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Great Lakes Inn

2.0 star property
Family-friendly stay near Lake Michigan

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
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Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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150 Old U.S. 31, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701
  • Place, Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw City Dock
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Family Room, 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bund Bed, Balcony

  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Accessible Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted tub

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Romantic Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Balcony

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed Pet Friendly

Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed Pet Friendly

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds Pet Friendly

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds Pet Friendly

Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds Pet Friendly

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Handicap Accessible Double bed Jetted tub

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

About the area

Mackinaw City

In Mackinaw City .Your stay at this Mackinaw City motel places you within a 10-minute walk of Edgewater Beach and Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal. Also, Lake Huron is within half a mile (1 km) and Mackinaw Crossings is within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Mackinaw Crossings - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Mackinaw City Dock - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Dixie Saloon - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Wienerlicious - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Darrow's Family Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Great Lakes Inn

Family-friendly stay near Lake Michigan
There's a restaurant on site. Great Lakes Inn offers its guests an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a hot tub. A terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the family-friendly Great Lakes Inn. Self parking is free.

This Mackinaw City motel is smoke free.

  • 46 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Great Lakes Inn offers 46 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Televisions come with cable channels. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on request.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Parking and transportation

  • Free casino shuttle
  • Free ferry terminal shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Personal motorized watercraft
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges USD 3 for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 30 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 30 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of USD 3

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Children 16 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Great Lakes Inn
Great Lakes Inn Mackinaw City
Great Lakes Mackinaw City
Great Lakes Inn Motel
Great Lakes Inn Mackinaw City
Great Lakes Inn Motel Mackinaw City

Great Lakes Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 156 out of 953 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 241 out of 953 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 223 out of 953 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 177 out of 953 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 156 out of 953 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Janette

Travelled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Left over food in fridge. Sink is dirty and bugs in it. Floor not vacuumed. Off putting smell in room. The room is nothing like the pictures showed. Had to go to hotel next door to check in. Probably one of the worst places I gave stayed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The building is old. Our room was large. The beds were ok.. the t.v. and cable signal was bad. We had to unplug the server a few times to get signal back and the t.v. was fuzzy. The lamps were in bad shape and old. The carpet was horrible. I never went bare foot and I instructed my husband and daughter to do the same. It smelled of over powering cleaning product and urine so much that we had to keep our window open the entire time. The shower curtain was so long that a good 6 inches of it layed in the tub while showering and it would not stay shut because it was on a curved downward rod which made the corners slide down to the middle. The water pressure was painfully strong. My husband and daughter bought swim suits from a walmart to go swimming and that lasted about 10 mins because she was terrified of all the spiders floating down from the ceiling of the enclosed pool and landing in the water. My husband said there were AT LEAST 15 to 20 that he tried scooping out just in the corner of the pool he was in. Front desk was super nice, but we had to check into the property next door which made me feel a bit weary that we were on some abandoned second thought property. Housekeeping was very kind also. It was $144 plus $25 for my dog. So it did what it needed for the 2 nights we were visiting my mom, who is a local. I chose this hotel simply because a different one that had higher stars had bed bugs earlier in the season. This one, after close inspection, DID NOT.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Pool sucked hot tub had to go to starlight no breakfast no Wi-Fi staff was very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

jerry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
woman at the counter was nice. when i got to the room and slept i woke up and there were bedbugs in the sheets. i pulled off the covers and tried to sleep in the middle of the bed. got 3 hours sleep maybe. room was nice but bedbugs everywhere
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean descent room
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy, Mount Pleasant

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice and quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jodi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was convenient for what we needed. Only needed somewhere to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rivers, allegan

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was dirty, hotel had bed bugs, the front desk person was snobby
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alixazandrya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worth staying!

Really nice clean room. Would be happy to stay again. Heat and air worked well and the appliances all functioned appropriately for room 207.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ioana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barb

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jamie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Rose

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Look elsewhere if you want rest

Our stay at this hotel was underwhelming, to say the least. Despite requesting early check-in, our request was not honored, and there was minimal communication or transparency around the delay. The one bright spot was a gentleman at the front desk who was responsive, provided updates on our room status, and genuinely tried to make things right — his effort is the only reason this isn't a lower rating. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience fell flat. The beds were extremely uncomfortable, making it difficult to get a good night's sleep. The room had a very small television that couldn’t be viewed from both beds, which was inconvenient. Outside the property, there was an excessive number of spiders, which made sitting or walking outside unpleasant. To top things off, a member of our group became sick during the stay, and when we attempted to clean up, the housekeeper was not only unhelpful but also rude and disrespectful — not the kind of treatment you'd expect in a situation where some empathy would go a long way. Overall, I would give this stay a 4/10. Poor communication, uncomfortable accommodations, and a lack of professionalism from staff (with one exception) made this a stay we wouldn’t choose to repeat.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

W

I booked a room with 2 queen beds and got 2 full beds. My kids were fighting all night
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

maranda

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
They never bring a new fringe to our room we end up buying ice for our food
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great staff , they were great at helping and supporting our needs.. unfortunately the place was pretty dirty , not a great place to stay. But in a pinch it’s cheap enough!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Akshay

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Good place to crash for a night without much expectations
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

erik

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thought that i had paid a pet deposit when using expedia then had to pay when i arrived. Pools are out of order for maintenance and look like they have been for some time. Not all of the pictures on the website are of thos hotel. Could have had a hotel of thos caliber for $200 cheaper. 32" tv advertised. Tv os only 32"
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Brittany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Run down, no front desk help. But for the price it was worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Beverly

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don’t even think about it

We booked short notice, less than 24hrs. Arrived at property and the lobby was closed, pool and hot tub were closed. Did not even look like it was open . We tried to cancel but they would not give us a refund. We ended up eating the fees and going to a different location
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian Gorman

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very old and dirty. Will never be back and i will Never recommend this place to anyone
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025