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Finding an ideal family-friendly hotel in Mackinaw City does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Clarion Hotel Beachfront, a nice option for travellers like you.
While staying at Clarion Hotel Beachfront, visitors can check out Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises (0.8 mi) and McGulpin Point Lighthouse & Historic Site (2.5 mi), some of Mackinaw City's top attractions.
Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV and air conditioning, and Clarion Hotel Beachfront makes getting online easy as free wifi is available.
You can also take advantage of some of the amenities offered by the hotel, including 24 hour front desk, newspaper, and express check-in and check-out. In addition, guests can enjoy a pool and free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests.
If you like cafes, Clarion Hotel Beachfront is conveniently located near Mackinaw Bakery & Coffeehouse and Starbucks.
If you’re looking for something to do, Mackinac Bridge (1.1 mi), Colonial Michilimackinac (1.2 mi), and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (1.2 mi) are a nice way to spend some time, and they are all within walking distance of Clarion Hotel Beachfront.
Clarion Hotel Beachfront looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Mackinaw City.
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no breakfast at all, NO maid service with three day stay, you just went and collected own coffee, toiletries and towels from front desk. beds weren't bad BUT these rooms are sleeping places only. garbage not really thrown away outside. the view from balcony in morning is beautiful facing water and it is right on water with beach. if starline is your boat u can ge tickets from hotel and dock is walking distance, sheplars you'll probably be driving as longer walk.
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Date of stay: August 2020
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Room Tip:balcony rooms facing water beautiful view
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The room is outdated but the bed was very comfortable
When you first arrived, my first impression was very worried based on the hallways.
The room wasn’t perfect but we were lucky and I had an incredible view, and I think a lot of it had to do the fact that I called in advance and was very clear what type of views I wanted with the balcony. I truly think that helped. I booked directly with hotel on phone snd not online. The view was exactly was what I wanted with the lake.
I did have to call because the lock on the patio did not work, nor did the door properly shut, and the wifi never worked.
I also asked when housekeeping comes to the room if they could do an extra job vacuuming, it’s really needed a refresher before we actually arrived.
I think they can do a better job cleaning and buy newer towels. Some weren’t I’m the greatest condition.
But the positive is I needed extra towels and they were delivered to the room in five minutes my very friendly lady.
When you stay at this hotel you need to have expectations. It’s an outdated hotel that’s doing the best they can, because I’m assuming the reason we’re all staying there is because it’s cheaper than the island.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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The staff was super friendly and helpful and the internet wifi was reliable and fast enough for what we needed. The hotel is also located within walking distance of one of the major ferry services to Mackninac Island - that was a big plus. After that, it begins to go downhill. The section of hotel we stayed in was fairly clean, but needed updates desperately. The sink drain ran extremely slow, filling the bowl with water as you try to shave or brush your teeth. The walls between rooms allow much sound through - we were awakened in the middle of the night to a neighboring couple's 4am trist. With all the other lodging options in the area, we will most likely not stay here again.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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We typically stay at a different motel here in Mackinaw but decided to stay at Clarion because it was significantly cheaper. We used a third party company to book a non-refundable “lakeview” room for two nights. We were under the impression our room would be a “lakefront” room given the fact the listing said lakeview several times and the pictures showed a lakefront room. After booking our stay, I called to confirm that our room was indeed a lakefront room and unfortunately it was courtside. After several calls to the third party company as well as to Clarion, the manager at Clarion graciously allowed us to upgrade our room to lakefront as long as we paid the difference even though they didn’t have to. After all, it wasn’t their fault the third party had misleading information in their room listing.
Upon check in, the staff was very friendly. We noticed they were playing Christian music at the front desk which I feel like is unheard of nowadays. Our room was clean and spacious. It featured two queen beds, a pullout couch, a mini fridge, microwave and a balcony with two chairs and a small table. Our favorite part was being able to go to sleep to the sound of the waves crashing against the beach.
The continental breakfast was probably one of the best we’ve had. Some of the options they had were hard boiled eggs, pancakes, ham, yogurt, cereal, three different kinds of bread for toast, apples, OJ, coffee and tea. They also offered many different kinds of condiments to suit your needs.
While Clarion may not be a 5 star hotel it’s one of the best chain hotels Mackinaw has to offer. We’d highly recommend Clarion and will definitely stay here again.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This is, without a doubt, the worst hotel I’ve seen in years. Unfortunately we booked through Priceline so no refunds. We paid nearly $400 per night for a three night stay. We were looking forward to a nice romantic getaway. We thought we were getting a balcony BEACHFRONT room. They put us in a room that DID have a “balcony,” opening directly to the back parking lot and a big pile of trash. The chain on the door had been torn off. The tiles on the “spa tub” were literally falling off. The bathroom was tiny — and the entire room was filthy dirty.
They offered us the room next door which was just as bad, although the chain in the door was intact.
We could not stay there. Not only is this place filthy, it didn’t feel at all safe. The door to the “balcony” on the second room wouldn’t even lick at all. Sketchy people hanging out in the back parking lot.
We ended up going somewhere else and just wasting $1200 on this place that is literally so disgusting we could not stay there. We don’t ask for perfection but this place is horrible. I’ve seen hotels with $39 rooms that are MUCH nicer. An inner city Motel 6 would have been better than this dive.
The whole place smelled like B/O — the rooms have not been updated since the 1980s, the whole complex is dirty and broken doors, tiles falling off the tub (and not just a few) and a “beautiful view” of the pot smokers in the back parking lot… yeah, that doesn’t add up to almost $400 a night.
I cannot urge you strongly enough to AVOID this place at all costs!
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Go anywhere else
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The only positives about this hotel are its location and the staff. It’s at the southern end of Huron St, the main thoroughfare through Mackinaw City, easy walking distance from everything, especially the Mackinac Island ferry docks. The hotel staff were are very friendly, albeit a little loud early in the morning when they gathered outside the laundry room next to our room. Let’s begin the negatives with the fact that I’ve already filed a complaint with the Cheboygan County Health Department over the condition of the pool and the spa. When I checked out the pool there was no one in it so the water was calm making it easy to spot long strands of hair floating on the surface. And I wouldn’t get into the spa (hot tub) on a dare. Water should not be a murky gray color. Anyone—and I mean anyone—can use it anytime because the doors are not locked. Someone could literally walk in off the street, go for a swim, use the free towels, and leave. The breakfast was another disappointment. The breakfast room, located up two flights of stairs, accommodated a large group of people, but it was only open for two hours (7:00 - 9:00 AM). Sleeping past 8:00 AM meant standing behind 25 other guests hoping for a turn at the food counter. I later learned that the hotel had 115 rooms, most of which had at least two occupants, and many had more than that. At least 230 people were expected to get breakfast in two hours. It also meant standing outside because of the poor layout of the room. The hot food counter was immediately inside the door at the end of a short corridor, creating a bottleneck that challenged anyone with a disability or mothers with small children. People at the end of the line had to stand outside because there was no room inside. Not too bad in good weather, but a cool, breezy morning was not enjoyable. The only fresh food in sight was bread for toasting and some hard boiled eggs. Everything else had been heated from frozen. The coffee and juice counter was a joke. Two out of three coffee carafes were empty as were two out of three creamer dispensers. The single attendant just could not keep up with the crowd. Then there are the little things that make you wonder: ripped window screens flapping in the breeze, laundry carts everywhere (including a rather nice “business lounge” right off the main lobby), and an unfinished patio construction project in front of the pool building combined to make the place look tacky and unkempt. Another hotel owner told me that this place was one of 33 hotel properties owned by the same person. That’s 33 out of 40. And they all operate just the same. He won’t worry about his pool being closed by the health department because as long as one of his pools his open he can advertise a pool. At check-in the clerk hands out a brochure full of restaurants that offer hotel guests a 10% discount … because he owns them as well. This place is proof that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Avoid this place like the plague.
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"The room was beautiful!! The front desk was so friendly and explained everything. The only thing that was disappointing (not fault of the hotel) they did not provide breakfast as the web site states but, gives you a BOGO to a local restaurant and the food was expensive and gross. Also, when I booked through the Mackinaw CIty Chamber of Tourism the package said we could use the waterparks but, all the waterparks were closed."
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Date of stay: October 2020
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Room Tip:Get a room with the view of the lake. I was quite windy and the sound of the waves were amazing!
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Very dated. Room ok. Beach front great (extra$$$). Poor wi-fi. We were told that their network doesn’t work well with Apple products! Grounds extremely unkempt, trash everywhere. Beach dirty. Stairwells dirty. No coffee, except in-room. “Breakfast” was snack bars and water with a note to please only take one per person. Beachfront rooms are between floors, so if you take the elevator to the 3rd floor to get to 300 level rooms, you have to walk down a short flight of steps to a landing, and then down another short flight of steps. Makes luggage trolleys useless. You have to walk up steps to get to 4th floor rooms. Ice machines sparsely scattered (I only found two). Saving grace was beachfront room facing east, so we could see sunrise each morning. Also beds were comfortable, and room was relatively clean.
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This is the worst experience I’ve ever had in any hotel. The room was filthy the management was rude when asked about problems. Virtually NOTHING worked in the room - the microwave, the video on demand, the WiFi, the blow dryer, the freezer, the phone, the clock NOTHING WORKED. No hot breakfast jus a bag with a bottled water, an apple and a granola bar. That was their grab and go breakfast. Tried to get the manager on nights to take care of things with no results. When I talked to the manager on days she said they were maintenance problems and I should have settled I should have settled it with the night manager. Only problem was he didn’t care! Do yourself a favor and don’t stay here!
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Date of stay: July 2021
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Room Tip:Find a different hotel
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Entered room and pillows were in the middle of the bed with no cases on them, cobwebs and bugs in room, toothpaste on toilet seat, tv broken. Called for maintenance and waited 30 minutes, called again and waited another 30 minutes, called front desk again and requested another room. Went there and tv was broken, trash on balcony and security latch was broke off. Called front desk and this time maintenance showed up but could not fix the tv in a reasonable amount of time. Went back to first room and he was able to get that one working and they brought us pillow cases. We just dealt with the other things expecting they would make good on it. Approached front desk in the morning at checkout and we never go a single apology for the troubles but I was told the manager would call me. Well that was a flat out lie, they still have not called me. I called corporate and posted on their FB page, I got a quick response and was told they would get the manager to call me.........another falsehood as they still have not called. I understand if your short staffed or whatever the situation may be but there is no excuse for the lack of an apology or offer of a refund. I'm a 25 year hotel veteran and I can tell you this is inexcusable to treat people like this especially when it cost me $165. Horrible hotel, horrible service, great location.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Room Tip:Choose a different hotel
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PRICE RANGE
AU$140 - AU$317 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
clarion hotel mackinaw city, clarion mackinaw city, mackinaw city clarion
LOCATION
United StatesMichiganCheboygan CountyMackinaw City
NUMBER OF ROOMS
115
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Nearby attractions include Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum Inc. (1.1 km), The Forge (0.9 km), and Del Sol - Color-Change - Mackinaw Crossings (1.1 km).
