Are you looking for a 5-star resort with every amenity available? This is not the place. Are you looking for a cozy home with a cabin-like feel where you can relax and not see another person if you don’t want to? Then this is the place. Beautiful views, comfortable home, and a friendly property owner. If we go back to Sugar Island, this is definitely where we would stay!

Great place to stay. The location was nice, right on the St. Mary River. The home was decorated nicely and contained just about everything we needed. However, it appears that the owner is building/rebuilding the place himself and it still needs some finish work. For example, the movable partition wall that creates the 3rd bedroom from the living room is not working quite right yet. There were also various electrical issues with some switches not doing anything and some lights unable to be turned on, even after replacing light bulbs. There was a hole from the bottom of an upstairs bedroom directly to the ceiling over the dining area ceiling downstairs. And finally, the HVAC is not working right. No matter how we set the thermostat, it got near 80 degrees upstairs overnight every day despite it cooling off outside to the high 50's. Aside from those inconveniences, I would recommend the property. It was great fun for the kids to travel over and back on the ferry every day from the Sault.

My family and I had never been up in the UP before. We had rented cabins the year Pryor due to COVID, so we decided to do it again. I’m glad we chose to do this. We were able to bring our pets along and we were able to enjoy many of the things the UP has to offer.

We had an excellent trip to Sugar Island to Joe’s lovely cabin that he built himself! It is such a wonderful space and gave us a nice area to spread out and relax as a family. The house had plenty of space for us to all have our own bed, which is awesome for our family of five. Even the Murphy bed was incredibly comfortable. We had tons of room to sit and relax in the family room and plenty of chairs for our group to sit and eat meals together as well. The kitchen had everything we were looking for and even had things like an ice cream scoop, an apple corer, and plastic children’s cups. He even had a step stool in the bathroom that was the perfect height for our two year old. We realized that we had forgotten one when we were on the way and were thrilled that there was one there at the house. There were even things there that we had packed not knowing if we would need them or not that we wouldn’t have needed to! There were plenty of towels and lots of extra bedding and pillows if we needed them. The views were amazing and we loved watching the sunset each night. Joe was incredibly kind and generous and accommodating and each interaction we had with him was positive. He was easily reachable for any issues and was in contact with us to remind us about things like the garbage pick up. Our kids loved watching the freighters, splashing around in the water, and taking some spins on the boats. We enjoyed a lovely campfire with hot dogs and s’mores as well until the pesky mayflies swarmed in, but nothing you can do about that! We enjoyed visiting the surrounding area and seeing the Soo Locks, the Tahquamenon Falls, and some of the light houses. We visited some of the few shops on the island as well and were met with very kind and gracious people everywhere we went. The convenience store had everything we were looking for. We enjoyed the lovely owners at the Hilltop Bar, and most of all, the adorable Nest Keepers gift shop that is only a few doors down. The owner of Nest Keepers was so sweet and the shop is adorable! You must walk over there and check it out. We got some unique souvenirs from there, including a Sugar Island Christmas ornament so we can always remember our visit. She lists her hours on her Facebook page. I had never heard of Sugar Island until I happened upon this listing on VRBO, and I’m so glad that we got to experience it! Thank you, Joe, for your wonderful hospitality! Book this place, you won’t regret it!

This home was very spacious and had all that you need to either relax and watch freighters and sunsets, go for a cool swim in the beautiful clear lake water or jog into town for shopping. Sault Ste Marie has a great bookstore worth checking out. Sugar Island has a welcoming feel. Joe, the owner of the cabin was super friendly and informative as was everyone else we met.

Owner was great about answering questions prior to our visit. Cabin was well stocked and owner offered some boats available. Layout was good and beds comfortable. On demand hot water. View was fantastic. Only negative comment was that one of the upstairs beds had a broken support for the box spring, and the second fridge needed a cleaning.

Many extra amenities such as coffee for Kuerig Coffeepot, charcoal for grill, and many others. Beds were comfortable and so was couch and chairs. Overall atmosphere is as great. Ferry was easy to get on and off. Host always available.

house was in a great location. the host was awsome, gave us lots of fishing pointers. overall very relaxing, house has everything! Thanks again for such a pleasant stay! we will be back for sure.