Bea-u-ti-ful! a week…read morelong vacation on the lake? uh...yes please! stayed here last summer w/bf for a wedding & family reunion. so. much. fun! during our week at driftwood resort, we... - rented pontoons & took them out to the middle of the lake at sunset (a definite must!) - went fishing - had a ping-pong tournament in the game room - enjoyed bonfires every night by the fire pit - took dips in the lake (which is shallow) - & lots, lots, more! the rooms were clean & comfortable (bed, linens, etc.). the showers have great water pressure & temperature (which maybe people don't care about, but it was a big plus for me). plenty of space to sprawl out & relax. from the person you make the reservation with to the groundskeeper, the staff at driftwood resort is wonderful about making you feel welcome & at home. very kind & very personable. the rooms, maintenance of grounds, & customer service are absolutely top notch. if you are looking for a little getaway, check this place out!

Great place for families. Quiet setting with water access, kayaks and paddle boards. The playground…read morewas perfect for our 6 and 3 year old. Close to fun activities- beaches, trails, mini golf and restaurants. Cabin was clean and had everything we needed.

Lost Arrow is back and better than ever! If you haven't stopped by, it's probably because you hate…read morehaving a good time. Pizza is delicious, and not that "delicious with acid reflux", but the best in the area (If ya know you know). Ask for a side of their garlic butter and ranch. Prices are great, location is amazing and I'm excited to see if the fish fry Friday's are just as good. Only recommendations to staff is to provide list hours of operations on Google maps, hour of operations for food on the website, and have a bit more of an online presence. Check them out! https://www.lostarrowresortmi.com/eat-drink

We asked for a little ice for beverages in room and had to buy an entire bag from the company bar,…read moreno in room ice available. No microwave in room. Bed was hard and uncomfortable. No local TV available for news and weather although Amazon Prime movies were available. Small trees/plants growing in gutters. No on-site activities available, perhaps for an upcharge. Room had peculiar aroma. No staff at desk when trying to check in and had to go search for someone. I was looking so forward to spend a relaxing day/evening away from the big city-no luck. Probably a great location for smelly hunters during deer season to get away from wife and kids. Grounds and facilities are in disarray and need an experienced handyman and gardener to bring things up to being nearly average. SPOILED WEEKEND!

We had an amazing experience canoeing with this company. I called the day of to see if they had…read moreavailability and they did. We did the 2.5 hr paddle. It's with the current so it's very easy to do. There are a few stopping points that have portable toilets. They picked us up at the end and shuttled us back. We paid $36 for one canoe. They provided seat cushions. The staff did an excellent job previewing the route with us. It was easy to navigate. They also have mountain bikes and kayaks to rent.

With a string of hot days in Sept we were glad to see Penrod's was still open for business on the…read moreweekends. We called to confirm a canoe for early afternoon for the shorter paddle option which is a 2 to 3-hour paddle on the lovely Au Sable river. The river is quite curvy and the water is surprisingly clear, often shallow but with just enough depth to float freely. The distance is described as 8 miles, but per the GPS, it seemed a good bit shorter, so we paddled faster than we needed to. The scenery was great - lots of ducks and a mix of riverside homes along some stretches as well as quiet natural areas. Penrod's location and service were excellent, and both the launch and take-out at Burton's Landing were super easy. Definitely recommend.

They have a 5 MPH speed limit in this park. I have a stick shift and was in 1st gear going no more…read morethan 7 MPH and I was chased down by a staff member who said I was "flying" who then proceeded to tell me I'm banned from parking at the trailer we PAID for and I have to park up front and walk in now for the rest of our stay. Maybe they have had issues or something with people "speeding" before but I'm sorry I feel this is a bit extreme to be chased down like this.

We camped at Outdoor Adventure Lakes of the North resort campground in west branch, Mi. in June…read more Clean, but floors in shower room are quite slippery. They should fix that, even though sign are posted that they are slippery. The pool was great, warm, clean. Activities could be improved upon however. People do not read the paper or even remember to pick one up and nobody reads the whitewash board with printed activities listed on it. We lost our power twice throughout the whole campground for a few hours each time but all in all it gave everyone an opportunity to get out and about and gab with their neighbors. Playground equipment is need of minor repair but the kids liked it anyways. This park is for the older generation by far compared to their other parks. Clean, neat, quiet. We enjoyed our stay very much. They are working on this park to improve it like making pretty wooden benches to sit on, a volley ball court, and other things. It is a work in progress. I give this park four stars at this time.

Stayed in cabin 1 beautiful lakefront ! But there was no hot tub on deck like it says . Also very…read moreodd to me the office was right below our cabin in the basement very weird every morning we could here office workers talking and phones ringing

Not impressed with this place. Video cameras everywhere (creepy) and a rough mix of renters.read more

The snow was so good over the weekend at Crystal that we wanted to keep skiing so we decided to…read morestop for a night at treetops and take the kids skiing for a day or two. It was a great choice! This was a Tuesday night in February, so we were able to get a very good price on a double queen suite. Room was clean, comfortable and no issues. We had planned to go skiing Tuesday evening but ended up at the pool with our kids. The main lodge has a decent size pool that starts indoors and continues outdoors. There is an indoor hot tub and an outdoor hot tub. Also there are two Saunas. The kids were enjoying themselves so much we didn't even get to go skiing! On Wednesday we got breakfast at the top of the hill. We have eaten here before and it's always been good. After breakfast we got our gear and headed to the slopes. Treetops isn't a huge hill, but for the value midweek and 3 lifts, it's was a great time. We got started right at 10am and skied until about 4pm before heading home. There was almost no traffic and it was non stop skiing. The kids loved it as well and really enjoyed the beginners terrain park they built.

A friend and I came in for the spa - it was a good "up north" style spa experience. Everyone was…read morevery friendly and welcoming, they have a nice lounge area and clean locker rooms, and you get access to the resort pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room. The pool area was fairly clean with just a little bit of salt on the floor from people's shoes/boots. I had on flip flops, so it was ok. I enjoyed the hot tub, though it's highly chlorinated, and my favorite part was the steam room. That was very nice. They provide robes, flip flops and towels. We got scalp massages and Dazzle Dry manicures and both services were great. I especially enjoyed Emily who did my nails; she was skilled and quite pleasant to talk to. The wax dip is amazing and this Dazzle Dry polish is already lasting so much longer than regular polish. Love it. They also had really cute clothing in the lounge area - I was quite tempted by a couple of things. I would for sure return. It was such a lovely day after skiing.

Our family of 4 has stayed here 2 summers in a row and we've had pretty good experiences with a…read morefew minor issues but nothing that ruined our trip. The hotel is located right on Lake Huron within very short walking distance to the main strip with all the shops and restaurants. Fast food , Starbucks and Walmart is 1/2 mile down. The first time, we stayed on the city side and on the 2nd floor. The room was not really updated but it was clean . The bathroom could have used a better cleaning but I always travel with my own cleaning supplies cuz I don't trust even a 5 star hotel. LOL The 2nd time , we stayed on the bay side on the first floor. Not a fan. We were in room 100 which is the first room, and right by the front desk, vending machine and back door (which leads to a patio and the beach). Very noisy room. Don't recommend if you don't like noise . Plus people right out your window playing cards loudly all night . The front desk was super sweet. Offered to change rooms but we decided we'd stick it out in room 100 and it ended up being much quieter the 2nd night. We tried to get breakfast at their restaurant one morning but only one waitress and she said it would be a long wait. My only other issue was the amount of chlorine in their indoor pool and hot tub , not to mention all The sand in them. There were so many chemicals in that pool, it took us at least a week worth of showers to get the smell off of us. But the beach and tiki bar being right outside your door is the main reason we love this place. The kids love it, we love it. We don't have to drive anywhere while we're here.

Stayed at Tawas Bay Beach Resort for a destination wedding weekend for one of my best friends, who…read morehappened to be marrying his husband, and from the moment we walked in, the customer service was rougher than the drywall patch hanging from the ceiling in my room. At check-in, I was first told they had "no reservation under that name." After providing my confirmation number, I was then informed my reservation was for the following night because I accidentally booked the 24th instead of the 23rd. My mistake, absolutely. However, instead of helping me directly at the front desk, I was told I had to go through a third-party booking app while literally standing in the hotel lobby. Nothing says hospitality quite like booking a room online for the hotel you are physically already inside of. While waiting, I witnessed multiple other wedding guests struggling with check-in as well. One guest was openly given the wedding couple's room number along with his key. Then the photographer arrived before the 4 PM check-in and explained she was there to photograph the wedding. She was told she could either pay an extra $20 for early check-in or come back later. When she said she'd return, staff again casually gave out the wedding couple's room number like it was today's lunch special. Then a mother with two children arrived for the same wedding and was also told to come back at 4 PM. When I finally approached the desk again with my new reservation confirmation, I was told check-in was still at 4 PM. I explained that I had specifically called the day before and was told I could check in at 2 PM. No mention of an extra fee was made during that phone call. I asked to speak to a manager and was told nobody was available and nobody could be contacted. Apparently the "resort" part of Tawas Bay Beach Resort is just as difficult to locate as management. At this point I was frustrated enough that I brought my suitcase into the lobby and said I guessed I'd just get ready in the bathroom for the wedding. Miraculously, after my third trip hauling belongings inside, a room suddenly became "available." Praise be. I was handed a key and room number with almost no direction. When I asked where room 240 was located, I was simply told "second floor." After loading up a luggage cart and dragging everything to the B wing, I discovered there were no elevators. I have a torn meniscus and asthma, and had to make three exhausting trips carrying luggage up and down two flights of stairs because there was no convenient accessible entrance to the room area. Somewhere between trip two and trip three, it started feeling less like a beach resort and more like a low-budget CrossFit retreat. I even found a closer exterior door near the room, only to discover it would not allow re-entry from outside. Very fun little scavenger hunt energy. By the time I finally got settled, it was after 3 PM and I had to rush to get ready for a 4 PM ceremony. Nothing says "beach getaway" quite like cardio, confusion, and carrying luggage like a contestant on The Amazing Race: Torn Meniscus Edition. The room itself looked poorly maintained. There was a rough drywall patch in the ceiling with visible gaps, bugs and cobwebs along the windowsill, and the room key stopped working every single time I left the room, requiring repeated trips back to the front desk where staff continued to be dismissive and unprofessional. And just when I thought this stay had reached peak chaos, checkout somehow managed to unlock a bonus level. When my key stopped working yet again, I went to the front desk and was told it was because checkout time had passed. I reminded the same employee that I had actually paid for two nights. I was then informed that because I had not technically "checked out" after the first night reservation, I would now have to switch rooms for the second night. At that point I simply left. After everything else, I was not about to haul luggage up and down two more flights of stairs for a room shuffle created entirely by their own disorganized system. To make matters worse, I was never allowed to cancel the accidentally booked night either because of the strict no-refund policy. So in the end, I paid nearly $350 for one stressful night, endless trips to the front desk, stair-climbing cardio, and a room key with the life expectancy of a fruit fly. Ironically, the no-refund policy was probably the most consistently enforced policy during the entire stay. As guests attending a same-sex wedding, the cold and dismissive treatment throughout the stay certainly did not feel welcoming. The wedding was beautiful. The hotel experience, however, deserves vows of its own: for better customer service, for functioning key cards, and for elevators that actually exist. Overall, this stay was definitely not a "suite" experience.

This weekend, I went skiing at two awesome ski resorts with my dad, named Treetops and Otsego Ski…read moreresort. Otsego was even funner than Treetops. It had a café, five individual lifts, plenty of fun trails and a massive terrain park. The café at Otsego was a very nice one, and had a large fire which was great to come into on a cold day. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be there for too long, and therefore couldn't see too many things that they served, but one thing I know was that the hot chocolate is great and the candy bars are delicious. The trails at Otsego were also great, but had a bit of a higher skill level. They had a few easy blues and greens, like Für Elise and Alan's alley for begenners, but no bunny hill, a load of blacks like waterfall and master's, two steep duo trails that me and my dad very much liked and even a few fun double blacks like Bob's Glade, a exciting and adrenaline-giving slope that emptied out into a easy green. The terrain park was also super fun, with gigantic jumps that sent me very high up into the air but no rails, which was ok but not as cool as it could be. The only rail I could find was a few rotten blocks of wood that someone had thrown together and then left to the power of the forest.

One thing about this place is it is clean! Everywhere I looked was clean but everything is also run…read moredown. Our room was comfortable enough but outdated as were the exterior and hallway finishings. We were attending a conference and every staff member we encounter was friendly and helpful. The camaraderie at the bar was fun and comfortable however the pool area was like something out of a scary movie. I wouldn't mind dining or attending a conference here again but will find other accommodations next time.

Great location with many golf courses to play. The staff were so friendly and helpful - they…read moreaccommodated our group of 12 with ease. I wish the carts had GPS, but other than that everything was perfect. Hope to return next year.

The golf courses are absolutely beautiful and the rangers and cart personnel are friendly and…read morehelpful. Unfortunately, the accommodations leave much to be desired. We were going to stay in a single villa but when we got to it (which seemed like a quarter mile walking from the parking lot), we were very disappointed. The fact that it was rustic was okay but we had inquired if there was a table where we could play cards in the evening and were told "yes". Well, the table was a small coffee table. The biggest problem was the bathroom shower which had a lot of mold. I attempted to call the front desk to report it but neither one of the two phones in the villa worked so I used my cell. I took a photo of the mold and requested that we be moved to the lodge. They did honor our request and the room was small but okay. When checking out the person at the front desk said that they checked out the bathroom issue that I reported and tholught it was fine. I was furious because I had a photo to prove my point and didn't like the attitude. The restaurant has a breakfast buffet but we decided to order individually. The servers don't come to your table - you go to the bar and order and pay and then someone brings your order to you. Lunch and dinner which are mediocre are served by the staff. Honestly, they need to invest some money to make improvements in the accommodations. We loved the courses but won't be returning because there is no option to stay anywhere else in that area that is decent.

Stayed here while in town for a wedding. Prices were quite low since it was winter (March)…read more Pros: Cute, clean, spacious room with a comfortable bed and huge, lovely pillows. Nice common area with a fireplace and comfy couches. The views were amazing. Cons: The front desk staff seems unhappy and passes that along to you. As other reviewers have mentioned, they aren't flexible when it comes to changing your stay or checking in/out earlier than the stated times, so make sure your plans are very solid before booking, even in the dead of winter. Parking is very limited. We were expecting guests to drop by for a quick visit (two hours tops) and asked where they could park. We were directed across US-31 (a busy four-lane thoroughfare) to an overflow lot. We asked if there was anything closer, as one person is in a wheelchair, but they didn't budge. (The parking lot in front of the hotel was empty except for our car at that point.) I'm giving this four stars because it is an impressive property and the winter prices are quite low, but keep in mind that the customer experience wasn't great.

Tamarack Lodge is a very nice but subtly aging property on the water in Traverse City…read more We decided to shift away from the neighboring Days Inn for a nicer stay. The policy is rigid. Don't book until you know how long you want to stay. No refunds. We had a one bedroom condo on the main level. Comes with one dedicated parking spot and extra parking on the west side of the lot. The styling is craftsman and is holding up nicely despite the harsh winters and water. Rooms are nicely maintained but the furniture is showing some wear. It was clean and well organized and it felt safe. Access to the beach is easy and each unit has a patio. Views are stellar and it's well worth the price. They come by to clean rooms and tidy up every day. The kitchenette is helpful and the fireplace is also a fun compliment to the space. Staff at the front desk is not award winning for personality but they got us what we needed. Bar was never open and the sister property down the beach has a restaurant and rooftop bar should you need that. We would return.