Bay Inn

2.5 star property

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Indoor spa tub
Reception
Front of property
Standard Suite, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed) | Room amenity

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
1020 W Lake Street, Tawas City, MI, 48763
  • Tawas City Park Beach
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Tawas Point Lighthouse
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Tawas Point State Park
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Pets Allowed)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Suite, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Pets Allowed)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Tawas City

With a stay at Bay Inn, you'll be centrally located in Tawas City, steps from Lake Huron and 8 minutes by foot from Gateway Park. .This spa hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Tawas City Park Beach and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Ascension St. Joseph Hospital.

What's nearby

  • Gateway Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Tawas City Park Beach - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Ascension St. Joseph Hospital - 3 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Tawas Point Lighthouse - 16 min drive - 11.1 km
  • Tawas Point State Park - 17 min drive - 11.2 km

Getting around

  • Saginaw, MI (MBS-MBS Intl.) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Boathouse Beer Co. & Boozery - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪China Buffet - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Barnacle Bill's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Bay Inn

Hotel with a full-service spa, steps from Lake Huron
Bay Inn offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Tawas City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, hot tub. The spa is equipped with a hot tub. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and a picnic area.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Golf
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In a state park
  • Picnic area

Full-service spa

  • Hot tub
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges USD 3 for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 30 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 30 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of USD 3

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Bay Inn Tawas
Bay Tawas
Tawas Bay Inn
Bay Inn Tawas City
Bay Inn Hotel
Bay Tawas City
Bay Inn Tawas City
Bay Inn Hotel Tawas City

Bay Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 402 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 405 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 128 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 1009 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not here, ewww
Had a hard time checking in, with the reservation and deposit and cards ,etc and miss communication and no understanding from an older confused woman behind the desk. That only got worst when the TV remote didn't work, she came in and says it wasn't for our TV. That our TV was a VI5Lo.. WOW , just wow. she used master remote and asked what channel we wanted, no freaking clue, not from here as we say a couple, she's asking what number is that repeatedly. Uhhg Pool and spa need to be re surfaced bad. The cement crumbling hurts your feet/ knees elbow, etc. especially in hot tub. And a huge glob of hair and lint ( I'm guessing) came floating up, when there was 3 of us in there. Couldn't even do breakfast, there were very noticably sick children running around ,who were coughing and dripping green snot from their noses All over the little bit of food that was offered. I have a compromised immune system. NO WAY. I mean the workers could have said something, the parents were yelling at them, and the kids were not listening. The room had m& Ms on floor, no little cool lotions or shampoo s. Only a Dial soap dispenser in shower, 1 roll of TP. Bed was hard as a rock. Nothing smelled fresh or clean. And not soft buy any means. Room filled with ants especially in bathroom. Our cooler on floor was packed full after 2 days on the floor. ( It's the middle of winter)1+ inch gap under the door. And so expensive, they had no off season pricing. 👎😞 No happy, won't return there
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly people that operate the Bay inn
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pet friendly, nice people in area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cody

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed a couple nights for work and enjoyed my time here. It's quiet in the Winter, but I imagine they're busier in the Summer. If I need to stay in Tawas City again the Bay Inn will be my first choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

ann m

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

8/10 Good

Denise

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

6/10 Okay

Barbara, Lehigh Acres

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
We stayed 6 nights and they dont clean your room till you check out. I said thats ridiculous. The supervisor of house keeping came to our room and cleaned it her self. We really appreciated her for doing this. The guy at the fro t desk said they were shor staffed thats why no cleaning until you check out.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family and small children
Everything was fine
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jose A

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Carmen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was good.No elevator was the only thing I didn’t expect . Breakfast included but unable to tell about it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian Kent

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fast and easy check-in. Room was quiet, clean and nicely decorated.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

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

8/10 Good

Lorie

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lighthouse visit with the Girls
At the beginning I was given a room with a king size bed which was not what I had reserved but this was fixed quickly. Thankfully moving us had not caused a problem as I had reserved a room with 2 queen beds for the 4 of us. The staff was very nice, the room was clean and the pool and hot tub were good. Breakfast was cereal, waffles, bagels and English muffins. It also included coffee, tea, and juice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Becca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Made a last minute decision to get a head start on my trip and booked a room at the Bay Inn. Arrived just before 11pm and was greeted and checked in promptly. Room was clean and halls smelled clean. Stay was great, breakfast was a nice bonus and it was pretty quiet. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast food and courteous staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My go to place whenever visiting v tawas
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Grace

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I was charged way to much then what i was quoted and he claimed i did not reserve a room. I had my itinerary number and that still didnt make a difference. I will no longer make reservations with them.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, modern decor in the room. Modern flat screen TV, large bathroom vanity and mirror. Management has thought carefully about the property. Example--iron and ironing board in the room in addition to the hair dryer. The breakfast area was very clean as was the entire site.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024