Big Bay Get-Away — Hotel in Garden Township

Last Friday we decided to stay at a motel on our U.P. camp trip since it was getting late. This motel had good reviews and was cheap so we decided to settle there for the night. Was told over the phone if we paid cash we would get a better discounted rate. My boyfriend checked in and said the lady was a super nice Christian. Our room was the last room, I believe room 8 or 9. As we opened up the door we got smacked with a foul oder smell of rancid dog diarrhea. Further into the room we noticed that the whole room was slanted and the bathroom walls were ripping away at the seams. The furnishings looked as if they came from the afterbirth of a garage sale. The pillows should have been retired after pawpaw died. After back and forth chatter about actually considering staying there, my thoughtful boyfriend asked to see another room, room 6. I gave it chance, but couldn't get the unbearable smell out of my head that still lingered throughout the entire motel. Upon concussion the only cure is fire! The Christian woman did refund us and we went on...

This is a unique property. It brought back childood memories of mom and pop-style hotels. We get so tired of the chain hotels, as they all look the same. You can park right in front of your room. Bed is comfortable. Furnishings are basic and everything works just fine. Very reasonable rates. Walk right across the road to the private sandy beach and you can have a campfire or swim. Great place for stargazing. Again, this is a no-frills place, with AC, nice shower, and only a mile from a great roadside restaurant, with...

My room was stifling hot in there and full of mosquitos, with a refrigerator that didn’t work!The ac was very loud and screechy, and barely cooling the bathroom - not reaching out to the bedroom at all. I had to open the window to cool off for the night (luckily the screen was in good shape). Seemed like one of the outlets didn’t work either, not sure how many are messed up. The WiFi connection was inadequate. Water smelled like sulfur, don’t know if that’s normal for the area though? The only thing that worked well was the...