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Clarion Hotel Mackinaw City Beachfront

2.5 star property

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub, Courtyard View
Free daily continental breakfast
Lake view
Indoor pool, pool loungers
View from property

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Gym
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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905 S Huron St, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701
  • Place, Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw City Dock
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub, Courtyard View

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub, Courtyard View

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hot Tub, Courtyard View

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View

  • 14 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hot Tub

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hot Tub

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, Non Smoking

  • 14 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 30 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Lake Front)

Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Lake Front)

  • 30 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Lake Front)

  • 37 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 3 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Mackinaw City

With a stay at Clarion Hotel Mackinaw City Beachfront, you'll be centrally located in Mackinaw City, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Michigan and Edgewater Beach. .This beach hotel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Lake Huron and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal.

What's nearby

  • Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Edgewater Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Mackinaw City Dock - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Dixie Saloon - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Wienerlicious - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Darrow's Family Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Clarion Hotel Mackinaw City Beachfront

Beachfront comfort, a fitness center
Clarion Hotel Mackinaw City Beachfront offers 115 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Premium cable television is provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Mackinaw City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a private beach and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 115 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a hot tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and barbecue grills.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Things to do

  • Bicycle shuttle
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • In-room cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • On a lake
  • On a private beach
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 4 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 29 and May 1.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 50 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Clarion Hotel Mackinaw City Beachfront Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 218 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 252 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 239 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 161 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 132 out of 1002 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

April

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service

It's great location, but needs a deep clean.

It's decent for the cost. The rooms really need a deep clean. The large trash cans in hallways, stairways, lower level outside by the elevator were always overflowing. We stayed for 3 days. Maybe they are short on workers.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Look elsewhere

Not a great first impression— outside of door is worn, chipped and in poor condition; the inside seems worse! Carpet to bath is torn down to padding and tack strip; dust around cords and baseboards is thick; no nightstand outlets; bathroom light/fan fixture is open and fan is quite loud; bathroom smells of urine. I would not recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Craig

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clarion hotel Mackinaw City

Check in was supposed to be at 4pm,we arrived at 4:10 and still had a 15 minute wait Room was on second floor,no elevator and I have neuropathy with little or no balance. Breakfast room also on 2nd floor with the elevator in this building at very end of the floor from the breakfast room,no hot eggs of any sort. No elliptical machine in what they passed off as an exercise room,2nd night the entrance to the "exercise room" was blocked by a truck with a huge trailer. Bed not comfortable etc etc, won't stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok but would pick a different place.

Room is small but clean. Pool is freezing. Beach has a lot of goose poop and beach towles like someone had a party and it needs to be cleaned up. You can hear everything outside of your room. The motorcycle, people talking seagulls.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melisa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would rather sleep in my car than stay here. Had 1st level beachfront room.walked in room to check it out first. Sliding door lock completely broken. Front desk called maintenance. As we stood in room waiting for him(never came) 30 minutes later. We noticed on all the walls streaks of black trails…. Either bed bug and or cockroach infestation. Pulled back the sheet on bed to find stains & black specks on sheets. Literally started dry heaving. Thank god we looked in the room 1st before bringing in our luggage. Ashley the “manager” is an absolute coward! Would not refund us nor would she or any staff go look at the condition of the room. She would not even come out & face me. Her staff called her & yet she answered & then kept telling me “she’s on another call” she’ll call back to “talk to me” about her refusal to refund me. She offered another room. Are you serious???? Absolutely filthy disgusting room and another one would be better??? I arrived 1 1/2 before check in & room wasn’t ready.. no worries… went back at 4 check in time coward Ashley nowhere to be found! Imagine that… she had her other 2 employees working the front desk. She’s dirty just like the facility she runs!!!! Full well knowing there’s going to be complaints from customers. STAY AWAY !!! Unless you want to bring home an infestation of bed bugs and cockroaches.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Patricia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms was filthy and the beach was a mess
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Oleksandr

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

jackie

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Melany

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
I appreciated the kindness of the staff- they were great. The facilities and grounds have been neglected and are simply in disrepair. Rooms are surface cleaned only. The carpets are dirty. Our coffee maker- which was located in the bathroom- had standing water in it the tank, upon our arrival and it was slimy inside the tank. Needless to say I went out for coffee. The pool was not clear, and looked unclean. I complained to the manager- who was professionally rude and clearly did not care to listen to my concerns. The only benefit was the beach nearby. At the end of the day we were happy to have a place to lay our heads- but I wouldn’t stay here again nor can I recommend it to anyone. The price we paid was moderate to high- for our family- and the hotel quality did not match its price in any way.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The lobby staff was wonderful. Very disappointed in the condition of the property, lots of trash. The room was very outdated. Hallways were littered. Didn't touch the ice machine. Price wise you get what you pay for. The parking lot was full. Probably will choose something else next time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

vacation

this was a stay on our way to the upper peninsula,
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

MaryAnne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was very disapointed that when I booked through Expedia that I had asked (through Expedia) a room on the lake shore. I did not get a room over looking the lake. The lady Maria was super nice and gave me a room half way looking the water. She didn't have to, but she did. The rooms were a little dirty with cob webs and bugs. The stairs were filthy. Its really run down. I won't be using Expedia any more to schedule my bookings. Thanks MaryAnne
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

amanda

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was outdated. The room smelled and was not clean. I would not go back there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lyle

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
close to the boats
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Indardai

Liked: Cleanliness
Convenient
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Ben

Liked: Staff & service
Pool and hot tub was very unclean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Tawnee

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I checked in a short fellow was very rude, did not even look at me, when I asked if he could tell me where breakfast was served he said "2nd floor behind the pool" I said ok where is the pool? He breathes out all slow and says "behind you". It was across the parking lot from the front desk. There was a taller fellow when we left who was pleasant. Room sheets and pillow cases were stained, one bed looked like it had not been washed. Ran out of toilet paper and no toiletries. The pool area was dirty and the hot tub was green and the water smelled.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Carin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
In walking distance of most things. Beach is nice. Hotel definitely needs updates. The one elevator they have smelled awful. Our room was not very clean and we found someone's wet shorts in the closet. Breakfast is pancakes, ham, hard boiled eggs, yogurt, and cereal. I guess you must have to request housekeeping because our room never got cleaned. The beds are not comfortable compared to most hotels we've stayed in but we were able to sleep. It's not the nicest
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The hotel staff was kind. The hotel it self was ok, but dated, however the pool area could use some improvements. The pool and hot tub worked fine, however the building houseing it could use some overall improvements. We did however have an overall good experience when we were there.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Breakfast was basic but good to have, liked the beach, staff were helpful. Room was average. Bathroom fan was too loud
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025