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Grand Marais Retreat

House in Grand Marais, MN

8 guests·3 bedrooms·1 bathroom
4.7 · 68 reviews

Why you'll love this stay

Location & Accessibility

Location & Accessibility

Walk to downtown Grand Marais and harbor, adventure ready.

Style & Comfort

Style & Comfort

Bright, updated interiors and abundant natural light enhance relaxation.

Value & Savings

Value & Savings

Guests save an average of 26% when booking this stay vs. Airbnb and Vrbo.

Property details

Grand Marais Retreat is a bright and airy home with three bedrooms located only a block from beautiful downtown Grand Marais, Minnesota, and the Grand Marais Harbor. The whole house has been recently updated and features hardwood and tile floors throughout and has been tastefully decorated. With many large windows, the entire house is filled with natural light making it feel large and spacious despite its modest appearance from the outside. You walk into a bright living space featuring a living room and a dining room. The three bedrooms, a well-stocked kitchen with newer appliances and quality cookware, and a bathroom are accessible from a central hallway. The main bedroom is located at the back of the house. Tucked away, mostly out of sight, you are right near downtown Grand Marais yet have plenty of peace and privacy for a relaxing getaway. Bedrooms/Bed Sizes Bedroom 1 - King Bed + Day Bed with Trundle Bed Bedroom 2 - King Bed Bedroom 3  - Short Queen Bed (Larger than a full, smaller than a queen) Bathroom Shower/ Tub Area Information Hop across the street and you will find yourself downtown with many locally owned and operated gift shops, specialty shops, and restaurants easy walking distance away. Head down to the harbor and skip rocks into the cool waters of Lake Superior. The house is easy walking distance to the North House Folk School and Grand Marais Art Colony. You can also get in your car and a short drive in any direction will take you to one of the area's state parks and recreation areas. Head down the shore to Cascade State Park and enjoy an easy hike to a beautiful waterfall, or head up the shore to Judge C.R. Magney State Park where a more challenging hike will bring you to a mysterious waterfall known as the Devil's Kettle. There are miles of hiking and biking trails nearby, and snowmobile trails can be accessed via routes in town right from the home. Whether you've come for an outdoor adventure or a relaxing vacation in one of Lake Superior's most picturesque towns, Grand Marais Retreat is the ideal location for your trip to Lake Superior's North Shore. Perfect for families or groups of friends wanting to experience the area together. the property manager requires a Rental Agreement to be filled out Minimum age to book this property is : 18

Sleeping arrangements

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

1 single Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

What’s included

  • Self check-in

    Self check-in

  • Washer

    Washer

  • Dryer

    Dryer

  • Heating

    Heating

  • Kitchen

    Kitchen

  • Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi

  • Microwave

    Microwave

  • Hair dryer

    Hair dryer

Guest reviews

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Tasha

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October 2025

Great location. The house is fine and could be lovely if some attention to detail were paid. There were many burnt-out light bulbs, and the decor was sparse and haphazard. For the price, I expected better. The smaller bed is very saggy and needs to be replaced. Email communications were excessive and not tailored to the property. We were asked to remove trash and recycling (reasonable) and drive it to two separate off-site locations (unreasonable). The on-property signage and emails suggesting that we book directly through Cascade in the future were in poor taste and of questionable ethics.

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Amy

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August 2025

Nice place - met expectations and was well represented in photos and listing. Nice comprehensive welcome packet online. Location very convenient and matched what we were looking for. No air conditioning (we visited in early August) but that was only a struggle the first 20 minutes of our first day (which was also unseasonably warm) until we opened the windows and got the fans going. Very pleasant climate for the remainder of the stay.

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Steven

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July 2024

The first sign this would be an unusual stay was that the host sent me a lengthy contract requiring multiple signatures and initials. The first reservation we made was for a lakefront location in Tofte. The host then contacted me to say it wasn’t available and offered a location in grand marais. We accepted. When we arrived, the code for the door did not work. I messaged the hosted. I called the host. We were unable to reach them and receive a functioning code until the following day. When that happened, the host offered no accommodation for their failure to check us in. I would only ever rent from Cascade if there was nothing else available.

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Angela

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May 2023

pros: cute, cozy, clean, and great location. easy parking and close to everything. cons: you have to take your own trash and recycling to either lutsen OR pay a fee to drop it off in town. also, this is a place that charges a cleaning fee, asks you to do a fair amount of cleaning upon check out, and asks you to tip its cleaning staff.

Know before you go

Self check-in

House rules

Check-in: 4:00pm

Checkout: 10:00am

No pets allowed

Min. age to rent: 18

No smoking

No parties

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