The rest stop is absolutely amazing! This is definitely a hidden gem, you will find a beautiful…read morebeach and two viewing platforms. Enjoy the views.

Let's get one thing clear: This is just a pit stop. A rest area on US-2. So don't expect there to…read morebe a whole lot to do here. That being said, it's an awesome pit stop. There's a beach with sand and tree-lined views up and down the coast. It's much more scenic than almost any other pit stop, where your eyes get a treat while you stretch your legs. If you don't want to (or can't) get sandy, there are a couple wooden walkways that are also handicap accessible. This way you can enjoy the shoreline views without having to get in the sand. There's also historical information posted around the area. Turns out this place was once the border of the United States! There are also restrooms here.

Like another reviewer said: It is what it is. This is a rest stop. It's a place to use the…read morerestroom, park your car and stretch your legs, walk your dog, etc. The women's restroom was clean and tidy. You can't ask for much more than that from a rest stop on the side of the interstate. There were no vending machines that I could see, but there was a nature trail that you could walk on. I visited during the fall, when all of the leaves were turning beautiful colors, so I bet that walking along that trail would have been lovely. I didn't have time to explore, though. Rest stops are places that you hit and quit, and that's exactly what I did.

It is what it is. Clean well maintained restrooms, some picnic tables, a nice dog run and a few…read morewalking paths to take you into the woods and away from the freeway. Lots of parking (duh!), and room for kids (parents, grandparents, friends) to run some of the road rust of (and stored energy out). We used it as a pit stop for our dog (German Shepherd) and we were able to let him off leash and get a really good run. It wasn't crowded. There are other rest areas about 30 miles away, closer to town and some tourist traps; this is a nice place to unwind before getting into all that.

We were on a tour of Mackinac Island and the carriages pick up in front of this store so you would…read moreexpect them to go out of their way to obtain tourists dollars. We walked in and were completely ignored. We had a hard time finding an extra small garment for our house sitter but this store had a few items to choose from. When I went to check out the clerk, VanDusen, according to the receipt immediately asked me to pay cash. I found this a little suspicious because he hadn't even entered anything into the register/computer. When I told him no, he acted like it was a big deal and he said he would have to reboot the system. For such a tourist driven town you would think that the customer service would be better. While the rest of our experience was amazing with the rest of the area I can only give 3 stars because of this treatment.

This rest stop is not only new , it's immaculate! clean and neat both inside and out. Very nice…read morelandscaping, too.

All the facilities including overnight parking for truckers. Restrooms were clean and working…read more Places to take your dog without disturbing others. And lots of parking for people traveling who need to stop. Easy in, easy out.

Great little rest area just ahead of Sault Ste Marie. Just when nature threatens to run it's course…read moreand ruin your day and possibly your upholstery because town and all it's amenities are so far away a familiar blue sign announces relief is at hand. Spend all day touristing or just driving around? Pasties coming back for a rematch? Visit one too many craft beer joints? Good thing there's a place to rest up a bit before hitting the streets of a frontier town. A simple building houses rest rooms and the requesite "You are HERE"-map. Surrounding space is probably good for zipping around and loosening up in warmer weather, but not so much at 3° in February.

This is a pretty nice seasonal-only rest area (May to November) that is only set up for cars. No…read moretrucks here, due to the turns and the incline. There is some tourist information on display with brochures and pamphlets on attractions and accommodations in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Clean restrooms and there are also picnic tables and a dog run. [Review 17935 overall - 338 in Michigan - 1456 of 2022.]

This is the best getaway. We stayed in the beginning of August 2017 (late post). So peaceful and…read moreserene. Mary and her husband were awesome!!! Everyday we had freshly baked treats that tasted amazing. The room was clean and and safe for our four year-old to play with his trains. It was conveniently located by a small park to swim and a winery. Very scenic, the water that surrounded the lodge was beautiful. We even made a book about our trip. Thank you for hosting us. Would definitely come back!

We love this place! It's not only an incredible value in what tends to be a rather spendy part of…read morethe state -- the lodging is impeccably clean and comfortable and cozy. It's also located in a scenic spot -- beautiful Omena Bay is right down the hill. The lodge itself is comprised of several historic buildings. When we stay here we prefer a room in the Wheeler House, the main house that's also the inkeepers' residence; the second floor is home to four very nicely appointed guest rooms, each with a private bath. The dining room and sitting rooms are on the first floor; guests can enjoy a crackling wood fire in the fireplace, play the piano or just sit and read in the front rooms. Another house on property also has guest rooms, we believe, while a third house is divided into suites. There's also a game/activity building with its own fireplace and kitchenette. The hosts are friendly and helpful, and are excellent cooks -- we love the breakfasts! They're also very knowledgeable about the area, and about the history of their establishment. We really enjoy them. Omena, between Suttons Bay and Northport, is in the northern section of the Leelanau Peninsula but still makes a good, convenient base camp for exploring the rest of the area. We would definitely recommend Sunset Lodge for couples as well as for groups. After driving down "motel row" in nearby Traverse City, we were even more convinced that mom-and-pop lodging is the way to go up here, and that we have found a real travelers' gem in Sunset Lodge.

This place is a complete embarrassment to the Quality Inn & Suites brand, and more of an…read moreembarrassment for Mackinaw City! Yelp needs to add a "0 star" rating for places like this. Where do I even begin? My wife and in-laws stayed in the lakefront facing building for a few nights this summer (my first trip to Mackinaw and this part of Michigan), and everything about the building is a disaster. The exterior of the building is caked in mold. The exterior stairs to get to the 2nd floor room we stayed in covered in the oldest, dirtiest, dumpiest rug I have EVER seen. It must never have been changed. It's SO moldy and slippery that our entire party almost slipped while walking up those stairs. Our room wasn't much of a different story. The room and bathroom were in terrible shape. Dirty, moldy, and un-kept. It looked as if it hadn't had a thorough cleaning in.. well, ever. The exterior balcony had the same carpeting as the stairs with the same issues - dirty, moldy, damp, and slippery. The room was also damp and humid. We all felt like we had to walk everywhere in the room/bathroom with our shoes on because it felt so disgusting. The balcony was screened in, and parts of the screen were taped where there were large holes. Same for the sliding screen door - holes were taped where there were huge holes. This place needs to shut down for a month and hire a crew to come in and do a complete gut cleaning job - from the inside out, and all around. You can see the potential of a place like this, in a location like this, but management/ownership has to put in the work to keep it up. And these folks don't. I'd be embarrassed to sell this as a hospitality experience in Mackinaw City.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. We booked the Quality Inn in Mackinaw City directly…read morethrough Choice, thinking we were getting a decent stay with breakfast and a pool. Instead, we got one of the most disappointing hotel experiences I've had. At check-in, the manager casually told me breakfast was just "grab and go" no hot food, nothing like the continental breakfast I was promised. Our room was shockingly small, with a bed that felt like a cardboard box. The carpet was stained, and there were electrical cords running across the floor to reach other outlets, which felt like a safety hazard. The pool was the final straw. It was green, clearly not maintained, and filled with spiderwebs and actual spiders inside the pool house. When I brought this up, the manager flat out refused a refund and kept insisting the pool was fine. He only offered to move us to a lakeside view, which did nothing to address the actual issues. We even used a blacklight in the bathroom, and what lit up told me everything I needed to know about how "clean" the place really was. We ended up sleeping on top of the bed with our own sheets and pillows because it felt so dirty. Do yourself a favor and avoid this hotel!! Choice should reconsider having their name attached to it.

I gave this hotel a 2 star instead of a 1 star because of two reasons. First the staff at the front…read moredesk and the cleaning personnel were very nice (not the manager, who was extremely rude). Second it's right on the beach and located in a very convenient spot. A group of 12 of us (separate rooms) stayed for two weeks on government business (orders). 2 colleagues had to leave halfway through the stay because their orders changed. They went to check out and the staff at the front desk told them they could leave but would still be charged for the entire two weeks. The reason was because we signed and acknowledged that we could not cancel any part of the stay. We asked to talk to the manager and when we brought up the situation she was very rude about the entire thing. Continued to repeat that we had signed a contract and they wouldn't budge. I asked to talk to her supervisor but she said her supervisor was the owner and that she was the liaison between the owner and guests. She also informed me that the owner would not say anything different because it was his rule and he wouldn't budge. Needless to say, we will not be staying at this hotel and we will work on getting them taken off the government list of approved hotels. The room is very outdated, looks like something from the 70's. Has not been updated in a very long time. The outlets in the room are all in a very inconvenient place, and the WiFi is terrible (bare minimum WiFi). The door didn't want to close and I had to redo my key 3 separate times. A colleague changed his key more and they finally had to come and change the entire lock out. They advertise breakfast but it was a joke. All they had was ham in water (taste was terrible), rubbery pre-made pancakes, hard boiled eggs. The Coffee was good, but breakfast was only from 7-9 which was very inconvenient such a short amount of time. The pool and hot tub not very clean but at least they were open. Gym was small but ok. Their washer/dryer's (laundry room) was out of service so we had to walk down to the Hamilton hotel and do laundry. Then when we finally checked out, the hotel charged us tax even though it was supposed to be tax exempt. And my choice reward number had been removed so I wasn't getting credit for the stay. I had to call and get it added back again. The tax issue is on going, I had to send an email to get it removed. All in all I would not ever recommend staying at this hotel. When the owner has no concern for the customers/guests and really only cares about how much money he makes. The same family owns all of the hotels and most of the Restaurants in Mackinaw City so they don't care about their customers or the military. I recommend stay at Holiday Inn, Lighthouse View Motel, or Rainbow Motel.

My mother and I booked a room at the Clarion Hotel for two nights, but after just one night in the…read morefilthy, bug-infested room, we left as soon as morning came. As noted, the room was extremely dirty; after walking around for only about five minutes, the bottoms of my feet were black. It was clear the room had not been cleaned, and I am not confident the linens were even washed, as they smelled of body odor and contained other people's hair. The room was also damp and had a strong mildew smell, and we found black mold in the bathroom and on the ceiling. Worst of all, there were bugs throughout the room, both dead and alive. There were so many that I could not report them all; we definitely saw beetles and earwigs, including a large one crawling on the pillow, as well as spiders. Given that, I would not have been surprised if the beds also had bedbugs. For these reasons, I am appalled that the Clarion is rated as a 3-diamond (3-star) hotel and will be filing a formal complaint with AAA. Save your money, time, and sanity and avoid this place at all costs. I would instead recommend staying at The Holiday Inn Express, where we received a suitable and very clean room for about the same price as what the Clarion charged.

We did not stay here on our trip to Traverse City but definitely would based on this one…read moreinteraction! These kind business owners let both of my young daughters use their restroom at 10:45 pm at night while traveling back from Traverse City to St.Ignace. As we found ourselves in the middle of no where without a rest stop, gas station, or restaurant! Thank you for your generosity! Forever grateful The Fiori's

We really appreciated the flexibility shown to us by Cindy when we arrived later in the day looking…read morefor a room. She was generous enough to show us a couple options between a room and cabin. Our cabin was immaculately clean and we loved the finishing touches to the design. Cool community fire pit and picnic area. We walked over to Lake Michigan for sunset one night and out to Torch in the morning, really enjoyed the location and hospitality we were shown! Highly recommend.