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Reviews of Great Lakes Inn Mackinaw City This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

150 Old US 31, Mackinaw City, MI 49701, United States of America

#18 of 37 hotels in Mackinaw City

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 214 hotel reviews

6.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.0

  • Comfort

    6.9

  • Location

    8.2

  • Facilities

    6.5

  • Staff

    8.1

  • Value for money

    7.0

  • Free WiFi

    6.8

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  • Reviewed: October 7, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I will be back

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 14, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast.

    Could had a better breakfast it was just sank food .

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 10, 2023

    6.0
    We'd return
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Single King Room with Jacuzzi
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pools not heated, hot tub out of service.

    The 2 gentleman at check-in were extremely nice although one of them spoke very poor English. We stayed in the hot tub room which was awesome! The hotel itself though is extremely run down which seems to be the norm for Mackinaw City anymore. We've been coming every year for 5 years or so and we've seen the hotels decline more and more each year. They seem to all be owned by one or two people and they don't put any money back into the hotels they own. This property said there were 3 pools for use and 2 were indoors and one was outdoors. I'm not exactly sure how you consider them indoors when they are inside a glass room?? One was under construction so it was not usable, the other indoor pool is not heated and neither is the outdoor pool so they were very cold even in mid August and I can't do cold water. The hot tub was also out of order and there are no bathrooms so you know everyone is peeing in it because why would you want your hotel room carpet soaking wet?? If you don't mind run down and outdated then you'll be fine and we were. We had fun in the hot tub that was in our room and we had a place to lay down and close our eyes, yes it would have been better had the pools been heated.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: September 3, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single King Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Front door issues opening it everything the card was scanned

    Comfortable

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: September 1, 2023

    6.0
    a bit old.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Full Beds Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    A bit old.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 25, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pleasant staff - room was clean had what we needed

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2023

    6.0
    it was fairly decent for price and location
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it wasn’t very clean, and there were many dead and alive bugs in our room.

    the amenities and location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 21, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Full Beds Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I paid for what I thought was a queen room through priceline and it was a double 2 bed room. The coffee pot in room didn't work and you have to go 3 doors down to another hotel for the free breakfast.

    Liked the location and the pools

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 20, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Full Beds Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Musty smell, dirty carpet, makeup spill still on the bathroom counter, no Kleenex, hot tub out of order.

    Close to ferry to Island

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Old smelly. Brite street lights

    Very nice people. Ok price

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 7, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Toilet was dirty. Coffee pot needed cleaned.

    Staff was very friendly. Great value for the price.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 4, 2023

    6.0
    Cheap stay for a little family get away
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didn't like you had to go to another hotel for breakfast.

    You could walk to the beach or to the shops. The washer and dryer was a plus and great price to do your laundry.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 1, 2023

    7.0
    Wood family Midland Mi
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Suite Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Several outlets did not work and with everyone having devices it was a bit of a hassle. Also the indoor pool was extremely hot, would have been nice to be able to open the sliding glass doors as two of us are supposed to try to stay out of the sun (cancer) and there was little to no shade around the outside pool

    We stayed in the family room. It was great to have the bunk beds for the kids.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 1, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beds were uncomfortable. The toliet was really low to the floor. There was very low water pressure in the shower.

    The staff was really friendly. The room was really clean and smelled good. If we needed anything they would bring it to the room

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 17, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hot tub was out of order and indoor pool area is in rough shape

    Indoor pool itself actually gets deep, goes to 7 and 9 feer

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2023

    6.0
    Nice place to stay in an excellent location. Over priced for the facility. Needs some upgrading.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    They need to get updated on electrical plugs instead of using electrical strips. Seems like a hazard.

    Excellent location. Close to ferries. Place to park without paying when going to the island.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 9, 2023

    5.0
    Overall a pleasant friendly stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Full Beds Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Overall it was a pleasant stay! The only thing we complain about is there was no water pressure in the shower, water coming out faucet was good but the shower was like a trickle.

    Staff was friendly, very accommodating to letting us register early. Pools were clean, hot tub was down.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: June 24, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was alright for an inn.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 20, 2023

    6.0
    Meh hotel, but the staff really tried to accommodate.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Single King Room with Jacuzzi
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only half a roll of TP in room. Hot tub pushed out cold water. Power went out so we had to switch rooms to a room that we couldn't use the hot tub. Hot tub by the indoor pool was out of order all four days. Probably will not go back to this facility again.

    The area. Staff was nice. They tried their best to correct all problems.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Suite Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was at a separate location and not very well put together. The indoor pool wasn’t working and the outside one doesn’t seem to be kept up on.

    Location and price.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: September 9, 2022

    5.0
    Staff was very friendly! Interesting to hear about where they were from! Visited by us as we sat by
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Queen Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 3 nights

    3 people staying and 2 washcloths, 2 hand towels and only 1 bath towel. We did get delivered to our room the needed towels. We complained to each other about our mattress, just so uncomfortable! We would not return to stay here.

    Terrible breakfast! Should have been ready at 7:00 and she just went over to get things ready after 7:00. Biscuits were so dried out they crumbled and the gravy was cold! Really waiting for our first cup of coffee. Coffee bad! Had to through everything out and go to Starbucks. Also, surely not sausage gravy for biscuits, just gravy! Very dissatisfied! I recommend eating off premises!

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 1, 2022

    6.0
    OK
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    Mattresses were lumpy.

    Did not utilize Breakfast

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 11, 2022

    7.0
    OK but too exy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Did not use

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2022

    6.0
    The motel satisfied our needs, but could use some improvements.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The breakfast was very minimal. Its location was fine. The problems with the room were an outlet wasn't secured to the wall, the light switch between the beds wasn't secure, the surge protector on the other side of the room didn't reach the floor causing the TV, lamp, and refrigerator to shut off. The beds hadn't been cleaned underneath. We didn't use the pools or hot tub, but all three needed cleaning.

    Breakfast tasted good. Beds were comfortable. The location was fine. The exterior was very cute and presentable.

    Stayed in July 2022

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