Terrace/patio

Reviews of Birchmont Motel

2 out of 5
Birchmont Motel
2090 US Hwy 41, Marquette, MI

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 57 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Mary

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
It was close to where we wanted to be. No amenities which we knew. However it was very over priced. Soap dispensers in the bathroom at sink and in tub were empty. 1 roll of toilet paper. Cobwebs in corners. Due to no amenities it should be priced much less
Response from Peyton on Oct 31, 2023
Mary, thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it! We have started to make improvements to the hotel and will continue during the winter months. This means we will have a brand-new look on our opening date in April 2024!

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was fantastic! We love that this property is in the process of being revamped and updated. The new colors of the outside are appealing and make it look brand new. We will for sure be staying at Birchmont again and can't wait to see what they get done next season!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 19, 2023
Marie, thank you so much for your feedback! I am happy you enjoyed your stay with us, and that you are excited for our new look as much as we are! We will be finishing the improvements to our hotel during the winter months and then be back up and running starting next summer for year around stays! We hope to see you back there!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Nov 7, 2023
Thank you, Paul, for your feedback! I am happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to have you back again!

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best view of Lake Superior in Marquette. Easy access. Very convenient with kitchenette in room, laundry on site. Wish we could have stayed longer
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 17, 2023
Shannon, thank you so much for your feedback! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to have you back again!

8/10 Good

Phyllis

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 16, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate it, Phyllis. I am happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope next time you are in town we are able to make your guest experience even better!

6/10 Okay

Julie

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Great view, of Lake Superior, from balcony. Good parking. Very convenient location for traveling to Marquette and Munising for activities. The stairs are dangerous. I couldn't get a good grip on the railing. IF we ever stay here again, it would only be if we could reserve a ground floor room. Bathroom was not clean. The shamppo/conditioner dispenser, in the shower, was broken. Not a "roomy" room. Had to unplug the microwave and a.c. ìn order to have a place to plug in phones and computer. The parking lot and stairs are too dark at night and in eatly morning. Could use more lighting there.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 16, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Julie. We really appreciate and we will look into getting those things fixed. I am sorry to hear this about your stay and we want to ensure each guest enjoys their time with us. We use suggestions, like more lightning, from our guests to help improve on our end!

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Nov 3, 2023
Ashley, thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate it, and I am so happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to see you back again when we reopen next summer!

10/10 Excellent

Chelsae

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Clean room, some updates have been made. Great view!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 16, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it! I am glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to have you back again! We are continuing to make improvements to our hotel during the winter months as well!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 30, 2023
Thank you, Michael, for your feedback! I am happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to have you back again!

6/10 Okay

Cheryl, Richville

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There should be more lighting around area & signage. Missed it the first pass by. Floor wet by fridge. Should let it known this is in the way outskirts & to eat before coming. Dated to 70’s at least.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 9, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate it, Cheryl. We will take this into consideration as we improve on our end from guest feedback! We will be making improvements to the hotel during the winter months, as we close down. We hope to see you again and have you experience the new style we are bringing to the Birchmont!

6/10 Okay

Marcella

Hey, after a long day was great to have a bed, but outside of that experience fell flat. For the price the room was extremely dated and outside of AI taking our reservation and money, and telling us when it was time to leave, and how to check out… there’s virtually zero human connection. Who needs it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 9, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Marcella. I'm sorry to see you had this experience with us during your stay! We want to ensure each guest has a great time while staying with us. We are making improvements to our hotel as we are closing down for the winter months. You aren't talk to an AI when booking your reservation, you are talking to front desk staff workers at one of our other Marquette hotels! The purpose of having a remote hotel is to create an easier check-in/check-out process for our guests and we do have staff members on the property throughout the day if anything were to be needed!

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Indianapolis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the view of the lake from our room and the picnic tables.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 5, 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback, Nancy! I am loving to see that you enjoyed your stay with us and got to enjoy the picnic tables with the nice weather! We hope to host you again!

8/10 Good

Shari, Charlevoix

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and beautiful view. Easy in and out. Clean, comfortable, fridge & microwave were nice ot have but walls a little thin so could hear neighbors talk all night. I would stay again but get 2nd floor.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 2, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! I am happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, Shari! I'm sorry if you had issues with anyone next door, we will work on this to ensure everyone that stays with us has a wonderful stay! Next time you book a reservation, you can request to have a second-floor room with a balcony, and we can do our best to accommodate you!

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 16, 2023
Cheryl, thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it! I am happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to have you back again!

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect and very close to town..the deck off our room was perfect for viewing Lake Superior. Our room was very clean and we'll maintained. I will be booking again when in area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 25, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Eric! I am so glad you got to enjoy our newly built deck with the amazing views of Lake Superior! I am happy to know that we will be able to host you again in the future!

2/10 Terrible

Mema

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 20, 2023
Mema, thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that you didn't have a great experience with us. I hope that you give us another chance to make your next visit even better! We are making some changes to our hotel during the winter months to improve on our end!

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Oct 9, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate is, Diane! I am happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

Karen

Not using Hotels.com again.
We didn't stay because we got COVID. Teresa at the hotel was wonderful and refunded our money. Our experience with HOTELS.com has been unsatisfactory. BECAUSE the systems were being overhauled they would not issue an email that my reservation was cancelled. I called a few times to try to talk with a supervisor and had no luck. I was informed I would not be charged. However, I wanted to see that from Hotels.com in writing. If I don't and I do get charged I will contact the Better Business Bureau and dispute the charges.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you, Karen, for your feedback, we appreciate it! I am happy to hear that Teresa was able to help you out with all questions you had! However, I am sorry to hear about your booking incident!

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old and needed attention
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 19, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Fred! We will be making remodels to the hotel during the winter months so it will have a brand-new look for when you come see us next year! I'm happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overall experience!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 14, 2023
Michael, I am so happy to hear that you had a great experience with us! We appreciate the feedback! We hope to have you back with us in the future!

8/10 Good

Ashley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good price and location. Great view.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Ashley! I am happy that you enjoyed the amazing view that we are lucky to have at the hotel! We hope to have you back again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable. Easy check in. Very nice to be right on the lake. There is road noise, but the AC drowns it out.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 5, 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback, we really appreciate it! I'm happy you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to have you back again sometime soon!

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 25, 2023
Paula, thank you for your feedback! I am so happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we can't wait to have you back again in the future!

8/10 Good

Eric

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice view. US 41 a bit noisy and I didn't understand the height of the shower head (it's about 5ft) but otherwise quite pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 5, 2023
Thank you, Eric, for your feedback! We appreciate it! I'm glad you were ablet to enjoy the great view we have! Hope to see you again soon!

2/10 Terrible

Stephanie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Enjoy scratchy sheets that remind you of the military green blankets. The bed has a pillow top but it was hard and lumpy. Also if you love 2 minute hot showers with immediate cold afterwards. This place is for you. It’s comparable to glamping with a great scenic lake view. Also the property lost half of my reservation due to ownership transfer is May. So I only got to stay the later half of my stay because I lengthened the trip by one day. P.S. There isn’t nobody to get help in person, you only can text your concerns. Good luck with this motel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 5, 2023
We appreciate your feedback, Stephanie. With transferring ownership and switching systems, we tried to accommodate previous guests to the best of our ability! We do have a contactless check in process for our guests to make it easier and get explore the town of Marquette. Even though there is no front desk, we have staff over there all throughout the day and into the night if you needed anything throughout your stay! Just have to ask and if it was a major fix, we would send someone over to take a look :)

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 20, 2023
Thank you, Timothy, for your feedback! We really appreciate it, and we hope to see you again in the future!

8/10 Good

JILL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy and comfy
It was a nice stay. Room was clean. All interactions were automated, which I enjoyed. Nice view of Lake Superior while sitting on the balcony.
Not edited at all
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 29, 2023
So happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, Jill! The interactions are a bit different than a traditional hotel, but glad to know that you like it! Thank you for the picture, we love our new balconies that we have!

8/10 Good

Julia

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 28, 2023
Thank you, Julia! We appreciate you staying with us, and we hope to have you back again with us soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 28, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! Hope to see you again soon!

4/10 Poor

Tim

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the fact we were right across from lake Superior.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 28, 2023
Thank you, Tim, for your feedback. We do our best to accommodate all of our guests that stay with us. We are happy that you enjoyed the view of Lake Superior, not many places in Marquette get the same view we do!

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 28, 2023
Thank you, James, for your feedback! We appreciate it and we hope to have you back again sometime soon!

6/10 Okay

MISTY, CRYSTAL LAKE

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you for your feedback! We use these to help our guests experience when they come and stay with us. We hope to have you back with us again!

8/10 Good

Kathleen, Rochester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 23, 2023
Thank you, Kathleen, for your feedback! We appreciate our guest's feedback, and we hope that we see you again sometime soon!

8/10 Good

Brad

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Sep 14, 2023
Thank you, Brad, for your feedback! I am happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to having you stay with us in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to sleep…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 16, 2023
Thank you, Mary, for your review. I am glad you were able to have a comfortable stay with us! We hope to have you back again soon!

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
It's all remote check-in so ther else nobody on-site to talk to if there are any issues. It is totally different then the friendy owners of the past. I couldn't get into the area where you get ice with my key card and there is no "office" anymore so your out of luck. You get bombarded with multiple automated text messages the day before to take out your garbage upon check out. Owner is extremely apethetic with no real interest in customer satisfaction. No personal connection to customer like there used to be. The smallest coffee pot they make was in the room. Other customers joked about it being a quarter cup coffee maker. Our neighbor bought a coffee maker at walmart in town. We always bring ours just in case so had to bring it in and use it. My family owned a motel in Traverse City for 40 years and we would never treat customers to such bad or absent service. Not like it used to be with the previous owners.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 15, 2023
We do have people on site throughout the day and night, staff and maintenance, so if anything did go wrong someone would be there. We don't have key cards, you get an access code, and you receive both one to your room as well as the guest supply closet where we have laundry, an ice machine, and guest consumables if you need extras. You won't be out of luck, because you receive a code. We, actually, do take our customer satisfaction very seriously as those are the people that come back and stay with us throughout the year! We don't have bad or absent service; we are just running it a little bit different that a traditional hotel and we have been doing great with it!

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, well maintained property. Close to Marquette and close access to a nice biking trail which was our reason for visiting.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 8, 2023
Thank you, David, for your feedback! I am happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! Our hotel is in a great location where you are able to access the bike trail and the water super easily! We hope to have you stay again with us soon!

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok for what we needed
Nice clean comfortable room, and all we needed for an overnight stay on our motorcycle tour around Lake Superior. Definitely a no-frills motel, but was fine for what we needed. Laundry area was a plus. Had no contact with staff as everything was done via e-mail or text. Glad that there was no issues or concerns with the room or reservation as no one to talk to.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 8, 2023
I'm glad the room was clean and comfortable for you! We have staff communicating 24/7, so if something were to happen or an issue were to arise then we would be able to help you! We do have staff and maintenance on property throughout the day and night in case something was to pop up, so even though we have a contactless check in, our team still works hard over there!

8/10 Good

Patsy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, good for price, Good Location
Good for the price. Good location right along Lake Superior. Clean. Good communication.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 8, 2023
Patsy we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us! The view of Lake Superior is unbeatable! Thank you so much for your feedback!

2/10 Terrible

THOMAS, CENTREVILLE

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel would not acknowledge reservation. No room at the inn. Final cost to get a room was more expensive than original reservation made and ac never worked. Not the least bit happy. Would like to document it for you. provide an email address to send the history of this vacation / room experience with you.
Response from Peyton on Aug 5, 2023
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. With just recently purchasing the hotel we have been trying to accommodate all previous guests as best we can. We work hard to make all our guests that are traveling into Marquette happy to enjoy their stay with us!

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Traveled with family
Door didn't seem to lock properly and didn't feel overly secure.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 1, 2023
I'm sorry that you didn't feel secure. All our locks are brand new that were just installed a couple months ago, and we have not had any problems with the locks not properly latching inside the door! Other than that, I'm glad to see that you had a nice time at our hotel!

4/10 Poor

Keith

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was nice and clean. Everything about the motel was outdated and rundown. It is very noisy being on the main highway. Everything worked as expected. The only good thing about the place is that it was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 2, 2023
I'm glad to know your room was very clean for your stay, our housekeeping team works very hard! I think there are many things our hotel provides including every room being a lake view to Lake Superior, the brand-new balcony and deck we have designed for our guests, and the fantastic yard we have available for guests that make us an exceptional hotel!

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The outdoor lights turn off at 10 PM made it difficult to socialize outside on the deck. This place is also set up more like an Airbnb.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 2, 2023
We try to accommodate all our guests by having the lights on an automotive system, so it goes off at sunset! Other than that, I am glad to see that you enjoyed your stay with us!

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Jul 29, 2023
Thank you for the feedback, James! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope that you will be vising us again soon!

8/10 Good

CHRISTINE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel
It was very clean and had a great view of Lake Superior. I would stay there again. It was a little weird that all the check in and out was done by text, but it seemed to work.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Jul 28, 2023
I'm glad that you had a great stay with us and happy to hear that you will be back again! Our check in was intended to make it easier for the guests, however we do have staff that are present on property throughout the day and night in case a guest needs help!

8/10 Good

Erin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Jul 29, 2023
Thank you, Erin, for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Jul 25, 2023
I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to have you back again!

2/10 Terrible

ALISHA

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 15, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Alisha. I am sorry to hear this about your experience staying with us.

8/10 Good

Susan A.

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an excellent value. The location is very good, and we really liked the refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee maker, and microwave.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Jul 22, 2023
Thank you, Susan, for your feedback! We love to hear how much you enjoyed your stay at our hotel! Hopefully we see you again soon!

4/10 Poor

Robert

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Peyton on Aug 5, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Robert. I'm sorry to hear about your experience.