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Tawas Bay Beach Resort

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Boating
Property grounds
Porch
Porch
Beach bar

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Gym
    Gym

Explore the area

Map
300 East Bay Street, East Tawas, MI, 48730
  • Iosco County Historical Museum
    9 min walk
  • Dewey Durant Park
    17 min walk
  • Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
    3 min drive
  • East Tawas, MI (ECA-Iosco County)
    9 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

Pillow-top beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Bay View

Pillow-top beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Bay View

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, City View

Pillow-top beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Bay View

Pillow-top beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Bay View

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

East Tawas

With a stay at Tawas Bay Beach Resort in East Tawas, you'll be on the beach, just a 3-minute walk from Lake Huron and 9 minutes by foot from Iosco County Historical Museum. .This beach hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Dewey Durant Park and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Huron-Manistee National Forest.

What's nearby

  • Iosco County Historical Museum - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tawas City Park Beach - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Tawas Creek Golf and Country Club - 7 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Tawas Point Lighthouse - 12 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Tawas Point State Park - 12 min drive - 6.7 km

Getting around

  • Saginaw, MI (MBS-MBS Intl.) - 83 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Boathouse Beer Co. & Boozery - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪China Buffet - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Barnacle Bill's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Tawas Bay Beach Resort

Waterfront hotel with an indoor pool
Tawas Bay Beach Resort offers 101 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This East Tawas hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna 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 101 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including a nightclub, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy American cuisine at Bikinis Beach Bar, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Breakfast is available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Bikinis Beach Bar - This beachfront restaurant specializes in American cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Topsider Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Bikinis Beach Bar
  • Topsider Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Fitness centre
  • Indoor pool
  • Karaoke
  • Motor-boating
  • Motorised watercraft
  • Nightclub
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Banquet hall
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beachfront location
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Beach towels
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
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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Tawas Bay Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 319 out of 701 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 212 out of 701 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 701 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 701 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 701 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Diane

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

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always love to stay there
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

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

8/10 Good

Dale, Bay City

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not like the stairs and having to take my things up the stairs to 2nd floor because of no elavator. For older people this is a lot of work. I think the price of the Hotel was to high for this reason.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melvin

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

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Room was acceptably clean, but windows were covered with finger prints and the curtains and sills were dirty. Housekeeping only comes in every 3 days, so our bed was never made. The restaurant was freezing and we had to wait 45 minutes for our food which was mediocre. We will not return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Jennifer, Ypsilanti

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Initially, we were super excited to enjoy the amenities of this hotel but truthfully, this should be a motel. Upon checking in going to our room, I noticed it smelled a little weird in the hallway and they had Dehumidifiers in the hallways /no AC. Upon opening our door, the stench was so bad of urine and mold and mildew. It burned my nose. Walked back up to the front of the lobby explained the situation with the room. I’ve never smelled anything so bad in my life. It was an insane hassle to switch the room because we booked through a third-party they kept telling me they couldn’t do anything about it , I offered to buy a new room another day nothing etc. They insisted they were not able to do anything until I said I wasn’t Going to leave until they did. They switched us to another room, which to be honest, at least didn’t smell like urine, but it smelled like old mold, and it was musty and damp . The room was dirty and toiletries were used . Everything was pretty rundown, old, There are no elevators to get to the second floor, the hotel doors do not lock. They had a small coffee maker in the bathroom! The room was decent size and had ample places to put a coffee maker. Beach is filled with goose poop. The people that on this are trying to run a slum motel and charge hotel prices. The people that owned This place cared about it. It could be a nice space, but I would never stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Decent place to sleep & clean up on beach days
We have stayed at this hotel 2 years in a row for a weekend couple’s getaway. The hotel itself is old, the carpet is worn and a bit dirty, and the rooms are dated. However, the bed was clean and comfortable, the bathroom was clean and well-stocked, and both bedroom and bathroom are spacious so you can spread out if needed. There is housekeeping only if you stay for 3 nights, but the staff are quick to bring you more towels or supplies as needed, so that didn’t bother us at all. (We are grown-ups, we can make our own bed and live to tell about it.) I see a lot of complaints about staff. We had no problem both years. They were friendly to us, and I think the main reason is that we were respectful of them. I think the key here is that you need to be a good customer in order to get good customer service. Try it…it works. So the main reason to stay here is easy access to the beach, which is great. However, if you are a light sleeper, book “standard” room that faces the road. 1st trip we had a bay view. The view of the bay is just ok, but the noise on the bay side is high. Second trip we chose the city view on the second floor. Very little noise compared to the 1st year. Walking distance to many restaurants, beach with live music, and access to the bar are pluses. So we come here just to have a place to sleep and clean up after beach days. For that, it is worth it. Be nice to the staff, bring flip flops, decide if you want to party or sleep at night. Easy peasy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

cherie

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

8/10 Good

Sunshine

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sally

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sub par
Definitely not 3 star, 2 star at best,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Marylynne

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Rooms are very musty smelling, not all staff was friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerilyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff was amazing. Hallways were smelly. The grounds needed work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

I

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Disliked: Staff & service
Customer service is extremely rude. Would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

kathy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They have an outdoor bar, they have a dj on the inside bar, they have a window in the pool are so you can order drinks
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Location. Staff not teal friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Calvin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Beaverton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and well maintained beach front property. It’s older but well taken care of
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Will be back soon for a stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

SANDRA

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
WI-FI PASSWORD AND CABLE TV INTERUPTIONS
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

James

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024