Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | In-room safe, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Reviews of Bell Tower Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Bell Tower Hotel
300 South Thayer, Ann Arbor, MI

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 533 out of 846 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 241 out of 846 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 846 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 846 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 846 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right on campus so convenient to everything associated with the university.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Apr 15, 2024
Thank you for your review, Laura. I'm a bit surprised to see you only gave us a 3. I would love to know more about your stay. Please feel free to reach out to me to discuss. Thank you for staying with us. We hope you'll stay again so we can give you a perfect stay!

10/10 Excellent

Hongmei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Apr 12, 2024
Thank you so much for leaving us such a great review! We're so pleased you had a perfect stay with us. We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Apr 3, 2024
Thank you so much for your review, Renee. We're so glad to hear that our staff was so friendly and helpful to you. We strive to provide the very best in customer service. We glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Marlen

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Taylor was great when checking us in. He was very patient and so knowledgeable. He gave us some great recommendations. The room was clean and the valet was very polite.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Mar 25, 2024
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I'll pass along the praise to Tyler, it is very much appreciated. We strive to provide our guests with the very best customer service. It was a pleasure to have you and we hope to see you again soon! Go Blue!

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Apr 8, 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know you had a perfect stay with us! We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the second time I’ve stayed at this hotel with no hot water. When I called the front desk to notify them I’d been running the sink and shower water for 20 min without hot water, they said “you may have to let it run for 40 min - this is an old property - what can you expect”? Then I told the front desk to which they replied “sorry”. Stay at The Graduate around the corner.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Mar 14, 2024
Dear, Kimberly. First of all let me apologize for the hot water issue that arose during your stay and for how it was handled. For that we will be issuing a full refund for your 2nd night. I am so sorry that this happened. We will talk to our staff to make sure that this won't happen again. I hope this is to your satisfaction.

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an excellent choice for close to campus option.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a great review! We are so thrilled you had a perfect stay with us! We're glad we were the right spot for you. We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 26, 2024
Thank you so much for your review. We're so happy you had such a great stay with us! We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Beatriz

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very, very small, both the property and the rooms though very convenient if you are going to UMich
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 22, 2024
Thank you for your review! We're so glad we were the perfect location for you and your visit to University of Michigan campus! We know we are not your standard modern hotel, as we are an historic hotel but we do have many different room types. We hope you'll stay with us again soon and you can try our one of our larger rooms! Safe travels!

2/10 Terrible

Angelyn

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 16, 2024
Dear Angelyn. I apologize on behalf of the hotel for the issue you had with your stay. We have spoken the the staff member and we hope that the recent compensation we issued you is enough to balance out our shortcomings. We really hope you'll stay with us again so we can prove to you that we are a great hotel. Safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Hazar

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fantastic. Thank you!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 16, 2024
You are most welcome! It was our pleasure to have you stay with us. We are so happy to know you had a fantastic stay with us. We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels until then!

10/10 Excellent

XIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel in the campus of UM!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 5, 2024
Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again soon. GO BLUE!

10/10 Excellent

John, Weaverville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Across the street from Hill Auditorium.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Feb 1, 2024
Thank yo for your kind review. We are so happy to hear we were the perfect location for you. We are just a stone's throw away from Hill Auditorium. We glad to know that you had a great stay with us and we hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

dennis

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Mar 20, 2024
Thank you for your review. We're so glad to hear you had a good stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 29, 2024
Thank you so much for such a great review! We're so happy you had a perfect stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for staying with us and leaving us such a great review. We are very happy you had a perfect stay with us! We hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Melinda

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a good review. We are glad you seem to have enjoyed your stay with us. If there was anything about your stay that prevented us from getting a perfect score, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for staying with us and leaving us such a great review. We are very happy you had a perfect stay with us! We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

TIFFANY

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 12, 2024
Thank you so much for your review! We're so happy to know you had a great stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 10, 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate it. We are glad you had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 10, 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate it. We are glad you had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 29, 2024
Thank you so much for such a great review! We're so happy you had a perfect stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again soon!

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Love the location but the property needs an update. Breakfast is included but quality of food could be much better. Staff is very good and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 10, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I'm sorry about the issue you had a breakfast. It was not our normal. I hope you'll try us again so we can prove to you that we do have a great breakfast. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season!

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fantastic time at the Bell Tower! The room was extremely comfortable. The heated floors in the bathroom were great! Breakfast each morning was full of choices and delicious. Within walking distance for all major stores and restaurants. A great place!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 11, 2024
Thank you so much for such a lovely review, Elizabeth! We really cherish these reviews. We're so happy you enjoyed your stay with us and had a great time in Ann Arbor! We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Thanks again!

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming and Friendly
Thank you for your kindness and helpfulness. We will be back!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 11, 2024
Thank you so much, Valerie! We love to see familiar faces. We're so happy we could make you feel warm and appreciated. We hope we'll see you again soon! Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Rich

Comfortable in all areas, staff very accommodating, pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 11, 2024
Thank you so much, Rich. We're glad we could be so helpful to you, we truly appreciate you as a guest. We're happy you enjoyed our stay with us and it's good to know that our customer service was top notch. We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This a very nice hotel. I would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 11, 2024
Thank you so much, Lynda. We're thrilled you had such an excelled stay with us. We would love to see you again! Safe travels until then!

10/10 Excellent

John

We had a great experience, lovely room and very nice breakfast. Would recommend this hotel highly!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Jan 11, 2024
Fantastic to hear John! We're so glad you had such a great stay with us! We glad you enjoyed our complimentary buffet breakfast, our stellar customer service and all our room amenities. We hope you'll stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice old school hotel. Quiet, well maintained and comfortable. Great location for seeing Ann Arbor and U of M campus on foot. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Dec 5, 2023
Thank you for your glowing praise! We take a lot of pride in our historic hotel and apricate it when guests say so. We are so happy you loved our breakfast too. Thank you so much for staying with us. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Dec 5, 2023
Thank you so much for leaving us a perfect score! We're so happy you had a great stay with us! We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Karyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love staying at the Bell Tower!
I love staying here! The people are always welcoming, the rooms are comfortable, and the location just can't be beat!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 16, 2023
Thank you so much, Karyn. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest. We're so glad you enjoyed our rooms and our soft, Serta Presidential Mattresses. We pride ourselves in having superb customer service and we're so glad when we get feedback like this. Thank you for taking the time. We'll be sure to share your review with all the staff. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jorge, Chicago

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet at night, good breakfast, clean, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 16, 2023
Thank you so much for your outstanding review. We value your comments and really appreciate your praise. We're so happy you enjoyed our great breakfast buffet. It isn't surprising that our staff was friendly, we strive to provide the best customer experience in town. Thank you for staying with us. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Dimitrije

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 15, 2023
Thank you so much! It's wonderful to know you had a perfect stay with us! We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love the location Shower is great Staff is very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 8, 2023
Terrific! We're so glad you love our updated bathrooms with a rainfall showers, marble countertops and a tv in the mirror. It's wonderful to hear that our staff was very helpful for you during our stay. Thank you for letting us know. We hope you'll stay with us again soon. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Kristi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great bathroom
Just an overnight but would definitely stay again. Delightfully surprised, the bathroom floor is heated! There is a tv in the bathroom mirror. Good towels, nice sheets very clean. Cookies in the afternoon was a nice touch.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 30, 2023
WOW! Such amazing praise! Thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed our amenities. The cookies are very good. We hope you'll stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyday housekeeping, and the housekeeping was some of the best I’ve seen as a traveler. Staff very nice. Valet was inexpensive comparatively (25 dollars a day)Amenities were not overpriced. Included breakfast was not bad at all. Ann Arbor hasn’t changed much in the 15 years since I’ve been there, still a nice town for dining experiences and shopping.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 27, 2023
What a wonderful testimonial! I'll be sure to pass this along to our housekeeping staff. They deserve all the praise and I'm so glad all their hard work is paying off. Thank you so much for such a lovely review. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Paul bar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 27, 2023
Thank you so much for leaving us such a great review! We appreciate you taking the time. We are so pleased you had such a great stay with us. We hope to see you again. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

CARL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you so much, Carl! We are so pleased to hear you had a perfect stay with us! We hope you'll stay with us again. It was a pleasure to have you.

8/10 Good

Yaye

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 14, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We'd love to know more as to why you didn't leave us a perfect score. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time. We hope you'll stay again with us again soon so we can get a perfect score!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you so much, Jennifer. We are so pleased to hear you had a perfect stay with us! We hope you'll stay with us again. It was a pleasure to have you.

10/10 Excellent

Rich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wry clean, great staff and you can’t beat the free breakfast!!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you so much Rich! We're so happy to hear you loved our breakfast, our wonderful staff and our excellent housekeeping. We hope you'll stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking was not simple. Had to let hotel park car. Garage was right next door. Made no sense
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 19, 2023
Hi, Richard. I'm sorry to hear there was some confusion over parking. The garage next door belongs to the University of Michigan. You need a pass to enter it and a pass to stay there. We have both. That is why we don't let guests self park and why we charge for parking. I hope this clears up any confusion.

10/10 Excellent

Damon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay. Nicely renovated. Very central.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 17, 2023
Thank you so much, Damon. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what a wonderful stay you had with us. We're so glad you liked our renovations and our location! We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 7, 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a great review! We are so happy to hear that you had a perfect stay with us! It was a pleasure to have you stay with us. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Nov 7, 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a great review! We are so happy to hear that you had a perfect stay with us! It was a pleasure to have you stay with us. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 16, 2023
Thank you so much Mark! We are so happy to hear you had a perfect stay with us. It was a pleasure to have you and we hope to see you again soon!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
The first night was spent in a musty room. The air conditioning was broken. They reluctantly move us to an equivalent room on the first floor overlooking a parking lot and construction sight. The advertisement on Hotels.com was deceiving. It looked like an elegant old hotel but was instead just an old hotel with rooms in an edition.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 10, 2023
Dear sir, I am so sorry about your stay. This is not like us and I do apologize for any inconvenience you had. I do know we were able to move you to a new room, and I'm sorry if the location wasn't ideal but we were almost sold out that night. We do hope you'll try us again to prove to you that we are not just "an hold hotel with an edition" but a charming historic boutique hotel. I wish you well and safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you so much, Michael, for taking the time to leave us such an awesome review! We are so happy to hear that you had a perfect stay with us. We hope to see you again soon! Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 2, 2023
We're so pleased you had a good stay with us. Thank you so much for leaving a review. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable, nice helpful staff. Great downtown location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Karen G, Reservations Manager on Oct 2, 2023
What a wonderful and kind review! Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such great feedback! We really appreciate you as a guest. We're so happy you had such a great stay with us. We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Safe travels!