Baymont Inn Traverse City

When checking in, the card I gave them to keep on file ending up getting charged. The room was booked and paid for six weeks ago. The lady at the desk wouldn’t call us a taxi. No manager on duty. When I discovered the double payment Sunday morning the other front desk person assured me it would be handled that day and i would receive a phone call and an email, never did. No manager on duty on Sunday either. Just called a moment ago, no manager of duty. I will never stay here again.

This hotel smells like the inside of a bowling alley in 1999 cost my future first born and left kidney. I had a coupon too. It’s like I’m resting my head on the soft billows of the Marlboro Man’s mustache. And yes, he is clean shaven. Staff here seems to be walking around zombie like as a result to the second hand ozone layer this hotel has. Our room smells like the inside of my Aunt Sherry’s ash tray and they didn’t even offer me stale cookies. Traverse City. Where the worst hotels charge you more than the best hotels in Chicago. Thanks for taking a few years off the end of my life and giving me the parting gift of emphysema. Sorry I didn’t leave a thank you note.

Throughout the last 4 years I have stayed at this hotel during the summer months. This hotel hasn’t changed one bit, but it’s deserving of more than a 3 star rating. The beds are very comfortable and each room is equipped with a refrigerator and microwave. The best part about this place is their continental breakfast. A grab and go with some breakfast favorites including biscuits and gravy. The staff has always been friendly and accommodating and would recommend this hotel to visitors of the TC area!

The positives: location. Walking distance to area restaurants, shopping centers, and just a ten minute drive to beach and/​or downtown.
It also offered fresh fruit option and had a pool with a handicap lift, which our family is usually in need of.
The issues we faced: 1. pet-​friendly and our room reeked of wet dog the entire weekend, despite keeping window open and purchasing air freshener.
2. Our tub was clogged up (previous dog-​baths?) and was disgusting. When maintenance came and snaked it, he left the hairy mess behind.
3. Our vanity lights didn’t work. I was supposed to be getting ready for my daughter’s wedding there. Maintenance addressed that issue too, replaced lightbulbs, but said they had to order new ballasts and couldn’t have them before our check out.
4. The workout room was literally 3 pieces. A bike, a treadmill, and an elliptical. Zero weights, no water left, and TV was missing from wall.
Overall, it was not restful (terribly loud noise transfer between rooms and floors!). It was dated, shabby, and felt unclean.

Ewe ewe ewe ewe ewe! This place was disgusting! The room was filthy! The pool had so many chemicals in it my nose was burning! The only good thing about this place… it’s in my past… never to return. Camp if you have to but don’t stay here! Gross.

Place smelt like cigarette smoke. Long black hair in bath tub. That said, room was nicely decorated and desk clerk very nice and helpful.

We arrived later in the evening, 6 ish, a sweet lady waited on me, she even got us a room with a whirlpool tub, I was excited. A long day of traveling, and now a hot bath. We entered the room, and the sink had coffee all over the bowl. I went into the bathroom and oooh the tub had mold around the edges, and the jets were black with mold, no bath, I really didn’t want to take a shower. The tv remote didn’t work until my husband called the front desk. The staff was very friendly, but the building is really in a need for a big time renovation. I never saw so much brass, very 80s. I will call the manager, at $ 200 a night, I expected a lot better.

We’ve stayed at this hotel numerous times during the past two years since our child has been enrolled in a nearby school. The staff is friendly and accommodating and the free breakfast is plenty fine to get you going in the morning. Sure, the hotel is a bit dated, but our rooms have always been neat and clean and we’ve NEVER seen a single insect no matter the season. We often traveled with our dog and they do charge a nominal fee but it’s a fraction of the cost of a pet sitter.
We were stuck here for a few extra days during a blizzard as travel home was out of the question. The staff went out of their way to make the best out of our situation.
It’s conveniently located and the rates can’t be beat.

I needed a hotel that accepted cats and I wanted a hotel that provided the doors be on the inside of the building and this has both. The rooms are clean and the staff very friendly. The pool was indoors and clean. Quiet environment. laundry facilities available which was a plus.

The 1980s called… scarily outdated, for just no reason. I feel generous giving it a 3 star, but I haven’t had breakfast here yet… could go down to a 2 — I’ll update if necessary, otherwise, assume the food is mediocre and not downright terrible.
Took forever to check in. The one lady at the counter was on the phone for quite awhile and didn’t even acknowledge us. Another lady finally came to help the growing line waiting to check in. She was fine, but «friendly» is not the word I’d use.
Wallpaper is peeling in the bathroom, as well as some of the wall tiling near the floor. Still uses the massive CRT tube TVs. Not near main street Traverse City, no view, fairly loud if your room sides with the road.
Everything is just so… substandard. It gets its 3 stars from ²⁴⁄₇ coffee in the lobby, and low (er) daily rates. Part of the ceiling looks like it had a fairly large leak and was repaired but still sagging. A/​C controls fell off in my wife’s hand as she tried adjusting the temperature. At least the beds are clean.
UPDATE: Lowered to a 2-​star, breakfast was disgusting. Food looked days old, I think the only safe items were cereal and oatmeal. Yuck.

I wouldn’t return to this hotel. It’s way off the main drag. It’s not very nice. The bathroom set up is odd. It’s not all contained in one room, which is such a bummer. The bathroom only holds the toilet and shower, everything else has to be done out in the open. I don’t particularly like this style of room. Also, we had a chair in our room, that seemed oddly like it did not fit, you couldn’t even access one side of the bed due to it’s wierd positioning. We stayed here becuase we did not research and plan our trip, which isn’t a bad idea, if you have the time, and it’s not snowing like crazy. we chose it due to a deal. I would chose something on the water instead. This is just blaah… eh… blzzz…

Not a fan. We stayed here with our travel baseball team during a tournament weekend. They lost power during our stay, so the elevator didn’t work and neither did the air conditioning. The rooms were dated and worn down. I’d recommend spending a little more money and going across the street to the Courtyard by Marriott which was recently remodeled, it is a beautiful hotel with very nice accommodations. We only stayed at the Baymont because it was where the team wanted to stay, and it was one of the only places left that still had vacancies.

Nice hotel but nowhere near the tourist beach area. If you a coming to TC to be at the beach, this is not the place to go. However, it is much cheaper than the beach hotels, and nicer than many of them. It’s a standard 2-​star hotel but in better shale than some of the others.
Breakfast is continental, but is fine. There is a fridge and microwave in the room. Free wifi.
Staff is fantastic and there a a few restaurants within walking distance, and a lot more within a few miles. Also convenient to the airport.
I would definitely stay here again.

This place was not great. I would not go back. The guest laundry for the entire hotel was 1 washer & 1 dryer. (the dryer took 6 quarters and did NOT fully dry the loads) There was a musty smell whenever we entered our room. We ordered pizza from the place on their advertising card, on top of the TV. (I won’t go into detail, but every family member that ate the pizza w/​meat on it had ‘repercussions’) There was a lot of kids roaming around halls & lobby, without supervision. The breakfasts were okay, and there were enough seats. But, the front counter seemed to be left unmanned a LOT more than other places we’ve stayed at. Just not a wonderful experience.

Good hotel, good location, decent breakfast (it will fill you up, but not impress you), clean rooms, helpful, pleasant staff. I got a good deal for staying three nights. I would definately recommend it. It’s about a 10 minute drive down to the water, but certainly worth the savings. The mall, restuarants and movie theater are all within walking distance. And if you don’t love the breakfast, there’s a Cracker Barrel right across the street.