Family-friendly vacation rentals in Essex

I stayed here by myself and it was pleasant. I was with a friend who was sleeping on his boat, so it worked out well. As the description states, and the pictures show, this place is small, maybe the size of a tiny home or a large porch that was converted to living space. That being said, it was what we were looking for, simply a place to sleep for the night, and a place to cookout some food, and I was able to do that very comfortably. We enjoyed sitting/eating outside on the private deck most of the time when we were actually there. The location is within walking distance to everything and we liked not having to take the golf cart everywhere. The owners were very friendly and accomodating to parking our trailer on the property. I would definitely stay with Aunt Jane's again.

beautiful big comfortable home, great location with sunrises and sunsets, big windows looking onto lake Erie, wonderful host!

Warren, Nathan, and John (who we didnt have a chance to meet until the morning we were leaving) were amazing hosts, guides, baristas...and beautiful humans. They were so nice to talk to and made us feel very welcome. The house, the hot tub, the beautiful surroundings, a coffee shop in the backyard...everything was exactly as described and so much more. We have already been checking our calendars to find a weekend to go back!. Definite ten out of ten...and I'm positive our dogs would agree too :)

Really cute and cozy home. Clean and great vibes! The house has lots of board games and a beautiful hangout area. Host is very responsive and was very kind to us!!

Nick is a great host. We had a crazy late check in, and he didn’t sign off until he knew we were squared away (2:00 am). The location is nice and close to everything you want to do in downtown, but kinda tucked away and quiet. We would definitely stay at Nick’s again.

Great place, great host. Stephan made things very clear and always helpful. I would do this again and or recommend to anyone Thank you much Jeff

Franck was highly recommended by a neighbor of ours. We had to find somewhere to stay long term (over 2 months). He is a genuinely nice person who showed concern before, during and after our stay! The house is very warm and inviting. It's decorated with a lot of beautiful artwork! The wood stairs are stunning! It's just the right size for 2 humans and 2 large dogs. (Plus you could fit another 4 humans!) We didn't utilize all the available space because we didn't need to. Even the yard was just the right size! The back porch was nice to sit in and enjoy our morning coffee. Especially when it rained! It's very centrally located to enjoy all the cool things happening in downtown Ferndale. Even though we weren't actually on vacation, we would highly recommend staying there! It actually helped us de-stress! Thanks for letting us enjoy your home away from home Franck!

Great host 1st and foremost. The residence was extremely clean and I was very impressed... However, all three beds were very stiff and unforgiving and for me uncomfortable, wich made for restless nights. Also this is one of those locations you need to pay attention to fine print! You have no use of the pond just a view... If you do bring your pet be aware 3 other dogs on site, so I'm glad I didn't bring mine, she would have been stressed! This place should have been awesome, to be so secluded, but feel so restricted plus no washer and dryer... This amazing location and super host, went from oh wow that was worth the money. To okay definitely not a place to stay more than a day. No question 5 stars became 3 stats.

This is the second of Jennifer’s listings we’ve stayed at and it was just as cozy and clean as the first! Jennifer is a very responsive and friendly host, and the house was clean, nicely decorated, and easy to settle into. Would happily stay again.

We had a lovely, restful time at Simon’s place. Everything was great, just what we hoped for! We will definitely look to stay at Simon’s place if we visit Dearborn again in the future.

Loved our stay! Everything was perfectly as described and the host was responsive and gave clear instructions. The views were incredible. We hope to come back in warmer months. Favorite part was the master bathroom upstairs. Heated flooring, a super fancy bidet, a bath perfect to soak in, and a spacious shower (they even provided nice soap that I’m buying for home!)

Diana is simply amazing, I travel often and stay at her homes every time.

We really enjoyed our mini vacation! There were 6 of us and the house was perfect size. We would defiantly stay again!

Auntie Blondie (as she told me to call her) was an awesome host. She was very thorough giving me a tour of the property and was a phone call away when I needed anything. The location and views were great for the price and would recommend this property to anyone in the area. Thank you again for allowing us to celebrate in your property.

This unit was right next to the pool which was awesome! Bed arrangements were nice for a larger group. The unit definitely needs some updating, but it worked for our group.

great location and everything was as advertised. couldn't ask for anything more, thanks!

Can’t complain! This unit was perfect for my family! We were on the island for the Sports Car Races and had a blast! The ease of renting a golf cart was also so great! The sunrises and the moon viewing is incredible.

Great space for 4 couples as we don't want to share bedrooms at our age Golf cart rentals on site are great! Pool was still open so that was a plus and we thoroughly enjoyed our time on the island. Great experience. I know it is the end of the season but it could have been a bit cleaner on the desk and living room just spiders and shad flies. we live on the south side of Lake Erie also from Canada so we are used to it but expected it to be cleaned up and it was not, however it did not affect our trip had a great 60th birthday celebrations. thanks again,

Our stay was great! The condo was clean, the golf cart rentals were easily accessible, and the view was amazing. Rhett was proactive in providing us with all the necessary info. We would definitely come back!

Great stay for PIB! Pretty clean with everything you need. A little far from downtown but they offer a nice shuttle service. Would recommend.