Cottage in Michigan
8 guests · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
High-end valueWell priced for this area
About this cottage rental
Convenience and luxury combine in this imaginative and engaging Cottage just steps away from the Historic Train Station in this Charming All-American town. Our Vintage Travel/Train themed Cottage has family friendly features, like a children's train playroom, working model trains, stocked kitchen, and a spacious enclosed backyard for four legged babies. With romantic features like a beautiful vintage soaking tub and 100% linen bedsheets we fit any vacation requirement. Walkable to all needs.
In 1902 the Michigan Central Railroad opened Dowagiac's Historical Train Depot, built in a Tudor Revival Style. This would connect Dowagiac with the rest of the world and bring in the heart beat of this small spirited town.
Our Vintage Travel/Train themed Depot Cottage, just steps away from it, honors the glamour, flair, and history of this iconic landmark and the trains it has run. Convenience and luxury abound with vintage charm sure to capture your imagination.
We have everything you need to be home away from home with fully enclosed back yard for fur babies, fully stocked beautiful kitchen, spacious dining for all members of your family. Walking distance to everything you need including the charming downtown of Dowagiac with dining, entertainment, coffee shops, 24 hour gym, and shopping.
Leave your car at home and come by train! Or use the cottage as a home base for a quick convenient train trip into Chicago with direct fast service. Skip the traffic! Explore the historic train depot with its pot bellied stove museum, the industry of the 1900's that built Dowagiac, spend some time on the nature trails of Southwest Michigan College, explore the wine trail, or soak up the multiple Michigan beaches and all that pure Michigan has to offer.
Or just stay home and use our highspeed internet, smart tv, train playroom. Or dive into our luxury beds and linens and vintage restored copper soaking tub. Enjoy our exclusive locally roasted Depot Cottage coffee on the porch or in the hammock, enjoy our model train that runs through the house or the working train table, engage your imagination with the glamour and charm of a bygone area with modern convenience.
The house is all yours with a fully enclosed backyard and large front porch and a basement laundry. The garage is off limits to guests.
I live in a town near by so if you need anything let me know.
Family friendly and convenient to the historic downtown.
Our Cottage is walking distance to everything you need. Shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel. Leave the car at home and come by train!
There are three rooms; one king, one queen, and one with two twins. If you would like to do a 7th or 8th guest the twin beds unstack to four. Each guest after six is an additional $35 charge.
Lockbox entry located next to the door by the garage. Code is sent the day of check in.
In 1902 the Michigan Central Railroad opened Dowagiac's Historical Train Depot, built in a Tudor Revival Style. This would connect Dowagiac with the rest of the world and bring in the heart beat of this small spirited town.
Our Vintage Travel/Train themed Depot Cottage, just steps away from it, honors the glamour, flair, and history of this iconic landmark and the trains it has run. Convenience and luxury abound with vintage charm sure to capture your imagination.
We have everything you need to be home away from home with fully enclosed back yard for fur babies, fully stocked beautiful kitchen, spacious dining for all members of your family. Walking distance to everything you need including the charming downtown of Dowagiac with dining, entertainment, coffee shops, 24 hour gym, and shopping.
Leave your car at home and come by train! Or use the cottage as a home base for a quick convenient train trip into Chicago with direct fast service. Skip the traffic! Explore the historic train depot with its pot bellied stove museum, the industry of the 1900's that built Dowagiac, spend some time on the nature trails of Southwest Michigan College, explore the wine trail, or soak up the multiple Michigan beaches and all that pure Michigan has to offer.
Or just stay home and use our highspeed internet, smart tv, train playroom. Or dive into our luxury beds and linens and vintage restored copper soaking tub. Enjoy our exclusive locally roasted Depot Cottage coffee on the porch or in the hammock, enjoy our model train that runs through the house or the working train table, engage your imagination with the glamour and charm of a bygone area with modern convenience.
The house is all yours with a fully enclosed backyard and large front porch and a basement laundry. The garage is off limits to guests.
I live in a town near by so if you need anything let me know.
Family friendly and convenient to the historic downtown.
Our Cottage is walking distance to everything you need. Shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel. Leave the car at home and come by train!
There are three rooms; one king, one queen, and one with two twins. If you would like to do a 7th or 8th guest the twin beds unstack to four. Each guest after six is an additional $35 charge.
Lockbox entry located next to the door by the garage. Code is sent the day of check in.
Amenities at Vintage Romance Finds Cozy Charm at Depot Cottage
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Family friendly
Map of Michigan
Ratings and reviews
10 / 10Outstanding·Sep 2025
Heather is very accommodating and communicates very well.
10 / 10Outstanding·Aug 2025
We enjoyed our stay at the Depot Cottage. It’s a charming historic home, conveniently located within walking distance to everything we needed. The house had cute decorations and the bedding was very comfortable. Our dogs loved the fenced-in backyard. We’d definitely stay here again. Heather was wonderful to communicate with.
8 / 10Excellent·Jul 2025
Spacious home with antique and train-themed decor. Communication with host was timely and we were able to arrange early check-in. Living room AC kept us cool! Train themed wall in dining room is very cool, and the huge dining table had plenty of room to spread out. Wish we could have seen the suspended train run but it was apparently off its track. Comfortable beds, all 3 bedrooms are upstairs along with the bathroom. Bedside tables would be helpful in the main bedroom along with a bench or luggage rack to keep bags off the floor. Also switches on the bedside lighting would be great to turn lamps on / off (vs plugging & unplugging). Bathroom walls, door and molding could use a deep clean or fresh coat of paint. Nice touches for our 4-legged family member include fenced backyard, water and food bowls and a dog bed. Additionally, the separate mudroom / entryway with lots of hooks, a bench and place to drop shoes were very helpful.
10 / 10Outstanding·Apr 2025
This property was just what we needed, a place to stay with our dogs while we attended an out-of-town graduation. Beds were comfy and the cottage was nice with good drinking water (not well water).Only issues were no door directly to the backyard (so you still have to leash the dogs to let them out), no hand rail on the stairs (my mom couldn't safely stay here), quirky design (shower door blocks the towel rack when open) and the lighting challenge of an older home (no light switch in main bedroom, have to find/use lamps).But these little things didn't amount to much. The cottage is cleverly decorated with model trains and walking distance to a promising downtown. We were able to get a good breakfast and coffee to fuel us up before we left for the day, and the big fenced in backyard was appreciated by our two dogs.
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Top rated by guests
9Outstanding
(17 Ratings)
"Heather is very accommodating and communicates very well."
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