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Aspen Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Free WiFi, bed sheets
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Free daily continental breakfast
Free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1711 West Hwy. 61á, Grand Marais, MN, 55604
  • Grand Marais Golf 'n' Stuff
    6 min walk
  • Grand Marais Art Colony
    2 min drive
  • Cook County Court House
    2 min drive
  • Grand Marais, MN (GRM-Cook County)
    17 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Family Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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includes taxes & fees
Jan 1 - Jan 2
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About this property

Aspen Inn

Grand Marais motel with free breakfast
This smoke-free motel features free breakfast, free self parking, and free WiFi in public areas.
Aspen Inn offers 30 accommodations with portable fans. Televisions come with cable channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Grand Marais motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Aspen Inn is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Outdoors

  • In a nature reserve

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch TV with cable channels
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 5:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per stay
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 not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Air conditioning is not provided

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa tub without adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Aspen Inn Grand Marais
Aspen Inn
Aspen Grand Marais
Aspen Inn Motel
Aspen Inn Grand Marais
Aspen Inn Motel Grand Marais

Aspen Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 200 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 353 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 240 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 131 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 76 out of 1000 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Joan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alisha, Mound

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are looking for bright and shiny, this is not your place. The staff is kind and helpful and really made a difference. Would stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Alicia

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

8/10 Good

Kathleen

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

6/10 Okay

Mary

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good value for an expensive area.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ron

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
General disrepair. AC did not work. Storm door did not latch because someone had broken the sill when opened. Shower water was installed opposite so when you wanted hot water move to the cold side.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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

6/10 Okay

Severet

Business traveler
Disliked: Amenities
Badly in need of maintenance and updating
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

LouAnn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Gordon

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Aspin Inn is not much. Very old and run down, Traffic on Hwy 61 is very loud. The room and bathroom were both clean just old
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Verner

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Never Again
I will never stay here again. Room was old and worn. The A/C made more noise than the road traffic and to top it off the bathtub was dirty. All for $150 a night.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Mary Pat

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Rick

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
They do NOT have the amenities listed on the web.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tiffany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mold, No AC, and double charge
This is a great hotel if you like nasty moldy rooms, no AC, and like being double charged. We were told the double charge would be resolved within two weeks, and we are still dealing with it several weeks later. During my visit, the front desk staff seemed apologetic about the awful state of things. They told me that management does not like to fix things, so no improvements are made. If you book this place, do so with VERY low expectations.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Adequate but needs some maintenance-doors difficult to open, some things in need of replacement.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
This is a basic hotel without much in the way of extras or luxuries. For example, the free breakfast is uninspiring. However, it is extremely clean and well-maintained. The bed is comfortable, and the shower stall is one of the best layed-out I've seen. Very much a good value for the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

keyla, milo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not very clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very poorly maintained, needs to be torn down and rebuilt. The parking lot is a disaster, the room was cleaned with bleach and the odor was overwhelming, I avoid confrontation at all cost. We paid when we checked in and after reviewing the room, we put our luggage back in the car and left without asking for a refund. We found other accommodations. The desk attendant was a very pleasant person, absolutely nothing negative to say about her. You shouldn't recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Wayne

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Broke AC unit but cool temps. No automatic room service.older bed but OK BR baseboards dirty. Did like that it was a direct walk in,as we had bikes. Hot tub broke "for ages". Price was cheapest thats why took it for a week
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Roberta

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was formerly a semi-decent Super 8 that we used often in the past when on winter x-c ski adventures, but changed hands in last 10-15 years. Owners now appear to be the same real estate group who bought up many of the motels in Grand Marais (including a slightly better but pricier motel on the NE end of town with similar name: Aspen Lodge), which is an extremely popular Minnesota vacation area on Lake Superior. Quite remote so not many options for lodging. This property has NOT been properly maintained - now very dirty & heading toward dereliction. Ice machine "broken" so guests offered ice in lobby from a cooler - primitive but workable first night; however, second night told "no ice"...only one staff person on duty & she could not leave to buy more ice (say what?). Had only an antique, extremely loud and ineffective room air conditioner, and windows would not open. Bathroom sink replaced sometime in last decade, but so tall that touched the bottom of the original shelf above sink, making it very difficult reach the hot/cold spigots. No maid service between day #1 & day #2. Parking lot desperately needs repaving; potholes galore. There was a fridge but no microwave. Alarm clock did not work. WiFi, however, was quite good. Property needs a serious facelift!! I will not stay here again until it is upgraded - even if it means driving 40 miles farther north to Thunder Bay, Ontario for lodging.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024