Cottonwood Inn, Stay One Night, Second Night Half (Nov-Mar)

Rhilee Cochran

Our stay was fantastic. Holland is such a sweet town and this bed and breakfast was the cherry on top. Liz takes so much care to make sure her guests feel welcome. She greeted us at the door and even went over a map of Holland with us so we knew our way around. Everything was charming, exceptionally clean, and the homemade breakfast is delicious! Our only wish is that we could have stayed longer.

Susan Poole

In a nutshell: Our stay was wonderful! We slept well...ate well...left refreshed! For those interested in more detail: the setting, house and room were clean, cozy and charming. Our bed was comfortable, linens luxurious, and the hostess, Liz, was exceptionally responsive, helpful, warm and welcoming. In addition, her food was delicious, satisfying and perfectly prepared. Even dishes I wondered if my husband would like, he ate with relish. ; ) There's a comfortable area for reading and playing games, with several provided. There are also 4 bikes generously available for use when weather allows, though I'm not sure how easy it is to find a good place to use them...? There's a charming stream thru the backyard backed by woods that make the backyard view beautiful. We especially enjoyed the trail walk in the nearby Sanctuary Woods and walking the main street, 8th. We were impressed that they seem to have weathered the ravages of COVID so well- I don't remember seeing a single shop vacant and even on a cold, dreary weekend there were a lot of people browsing! Plus, a week ahead of the Tulip Fest, the flower displays everywhere were beautiful! I also enjoyed the Downtown Antique Store and poking around some of the stores on 8th...my husband, not so much, but that's no shock. : ) If you're looking for food recommendations: we missed out, but heard several sing the praises of 76 and The Windmill. We tried Crust 54's Chicago style pizza on 8th, but were disappointed as the crust seemed really dry like a cracker and the filling wasn't that flavorful. Maybe a different variety or their regular crust would have been better-- it is rated well. We also tried Crazy Horse, another local favorite--a casual steakhouse/restaurant. They have a quirky fun tradition of people sticking bills up all over the place which are then donated to local people and organizations in need. The service was great, but we made the mistake of ordering their equivalent of our Texas Roadhouse favorite: a steak/shrimp combo with an add-on house salad. It was good...but not as good as TR so left us disappointed. We would go back, but would probably try something else. The lighthouse is sort of a non-event-- mostly inaccessible and not very attractive to my eye, but on a nice day the beach across from it with it's playground for kids, would be enjoyable. For us though it was drizzling and extremely windy with a cold, biting edge, so it wasn't pleasant. The lake drive to it, though, is fascinating with the variety of architecture and settings along the way. We stopped for the famous Tommy Turtle at Captain Sundae enroute. It's pricey, but most things are now I guess. It was just over $7 for a large, which we split. Really could have gone with a medium and been satisfied. The toasted nuts were great, as were all the ingredients, but since the chocolate is kept at 130 and I don't like melted ice cream, from hindsight, we should have tried something else. Lots of help available! We stopped by the windmill, but my husband felt $12 was too much, so we drove on. People at Cottonwood who did go agreed with my husband. They liked the Holland museum, however, and felt it was worth the $7 admission. Since my husband doesn't like museums, we passed on that as well. If it was nicer, my husband could have enjoyed the golf course, which would have been a highlight, I'm sure. Even so, we still found things we both enjoyed and the Cottonwood Inn was a great place to have as our base. Highly recommend!

JoAnn J

Liz was such a gracious host! The Inn was all we had hoped for and more; from the beautiful setting, to the coziness and comfort of our room, not to mention the impeccable cleanliness! Breakfast was delicious, and enough to fill our bellies before we headed out for a winter hike. Our only regret is that we didn't stay longer than one night. We WILL be back!

Rachel A

This was such a perfect B&B stay! Liz was so friendly, welcoming and gave us some great tips on things to do in the area. The room was very cute, cozy and very clean! We had our own bathroom down the hallway, also extremely clean. Now the breakfast was amazing! She's a great cook and everything is so beautifully arranged. We would definitely come here again!!