Everyone vacations a little differently. Some want to do nothing more than relax, and others want a jam-packed schedule. Either way—when we go on vacation, we’re looking for an experience. One Cherryland member not only helps travelers escape their everyday lives for a little while—they take visitors back in time!

That 70’s Lodge is a little time capsule vacation rental owned by Cherryland members Dan and Lisa Brady. If it weren’t for the roadside sign up on the hill off of Beitner near Chum’s Corner— you’d probably never know it was there. Even Dan found it by accident back in 2017. “I was actually looking at another piece of property to invest in. It was just down the road there, but I passed it. So I turned into the driveway here to turn around, and there was a for sale sign too,” he explained.

A happy accident that evolved into a vacation destination over a matter of months. Dan recruited some help from friends and used his experience as a painter to transform an old house on the hill into the grooviest spot in Traverse City.

So why the ‘70s? Dan says, “I got my designer friends to look at the house, and I said, ‘what do you think?’ They said, ‘well, it was built in the ‘70s, so let’s go with that.’ I didn’t have a ton of money to remodel the whole place, so we kept a lot of the original stuff and just painted and decorated.”

The rental sleeps up to 26 people in nine over-the-top, individually themed rooms, including I Dream of Jeannie, James Bond, and The Partridge Family. It has two hot tubs, a pool, a dedicated game room, a fire pit, and even some special surprises that you’ll just have to visit to discover yourself.

People rent the lodge for everything from bachelor and bachelorette parties to family reunions and holiday gatherings. Even the home’s original owners have stopped by for a couple of nights in this Grand Traverse time machine.

Dan and Lisa agree that the lodge has a fun vibe. “The thing I like about it is, it’s fun. People are coming here to have a good time. They’re usually in a great mood because they’re on vacation, and as long as you give them a good product, you don’t have any problems,” said Dan.

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind escape for your next vacation, maybe consider visiting a different decade, but you’ll want to book early because this funky crash pad is already booked up for most of the summer.