Lake Michigan - Beachfront w/heated in-ground Pool - Indiana Dunes National Park - Private Basement Guest Suite- 2 Bedroom/2 Bathrooms- Christmas Decor-Newly Renovated and Beautifully Decorated- Heated In ground Pool* Below Deck at Waters Edge has everything you need to have a comfy and relaxing stay with your family or friends. Hiking, Beaches, X-Country Skiing and so much more! Less than an hours drive to Chicago. *Heated Pool Open from Mid-May to Mid Oct. Pool closed until Mid-May 2024. You will be just steps away from the sand and shoreline. Stay where the beach is your backyard! This space features two full bathrooms! Enjoy the heated in-ground pool or walk the sugar sands shores of our Lake Michigan beach. This basement suite features a private, separate entrance, plenty of seating in the living room and in the dining room for everyone in your group. Well lit (22 can lights, as well as table lights and chandeliers and sconces throughout) and Extra Soundproofing in the ceiling and walls. You may forget it is a basement apartment! Perfect for small families, 1 or 2 couples or professionals traveling for business. Plenty of room for a family of 6, with a max of 4 adults. Unique direct beach access for the area. Just steps to the beach for those special photos. No Parties and the number of guests on the property cannot exceed 6. ✔ Self Check-In ✔ Twelve Steps Down to This Basement Apartment ✔ 700 Square Feet of Living Space ✔ Parking for two cars ✔ Open Floor Plan Living/Dining/Kitchen Area ✔ Smart TV/Roku TV ✔ High-Speed WiFi ✔ 2 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms ✔ Private Path that Leads Directly to the Beach ✔ Heated In Ground Pool (shared with the host family) ✔ Washer and Dryer Available in a Shared Space - Detergent Provided We provide beach towels, beach chairs and a sun shade for you to use during your stay! Please ask if you need anything else, and we will consider providing it. Since we live on site, we may have whatever you need upstairs in our primary residence. ★ Living Room ★ ✔ USB Plugs in Living Room and Bedroom ✔ Dining Table for up to 6 ✔ Smart TV ✔ Wooden Top Coffee Table with Storage ✔ Leather Sleeper Sofa ✔ Love Seat & Chair ★ KITCHEN & DINING ★ A full sized kitchen with new modern cooking appliances and suitable for preparing any meal, whether it is a simple breakfast, quick snack, or a 3-course dinner. Quartz counter tops and under cabinet lighting provide great work space and offer easy clean up ✔ Over the Range Microwave ✔ Gas Range ✔ Refrigerator/Freezer with Ice Maker ✔ Coffee Maker ✔ Dishwasher ✔ Glasses ✔ Silverware ✔ Pots & Pans ✔ Salt and Pepper - Please message the host for any additional spices, sugar, condiments, salad dressing, or oils you might need. ★ BEDROOMS ★ ✔ 5 Beds Available - 2 Queen Sized and 3 Twin Sized ✔ 2 bedrooms total ✔ 100% Breathable Cotton Sheets and Towels ✔ All Linens Washed in Hot Water Between Guests - sheets, blankets, Quilts, Bath Towels, Wash Cloths, Hand Towels, Beach Towels ✔ One bedroom is a primary with En-Suite. The second bedroom is a bunk room with barn door and 2 twin beds BEDROOM #1 ✔ Queen-Size Bed ✔ Egress Window with Escape Ladder ✔ Flat Screen TV ✔ Closet for hanging clothes ✔ En Suite Bathroom - Heated Floors! Walk-in Shower with Rain Shower Head, Body Jets Spray Wand, Vanity, Hair Dryer ✔ USB and Convenient plug in outlets ✔ Nightstands with storage drawers ✔ 2 benches/luggage stands ✔ 10' x 10' BEDROOM #2 ✔ 2 Twin Beds (Bunk beds) ✔ 4' x 6' Hallway Bunk Bed Nook ✔ Sliding Barn Door for Privacy ✔ Convenient USB and plug in Outlets ✔ 2 Luggage Stands in Hallway ✔ Shelf style nightstands for both beds ✔ Bumper style railing for top bunk ✔ Library Style Rolling Ladder that must be secured with the foam wrap before climbing ADDITIONAL SLEEPING SPACE ✔ Queen Size Sofa Bed in Living Room ✔ Fold Up Twin Bed -Please send a request to the owner, as this bed is store in a locked closet and needs to be set up in the kitchen area and isn't ideal for all guest stays ★ BATHROOMS ★ ✔ 2 Full Bathrooms ✔ Guest Bath with a Tub/Shower and additional heater ✔ Vanity ✔ Toilet ✔ Towels ✔ Hand Soap ✔ Hair Dryers Laundry - A washer and dryer is available for your use in a shared basement space right outside your locked, private unit. Laundry Detergent provided The unit is approximately 700 square feet and located within the basement of our beachfront home. Guests enter a foyer through the secured front door that will have a key pad and then descend 12 steps down to the private, locked entry door to the apartment in the basement. We live upstairs full time. Our home is in a quiet residential neighborhood right on a dead end section of Lake Shore Drive in Miller Beach. Noise - Extra soundproofing material was installed in the ceilings and the walls. We are quiet, you probably won't hear us. The apartment has been well soundproofed, but it is still a shared home. Temperature - There is no separate thermostat in the rental unit, it is shared with the upstairs and the space is air conditioned and heated. A dehumidifier runs in a utility room (separate from your living space) with a setting of 45% humidity. We like to keep the temperature on the cool side, with daytime thermostat settings set at 68-72 degrees most of the time and sleeping temps set from 64-66 degrees. In the unit, you will have control over the electric fireplace that has a built in heater. There is an additional wall heater which also gives off heat if needed and has a built-in programmable thermostat that you can set. The main bedroom also has a wall space heater that you can control. And the primary bathroom has a heated floor that monitors air temperature and the other bathroom also has a heater in the exhaust fan that is on a separate switch that can be turned on. There are also two fans to use and guests can adjust the openings of the HVAC registers in living room, dining room and bedroom. No parties, and NO SMOKING or vaping of anything inside or outside. From the backyard, use the private path to directly access our secluded Lake Michigan beach! The backyard is equipped with a HEATED in ground pool, Breeo smokeless wood burning fire pit, Weber gas grill and various patio seating. Shared Spaces The backyard, side yard, laundry area and foyer are all shared spaces with our small family consisting of my husband and I and our adult son. We also have two dogs upstairs that are friendly and only have supervised, limited visits in the yard. Jynx & Rocky are inside much of the time. You can see pictures of Rocky and Jynx in the pictures in this listing. If a tornado warning is issued for the area, during your stay, we will be visiting you downstairs. Otherwise, we will give you your privacy. You will have access to the foyer/entry, laundry area and entire suite. Guests also have access to our yard, patio, pool (seasonally), fire pit and grill. There are two closets in the apartment that are locked that guests do not have access to. Also, guests do not have access to our garage and our primary residence and living space upstairs. Miller Beach is on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Our community has miles of sugar sand beaches, National Park hiking and biking trails, a world class city park, a Nature Center. We also have a small downtown area with restaurants, gift shops and an art center. You can visit Chicago for the day via the South Shore Rail Station in our downtown. There is a commuter rail line located in Miller Beach that runs to downtown Chicago with ample free parking at the station but is currently under a remodel/expansion through 2023. However, there is a station 10 minutes away in Ogden Dunes. (mysouthshoreline). Also access to the Indiana Toll Road and I80/94 is within 15 minutes. Pool - The pool is open from mid May to mid October, depending on weather. Please be aware that because of access to the pool and the lake children must never be left unsupervised in the outside yard. The pool has an automatic cover with a code required to unlock it and open it. The pool of this property is not equipped with a four-sided isolation fence so extra caution is necessary. The property may not be suitable for young children because the pool area is not completely fenced. There is a secure, automatic cover that can only be unlocked with a code. There is a gate and a fence barrier around part of the pool, but the perimeter barrier does not extent around the entire backyard area. Adult supervision is always recommended The cover can only be unlocked and opened with a code. The code and instructions on how to open and close the pool cover will be provided after you have signed the Pool Liability Waiver. The pool is shallow (3.5' -5.5"), and guests should never dive or jump from the pool deck. Parking - There is room in the driveway for up to two standard passenger vehicles parked one behind the other. Guest parking will be on the east side of the property near the landscaped peninsula. Fire Pit - Guests agree to only use the firewood we provide. The Fire Pit should never be used on a yellow or red flag day. The fire pit can only be used by guests 18 years and older. The Fire Pit should never be used during windy or dry or hot weather or when the Indiana Dunes National Park has issued fire hazard warnings. Always monitor your fire. Never leave your fire unattended, even if you are going to sleep just a few feet away from your campfire. Be sure to properly and completely put out your fire before leaving it.