We checked out Island House Hotel as part of the Walleye Drop to ring in 2026…read more I scoured reviews to see what I could find out about it, and it turns out the hotel is now individual vacation rentals. It seems that a large majority are managed by a few vacation rental management companies, so could explain why some had different experiences than others. As some other reviewers stated, yes the rooms are small.. but it's a historic hotel. If you've ever stayed anywhere historic, this is pretty common. Nothing unusual. The room was clean and pleasant. Due to it being a holiday, I'm sure the rate was a bit higher because this hotel is centrally located. This is the upside, you can walk to everything from the hotel. Parking was included and plentiful, and the self-check in/out was smooth. As some have noted, the instructions come by email so make sure you watch for that. Overall I have nothing bad to say about it- worked out great for us for what we wanted.

The website is deceiving and your room will be super small. Just a bed and a bathroom. Poor…read morecustomer service. Horrific experience. Stay away. Far away v

I had a reservation to this property for Friday night January 4. Due to forecasts for highly…read morewinter inclement weather that would make travel difficult and dangerous, the plans changed and the reservation was cancelled a day prior to anticipated arrival. Since I did not cancel w days prior to arrival, I was charged for the cancelled reservation. In calling the property, I felt that despite, the hotel's acknowledgment of the weather and difficult travel issue, I did follow proper procedure and cancelled 2 days prior since, "that is the policy". I believe that is absurd to not allow certain contingencies to be acceptable. Inclement weather is beyond any and is not an arbitrary excuse. It should be an acceptable reason to cancel a reservation.

Beautiful property, located along the waterfront. We stayed here in town for a fishing charter…read more The rooms are standard, each one has a fridge and microwave (as far as we know) but the view from lake view rooms are just spectacular. We spent more time looking out the window than watching TV. Fishing charters take a long time, and we had a great day on the water. The only negative was the last morning we had a smoke alarm go off multiple times the last morning we were there. We had to get up to go anyway, but none of us smoke so it was annoying that we had to deal with this multiple times. Truly strange but it is what it is. The price is a little high, I expect the summer pricing is even higher but this location is so nice.

I don't like to give negative reviews, but I was totally disappointed with this hotel…read more First of all, I used my hard earned credit card reward points to give my sisters and I a mini vacay at no cost to them. I know I shouldn't complain since it was 'free', but there are standards. There were 4 of us in a room with 2 double beds. Each bed had 3 pillows. We asked for 2 extra pillows so each of us could have 2, clerk said there were no extras, people kept stealing them. Asked if the room next to us was available just to give us more room (adjoining) she said they were booked up. Mind you we never seen a whole lot of cars in the parking lot the whole time we were there. (So seriously, go get a couple of pillows from other rooms). The door to our room was very hard to open, but you had to make sure and push shut or it wouldn't latch. The biggest complaint is the carpet. It was filthy. At first we were making fun of one of my sisters about her feet, how dirty they looked, thinking it was due to a new pair of dark brown flip-flops she had. But I wear socks at night with my pj's and the bottom of my socks proved it wasn't her flip-flops. Do better BW!

Best price to stay with a dog and free breakfast. Yes it is an older hotel. You are staying at a…read morebudget hotel so I expect older bathrooms etc. Was a great place to lay our head and is our go to when we take our boat out. Will stay here again and again.

Open! Welcome to The Bashful Mermaid. The Mermaid was sold in 2016, resold in 2018 and is now…read moreOPEN. We offer daily, weekly, monthly and yearly lodging. Please contact directly if you would like to see if there are any availabilities. Contact Information: Facebook: The Bashful Mermaid Email: thebashfulmermaidlodging@gmail.com

Wow what a Rip Off ! I paid over 200.00 for a sub standard room…read more I was o first floor near the LOUD music until midnight, hallways were busy until 2 am with loud drunks. walls are super thin. Room shades are not darkening which was a pain. Bathroom towels super thin and bath towels are kid size. ironing board had no cover Wall heat/cool unit had broken pieces. My door key would not work 8 times and kept having to get new keys. Bathroom sink plunger was missing so had to constantly run water to shave. shower head was like tiny and something from the 50's if looking for a decent place to stay in Pirt Clinton Avoud staying here.

Stayed here with a couple of friends so we could take the Jet Express across to Put-in-bay…read more Start with the room(s): We got the "suite" which was basically two rooms with the middle door opened. The one side had no water (the sink was there but the water spigot didn't work). Also no middle table between the 2 queen beds. Bedspread on one bed had a large stain (unknown origin, don't want to know!). Also no toilet and no shower on the one side. So the suite is like a military dorm room for low ranking military "boots" like I was back in the day. I've actually stayed in better squad bays on several military bases that were better equipped with this no-frills suite that we paid $260 for. Never again, we'll go across to Put-in-bay and pay less and already be on the island. Drinks and food: The bar downstairs after 8pm turns into Dante's 3rd level of Hell and the food is probably microwaved.... from the outside bar (which has limited shade so if it's hot bring your own beach umbrella) we ordered the grilled boneless chicken wings; tasted like someone diced up some frozen chicken breasts and tossed them into the microwave, then threw some watery and feeble attempt at buffalo sauce into an aluminum foil plate. On the good side of the wings, they ARE real chicken, and the "buffalo" sauce did not taste bad, it was just watery and lacking any kick. They should change the name to watery semi-buffalo flavored chicken chunks. The price wasn't bad either, about a pound of chicken chunks for $11, which is reasonable for a beach bar. The pina-coladas were great and perfect on a hot day. Pool area: Pool was small but seemed clean. Couldn't use it because it was full of heavily intoxicated folks almost completely surrounding the pool sides so we couldn't even get in without having a sexual harassment complaint lodged against us for accidental groping. Parking: Ample parking. Location: Directly across the street from the beach and a very short walk across the bridge to the Jet Express to Put-in-bay. Assessment: NO

If i could give this place 0 stars i would. This place was disgusting at the least. the drains and…read morevents were filled with mold, food from other guests was found under our beds as well as spider webs, weird stains on sheets, bugs in the room, carpets made our socks turn black, broken pull out bed, (when we called specifically to ask if they had pull out beds , the maintenance man said "they must've given you the only room with a broken bed) when we complained about the bed they moved us to a new room and the room smelt like stale cigarettes and wet dog. NOT TO MENTION THERE WAS STAINS ALL OVER THE TOILET. We stayed at this hotel room for 2 nights. We left one morning to visit the amusement park nearby , and when we came back our door was wide open. when we asked the front counter why they said we left it open when we were positive it was shut. One of the housekeeping ladies claimed she seen our door open early in the morning with nobody in the room and did not think to give us a call or even shut the door ! We asked for camera footage to see if anyone went in our room because they claimed they did not and they told us there are no cameras but claims to have seen one of us walk out the room any not shut the door... Also house keeping lady complained we left our wet towels in a bag outside our door when they specifically told us any dirty towels or wash cloths get set in a garbage bag outside of the door before noon to be replaced (they did not replace them we had to go to the front desk to ask for more) DO NOT RECOMMEND.. SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY AND GO ELSEWHERE

The location is good but the overall customer service and tired and worn rooms really kill this…read moreplace. We were staying here and seeing a show at the same time. The music Hall is great! The servers are really running around making sure things are taken care of and the sound is fantastic. As for the rooms and the customer service-all I can say is that the hotel would be better off allowing customers to check themselves in and not saying a word to anyone. Gina, who works at the front desk, refused to confirm our reservation (mind you this is an approximately 20-room hotel) without a confirmation number. When we asked to just provide our last name, she told us there was no way to do this without the number. Ok we said, let me look for the email. Gina replied that this number would have only been given over the phone and not sent in an email. Really?? I've never stayed in another hotel in America that works like this. Not sure if this is a hotel policy or Gina's way to get out of work. The rooms themselves are outdated with way-to-large furniture cluttering the rooms. The couch in ours was torn and needed to hit the dump about 5 years earlier. The convenience is what had us book this location but for the price, I'd highly recommend looking elsewhere.

This is not a 5 star hotel, but I give it 5 stars for the following reasons…read more.. * This was my 5th time staying here ( Waterfront Room, 109) and it is CLEAN, with new things like a large screen TV, Cherry Wood entertainment center, large dormitory sized refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, carpet and wood table with chairs. Room smells nice. * The back deck and private marina offer pretty views of the Portage River and the Port Clinton Yacht Club. * It is literally 2 blocks from the Port Clinton Jet Express terminal for trips to Put-in-Bay. Leave your car at the hotel...no drinking and driving, and no extra cost to park your car. * There is an on property bar on the river called The Bait House, that has fun drinks, live "Jimmy Buffett" style music (Boat Songs), comfy seating, fire pits, corn hole and again, steps from your room. * There are several restaurants close by, including MCCARTHY'S Irish Pub and Restaurant, Rosie's Bar and Restaurant, A la Carte (Nice Breakfast and after-hours spot), Sloopy's Pizza (local place that delivers), Marco's Pizza, Subway, Wendy's, and Bootleggers...all within a few steps or a couple of blocks. * The folks who run it (Deb) and the housekeepers are very kind, and make efforts to keep it looking pretty with flowers and free of tourist messes. * The WiFi was good. This is NOT a newer hotel. This is an older building without an elevator, so be sure to book a ground room if stairs will be an issue. There is no breakfast. Please understand that this is a hotel that offers waterfront charm and convenience to places close by. The rooms are not fancy, but they are clean, comfortable and adequate.

Don't to go to Port Clinton with cheap friends. Otherwise you end up at a place like this…read more If you have a notion in your mind of a dumpy hotel, your expectations will be met. You're paying for being two minutes from the ferry, not for decent accommodations. If you're looking to cozy up with your loved one this is not the place. The average guest is here to get drunk and pass out. Contrary to other reviews I did not suspect drug use and was not scared. Other hotels are scarier. The bed was soft when drunk, but hard when sober. It wasn't terrible but I had my own pillow. Old ass dirty bed spread where you didn't want to touch your face. Ya know. It looked like grandma's bed spread that most hotels abandoned 20 years ago. The bathroom was the worst part of the room. The toilet ran unless you jiggled the handle. Shower curtain had mold. Some weird out of place exhaust fan that was dusty and yucky. Toiletries were unknown and scary, wouldn't use them. Positives were a mini fridge and flat screen TV, even though we didn't watch it or want to touch the remote.

Had the best room with a view! The room was clean and cozy. Staff/Owners were easily available and…read moreaccommodating when we asked to switch rooms to get one closer to the water. Will definitely go there again.

This place is an absolute joke. Room was still dusty when I checked in and there were bugs in the…read moreroom. Was also charged an additional $75 for "smoking" in the room even though I did not and Jaclyn even admitted that there were no ashes in the room. And she still had the nerve to tell me she could have charged me $150. Dont waste your precious days off of work or time with your family here. There are much nicer places in the area with more attentive staff that arent trying to steal money out of your wallet.​

"BED BUGS" BEWARE…read more Worst stay ever. We had 4 rooms for a family reunion. 1st we got there and the bed was not made in 2 of the 4 rooms. So they had to come and change them. 2nd pull out bed had no sheets on the shelf so I went down and ask for some. The girl at the desk didn't understand so she had to come to the room so I could show her. Then she finally got it. 3rd I started to make the fold out bed when I found a bug 1st one was not a bed bug. The other bug that I saw go into the hole in the mattress was one. Went downstairs to talk to my brother-in-law who said he had also found some. He then inspected the other rooms and confirmed that they all had bed bugs in the room. Oh almost forgot pulled the window shade to look out the window and it fell down. Plus the window had a very nice view but had all kinds of bird shit on it.

Chose this hotel as it was close to the lake and looked like it might have a nice view. It did…read more That's about the only positive. Well I take that back, it was right next door to an ice cream place. The hotel is old and looks are outdated. Pool area was nice with seating outdoors where you could sit, eat and view the lake. There is a $100 incidental charge. When I woke up the next morning there was an additional $100 on my debit card. I questioned the front desk and got absolutely NOWHERE! No one could answer any questions and had difficulty articulating English as well which is very frustrating. I'm not rich so to hold $200 made me irate. I asked how to get ahold of a manager and was told that he only works from home. Wtf. I dont think that's a work from home job. The money was held all weekend so I wasn't able to do other things that I had planned on doing! Also on a side not the toilet paper is awful and will break off in your butt while you're trying to wipe. Seriously cheap! Also not enough parking.

Simple follow-up. I sent an on-line inquiry well before our intended stay, simple/basic questions…read morebut ghosted. Looks like a great place but hard to recommend based on silence.

I have stayed here three times now over the weekend. The rooms are decent and they have great…read moreprices so I'm giving it a 4/5 stars. Just a word of advice, book your reservations in advance during May. Between the Biggest Week in American Birding and the Walleye Festival, they fill up fast! It's in a great location walking distance from many restaurants, Subway and the lake is just across the street.