of using the equipment with proper safety. They provided physical laminated sheets that also had a QR code with information on boater safety, and the map of the lake. We were given a full tank of gas. We were told any fuel we used they would replace for a few, they would dispose of the garbage, and our bottles. The boat with outfitted with a trash bin and a bottle bin for access. He asked when we come back to notify him 10 minutes in advance and he meet us at the dock, jumped into the water, came out to our boat and docked it for us. Excellent customer service. 10 out of 10! Highly recommend.

We booked our trip with 2 Brothers at the last minute for our family of 3. We thoroughly enjoyed…read moreour time. The captain and first mate taught my husband the basics of sailing, which he LOVED, while My daughter and I relaxed and enjoyed the water. They were friendly, educational, helpful and enjoyable! This small family owned business is incredible!! We loved that even though they could have scheduled 3 additional passengers to make more money, it remained a private tour for our family only!

Our sailing trip was the perfect evening activity in Traverse City! We sailed across the bay of the…read morepeninsula in comfortable bean bag chairs and our captain and second mate served us the food and drinks we brought on board throughout, allowing us to relax and take in the sights!

Very nice place, very spread out with established landscaping. Well cared for family business. Sits…read moreon Lake Leelanau and there is a small beach and boating access for the visitors. There are no full time residents but people maintain individual properties and return yearly. There is a sense of community with a good mix of people. There is a nice athletic area. The only criticism I have is that there is no dog park and there are many dogs which is a bit inept. This is a great place to visit.

The RV park has a gorgeous spot right on the lake with great amenities like ice cream socials in…read morethe evening, pipe organ concerts, and boats/kayaks you can rent for a day on the water. The people are incredibly friendly and it's only about 25 mins to sleeping bear dunes and 35 mins from downtown traverse city.

Bob and Wes were amazing. We had a great time and caught huge fish. It was a local vibe and a…read morestellar experience. Catch your fish and get it cooked at The Cove next door any way you want. We will be back with our friends and family again soon.

This is THE charter to take in Northern MI!!!! We had a group of adults and 2 children... Wes was…read morePHENOMENAL with the kids and so much fun to chat with. We all got several huge fish and had such an amazing day! Cannot recommend this business enough!! BOOK YOUR TRIP!!!

We recently rented a pontoon boat from Sunset, and were absolutely thrilled with the experience…read more The boat was beautiful, a 2011 Bennington, and the price was very reasonable. We had a complication late the night before we were to have it delivered at 8am ad weren't going to be able to be there that early. I called at 11pm and left a message and got a call back really early the next morning from Brett, the owner. He said they got us switched to 10am delivery, and later they got our pickup time pushed back. Grayson and the other man who helped pick up and drop off te boat were great. We were taking my mother-in-law out for the day because she never gets time to herself and she and we had an amazing time. The service made everything extremely easy and non stressful for us. Thank you Brett and staff!

Andrew and Brett from Aussie Watersports were fantastic to work with and extremely accommodating! I…read moreHIGHLY recommend their services for anyone looking to rent a boat in the Traverse City area.