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Reviews of OLDE MILL INN OF CLARKSTON

3 out of 5
OLDE MILL INN OF CLARKSTON
5835 Dixie Hwy, Clarkston, MI

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 55 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The lake is so peaceful and the employees are very helpful
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lakeside room was comfortable with an option to swim in summertime.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Suzanne

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beds uncomfortable, heat blew excessive air right by the bed, limited privacy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

JoJo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Up North cabin feel with cool wood deck overlooking the mill pond.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Stay!
The room was very clean and smelled good. I love staying at this place when I visit Clarkson. Everyone is friendly and the ladies cleaning. The rooms were wonderful. The bed hurt my back a bit in room 16. But overall this is a great place. They have a kitchenette. It is helpful to have when you bring food back to the room. Several rooms are on the end of that little lake. And I would highly recommend this place to my friends and family!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Bill

Business traveler
Very nice people very clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

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

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome Inn! Highly recommend it!
This is a great little place! The people in the office were very helpful. The rooms were clean. The little lake outback is beautiful. It’s so peaceful to sit out there and have dinner or just relax with a cup of coffee in the morning. I highly recommend this INN. You can kayak if you would like. It’s close to some restaurants. A lot of the rooms have a fridge and a stove so you can bring your own food or make some thing. The rooms are decorated very cute. They look almost like you’re in a lodge or a log cabin. The theme is definitely inviting.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
Nice rooms with a cabin like feel. Cute lake out back. You can kayak or fish. It’s a small place but I like the area. There are some good mom and Pop restaurants nearby. Great price! I would definitely stay again. It’s clean in here. There’s a little kitchen with a microwave and a fridge.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caron

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful Lakeside Getaway
Our stay was amazing! The staff are very friendly. The location of being on the lake is sooo perfect. There was so much wildlife to see and enjoy time with. The locals are very kind and love to spend time with you on the open back porch. Fishing off the back porch was so fun. Our hotel room was very cozy. The only complaints I have was that there wasn’t any hand soap in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

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

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint and clean!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little place on the water with low price. Close to pine knob.... 5.5 miles
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location with the Lake And A covered deck. Out the back door of my unit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Erin, Sandusky

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa

The manager and staff couldn’t be any nicer!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kory

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

JOHN, Centreville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great deck out back, rooms were remodeled and clean. Old style Ma and Pa motel experience. We enjoy anything that isn’t just another chain hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Make sure everything works first
Cute place. Quaint. Friendly staff. However, one of the two double beds was so squeaky and uncomfortable, we had to share the other - which was a better mattress but worn in, so we fell in toward the middle together. No real blanket to speak of. The biggest disappointment was that we discovered in the morning that our shower didn't work - and no one was in the office until 9am, well after we had to be on our way. We chose to stay in order to be close to a venue and to be able to shower/change - the showering didn't happen. A later conversation with management was nice - he was supportive and promises to give a partial refund - but that didn't change what happened, and the refund hasn't happened yet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Candy

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

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Traveled with group
Liked: Amenities
They had kayaks that they let people use that stay there and it’s very nice. They’re very clean very friendly people and it’s nice to wake up and have a cuppa coffee and sit on the patio and see the lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The lake view!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Douglas

Miniblinds didn't get the room dark enough and not very private. Tried to charge me again when I had already paid on line. Water smelled like sulphur, surprised it wasn't city water. Otherwise adequate.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Hotel collect on Aug 6, 2023
Douglas, When you booked your reservation online, you chose to pay on property upon arrival. When you came, you insisted that you paid. You did not show proof of that because you did not have proof and you did not pay Expedia. You did not pay twice.We contacted Expedia, and tried to reach you but no success.Please check your records correctly.

8/10 Good

Jennah

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was close to venue which was great! The room smelled of cigarettes which was quite unpleasant. The sheets and towels smelled of fabric softener which is not good for people who are sensitive to smells. The back porch, which faces the lake, and all of the water amenities was a real gem! We used the paddle boat in the morning and it was lovely! The room could use some sprucing up and the bathroom mold could be scoured a bit more. Would recommend due to the lake front!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shawna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly greeting and welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Julie

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
To be fair to this facility, I’m a Hilton/Marriott snob. Those options don’t exist here. It’s a cute place, but my room smelled like stale cigarette smoke. I photographed evidence of a past bedbug problem. They use all white sheets and there was bedbug poop stains in a small area of the otherwise very clean sheets. I was here for two nights and woke up each morning with bad sinus issues. It could have been caused the air conditioner unit’s poor air quality. I realize you get what you pay for. If you aren’t accustomed to high class accommodations, this place would be great, but it’s just not something I’m used to. If I return to this area, I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again if Hilton or Marriott haven’t yet built a place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Kerri Colleen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If I could have found accommodation elsewhere I would have
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jeri

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

8/10 Good

Bonnie, new york

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
This is a quirky little place and I like it for the most part. It was also close to where I needed to be for a family emergency. It had a kitchenette with a coffee maker, but no coffee, no drinking glasses, no spoons, one small cooking pot, no ice-trays. There was a sink, but no soap or sponge tor towels to clean up. Not even a can opener. There were no-smoking signs everywhere, but, by the smell, it hadn't been so long that smokers had been in there. I loved the deck over-looking the lake and my "neighbors" were very nice. But most of them were smokers and I don't want to be around it. One evening, on returning to me room, I wanted to open the blinds and enjoy the lake, but here was a man right outside the window fishing off the deck. I do not know whether he was a guest, but if so, why was he outside my room? Overall, I liked the place and the people, but if I stayed again, i would know to bring a lot more stuff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Walid on May 19, 2023
Bonnie,Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate the details you shared with us about areas where we can improve.

8/10 Good

Doug

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view and the deck was great. Toilet started leaking but put a towel down and dealt with it
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

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

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was very nice. I love the rustic Northern look and the Upnorth feel. Very clean and cozy.
Response from Management on Dec 29, 2022
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for local concerts nearby
I rarely want to spend time at my room on vacation, but that was not the case at the old mill.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay. Feels like up north but only an hour from home. Kayak out to the sandbar in the middle of the lake and make sure to bring a volley ball bc there’s a net out there! Transportation to and from DTE concert. Great food right next door. MERICA!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner was accommodating of an early check-in request. Manager suite was available. Suite it self is a little tired but with some Febreze spray all was well! Paddle boats and kayaks were nice on the lake. Thanks for a nice stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Judi

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel and people
It was an amazing place-even better than website conveyed!!!! Felt right at home and just wish it hadn’t been for just one night! Turtles, ducks, fish, beautiful view, awesome rooms that open to the deck on the water with own table/chairs. Also opens to parking lot from the kitchenette side (premium room-2 doubles but comfortable and clean! We even got there early and Jason accommodated us). Use of kayaks and paddle boat. Simply put: this place was worth every penny spent! Shuttle to from Pine Knob for concerts sealed my love of this place (Uber crazy prices and drink/drive not an option for me). Didnt know of shuttle until we checked in, made this stay even better. If in the Clarkston/Waterford etc area, you’d be crazy to stay elsewhere but sure wish it was for more than a night-but will be back and for a longer stay!!! Thanks for everything Jason-it was perfect 😍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I stayed here for a concert at Pine Knob. The location was very close to the venue and there were lots of food options to choose from. The Inn is old but it was super clean so I didn't care about what the bedspread looked like for example! Jason was working that day and was more than friendly and even drove us to Pine Knob for a fraction of what Uber would have cost. We had amazing customer service and we spent the afternoon with our feet in the lake before leaving for the concert. I would definitely come back here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ethan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute, quaint and quiet. About 10-15 minutes away from Pine Knob.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very quaint and cozy. Views were gorgeous. Location ideal with many stores and restaurants to shop. Only thing keeping this review from perfect is my bed box spring must have been broken, because when I rolled onto my side, I felt like I was rolling downhill. Otherwise, love the place and will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was just like being at home, but a little nicer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022