Name: Sonesta Select Detroit Auburn Hills
Address: 2550 Aimee Lane, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America, Auburn Hills, Michigan, US
Price range: $74–$112 per night
Rating: 8.3

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Sonesta Select Detroit Auburn Hills is frequently described as clean and comfortable with friendly, helpful staff and a convenient location near I-75 and Pine Knob, offering quiet rooms, comfy beds, and a courtyard and pool area.

However, breakfast is inconsistent or unavailable on many stays, with confusing hours and limited selection when offered. Housekeeping and operations feel understaffed at times, leading to rooms not ready, trash in hallways, towel shortages, key card glitches, and occasional maintenance issues like AC or fridge problems. There is also a recurring parking fee noted, plus occasional noise or hallway smoke odors. Expect a convenient, good-value stay with generally clean, comfortable rooms if you can overlook some service and breakfast inconsistencies.

Facilities

Cleanliness

Rooms

Service

Location

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Facilities

Pool and courtyard are popular, but the pool area can be messy or short on towels, the bar/coffee service is often closed or unstaffed, and the small gym lacks equipment. Expect a parking fee and only one, inconveniently located elevator.

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charity

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall great stay just seems very understaffed. No one in the bar/coffee lounge area either Saturday or Sunday.

8

Ronald

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking was horrible

6

Armando

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location is great and the staff are very amenable, however, the gym is missing a lot of equipment and dumbbells.

8

Helen

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel!! Has a pool, gym, and $5 breakfast option. Only thing is the driveway to hotel is in rough shape

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Mark

Dec 11, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Pool was nice and warm. No breakfast option. Yet there were advertisement for breakfast, confusing. Coffe provided was out.

8

Benjamin

Jan 20, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The rooms were clean. The rooms were not serviced at all while we were there for the week. The beds were nice and comfortable. The exercise room is in a bit of a shambles. There are several dumbells missing from the weight tree so you can't do a workout with the weights. I thought the hotel had a hot tub in the past but didn't see it in the pool area any more.

8

Jennifer

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Strong weed smell throughout the halls. Only 1 elevator. Parking and doors very confusing. Pool area was dirty, even the following morning. No towels. Room was nice though.

8

Larry

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The only problem with the hotel was the location of the elevator, it was at the opposite end of the hotel from where the front desk is. Very inconvenient.

10

Stephen

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was a very modern hotel. The kids liked the fact the pool was open until 11 PM so even if we were out all day, they still had a chance to swim as far as amenities go. The breakfast is very minimal. The first morning was just some cereal and bagels and muffins the next morning there was eggs and bacon, but that was about it. The rooms are very nice, but I think they’re understaffed on the housekeeping as there were messes in the hallway that weren’t being picked up on the daily

8

Adam

Jan 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Awesome place to stay. Was surprised that I pre-paid for my stay and then was billed an extra $5/night for parking out of the “incidentals” deposit. Guys, you have a private parking lot on your property, perhaps just build that into the nightly price instead of trying to pull a fast one in the “incidentals”. Just a shady business practice by a great place to stay.

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Cleanliness

Many guests report very clean rooms and common areas. Others note inconsistent upkeep, including unclean or unready rooms, trash in hallways, stains, odors, occasional bugs, and issues with pool cleanliness.

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Ashante

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Might as well go to a motel. Even after paying for the upgrade to was checked into a filthy room that people were obviously still staying in. The only benefit to this place was pool. Trash outside of rooms. Last time ever staying here.

10

Manuel

Dec 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very clean. The hotel staff were super nice. This hotel is pet friendly and welcomed me and my dog. The breakfast was good. Variety and fresh

10

Matt

Sep 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean and quite hotel. No complaints.

10

Dan

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room and facilities were very clean.

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Rochelle

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was dirty

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Joel

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms were clean. Checking in and out was quick and easy. No continental breakfast (had to pay only between 6:30 and 9:30 with no prices listed anywhere) Coffee was available as "Starbucks" but tasted like typical Folgers. Cash bar, again no prices listed anywhere and in the room it was stated only available from 5 to 7 but at the front desk, upon checkout, it was stated as being open to 11. Pool water was dirty and when we left for the day and returned housekeeping hasn't changed garbage bags or replenished coffee and towels. For the price it was just okay but definitely could have been better

4

Jamie

Jun 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Every time I’ve stayed at this place it’s been very clean and comfortable. But this time I was not very happy waking up next to a dead bug. I don’t know what kind of bug it was, but I would rather not take my chances. I told the front desk as I was checking out and his response was , “a bug? OK looks like you’re all set. Have a nice day.” Disappointing…

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Molly

May 18, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

This was our 10th or so stay in the last 2 years. By far it was the most challenging. It took three tries for us to get a trim that was clean and unoccupied. The hallways consistently smelled of pot. The room was clean and comfortable however and this hotel always welcomes our dog.

6

Rachel

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice place to stay and very nice staff. I enjoyed our stay at this hotel, but sadly had a few bugs on our bed, when I pulled back the bedding and flipped over the pillow, also found multiple hairs that did not belong to me. Other than those, enjoyed our stay.

8

Robert

Nov 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean

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Rooms

Rooms are generally comfortable and quiet with good beds; some have patios or balconies facing the courtyard. Downsides include occasional AC problems, limited or small fridges and no microwaves in some rooms, dated touches, and noise from hallways or adjacent rooms.

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Tara

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The ac didn’t work in our room so he had to change rooms. But other than that it was a clean and good hotel.

10

Michelle

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was just an overnight stay but comfortable and clean

10

Zulmary

Jul 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quit and flexible check in spacious room clean and well maintained

6

Elizabeth

Nov 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was kinda rude at check in. Our room wasn't quite ready which was fine we were willing to wait but the desk clerk kept trying to push a double queen room when we wanted a king which is what we reserved. Manager them confirmed a king room was available so we went to out room. Disappointed they're was no fridge or microwave. Halls had trash in them. Elevator only available on one side of building so if your room isn't close there is a lot of walking or you have to take the stairs.

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alicia

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great stay but with some issues. I stay at this hotel for the courtyard view. I received a room facing the parking lot even though the hotel was less than 50% full.First issue was i was given a handicapp room that had a broken door lock on it. Second issue, I had no soap or sink essentials on the sink. Third issue was the same as the first, they refused to move me to a room with a courtyard view, stating that the hotel had all those room full when there was no more than 20 cars in the lot on the first day and less than 10 the second day. I wanted to relax on the balcony with a beautiful greenscape view. I drove 40 minutes to this hotel for this exact reason and had it been really full i would have been disappointed but ok.

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Alisha

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Usually when a hotel is affordable it isn’t comfortable. This hotel changed my thoughts on that. Upon entry the hotel lobby smells AMAZING! The lobby was also very clean and I was greeted by staff quickly. My children enjoyed the pool and our room was bug, stain, and hair free! The only two things I had a slight issue with was loud AC and the dusty fridge. The door that housed the fridge also had greasy fingerprints on it from the last visitor. Overall I would recommend this place and stay again.

10

Timothy

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel and room. Exception price and value.

8

julie

Oct 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room with sliding door to the courtyard

6

Ka Wong Giovanni

Aug 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The fridge is quite small and has an unpleasant odor. Additionally, it doesn't maintain power throughout the entire day.

8

Jane

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Comfortable befs and great room darkening curtains!

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, with smooth check-in. However, recurring reports cite understaffing, slow or unresponsive service, reservation or room assignment errors, and unresolved key card or towel requests.

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Clinton

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

clean hotel and rooms check in and check out was easy. I didn't care for the front desk staff wearing T-shirt or hoodies. if they wasn't at the front desk you would have never known they worked there. Suppose to have daily breakfast but only had it on 1 day of a 2 day stay with no explanation. With all that being said I would stay there again

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Jeri

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Terrible check in. The person at the desk seemed to be a trainee. She checked me in under someone else’s reservation, told me I had to pay with cash. I showed my Expedia reservation, that I had already paid with a credit card. The other employee found my reservation and completed my check in. We were put in a room with 2 double beds instead of the king room with pull out sofa I paid for. There were no towels on the room. I called the desk requesting towels, the employee asked if I wanted to come get towels. I asked for them to be brought to the room. 45 minutes later we still did not have towels. We had a late check in, so now it was well after midnight. My husband went to the desk to get towels, he was told they were in the dryer. They did pull towels out of the dryer to give to him. He asked why they didn’t let us know that it would be a while until they could deliver towels to us in the room, they had no answer to that. All in all a very disappointing stay. We have stayed in this location before, it is not far from the venue where we had attended a concert. Needless to stay, we will not be staying again.

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Chelsea

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was great. We actually had a pretty complicated scenario because I had booked two nights separately and paid for one in full, so I needed us to be able to remain in the same room etc… the check-in person was very “on the ball” and took care of this. The room was fine- spacious and a good layout. Only 2 towels though, and they knew we had 3 guests. It wasn’t a problem getting another one. Well-located hotel; easy parking, quick to get places (by car- there’s not too many places you can walk to). The pool area and breakfast is where there are issues here. I’m not sure why the hotel doesn’t have housekeeping on a schedule where they clean the pool area right after it closes at night. Both mornings we were there, the pool area was filthy- dirty towels everywhere, garbage not emptied, no clean towels. The pool opens at 7 so my daughter and I wanted to go swimming shortly after 7, and asking for a towel at the desk the response was “they’re just being cleaned” … meanwhile the dirty ones from last night are all over the deck, and the pool being opened in the morning should mean the housekeeping cycle had them cleaned. Breakfast is a mystery here. It’s supposed to be $5 pp, all you can eat, but the opening times really seem to vary. People were coming down expecting it to be ready, and it wasn’t, or there was some light items out (yogurt etc) but no hot food, it seems that everyone was told a different opening time. Charge more nightly and just include breakfast!

4

Sandra

Dec 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No one at the front desk. Had to stand their and wait 25 minutes

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Sierra

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were VERY rude and they’ve tried pulling the amount they first took off my card over 50 times and they already took it plus some during check in

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Lisa

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely Terrible!!!! They ran out of pillows so we had 4 people in our room, paid for two beds. When we asked for pillows and blankets for the sofa pull out we were informed they were out. So we paid $200 and two people had to sleep on a mattress with no bedding or pillows. Paid extra to get the free breakfast which ran out 2 hours before it was supposed to end and we were told they had nothing to provide us. Never offered even and apology.

10

Emily

Aug 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Aubrey at Reception was especially kind, and you can tell management truly cares about running a great hotel! Thank you for the amazing stay!

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Brian

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stopped by at 3:30 to see if we could check in early. This has happened in the past at this same hotel. We were told we couldn't check in until 4pm since housekeeping was behind schedule. We were told that our room would be ready when we returned. Since we had something to do, we came back at 8:30 pm. Check-in went smooth and he gave us our room keys. When we opened our door, the housekeeping had not been there (see attached pictures). I went back down to the desk and he apologized and said this was not the first time it happened today. Instead of giving us another room, he went and checked it out. He came back and said that the room was not cleaned. So he went to another room, seemed like he was gone for awhile and finally returned and said it was good to go. He said there was $5 breakfast in the morning. We had stayed their before and never saw breakfast available. We went down in the morning, no breakfast. Same guy at the desk said, it will be here tomorrow. I'll leave a note and you can have a free breakfast. The next morning, still no breakfast and the desk clerk on duty was clueless. We explained our story, took my phone number and said the manager would call. As of today, we have not received a phone call. All in all, it was not a good experience. We have stayed there for the past few years while in Michigan. I have never walked into a room that was not cleaned. We will not stay there again.

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Simon

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean, staff was friendly and very helpful.

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Joshua

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Possibly worst hotel experience ever. Front desk employee disinterested at check-in, old room keys scattered all over check in counter. Room keys did not work in door, one never worked and other took multiple swipes to work. Toilet in room overflowed with simple flush and no toilet paper, flooded bathroom. Went to desk to switch rooms and they had no record of us even being in that room. Sent to another room where key worked for first use and never again. Woke up for breakfast in the morning and were told there was not hot food available. Overall the facilities were in very good shape and rooms were very clean, but the operations and management were absolutely terrible. Was booked for a second night at end of trip and canceled.

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Location

Convenient to I-75 and Pine Knob/Oakland University, and generally quiet and safe. Not very walkable for many needs, and a few guests found the property hard to find.

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Darren

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quick easy check in. Room was clean and comfortable. Was there for only 1 night but will definitely stay there again. Great area

8

Kelvin

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I was a little suspect after reading some of the reviews but I had no issues, it was clean and quiet for me with plenty of food options in the area.

8

Anthony

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Comfortable stay. Convenient to interstate but in quite area. A few restaurants close by

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Nancy

May 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel located in an quiet, out of the way office park area. Room was comfortable (tip: request non highway side) and clean, although the upholstery was dirty and there were food wrappers in the hallway. Staff was friendly but it was hard to get a cup of coffee in the morning.

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Kevin

Sep 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. Not much character and not much around it but it’s comfortable and close to Oakland University so it suited us perfectly.

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Bert

Aug 28, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Property is difficult to find, especially at night. The location is off the main road with only a small sign . They also charged an extra $5 per day for parking?? This is a motel! By definition includes parking!

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Connie

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location ,the price, cleanliness, ease of booking, good lighted parking lot. We stay at this location twice a year while attending an event in the area. It is perfect for us. We don't use the pool so I can't comment on that, but if you are looking for a clean hotel at a reasonable price in a good location with nice room layout I would highly recommend this hotel.

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Luke

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located in central Oakland County Michigan just off I-75. Great stay and would return to this property.

8

Michael

Sep 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location and nice place would stay again

10

Brandi

May 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Went to a show at Pine Knob, this place was only about 15mins away. Clean, comfortable bed, good amenities. Staff was friendly and was reasonably priced compared to other options in the area! Would stay here again.

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Dining

Breakfast is highly inconsistent: some found a basic $5 option or decent items, while many reported no breakfast, late openings, or limited selection. Coffee and bar hours and staffing are also unreliable.

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Jim

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

All in all everything was really nice. Our only complaint would be that the person who checked us in really didnt seem to knowwhat she was doing. She popped our card twice for the $100 incidental hold. When we told her the next morning she promised to take one of them off and as of today 48 hours later its still on there. I just know this will be a hassel with my bank as it usually is.2ndly. The dont clean your room during an extended stay. We requested extra towels that never came. One night during our 4 night stay we asked for towels and were told all towels were dirty! We stay in hotels almost every weekend and have NEVER heard such a thing. Still aside from those few inconveniences breakfast was Great, the chef was super friendly. The room,bed and shower head was also awesome...really a nice facility.great price. It has that "nicer hotel" feel.

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Zachary

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this place. Some previous reviews had me hesitant, but it was pretty damn awesome. I was given a corner room on the second floor which was super clean. The property was quiet, parking was ample, and the location was close to the highways making it easy to get around. I was not there in the mornings to check out the breakfast, so… My first morning, which was a Thursday, there was hot coffee available at 6:00am. On Friday and Saturday morning, there was NOT hot coffee available before I left the hotel at 7:00am (not sure why), but that’s my only complaint. Book with confidence. It’s a nice spot for a really great price.

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Chelsea

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was great. We actually had a pretty complicated scenario because I had booked two nights separately and paid for one in full, so I needed us to be able to remain in the same room etc… the check-in person was very “on the ball” and took care of this. The room was fine- spacious and a good layout. Only 2 towels though, and they knew we had 3 guests. It wasn’t a problem getting another one. Well-located hotel; easy parking, quick to get places (by car- there’s not too many places you can walk to). The pool area and breakfast is where there are issues here. I’m not sure why the hotel doesn’t have housekeeping on a schedule where they clean the pool area right after it closes at night. Both mornings we were there, the pool area was filthy- dirty towels everywhere, garbage not emptied, no clean towels. The pool opens at 7 so my daughter and I wanted to go swimming shortly after 7, and asking for a towel at the desk the response was “they’re just being cleaned” … meanwhile the dirty ones from last night are all over the deck, and the pool being opened in the morning should mean the housekeeping cycle had them cleaned. Breakfast is a mystery here. It’s supposed to be $5 pp, all you can eat, but the opening times really seem to vary. People were coming down expecting it to be ready, and it wasn’t, or there was some light items out (yogurt etc) but no hot food, it seems that everyone was told a different opening time. Charge more nightly and just include breakfast!

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Kelvin

May 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel building itself was nice. Room had some dust in it. As far as being VIP access was a joke. Biggest issue was the breakfast. Stayed for 2 days and what they served was terrible. There was no hot breakfast at all. The excuse was the person that was to provide breakfast didn't show up. For 2 days. Had a few stale bagels and a muffin. Some stale pastries. I believe this is their standard. I was highly disappointed to say the least. I WILL NEVER STAY HERE AGAIN.

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Kevin

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Rooms clean, though a little older. Bathtub getting a bit stained but overall good stay. Comfortable bed. Great front desk staff. Breakfast was better than usual hotels. Would definitely stay again.

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Majid

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms clean and quiet. Parking availability was a plus. Every day they had an excuse for not having breakfast; basically they pretend to offer that. But overall was a good place to stay for one or two nights.

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Joel

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms were clean. Checking in and out was quick and easy. No continental breakfast (had to pay only between 6:30 and 9:30 with no prices listed anywhere) Coffee was available as "Starbucks" but tasted like typical Folgers. Cash bar, again no prices listed anywhere and in the room it was stated only available from 5 to 7 but at the front desk, upon checkout, it was stated as being open to 11. Pool water was dirty and when we left for the day and returned housekeeping hasn't changed garbage bags or replenished coffee and towels. For the price it was just okay but definitely could have been better

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Brian

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stopped by at 3:30 to see if we could check in early. This has happened in the past at this same hotel. We were told we couldn't check in until 4pm since housekeeping was behind schedule. We were told that our room would be ready when we returned. Since we had something to do, we came back at 8:30 pm. Check-in went smooth and he gave us our room keys. When we opened our door, the housekeeping had not been there (see attached pictures). I went back down to the desk and he apologized and said this was not the first time it happened today. Instead of giving us another room, he went and checked it out. He came back and said that the room was not cleaned. So he went to another room, seemed like he was gone for awhile and finally returned and said it was good to go. He said there was $5 breakfast in the morning. We had stayed their before and never saw breakfast available. We went down in the morning, no breakfast. Same guy at the desk said, it will be here tomorrow. I'll leave a note and you can have a free breakfast. The next morning, still no breakfast and the desk clerk on duty was clueless. We explained our story, took my phone number and said the manager would call. As of today, we have not received a phone call. All in all, it was not a good experience. We have stayed there for the past few years while in Michigan. I have never walked into a room that was not cleaned. We will not stay there again.

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rashyah

Jan 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There was no breakfast because they were short staffed …

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Stephen

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was a very modern hotel. The kids liked the fact the pool was open until 11 PM so even if we were out all day, they still had a chance to swim as far as amenities go. The breakfast is very minimal. The first morning was just some cereal and bagels and muffins the next morning there was eggs and bacon, but that was about it. The rooms are very nice, but I think they’re understaffed on the housekeeping as there were messes in the hallway that weren’t being picked up on the daily

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Month	Average price
January	$79
February	$89
March	$78
April	$85
May	$83
June	$94
July	$87
August	$86
September	$87
October	$91
November	$85
December	$86

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14 $74	15 $74	16 $74	17 $88	18 $95	19 $112
20 $75	21 $75	22 $79	23 $79	24 $79	25 $85	26 $85
27 $74	28 $75	29 $81	30 $80

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $79	2 $88	3 $85
4 $88	5 $75	6 $81	7 $81	8 $79	9 $88	10 $86
11 $74	12 $77	13 $79	14 $81	15 $81	16 $88	17 $85
18 $77	19 $76	20 $81	21 $80	22 $80	23 $88	24 $85
25 $74	26 $77	27 $81	28 $81	29 $80	30 $88	31 $88

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Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Hearing)

Suite, Multiple Beds, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Tub One Bedroom)

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Tub)

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Tub)

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Roll in Shower)

Suite, Multiple Beds (One Bedroom)

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Roll in Shower)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Tub)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed (One Bedroom)

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Mobility Hearing Roll in Shower)

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed

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