Traverse Bay Inn

2.5 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Aerial view
1 Queen Studio | Soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby
Laundry room

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
2300 US 31 North, Traverse City, MI, 49686
  • Traverse City Beach
    1 min walk
  • Traverse City State Park
    16 min walk
  • Mt. Holiday Ski Area
    3 min drive
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    7 min drive

Room options

Loft

  • 797 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Double Beds

1 Queen Studio

  • 495 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

2 Bedroom Suite

  • 750 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 782.8 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

1 Queen Suite Non-Smoking

  • 512 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Two Bedroom Suite

  • 750 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Traverse Bay Inn

Traverse City hotel steps from Lake Michigan
This smoke-free hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and a garden. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, barbecue grills, a picnic area, and a vending machine are onsite.
Traverse Bay Inn offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with espresso makers and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Traverse Bay Inn features a seasonal outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Traverse City hotel also offers a vending machine, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Traverse Bay Inn is a smoke-free property.

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

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Pool gate
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

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

  • 1 floor
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Espresso maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 12:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15.00 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
An off-leash area is available

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 15.00 per pet, per day
  • 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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from May 24 to September 08

Property is also known as

Traverse Bay Inn
Traverse City Bay Hotel
Traverse Bay Hotel Traverse City
Traverse Bay Inn Hotel
Traverse Bay Inn Traverse City
Traverse Bay Inn Hotel Traverse City

Traverse Bay Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 387 out of 877 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 341 out of 877 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 93 out of 877 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 877 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 877 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mona

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Outdated but still good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
We had to beg for clean towels and our key didn't want to work. The bed was real creaky. The toilet was real low.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sara J.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Studio apartment with queen bed was a good fit for needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

KEN

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked at the last minute for one night. It served our purpose. Clean comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy, clean, warm friendly decorated and kitchen supplied as needed. Beds were comfortable and bath well supplied.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean hotel; older but kept up well. Very flexible with us being a little late on checkout
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
A little ways out nicer. Traffic up there is awful, but that is a given . Very nice place to stay .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dyan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying here and enjoyed it again. Heated outdoor pool is great, the 2 level family suites are great woth everything you need. A Walgreens and burger king are walking distance and the free bus for the Bay is across the road which is awesome. We'll be back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms, pool was nice
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

kim

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located on a busy road across from bay- need to travel for beach access. Washroom and sofa needs upgrade. It was loud with neighbors outside and in next door unit- you can hear everything. No staff prior to checking or after sunset. They have a pool and queen suites have equipped kitchen and many beds with closets.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Lynn

Staff was very friendly and enjoyed having an upstairs for our four children.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this place. Staff is nice. It's got two bedrooms and a kitchenette which is nice. Good location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Stacey

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Affordable, comfortable but dated
The price was amazing for the time of year and location. Beds were decent. Clean. However, everything is very dated. Things that are that old can only get so clean. Lived that we had a 2 bedroom unit.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little gem
This was a really nice surprise for us. Our original trip got derailed by bad weather so we pivoted and headed to Traverse City. Since it was the day of we thought we were going to get a bottom of the barrel motel. The room was really clean, large enough for us to have stayed much longer and the bed was one of the most comfortable that I have slept in at a hotel in a long time. The staff was very sweet and we will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Satisfied with our stay. The room was outdated, but comfortable and convenient. I gave the keys to the front desk person at check out. I saw a higher than expected charge and called and they didnt realize I had checked so they charged me another night. It was corrected. But slightly frustrated having the two charges on my bank account until the one dropped.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Duane

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Apparent staffing shortage there. No one stays over night some nights. Especially Friday! It was a little unsettling. Staff that was there was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Katie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The motel was nice and quiet. Furniture was outdated but we had everything we needed. The room had a weird smell but that was the only major complaint. It had a good amount of space, was nice to have the pool to ourselves, good area and many things to do nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Mesa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lack of dining options
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

FRANK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Like having a kitchen to prepare food . Beds clean and comfortable. Close to shopping ,casino, and the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas, Fitchburg

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, reasonable, and clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

keith, Brownstown

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable Stay
This was one of my favorite stays. I enjoyed the studio type of room with all the amenities. Sleeping went excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024