Place to stay
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firefighter1
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Unless your dead set on staying in Copper Harbor I would stay around Houghton/Hancock area. Copper Harbor is a good day ride to hit all the sights and areas and ride back, probably 120-130 miles if you go to a few other areas to explore. Then you can head south from that location also and go a few different directions to hit other towns. Maybe you have done exploring before and just want to stay in the peninsula. The Mariner North is a good place to stay with newer cabins/hotel style rooms. Also I have stayed at The Pines. Both have bars next to them, they have more motels but I don’t think the others are open in the winter. I’m up in that area 4-5 times a winter and have never noticed any others open in Copper Harbor. I’m sure others will chime in also.
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mezz
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Remember, the further north you go the more you trailer.
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Nothing further from the truth than that statement, unless your looking for late season riding. The Pines, Mariner North & Fanny Hoe Resort are all fine places to stay. Convenience puts me at the Mariner, but, you have a few choices.-Mezz
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Nothing further from the truth than that statement, unless your looking for late season riding. The Pines, Mariner North & Fanny Hoe Resort are all fine places to stay. Convenience puts me at the Mariner, but, you have a few choices.-Mezz
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there are actually many places to stay that are IMO overlooked...one is this...cozy cabin...the second link has 17 places to stay in a small area..expand it to go further south on copper harbor
https://www.vrbo.com/854452?unitId=1402391
and I look here now instead of the regular places
https://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/michigan/upper-peninsula/copper-harbor
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eagle harbor is also open year round fer cheap
https://www.vrbo.com/856433?unitId=1404372
firefighter1
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Well in that case Copper Harbor is a great place for an overnight. You can do a lot of riding around the area on the way up and the next day hit the rest of the places you want to go. As you get south of Houghton a bit you can take the freda loop for another good ride.
No thanks to VRBO and all there nonsense fees. I'm sorry, but if you rent a place and leave it neat and tidy, it should not be the renter's responsibility to pay for cleaning! Also, as a sledder, be very careful with their cancellation policies. Some people don't understand that we go there to ride and if there is no snow--there is no point in going. We got stuck for a rental on Gogebic last year that really was a bad ordeal.
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you DO realize that any rules are the home owners...not VRBO....i'll bet you had a nice chalet that slept 8...those are usually the rules at those places....at the cozy cabin and other CHEAP houses or cabins....there is usually less rules...and it always at the bottom...heres what these people do on cancelations
Owner's Cancellation Policy
50% refund if canceled at least 7 days before arrival date.
100% refund if canceled at least 14 days before arrival date.
Service Fee fully refunded on cancellations that qualify for 100% refund
so I take it you were either acting like a FIB or you rented an expensive new house and didn't care to call them ahead of time for a refund...what did you do...call 3 days before....the little guys give your deposit back all the time and only require 24 hours notice...you know why? because there aren't lines out the door waiting for the next rental at small places...but at the chalets there is.....so you got hosed...don't take it out on VRBO...sounds like another FIB lesson learned...I have never had any trouble and I am a FIB as well so don't bunch thy panties all up...plus if you ASK NICELY....that you depend on snow to use it...is it ok if I cancel 2 days before if there is no snow...I have done this many times and never a problem....don't take me constructive criticism to harsh cause that's how FIB got started...LOL
PS ...it would be fully refunded at the cozy since your going snowmobiling and there wasn't any snow...LOL
Well sorry I don't stay at the dumps that you do, apparently. I have a decent sized group of big dudes, and we don't like sleeping on couches, or with each other. Losing half of your money 7 days before is a ripoff. Especially since they want ALL of your money before that. A lot of things can happen in 7 days. A house on Lake Gogebic pretty much has ONE purpose in the winter. If snow conditions are marginal to begin with, and then there is a huge meltdown, or rainstorm, most renters would understand and offer a refund--OR hold our money for a later date, which we offered to THEM, and they refused. Trust me, if we didn't book this place for that trip, nobody else was going to. I'm not going to look it up, but there were new fees added by VRBO recently to pay for their service. The fee is non negotiable. VRBO also does not offer refunds based on weather, which probably makes sense for your average vacation. They do not "get" that snowmobilers actually need snow to vacation. I believe they do offer some kind of insurance, which is the ONLY way I'd use them again, but still don't plan to. By the way, I've used VRBO for fishing and sledding trips for years, and I still have NEVER cancelled a trip. I know that you are the most famous, epic snowmobiler of all time, but I've been around a bit myself.
Your best bet is to avoid services like VRBO as much as possible and try to book places from the owner direct, which in fact is getting harder to do.
Your best bet is to avoid services like VRBO as much as possible and try to book places from the owner direct, which in fact is getting harder to do.
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My vote is for The Mariner North. Get a cabin and enjoy the restaurant and bar. Be sure to come into town on Brockway Mountain and get a great view down on Copper Harbor. You will have a great time!
great day trip to I agree
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Looking for a nice clean cabin...two bedroom...close to grand marais or so..
Thanks
Yep I also have been hosed like that and I won't mention names or places wasn't VRBO but when management knows darn well you are using their place for sleddin and there is no freaking snow and they won't refund your money they will never have biz from me again.... just awful PR imo.
saber1
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I am always looking for a nice cabin near trail somewhere in UP area have stayed at centennial cottages,Peppermill nice people nice places but always looking for some new spots and they are hard to find .I agree on VRBO i rented a place in WI on a lake for a summer vacation nice people nice place also but VRBO charged me an extra $100 to book it thru them the owners told me next time just call them direct which i will i can understand a $20 or $30 charge to use their service but come on so i try to find mom and pop places but hard to find on line .