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
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Bay View

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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

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

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
  • Tawas City Park Beach - 3 min drive
  • Tawas Creek Golf and Country Club - 7 min drive
  • Tawas Point Lighthouse - 12 min drive
  • Tawas Point State Park - 12 min drive

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

Hotel on the beach, with 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. 322 out of 705 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 213 out of 705 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 705 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 705 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 705 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

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Resort life
Nice place. Great view and good entertainment.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food was good, didn’t have to go anywhere else, pool and hot tub was very nice, entertainment was great, outside tiki bar was great. Clean service was great!! Good location for shopping, walkable!! I would definitely go back! Thanks!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Alexandr

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Both dad has had his stain sheets, The carpet was also stained in numerous places… The bathtub inside the room was broken, I tempted to wash down on occasions before my daughter at the light to go home because she could not take the amount of issues had occurre! Not only did a book and specified on the app, but also in person five hours before the room is ready that I was handicapped disabled took about five hours to get the room ready, stuck on the second floor, Then they stuck me the disabled person on the second floor with no elevator. It took six trips three of them up and then we left three of them down with our stuff and our service dog , I bought an hour or two total in between the two. And by 7:30 to 8:30 PM, she a six-year-old little girl asked her father to take her home instead of staying on this beautiful vacation and the amount of pain I had to endure and suffer. I need a manager. I’ve already asked the app and whatever service they have to reach out to me ASAP. Leave a voicemail since I am disabled. I have a very difficult time sleeping at night let alone doing my job which is 8 to 10 hours a day for a global medical device. This will not let me upload it 5 to 6 different photographs I took. I will attempt to do it once more. I had to take Monday off work from and literally work from three in the morning until 730 or eight in the morning the following day where I’m sorry the same day on Monday to be able to take the rest of the day off and not embarrass me
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly and efficient - good befs
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
there was no elevator on this property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed there for the wonderful beach front & location right across the street from the main downtown. We ate our meals & shopped downtown. The rest of the time we sat at the beach and enjoyed the evening music at the bar at the beach. The hotel is old but our room was clean & bed was comfortable. Bonus they provide great beach towels.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great front of house staff !
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just a stop in my your, clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the private beach, beach side bar, walkable downtown area, and it’s very quiet. Great place to stay. Looking forward to going back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randall, Saginaw

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Scenic view of Tawas Bay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place on beautiful Tawas Bay! The staff were helpful and kind. Loved the "Bikini Bar" with live music, dancing and food. Kiki our waitress for one of the nights was the best! During our entire stay, all we had to do was ask! Definitely coming back for another visit. So much more to do.. so little time to do it all!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

april

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

8/10 Good

Ivy

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

10/10 Excellent

James

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

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They need to have contintal breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great for a couple of days getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is great, there is a pool, and a restaurant & bar inside the hotel too. Not to mention you’re on the beach and you have a view of the lake.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Located
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

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