3BR on SXS Snowmobile Trail w/Full Bar, Walk to Dining &Bars, Near MTU &Houghton

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3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8148.6 sq m

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Parking available
Laundry
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning
Kitchen
Free WiFi

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South Range, MI

Houghton–Hancock Bridge
‪9 min drive‬
Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center
‪9 min drive‬
Michigan Technological University
‪9 min drive‬
Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial)
‪20 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Kitchenette

Separate dining area

Dining area

About this property

Welcome to our beautiful and spacious 3-bedroom apartment, located in the historic Kaleva Temple building! Spread over 1400 sq ft, our vacation rental is the perfect choice for those looking for comfortable and convenient accommodations in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Plus, we are pet friendly!

The apartment features a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, so you can enjoy home-cooked meals during your stay. And, with WiFi and cable TV, you can stay connected and entertained throughout your visit.

The spacious living room is perfect for unwinding after a day of adventure. Whether you spent the day exploring the trails or enjoying one of the many local attractions, you'll love coming back to the comfort of our vacation rental.

Another great feature of our property is its winter parking accommodations for 2 trucks with trailers off-street. This makes it easy to bring your toys with you and explore the area's many trails and outdoor recreation opportunities.

Our location is also ideal for those coming to the area to visit Michigan Technological University or explore the area between the Porcupine Mountains and Copper Harbor. And, with its location on the SXS/ATV/Snowmobile trail, it's the perfect choice for outdoor enthusiasts.

But that's not all! Our vacation rental is also within walking distance to local eateries, a laundromat, and a ball field. This means that you can enjoy all the comforts of home while still being close to all the amenities you need during your stay.

Overall, our beautiful 3-bedroom apartment in the historic Kaleva Temple building is the perfect choice for your next vacation in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With its convenient location, comfortable amenities, and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation, you're sure to have an unforgettable experience. Book your stay now and get ready to explore all that this amazing area has to offer!

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Vern and Victoria Harlock

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Building quiet hours 10pm to 8am

Pets

Pets allowed: limit 1 total

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

No smoking at all inside building. Please step out

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Note from host: Building quiet hours 10pm to 8am

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

South Range

South Range is home to this apartment. Houghton–Hancock Bridge and Quincy Mine are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Superior and Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center. Mine Shaft and A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum are also worth visiting. Take in the nearby slopes with snowboarding and skiing, or try out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling and ice skating.

South Range, MI

What's nearby

Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon - 6 min drive - 7.2 km
Houghton–Hancock Bridge - 9 min drive - 9.2 km
Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center - 9 min drive - 9.5 km
Michigan Technological University - 9 min drive - 10.0 km
Nara Nature Park - 13 min drive - 13.5 km

Getting around

Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
‪Taco Bell - ‬6 min drive
‪Culver's - ‬6 min drive
‪Keweenaw Brewing Company - ‬8 min drive
‪Burger King - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 3BR on SXS Snowmobile Trail w/Full Bar, Walk to Dining &Bars, Near MTU &Houghton pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total).

What time is check-in at 3BR on SXS Snowmobile Trail w/Full Bar, Walk to Dining &Bars, Near MTU &Houghton?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 3BR on SXS Snowmobile Trail w/Full Bar, Walk to Dining &Bars, Near MTU &Houghton?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 3BR on SXS Snowmobile Trail w/Full Bar, Walk to Dining &Bars, Near MTU &Houghton located?

Situated in South Range, this apartment building is within 6 miles (10 km) of Mine Shaft, Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon and Houghton–Hancock Bridge. Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center and A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum are also within 6 miles (10 km).

9.0

Wonderful

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8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Michelle B.

26 Mar 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

MI Texh visit

Host was very accommodating. Would stay again just for that reason alone.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grant D.

16 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Trail side place to stay

This was perfect for a group of guys before going up to Mt Bohemia! We enjoyed the open space and bar!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan C.

7 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Snowmobile trip

No issues and overall a good experience. The beds are very firm if

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doug B.

2 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay for Snowmobiling

Accomodations were great for our group of snowmobilers. We were able to park 2 trucks and trailers in the parking area. Shelving right inside the door was handy for organizing gear. Open floor plan and bar was great. Would stay again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

8 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sled trip

Great place to snowmobile out of!!! Older building but everything worked. Lot of open room for gear and hanging outFor the price we paid we all were very happy with what we got.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek B.

29 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

South range Vrbo

Get spot. We will be back

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brissa O.

3 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie B.

3 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious

We stayed here while in town for our daughter’s wedding. The reception was right across the street at the Fire Hall. Obviously the location couldn’t have been any better! We had our 7 mo old grandson also and when he was fussy we had plenty of space to push him around in his stroller. Vern was a great host, very quick to respond to questions!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe F.

20 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place!

Stayed one night to ride snowmobile up the keweenaw. Fantastic location, literally ON the trail. Great bars down the block. Hosts were very communicative and friendly. Clean place with tons of space to hang out. Nice use of an old building with cool history. Will be back!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

mvansickle3

13 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

MTU Move In

Spacious, simple, and everything you need.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

ronald f.

3 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Review

Overall we enjoyed our stay but your place has a few problems. The bathroom ,especially the toilet is difficult to use for elderly and disabled. It is low and is at a wierd angle making hard on bigger disabled people. Some of the building looks like a work in progress. The bunkbed that is in there squeaks something terrible. Every time my son would turn over or get up it would wake us all up. I liked the fact that it basically an antique and I appreciate the efforts that you have made. We loved the spaciousness and the homey feel of the place. Overall I feel you are offering great value and I would highly recommend your place to friends. Thank you for letting us stay there and for replying so quickly to my inquiries.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ray

30 June 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

Might be okay for a group of local guys, but all others be warned. Hostile, run-down area next to a laundromat and dive bar. Sketchy drunk guys watching/following us. Multiple security loopholes in the access system, any of those loiterers outside could breach if they were bored and wanted to. Shoddily repaired window frames, possibly indicating a past break in. If you look at the reviews, another woman mentions people trying to break in during her stay. Finding the "murder hole" was the last straw. It's not uncommon to find tunnels connecting these old storefronts, and the fact that it had a lock for show but wasn't actually locked, nor was it ABLE to be locked made us wonder what kind of an operation is being run here. (Why would someone place a dummy lock on a door?) Appeared to be accessible to other building tenants. I've slept outside with wolves, I've slept in hostels, in Chicago and you couldn't pay me to sleep here. Even worse, when I contacted the owner and politely asked for my money back, he accused me of extortion (like I would bother extorting someone for a hundred bucks!) and insisted that nothing was wrong with the property. I fear for the safety of anyone staying here, especially since the host seems to be completely dismissive of the safety of his tenants. It's evident from the photos that he's okay with a haphazard approach to home renovation, but it's not okay to take a haphazard approach to safety, especially for women & minority tenants.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mary

15 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

This place is amazing with a great history. It was a perfect place for our needs. Is exactly as it is described. Very spacious and clean. It was well stocked with everything you need. Definitely would visit again.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ervin

27 Mar 2022

Liked: Communication

Bathroom could be updated. It didn’t bother me but two older gentleman were worried about the floor. I thought and my wife and family it was great!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laura R.

24 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!

Everything was as described and perfect for our guys weekend. We’ll happily stay here again. Thank you for everything!

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Brian W.

21 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The property was exactly as described.

A perfect value stay, clean and had everything needed to cook meals. The bathroom was a bit challenging, but overall a nice place and the owners were responsive to my messages.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Scott

25 Oct 2021

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alisyn S.

17 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique space

Stayed here for a family visit to see my daughter at Tech. The loft was very big and unique. The main bed comfy, the others were clean and we were warm, plentyof towels, hot water which was amazing, TV worked with no issues, a wonderful supply of coffee and it was easy to find and check in close to MTU. We did have 3 separate issues with people trying to get in in the middle of the night. Not knocking, but actually trying to get in. I'm not sure if it was people from the bar across the street or people confused about where they were staying? I recommend you keep the door deadbolted at all times. Maybe a sign on the door that people are in the unit? Also, the upstairs neighbors made it impossible to sleep the first night and the radiators were loud at times. Aside from the noise and unwanted visitors trying to get it, we enjoyed our stay. I'm just very glad my dad was with us.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lori

13 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Unique open floor plan. Clean. Everything worked as it should. Did I mention clean!?! We only had 4 people but would go back with 8 for a night or two. It’s very close to copper country sights. There’s a lot of floor space. Thought they could use a table tennis game 😆. I can’t say anything bad about this property.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Paul

9 Oct 2021

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Bonnie

17 Sept 2021

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

What a grand old building! Nice quiet street. At first was a bit apprehensive about the large open space but, it grows on you! Could have been a bit cleaner. A few more of the divider screens might nice for a bit of privacy between beds. That may offer a bit more of a cozy feel and not cost an arm and a leg for the owners of the building.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Deb F.

17 Sept 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very clean historic downtown building space with lots of history

This property was two blocks from my niece; the perfect local for this trip. The two places I rented were in an old downtown building in South Range with nice, open space and unique, historical feel with great amenities. Communication was excellent with the host; I had no issues during the stay..everything worked well.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Taiwo

15 Sept 2021

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

12 Sept 2021

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Not great

Expected an open floor plan type apartment but this is actually a former store with a full kitchen, bathroom, and a few beds and couches. It was not really comfortable. Two large bars but no table. Lighting mostly ceiling fan lights. Windows poorly covered—could see in from sidewalk all the way thru and bathroom window not fully covered. Also not very clean. Beds, bathroom sink and toilet were fine but floor not clean, especially around walls. Did not even consider using shower—dark and didn’t look great. Someone had written “hi” in dust on crock pot lid. Also strange noises about every 20 minutes—one probably ice maker. Could hear person upstairs walking into early morning hours. Way too much light coming in after dark. Would be fine for a large group of guys but not for one or two people. Has potential but needs some work and cleaning.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

William

10 Sept 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Plenty of space as it basically was 40' by 50'! We liked the kitchen area, the coffee options, the big screen, and most of the beds. The top bunk was a bit uncomfortable and bathroom small, but we would ABSOLUTELY stay here again. Thanks!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

About the host

Hosted by Vern and Victoria Harlock

We are Vern, Victoria, Alex, and Corbin

Why they chose this property

Local businessman Jacob Baer began the construction of this commercial block in 1907 or 1908. However, he was unable to complete construction, and sold the partially finished building to the Kalevan Retaret, a Finnish society. The Kalevan Retaret, or Knights of Kaleva, was a secret society begun in 1898 in Belt, Montana and named after the Kalevala, a collection of epic Finnish poems. The organization was intended to preserve and promote Finnish culture; it quickly spread from Montana to the Finnish miners in the Keweenaw, with a chapter that started in Hancock in 1899 and moved to South Range in 1904. The Kalevans finished the building in 1910 and christened it the Kaleva Temple.

When originally finished, the Temple housed three commercial offices on the first floor and a Finnish social hall on the second floor. Later tenants of the building included the Sons of Italy, a dentist's office, a theater, a restaurant, an opera house, a hardware store, the justice of the peace, and the U.S. Post Office, which was located there from 1915 to 1977.

We have taken this commercial unit and transformed it into a large apartment perfect for nightly and weekly rentals. We look forward to continuing our growth with this unit and providing a great place to stay while you visit the area!

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3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

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