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Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel

2.5 star property

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Front of property
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View | Terrace/patio
Premium Room | Down comforters, pillowtop beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Executive Room, 1 King Bed, Harbor View | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
Exterior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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207 West Wisconsin Street, Grand Marais, MN, 55604
  • Place, Visit Cook County Visitor Information Center
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Grand Marais Art Colony
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Cook County Court House
    ‪7 min walk‬

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About this property

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel

Grand Marais hotel steps from Lake Superior
This smoke-free hotel features free self parking and free WiFi in public areas.
Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel offers 15 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. This Grand Marais hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Outdoors

  • On a lake

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1956
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests will receive key retrieval information

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Guests will receive a text message with special check-in instructions 24 hours prior to their arrival.

Renovations and closures

The property is closed during November, December, January, February, March, and April.

Access methods

Key retrieval, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Harbor Inn Grand Marais

Harbor Grand Marais

Harbor Inn

Harbor Inn Self Check In

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel Hotel

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel Grand Marais

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel Hotel Grand Marais

Harbor Inn Self Check-in Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 351 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 186 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 94 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 76 out of 1000 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Good staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Tammy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lakeview. Cute and best location. Good for the price and the area
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Even though the building is older, the owners were very nice, and the view was top tier.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely updated room in an amazing location! The beds are comfortable and the room felt clean until I looked under the beds - a chunk of some food item, a dirty Kleenex and other small crumbs made it clear that no one had vacuumed under there. I’d suggest some towel hooks, for the shower area and by the sink. Overall a nice place for a good price. I would give it another try in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Kara

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Peder

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Positives: The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. The views from the balcony were amazing. Negatives: Outlet with TV/Cable plugged in to it is hanging out of the wall! (Dangerous) Sink barely drains. Room could use some cosmetic fixes and decor to make it more appealing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice updated room, outside of building needs major work! Great bed and linens
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I would call this a motel, not a hotel. The property is old and in need of some fixing up, which I believe they are working on. We had no issues with the self checkin. The room was clean, but definitely dated, the bathroom has been renovated, so that was nice. Bed was very comfortable, and I do not usually sleep well in motels/hotels, so I appreciated that. It would have been nice to have a TV in the front room as well as the bedroom, it’s never comfortable to only be able to watch tv in bed. Overall, we liked it and would like stay again, but please keep renovating.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Joe, Baltimore

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

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

Happy

Our room (#9) was ground floor and looking directly at the harbor. Street parking was right in front of our room (8-5 only 90 minutes allowed) but was easy met. Room was spacious and clean. Looks like it was updated within the last year. Very convenient and easy walking distance to great dining and shopping. Highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessee

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
After I read the other comments, I was fully expecting to walk in to mold. We did walk in to a musty smell and a very rundown room. There's a hole in the wall where the doorknob went through. There used to be a fan on the ceiling but they took the arms out. The shower had dirt between the tiles (I hope it was dirt). There was also a hair in the tub (that's so gross, where else is there hair??). The beds were soft but one bump and the whole mattress shook. The towels smell like they were wet and dried in a pile. Parking is not guaranteed. Our next room neighbors were smoking and the AC unit brought that smell in nice and strong. I did not get into the blankets. The state of the room had me a little freaked out about what I would find. My husband did say his bed was clean (the only room left had 2 queen beds). We actually slept really well, which we were both surprised at. We slept in different beds because they were so shaky. The front seating area in front of each room was really nice. The location right across from the lake and views was beautiful. Being right next to Java Moose made my husband super happy. The general location of it was actually pretty nice. We used the TV to hook up the switch and we played at night to wind down, which was actually pretty fun. The overall state of the room is a little shocking and I guess I don't understand how all of the reviews talk about it and the owners haven't done a thing about it yet.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Lori, altoona

Liked: Staff & service
Property was run down. Room had a distinct smell, maybe mold smell. Great location near shopping and beautiful water view. The bed was the best bed I have slept in away from home.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Diane

Internet service was not good maybe take "free wifi" off the advertising until that is upgraded. Hot water was a bit slow...otherwise was clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view and everything is walkable from this little location. I cannot wait to book another stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Owner was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Frances

Liked: Staff & service
This is an excellent location with easy check in although I did call to get help. Towels and bedding lush. The room was old and a little dingy. Shower was so so. Very soundproof compared to other hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Vicki

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great location and view of the harbor. We could walk to restaurants and gift shops, and out to the lighthouse from our hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The exterior of the hotel is terrible and in poor condition. The room itself was clean, comfortable and well appointed, however it is a convoluted system to register, lock your door and get any kind of assistance. View is terrific but the hotel is weird!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was peaceful. Needs a better chair
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

vance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We stayed there a year ago but at a smaller lakeside room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025