Riverside Motel and Marina Manistee

Beautiful river view. Outdoor grill and picnic tables make for a fun evening. A great effort to update the property really shows. Next update project should be doors. Not the height of luxury, but cozy, comfy and fun.

I liked everything about the property fishing right of the docks was nice the parking and there is charter fishing services also So I will definitely be back and the guy at front counter he also helped a lot good customer service 👍

Motel backs above the river. If possible get a room with a patio facing the river. Our room was fine. Microwave and frig. Bathroom was in the process of being remodeled. What was done was lovely. Very nice family owner. Has an outdoor pool and is pet friendly. Good location.

I've never stayed in a motel with cuter decor. It may be older, but location (by water) and price point were great. Appreciated the fridge/microwave. Only wish there had been a way to get coffee or tea before the front desk opened at 8 am. We had to leave early and there were no options in the room itself.

Older property but in a very convenient location. Easy walk into town or to the lake along the river walk. Rooms are pretty basic. Microwave & refrigerator in the room. Keurig coffeemaker in the office so only available during office hours. Rooms really need room darkening curtains and pillows are terrible, so bring your own. A/C is loud but that helps block the noise from neighbors going in and out of cars right outside your room.

My wife thought it was retro cute. Very clean. Staff was great. Its in a quiet location on the river. Riverwalk trail runs by it, you can easily walk to the beach. Beds were firm but comfy. Has a pool that looked good. Accepts dogs for a reasonable charge.

My husband and I enjoyed our stay. Walking distance to downtown and the boardwalk is a treat!! The room was clean and the pool looked clean too! We will stay here again

Excellent motel!! Loved the pool!! Will be back!!

Dock slip available in back of property makes this ideal for fisherman.

The property brought back that nostalgia past! Very clean, beds comfortable! Walk out of your room to a small patio and sit on very nice rockers and stare out on the water and watch the boats go by! If you need all the amenities and outlets in all the rooms, not the place for you! If you want peace and to reflect this is your place! They are updating and working on the electrical! So.. more outlets to come! Trista in the office very sweet and helpful on places to eat! You do have to go to the office for your morning coffee! They are working on that! There are fridges and microwaves in the room! Highly recommend! Looking forward to our next stay!! I'm sorry the other host name has slipped my mind, didn't meet her but she kept us informed on what was going on!! Enjoy

Very clean. Nice people.

Very clean and comfortable rooms

This motel is really nice and so close to a 5 star. But they need a little more investment in basic stuff like paint and drywall. I'd come back for sure - I just want to see them cross the finish line. Bed was comfortable, room was clean, service was great.

This is one of our favorite spots, friendly people, clean inexpensive rooms and right on the main road walkable to shops and dining.

Beds were comfortable. Room was clean.

Very clean great view nice people

My husband and I enjoyed our stay. Walking distance to downtown and the boardwalk is a treat!! The room was clean and the pool looked clean too! We will stay here again

It was alright. Room was pretty small and not the cleanest. Being right on the river with a walkout for our dog was nice. It was a short walk to downtown which was convenient. The staff was friendly and welcome. For the price of a night’s stay, I expected more.

Very adequate motel room, price was right. Bed was comfortable and room was clean. Only complaint was that it smelt like they bleached the entire room before we arrived, but I guess that is preferred over a stinky room. Would also recommend bringing your own TP because you get what you pay for. Great central location between the lake and the downtown area, walkable to both. Made for a nice stay in Manistee, would be open to staying there again in the future.

Extremely clean and the staff were very nice

Great location right on the channel, many rooms have sliders with a walkout patio and chairs overlooking the channel, also within walking distance to the beach and downtown.

Older property but in a very convenient location. Easy walk into town or to the lake along the river walk. Rooms are pretty basic. Microwave & refrigerator in the room. Keurig coffeemaker in the office so only available during office hours. Rooms really need room darkening curtains and pillows are terrible, so bring your own. A/C is loud but that helps block the noise from neighbors going in and out of cars right outside your room.

Room needs updates with more outlets. There were no outlets in the bathroom. Outlets were not well located in bedrooms.

The hotel is on the river which is nice. We cancelled our stay and were refunded the entire amount because we were under the impression we would have a walk out patio to enjoy the view. Double check your reservation or call ahead if you are expecting this as advertised. Without the patio the room was very small and the bed not great and not worth the high price.

Nice view of river, however room was small, no chair or luggage rack, no towels. Just not up to par for the price.

Perfect little stay for a night or two in Manistee. It's a very bare bones room, but the bed was comfy and the TV nice and big -- and the location (right on the river, walking distance from downtown was perfect). Kinda thin walls, but no one was very noisy.

Nice area to walk. Very friendly and helpful staff. Door not very secure. Could use second lock.

The room decor was appealing to us, turquoise and white, pictures of beaches. Room was small, 2 beds that were firm but comfortable, dresser, small fridge. Adequate for the time spent in the room. Only complaint is very little water pressure in the shower ( room 120) staff very pleasant and friendly, made good recommendations for dinner.

We stayed in a one queen bed room. It was small, but nice. Outdated, but clean. Check-in was easy and staff was nice. Cute motel. Really no complaints. Would stay again.

Cute vinatge motel with updated rooms. Great location. Walkable to downtown but not in all th3 congestion. We booked a queen room but were given a double so were dissapointed we were not riveriside like expected. We arrived at 2:50 and a sign said they'd be open at 3:15 so we left to eat. We recieved a call saying the office would close at 4:00 so they'd leave a key wo we hqlad no way to switch rooms from the mistake. Nothing in the room is plugged in upon arrival (refrigerator, a.c., etc.) So i advise calling ahead if its hot or you have things you need to refrigerate so maybe they would plug things in for you. I would stay here again though!

They set us up with a room at the last minute exceptional friendly service in a convenient location

I liked everything about the property fishing right of the docks was nice the parking and there is charter fishing services also So I will definitely be back and the guy at front counter he also helped a lot good customer service 👍

The staff was super friendly and helpful. Location was perfect for us to walk to all the places we were going. Nice sitting out back watching the boats during our down time.

We did have to wait to check in. But otherwise service was great. Room have a very strong odor of "cleaner" where i had to open the slider and turn the fan on the whole time.

Very nice! Super friendly staff.

Great location. The staff was very friendly and the hotel was cozy. Its clear that the owners have put a lot of work into upgrades. Had a great time watching the river and the boats coming in.

Older property but in a very convenient location. Easy walk into town or to the lake along the river walk. Rooms are pretty basic. Microwave & refrigerator in the room. Keurig coffeemaker in the office so only available during office hours. Rooms really need room darkening curtains and pillows are terrible, so bring your own. A/C is loud but that helps block the noise from neighbors going in and out of cars right outside your room.

We THOUGHT we would have a room with a view of the river but didn’t. We had no one to talk to about our room choose because the place is only staffed from 8;00 am to 11:00 am. Most of the river view rooms were empty. We asked the next morning if we could move one of out rooms to a river view room and we’re told no. We noticed that a LOT of the river view rooms were still empty all the nights we were there. The entry door had a metal lip on the surround that caught all of us when trying to open or close the door. (we had 2 rooms with 5 adults). My bf’s nail was ripped back. There were no locks on the windows. The bathroom on room 18 didn’t have a knob on the inside, just some sort of turn key lock. We couldn’t shut the door all the way. When I actually shut the door two different times I had to have my bf turn the knob on the outside of the bathroom so I could get out. My 85 year old dad struggled with the weird smell in the room he and my mom were in. My bf, sister and I had a partial roll tp that ran out the first night and there was no spare. No one on-site to ask for more. (Office only manned from 8:00 - 11:00 am.) We we’re all disappointed in our rooms and the lack of help we got to address our issues. I think I could have overlooked a lot of the things if we could have been moved to an actual river view room for the second night and had chairs to sit on outside our room. There were rooms empty. We would have paid a cleaning fee.

Good location excellent staff

Greeted by friendly, accomodating, and welcoming staff.

Great location right on the channel, many rooms have sliders with a walkout patio and chairs overlooking the channel, also within walking distance to the beach and downtown.

New but very friendly front desk. Can’t beat the location perfectly between downtown and the beach on the beautiful Manistee River Walk

on the river

Liked that it was on the river and that you could walk everywhere from it.

It was a great spot for the cost, very clean rooms and walking distance from River St. shops, restaurants, and about a 10 min walk to the public beach.

Walking distance to beach and downtown.

Great location, fishing, golfing, and restaurants all a short walk or drive away.

Was a very nice view of the river and great location

Very nicely located.

Great location

I've never stayed in a motel with cuter decor. It may be older, but location (by water) and price point were great. Appreciated the fridge/microwave. Only wish there had been a way to get coffee or tea before the front desk opened at 8 am. We had to leave early and there were no options in the room itself.

Older property but in a very convenient location. Easy walk into town or to the lake along the river walk. Rooms are pretty basic. Microwave & refrigerator in the room. Keurig coffeemaker in the office so only available during office hours. Rooms really need room darkening curtains and pillows are terrible, so bring your own. A/C is loud but that helps block the noise from neighbors going in and out of cars right outside your room.

The location was great.. enjoyed sitting out on the patio watching the boats on the river. The gliding chairs were awesome! You can walk the river walk to town or the beach. The bathroom needs a lot of TLC…we were told that in the off season months they are going to update and redo electrical… Cassandra (?) at the front desk was awesome… The main bedroom was clean and updated.

Coffee machine or coffee available in the am and fans / ventilation in bathrooms pls

The property brought back that nostalgia past! Very clean, beds comfortable! Walk out of your room to a small patio and sit on very nice rockers and stare out on the water and watch the boats go by! If you need all the amenities and outlets in all the rooms, not the place for you! If you want peace and to reflect this is your place! They are updating and working on the electrical! So.. more outlets to come! Trista in the office very sweet and helpful on places to eat! You do have to go to the office for your morning coffee! They are working on that! There are fridges and microwaves in the room! Highly recommend! Looking forward to our next stay!! I'm sorry the other host name has slipped my mind, didn't meet her but she kept us informed on what was going on!! Enjoy