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Bay Inn

2.5 star property
Spa hotel perfect for exploring Tawas City

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Indoor spa tub
Standard Suite, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)
Front of property
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed) | Room amenity
Reception

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
1020 W Lake Street, Tawas City, MI, 48763
  • Gateway Park
    8 min walk
  • Tawas City Park Beach
    18 min walk
  • Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
    3 min drive
  • East Tawas, MI (ECA-Iosco County)
    14 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Pets Allowed)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Pets Allowed)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Suite, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

Standard Suite, 1 King Bed (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Pets Allowed)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Pets Allowed)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Pets Allowed)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (No Pets Allowed)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (No Pets Allowed)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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per night
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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Tawas City

Heart of Tawas City.Within a 10-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Lake Huron and Gateway Park. Tawas City Park Beach and Ascension St. Joseph Hospital are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Gateway Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Tawas City Park Beach - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Tawas Creek Golf and Country Club - 8 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Tawas Point Lighthouse - 16 min drive - 11.1 km
  • Tawas Point State Park - 17 min drive - 11.2 km

Getting around

  • Saginaw, MI (MBS-MBS Intl.) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Boathouse Beer Co. & Boozery - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪China Buffet - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Barnacle Bill's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Bay Inn

Spa hotel perfect for exploring Tawas City
Bay Inn offers its guests a full-service spa and an indoor pool. Public spaces have free WiFi. Business amenities include a business center and a meeting room. Free breakfast is served daily. Spa services, barbecue grills, and a vending machine are also featured at the business-friendly Bay Inn. Free self parking is available.

This Tawas City hotel is smoke free.

  • 42 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • ATM
  • No smoking on site
  • 1 conference room
Bay Inn offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Tawas City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, hot tub. The spa is equipped with a spa tub. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Golfing
  • Indoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges USD 3 for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 30 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 30 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of USD 3

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, debit cards, and cash. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Bay Inn Tawas
Bay Tawas
Tawas Bay Inn
Bay Inn Tawas City
Bay Inn Hotel
Bay Tawas City
Bay Inn Tawas City
Bay Inn Hotel Tawas City

Bay Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 389 out of 985 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 397 out of 985 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 985 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 985 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 985 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Everything was very clean and well maintained
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chuck

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

8/10 Good

Dan

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

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Last minute, pleasant stay.
A last minute trip with hubby- lucky to find a place in Tawas. Pleasantly surprised about every aspect of our 2 night stay and we typically stay at higher end hotels. it was comfortable, quiet, clean, updated. Our only issue was with the TV remote, and card keys not working in far entrance. Helpful front desk staff. Might suggest if going with the auto dispensers for soaps, they work to dispense better/more. Thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Carolyn

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no maid service. If you wanted clean towels, you had to bring your dirty towels to the front desk. The beds and pillows were very hard. The bed linens and towels were very worn. I would have expected much more from a hotel charging over $200 per night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We only stayed one night but we had a great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

GEORGE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable and comfortable stay
Trip was to visit old friends and places we enjoyed when we lived in the area several years ago. We found the Bay Inn was a perfect fit for us.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet room
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

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

8/10 Good

Robert

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

6/10 Okay

Russell

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great continental breakfast. Quiet enough. Very convenient. Cons: found insect bugs (not bed bugs) in daughter’s bed. She killed one and it smeared green guts on the sheet. I mean. We’re up north so….do what ya gotta do. But. I could do without the bugs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jaimee

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lorri

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

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rascals adventure
Just glad they are pet friendly. Stay is decent. Breakfast is nice. Had a hard time figuring out the AC unit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura

Sufficient
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Lerine

Nice city
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica Ann

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenelle

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Our bathroom definitely needed some love. The tub had weird spots as if someone started to refinish it but didn’t. The ceiling fan was poorly put in and had tissue sticking out of it to fill in the gaps. The toilet handle was by far the weirdest and made me nervous it was going to overflow anytime you flushed it. Mostly cosmetic but for $200 a night I would expect it to look less like a motel. Breakfast was not great. The Nutella packets they had our expired in February of 2024. The cereal was stale. We opted to get our own the next day. Very basic options for breakfast and most items were out. Overall stay was okay, but I’ve stayed here before and it definitely wasn’t as disappointing last time which was why I chose this over others but I may be exploring options soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Diane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff friendly ! Room clean. Had to go get our own soaps and towels. The breakfast not good expired food.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay. Hot tub was a plus!
Check in was greeted by a very lively person who answered all of our questions! She was extremely a sunshine and positive person to welcome us! She was knowledgeable about the area. This morning she was sunshine again and helpful again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jovan

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was dark and outdated. Rooms were darker outdated as well. Hot tub was stagnant. Pool had visible dirt all over the bottom of it. Checked in, checked out the pool area and went to check out the room. Immediately found another hotel and left. Wasn’t there longer than 10 minutes and didn’t even bring our bags in. When I called to cancel our booking, I was charged $350 being told there is no cancelling of reservations. It’s was absolutely disgusting and I was still charged for “cancelling” was told my card will be charged and then within 30 days I would get my money back for the room charge only. That’s over $1000 on my card for up to 30 days because the hotel was so disgusting and dirty I wouldn’t keep my child there. Absolutely ridiculous! Never again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024