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Reviews of Stafford's Bay View Inn

3 out of 5
Stafford's Bay View Inn
2011 Woodland Ave, Petoskey, MI

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 379 out of 505 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 102 out of 505 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 505 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 505 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 505 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Meh.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a wonderful, relaxing, cozy atmosphere with very nice staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

James, Belding

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place! Clean staff is very friendly! Plus, beautiful!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sondra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Wonderful service and accommodations at this historical site in beautiful Bay Area. Coming back!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

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

8/10 Good

Dianne

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
After about 15 years of annual stays at the Bay View Inn, we had a 21-year hiatus so we can looked forward to our stay. It was lovely with same charm we remembered—enough antiques to give it character and enough updated amenities to give it comfort.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Saginaw

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff treated you like you were welcomed home each time you came in. Great help yourself service to water, hot chocolate and coffee. Soda and lemonade were also offered.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Home away from home
It was very homey and quaint. We were disappointed we were not able to stay another evening as they were closing the next day.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carmen, Winfield

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quaint, cute little inn perfect for relaxing over the holidays. Staff very friendly and welcoming.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While its a very old hotel, its an exceptional stay. The Host when we arrived was by far the best welcoming I've ever had in many years of travel. The rooms are dated but very well kept. Each room is decorated differently. The food was amazing and the amenities are plenty. Our room didn't have TV but the room called the Library down the hall was very cool with many games and a big screen tv there, it was great. We took our drinks and played cards down there both nights we stayed. I sure hope the new owners don't change that. We will definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Judith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Shower was not great. Not much water power.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brianna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful place to stay!
This hotel is beautiful! It was a great place to stay, exceptionally clean, well located, and a lovely old building. Bear in mind, it is an old building, with uneven floors and limited elevator access (it's very small) so folks with limited mobility could have some trouble, but otherwise it was amazing, and highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Royce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

CATHERINE, DEFIANCE

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfort, care and peace
Unbelievably attentive service in this historic inn... the building is well appointed and comfortable, situated at water's edge with outstanding views... the inn is well over one hundred years old so don't expect a resort with all of the latest 21st century modern rooms and furnishings-- accept this character as part of the magic of your stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

John, Winfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a hotel from another era and its kept irs charm and grace. The breakfast is wonderful. The room we had had a view of the bay. It's a vintage building so creaking, slanting floors abound. Altogether a great place for a few days in little traverse bay country.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a wonderful stay!
Beautiful old hotel! Everyone was so friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judith H, Hamilton

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful historic property overlooking the bay. A special weekend for us and the manager made it even more special by upgrading our room at no extra cost. Every facet of the property is meticulously maintained. We are very pleased
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

MARY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved everything
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 11, 2023
We do appreciate you staying with us. Hopefully, we will see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 4, 2023
We do appreciate you staying with us. Hopefully, we will see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 4, 2023
Thanks for all your wonderful comments. We hope we will see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Crystal Sabol Coast Guard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 4, 2023
Thank you for your review. Take care and happy travels.

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
3 day up north getaway
Have stayed in Petoskey several times and always rode bikes past the Stafford and was curious. Finally made a reservation for 3 nights. We had a room on the US31 side of the Inn so we had some traffic noise but we both sleep well and would not consider it a big distraction. US31 is the main and very busy road through Petoskey, however when sitting on the back/side deck at the Stafford with the beautiful view of the lake you don't notice the road noise as much. The breakfast was excellent and presentation was perfect. All employees were very courtious and helpful. Location is excellent if your riding bikes on the trail that goes right behind the Inn. Would stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 4, 2023
Thank you for your kind words about our staff and the service is wonderful. Take care and happy travels.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our stay!
The staff were very friendly, the building itself is beautiful and kept clean. The Sunday brunch is AMAZING. A peaceful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Corey on Aug 10, 2023
Thanks for all your wonderful comments. Your kind words about our staff and our Sunday brunch. We hope we will see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Erich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was awesome! Felt like stepping back in time. Inn and surrounding grounds were well appointed and welll taken care of and maintained! We are looking forward to coming back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views of the bay. Bobby Jo was our hostess and she was wonderful!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Repeat stay. One of our favorite destinations.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Shawna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
wonderful location in a beautiful old dame of a building. outside landscaping and setting is picture-perfect. Inside, the rooms are clean and suffice, but outdated and showing their age. Also, the K sized bed had a HUGE gap between where your head rests and the headboard, which we could not make comfortable despite stuffing with pillows. We opted to sleep at the foot of the bed instead.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff’s friendliness was outstanding ! I wish I had been able to stay longer
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All the staff were extremely nice and helpful. Loved the free bikes and access to the trail.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location by the water is lovely. You feel the history of the place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023