Cabin Rental Near Bellaire, Michigan

If you're planning a trip around Bellaire, Michigan — Short's Brewing, the Antrim County scene, Shanty Creek ski runs — Granny's Hideaway in Mancelona is a natural home base. It's 25 minutes from downtown Bellaire, fully private, sleeps 7, and costs a fraction of what you'd pay for a Shanty Creek lodge package.

Mancelona is the working-class neighbor to Bellaire's tourist scene — which means you get the quiet woods, the honest cabin, and just a 25-minute drive when you want to get into it.

Why Granny's for a Bellaire Trip?

The Bellaire Day Trip

Bellaire is a small town that punches well above its weight. Short's Brewing has been putting Bellaire on the map for years — they've got hundreds of beers on rotation, a pub menu, and live music that draws people from Traverse City and Grand Rapids. The Local's Only taproom is a couple hours south, but the Bellaire location is the original.

From Bellaire you can loop down to Elk Rapids for harbor food, up to Shanty Creek for skiing or golf depending on the season, or east toward Torch Lake on a sunny day. It's a good town for a lazy morning and a long afternoon.

The Story

Grandma Viola's Take on Bellaire

Viola was a Mancelona woman through and through. She came up to Bellaire when she needed supplies or a reason to dress up. The chalet was her real world — 1970s decor she picked out herself, orange carpet that scandalized and delighted in equal measure, and a fire pit in the yard where the real evenings happened.

Granny's Hideaway is the antidote to the Bellaire resort scene. Same beautiful county, zero pretense.