Did a lot of research on where to stay before we left and tripped over the Clarion. Well worth it. It was very reasonably priced, had fantastic views of the Bay and Island, the rooms were clean and well appointed. We stayed 2 nights and made use of the breakfast which was better than the average free fare breakfast as... more

Traveled as part of two families traveling together with children. Best hotel stayed at in two weeks of travel through Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, & New York. Very clean and obviously well kept up. Great pool for kids. Wonderful breakfast in a spacious room with plenty of selection. Clean and respectable. Not one bad thing to say... more

Hotel room itself was OK, but advertisements bragging about property fell way short of expectations. Ads say there is 1/4 mile private beach. It is maybe 100 feet and covered with grass/scrub. Extremely narrow patch of sand between hotel and water. Also advertised is 25 foot hot breakfast bar. Award winning! It was by far the lowest quality of food... more

My husband 10 year old nephew and myself stayed at the Clarion for 1 night. We have stayed at B&B's in Mackinaw before but never one of the chain hotels. Room, was clean but nothing special. We had a partial lake view with a small balcony and that was nice. The beds were sold as queen size, which they definately... more

This was our first stay in Mackinaw City so I'm not sure about the other hotels. However, my family and I were not impressed with the Clarion. I read a few reviews about this hotel before departing on our trip. We asked for a "new" room upon check in. We were told that all the rooms were remodeled and got... more

I'm a review-reader with most things. So before making any reservations anywhere, I read hours of reviews on this and probably all other hotels in the city, from this site as well as others. The funny thing is, ALL hotels have their share of great reviews and outstandingly bad reviews. Hmm, makes you wonder about the validity of them. I... more

i planned a 3 night stay with my elderly mother. i called an made reservations with Valisa the day before our trip. valisa was very nice on the phone. i told her that i need a first floor room because my mom can't do stairs or walk very far. she said no problem. when we arrived valisa was at the... more

Having just returned from an anniversery weekend in upper Michigan, we stayed one night at the Clarion after a day on the island. It is beachfront for some people, but most of us get the parking lot view. The beach was fine, about average for the area. We were in the second to last room from the road, a good... more

This Clarion hotel is a nice hotel. The place is kept in nice shape. Nothing that I saw was in need of repair or updating. I had a fourth floor room (by stairs only in this one building -- however an elevator is available up to the 3rd floor of an adjacent building with a walkover bridge) along the lake... more