Must-see hotels in Gold Coast

  • Summer's Inn

    Gold Coast

    This completely renovated mid-century motel is well-located, quiet, comfortable and excellent value. Rooms are small but well-appointed, and common lounge…

  • Stafford's Perry Hotel

    Gold Coast

    The Perry Hotel is a grand historic place. Hemingway once stayed here (in 1916 after a hiking and camping trip in the region). Count on comfy beds,…

  • Pines Motorlodge

    Gold Coast

    Retro-cool tiki lamps, pinewood furniture and communal lawn chairs add up to a fun, social ambience amid the firs in Douglas.

  • Shoreline Inn

    Gold Coast

    Lots of business types stay at this waterfront hotel by a boat-bobbing marina. Room decor is earth-toned and staid, but the floor-to-ceiling windows are…

  • Boyden House

    Gold Coast

    This rambling Victorian home with gorgeous interior woodwork offers eight rooms that mix antique and modern decor. Some have a private balcony, others…

  • Sugar Beach Resort

    Gold Coast

    Sugar Beach has decent prices and it's right on the water. Rooms are nothing fancy, but they're well maintained and have small refrigerators, coffee…

  • Island View Cottages

    Gold Coast

    Island View’s tidy property features nine cottages and three houses that front a private beach. The grounds have fire pits, grills, and basketball and…

  • Dutch Colonial Inn

    Gold Coast

    The antique-strewn house was built in the 1920s as a wedding gift for a local bride and groom. Flower patterns and lace prevail in the five rooms, which…

  • Snowbird Inn

    Leland, Northport & Suttons Bay

    Eighteen acres of cherry orchards and gardens surround this turn-of-the-century farmhouse with a big, rambling porch. The five large rooms are more…

  • Holiday Inn Express

    Gold Coast

    This outpost of the HI chain in New Buffalo is nothing fancy, but it's well maintained and is usually reasonably priced. Lots of casino goers stay here…

  • CityFlats Hotel

    Gold Coast

    The 56 mod rooms in this sustainably built hotel vary in design, but most have bright pops of color against dark wood and muted gray decor. The handy…

  • Viking Arms Inn

    Gold Coast

    This vintage motel has minimalist, flowery bedspread–type rooms, but they're tidy, well kept and reasonably priced. It's 1.5 miles from the SS Badger dock…

  • Grey Hare Inn

    Gold Coast

    The Grey Hare is an intimate, three-room B&B on a working vineyard, with French-style decor and bay views. Rooms are large with wrought iron or canopy…

  • Glen Arbor B&B

    Gold Coast

    The owners renovated this century-old farmhouse into a sunny, French country inn with six themed rooms.

  • Bayside Inn

    Gold Coast

    This former boathouse has 10 rooms on Saugatuck's waterfront. All have private bathrooms and decks.

  • Mitchell Creek Inn

    Gold Coast

    This humble, 15-room property is on the other side of US 31 (away from the water), moderately priced and near the state park beach. It's a classic mom-and…