Great experience. All the employees were super helpful. If you have beginners go here! They have an…read moreincredible program called Odyssey.... Super affordable.

Good but not for advanced skiers. I didn't find any hills exciting even on the advanced side of the…read moreresort. Would not return as a more experienced skier.

Came here for skiing in the day on a Saturday. Boy was it packed!! Our first time ever going and it…read morewas a blast! The staff was very friendly, the lifts were very efficient and heated! The rentals were easy, and the beginner hill was very fun! I want to come back and stay longer! It was a blast!

A boyne highlands snowboard instructor "JOSH" struck my wife while she was strapping in near the…read moretop of a green hill as he was training a child how to snowboard. He wasnt looking where he was going while facing uphill and ran right into her. The sharp back edge of his board cut her wide up open and left a deep bruise. It ruined our whole trip to michigan. Afterwards he refused to get snow patrol and was more interested in continuing his training session rather than helping my wife who was on the ground crying and in immense pain. He left and I had to help her myself even though she couldnt put any weight on her right leg. Hey patella tendon might be torn and she may never be able to snowboard again. I THINK THESE MORONS SAW SHES BLACK AND TREATED HER LIKE SHE SHOULDNT BE THERE. 2 days later and I cant get Boyne highlands to call me back or send me their insurance they have for their instructors. AVOID THIS PLACE COMPLETELY IF YOU THINK THE BOYNE MANAGEMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSE YOU.

Pros: Stayed in one…read moreof the suites for Wreathfest. It was very spacious and I loved the fireplace! Its gas, and has an option for no heat so you can make it babysafe. It was clean and the beds were comfortable. Decor was cute and very much what is expected of a ski chateau. The table and mini fridge were very convenient for eating and playing games. Cons: - Definitely could use some updating to the decor and paint. There were some small cracked tiles, etc. - Walking up 1.5 flights of stairs carrying a baby is a lot everything you need to go to the beds, but there were 2 bathrooms, one on each floor which was convenient - I dont think the controls worked for the heat/fan. The heat would not go any lower than 68, which upstairs where the beds were, was probably actually higher. It got very warm.

Went here for a conference in the fall. Food and service were excellent…read more The older lodges could use some renovation, a bit run down, and it smelled like they had just done mold remediation.

I would absolutely NOT recommend this property to anyone looking to vacation…read more Totally dated, terribly overpriced and the MOLD in every bathroom was just awful!!! A terrible layout and very OLD furniture for way too much money. DO NOT STAY HERE OR BOOK FOR YOUR VACATION!!!! You will be terribly disgusted.

We BOOKED a three night stay in this sprawling "resort" complex with hundreds of rooms set across…read morewhat felt like a hundred plus acres near the Sleeping Bear Dunes national lakeshore to attend a wedding. Unfortunately we had to leave a day early due to TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE... more on that in a minute. We stayed in one of the "suites" in the Little Belle -an aging mini ski village at the base of the chairlift to the ski hills. As it was August, the village was pretty quiet. Our room, Suite 10 was located on the second floor and while spacious, had several flaws including a broken gas fireplace (not really an issue in August), stained carpet, broken base molding, a tiny bathroom with a phone-booth sized shower with a slow drain, a ridiculous 1990s whirlpool tub set in the middle of the bedroom along with a tiny pedestal sink. At more than $350/night ($400 on the weekend) given the modest quality of the room, this would be for me a 2 or 3-star place, at best. Unfortunately we received a shocking text Friday night (see photo) with less than 12 hours notice that the electricity would be shut off at 8 am on SATURDAY for an indeterminate time frame in our section of the property and that they were sorry. Obviously I called asking to move to a different part of the resort but was told they were full. I'm thinking, well emergencies happen, but after additional calls, I found out, no, in fact they had a power issue a couple of weeks ago and have been running off a generator. Further, while there was no time frame for the repair, they were "HOPING to have it done by mid afternoon."!!!!! As we had a 4 pm wedding, this was obviously not going to be acceptable to be without power, hot water or a room for what was expected to be a rainy day. We just couldn't rely on the HOPE that we could get back into the (electric door locks after all) and HOPE we would have enough time to get ready and HOPE there would be hot water... I think you get the idea! Luckily I was able to find a hotel in Empire with a room we could book for 1 night when I called at 9 pm. They were super nice when I explained our situation and promised to get a room cleaned as quickly as possible then call us so we wouldn't have an issue with the 4 pm wedding-No THAT IS CUSTOMER SERVICE! (Hint to the Homestead). What I can't get over is the tone-deafness of the text. Clearly they knew about this issue when we arrive to check in on THURSDAY yet only notified us late the night before when we and the other suckers were stuck with no options during the busy tourist season?! I don't know about you but we travel frequently and stay in hotels of all levels 50-60 nights a year and have never experienced such a cavalier level of customer service. While this is a nice area to visit, I'll never stay at the Homestead again and hope my experience will inform your decision as well. Good riddance!

Played the cedar river course on Saturday (8/30).... Great golf course with immaculate greens…read more However, the staff were some of the rudest and most unbearable I've ever encountered at a golf course. For 180 bucks I would've expected much friendlier service. The girl at the cart return did not want to be there, and was noticeably frustrated when I asked for a bucket of balls.....not sure what we did to frustrate the staff but at the front desk, bar, and cart return everyone seemed pretty bummed and not happy to be at work. Otherwise great golf course and a 9/10 hot dog.

Schuss is a great place to ski! All of the lifts except the "red" take you to the top of the…read moremountain. It is a great place for people with a varied level of skiing to enjoy. As a group you can take a run and plan to meet friends/family right back to the top. Enjoy the fire pit along the way to the red lift if you need a quick warmup. The food is basic and nothing real special to make mention the of. I find it overpriced which matches with other resorts that continue to do the same. I'd plan to bring food and beverages and avoid eating here if you can help it. Great place to ski

Made reservation at the Summit: The room stated two queen beds which is what I reserved and ended…read moreup with XL twin beds- false advertising....and the staff at Cedar River Course were completely rude. Don't recommend.

Shanty Creek Cedar River Lodge…read more We stayed for four days and three nights between Christmas and New Years in room 229 in the Cedar River Lodge at Shanty Creek Resort. Note, all my photos are after 4 days in the room :) The website is not very helpful for reserving. You really need to call. Call during normal business hours so you can speak to someone with a bit more knowledge on the properties. The place is big and has lots of options. Cedar River Lodge is a great choice if you are coming to ski. The ski school, rentals, and lift tickets are all here. The lodge is at the base of the purple lift making it easy to get out and ski. Downside- no free place to store your equipment. We had to drag it up to our room. But the room has a balcony. There is a lot of space under the bathroom sink. I brought a rug and we put our ski boots under there. Bonus, the heater hits them and they were nice and toasty. Room 229 was close to the elevators (there are 2) which was nice. There is laundry ($2 a load) on the floor along with an ice maker. The one bedroom room was great. You enter a kitchen area with laminate floor. We grabbed extra towels from the pool area to use to mop up water from ski boots when we entered. Kept the carpeted area dry. There was a sink, microwave, good size dorm fridge with small freezer area (however the fridge door was on backwards. Pain to open, someone should have switched it when installing). An actual kitchen table with 4 chairs was great. There is also a closet in the kitchen for coats and such with 6 hangers. The living space had a couch, chair, end table, coffee table, gas fire place, large tv with sofa table and slider to a balcony (slider door was really hard to open). The couch pulls out into a bed. The closet had sheets and a blanket for it. The fireplace had timer buttons behind the tv. The tv had two HDMI outputs and I brought an extension cord so we were able to hook up our Amazon fire stick and a Nintendo switch which was great. Hotel has free WiFi. There was enough space to add my drying rack and another small folding table to help hold all our stuff. We put our cooler on the balcony which also had two chairs and a small table. The bedroom is a separate room with a door, two queen beds, dresser with second tv, standing wardrobe, one night stand between the beds. The standing wardrobe had dozen hangers. There was a full sized ironing board and iron, I used it as a table in the bedroom. The bed was quite firm, not my favorite but I know some people prefer it. The drapes didn't really close well. Might bring a clip next time. The resort has three main places to stay. At Cedar River there was an outdoor pool and two outdoor hot tubs open till 11pm (though one hot tub was down for repairs when we stayed). The other two places, Schuss and Lakeview, both had indoor pools and hot tubs. Our room key let us use all 3 which was a treat for our 12 year old. Lakeview did have an outdoor pool but it was closed when we visited. None of the pools were deeper than 5 feet. For the lack of snow, the skiing was pretty good. They really did their best. All of the staff was super nice and helpful, they'd ask someone else if they didn't know the answer. I'd highly recommend the resort. We would go again.

As others mentioned, there are stairs everywhere. Quite interesting layout…read more The indoor pool was nice and warm but has a high ledge around it, making it enticing for swimmers of all ages to jump off of - which was scary. Nobody was monitoring anything at either pool. Not sure if food/drinks are allowed but multiple groups had adult beverages and vapes in the hot tub. Not my business...

Here for a women's golf outing. It was great that they could accommodate all of us. Check in and…read morecheck out was fairly easy. It was a little confusing finding our room. So many stairs, we had to go down a level, then up a short flight of stairs. Nothing is clearly marked. Trying to navigate from one area of the resort to another was an adventure. Apple Maps is confused with this place. The food was ok. The service in the restaurant was ok. Do know that there are no free refills - so you won't be surprised to find a $10.50 charge for 3 iced-teas!! Many foreign employees and language is a barrier for many of them. Our room was clean and spacious. Unfortunately, there is an underlying odor of must/mold which is strong in the bottom level. The views are beautiful. The Legend and Cedar River golf courses were nice to play. It was a nice time, but I do not think I'd choose to return.

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.

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.