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Big Bear Lodge

2.0 star property
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Front of property - evening/night
Family Apartment, Kitchenette, Lake View | Private kitchen
Lake view
Front of property
Porch

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2052 US Highway 23 S., Alpena, MI, 49707
  • Thunder Bowl Lanes
    5 min walk
  • Lee's Miniature Golf
    7 min walk
  • Blair Street Park
    9 min walk
  • Alpena, MI (APN-Alpena County Regional)
    14 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Family Apartment, Kitchenette, Lake View

Family Apartment, Kitchenette, Lake View

Family Apartment, Kitchenette, Lake View

  • 57 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Junior Apartment, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchenette, Lake View

Junior Apartment, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchenette, Lake View

  • 46 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View

  • 21 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Partial Lake View

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Partial Lake View

  • 28 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Alpena

When you a stay at Big Bear Lodge in Alpena, you'll be near the airport, within a 5-minute walk of Mich-E-Ke-Wis Park and Starlite Beach. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Lake Huron and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Thunder Bowl Lanes.
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What's nearby

  • Thunder Bowl Lanes - 5 min walk
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary - 4 min drive
  • Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center - 4 min drive
  • Besser Museum - 5 min drive
  • Northern Lights Arena - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Alpena, MI (APN-Alpena County Regional) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Big Bear Lodge

Motel in Alpena with free parking
Big Bear Lodge offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Alpena motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this motel include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Freezer
  • Fridge

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Big Bear Lodge Alpena
Big Bear Alpena
Big Bear Lodge Motel
Big Bear Lodge Alpena
Big Bear Lodge Motel Alpena

Big Bear Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 329 out of 571 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 168 out of 571 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 571 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 571 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 571 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Greg

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the room. It was clean and provided all our needs. We had planned to stay 3 nights but decided to move on. The owner was very nice about getting with Hotels.com to get my refund for the other two days. It was much appreciated.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean staff was nice and lyft didn't show had staff member give me ride to bus station.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Marquette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property. Small but quaint. Served our purpose.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owners were more than kind and hospitable, very friendly and clean with super comfy beds. Will be my go-to motel in Alpena. Sure beats the chains and restaurants very close.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very retro chic property!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evlynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Vicki

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall treasure
Super clean with an old school, up north feel. Good size fridge with separate freezer. Closet and shelf for keeping things neat and out of the way. Comfortable small chair and tv tray was a nice touch. Good A/C. Shower head/style and difficulty getting water to shut off was a little inconvenient. Although the little playground area is unique and very cute - there were several broken and unsturdy things and it backs up to a business with trucks and dumpsters.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Scott

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chase

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Jackolyn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not charming..
Bed was miserable. Not charming just old and rundown. Not what I was hoping for. Bedframes stuck out from under bed. Easy to bang your legs in such a small room. Water leaked from sink and shower even after trying to turn it off. Not overly dirty though for price it was a place to sleep. Owners were nice. Hotel needs a lot of work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There were four in my group with two rooms. All of us liked the hotel and would recommend to others, even though the motel is 70 years old the rooms are updated. The bathrooms are original, but in very good condition there are a couple of restaurants within walking distance, Only a few minutes from downtown, and very nice to walk across the street and be in the park on Lake Huron. Would stay here again without question
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Big bear lodge
This is an ok place to stay for one night. Would not do more than that. Small room. Very clean. Toilet made a noise while filling up after flushing. Main door squeaked loudly which could be easily fixed. People that checked us in were very nice and friendly. No one in office at 8:45am when we left. Again, nice place but not for a long stay. Won't be back again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute mom and pop motel. No frills but very clean and comfortable beds. Bathroom is in the small side as well as the room but works if just needing a place to sleep. Owners were very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owners were super friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super clean. Great location. Will come again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little mom and pop place. Price was fantastic. Everything was clean. The bathrooms are old and could use some updating, but they were clean. Nice overall stay and I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lidia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owners are very friendly and quick to accommodate. We had a toilet issue and were given a different room within minutes.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Misty

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quite and not to hard to find.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tammie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the old fashioned decor. The room was cute but a little on the small side.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024