My son (age 9) and I just stayed a week at the Taquamenon Hotel and couldn't have been happier with our stay. We day tripped from the Hotel to many destinations around the U.P. like the Soo Locks, Taquamenon Falls, St. Ignace, and Mackinac Island, the Taquamenon Hotel was a perfect base of operations. It was nice to come back to a clean, quiet, and friendly environment every night.
This is a Hotel with a lot of history and has been well maintained, rooms are available with in suite baths or you can opt to use the communal facilities down the hall. The facilities were always clean and towels/linens were changed everyday. Some rooms have a/c, but all we needed during our stay was a fan, which was readily available.
The owners Grant and Joan make you feel welcome and taken care of, and are certainly helpful when it comes to directions or suggestions for area attractions.
THE FOOD: Breakfasts are available in the Hotel dining room every morning except Weds and Thurs., are as close to homecooking as you are likely to get, and reasonably priced. Coffee just keeps coming as Grant or Joan are chatting away with you and other guests. There are new breakfast burrito and breakfast enchilada specials offered. We had omelettes, pancakes, bacon (very good), sausages, and toasts (get the rye) on our visits. A full compliment of condiments is available on the tables' lazy Susan, someone local makes them and Grant will be happy to tell you about them and how to get one of your own. The dining room is nicely appointed and the decorations feature strongly the many outdoor activities and history of the local area.
There is a lounge area with couches, big screen tv, and DVD player just off the lobby; after touring all day, Grant was very accommodating to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed for a movie night.
The entire atmosphere had a real family feel, folks were happy to engage in conversation or leave you be if you needed some quiet time to update your travel log online, wifi is available and works well.
We couldn't have been more pleased with our experience at the Tahquamenon Hotel, a great value, and a place I recommend to others looking for a clean, comfortable place to stay while exploring the U.P.
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