Hampton Inn & Suites Manistee Waterfront

We stayed here in October and had a wonderful time. Room was gorgeous, view of the lake was epic and breakfast delicious. It’s like a resort with fire pits, rooftop restaurant and more. Bummed tho that the restaurant was closed on a Monday .

I chose this property based on the positive reviews. Big mistake. Physically, the building was renovated nicely to make it become a Hampton. However, we were quite surprised to find that the King suite we rent at every other Hampton was not nearly the same size as new built Hamptons. It had the same layout, but approximately 1/3 smaller. The view out the front was nice, but by no means anything comparable to any of our East Coast beaches. We have three huge complaints regarding this property. FIRST, the quality of the sheets AND towels was horrible. The 8 bath towels that we had over our two night stay should all be burned; very thin and yellowish in color. TWO, we had rented two rooms; one on floor 4 and one on floor 2. BOTH of us had dogs across the hallway from our rooms. Dogs should be on one designated floor ONLY and that floor # should be made aware of to the customers that do not want to be in a room that dogs have been in AND don’t want to hear dogs barking when their owners leave them alone in the room. THREE, their restaurant (Windward) was a horrible dining experience. From the slow service, to the poor quality of the food in how it was prepared, to the lack of general customer service. We did complain to our server about our over cooked burgers and showed her how disgusting they were. She was kind enough to credit is $20 on our check. It may be fine for a cocktail bar, BUT none of the 6 of us would ever recommend that restaurant. We were so looking forward to our stay there, and of 4 hotels on our trip, it was the one that was just terrible. The Empire area north of Manistee was beautiful along the shoreline.

The location is the absolute best with beach access. There was a comfortable bar outside facing the beach. The breakfast was better than expected. My kids loved the pool and hottub which connected indoor to outdoor.

Hampton Inn waterfront was top notch! It was a great location for the beach. Easy walk across the street to the beach. Beach had accessibility for wheelchairs to get down to the lake. The hotel was very clean! All the staff were so friendly and helpful. There is an outside bar, restaurant on the top floor, live music certain nights on the patio, plenty of space for kids to play yard games, swing, or sit in the sand. Inside/ outside hot tub and inside pool. This hotel is definitely a great place to stay for couples or families!

We recently spent the weekend at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Manistee, MI, and had a wonderful experience. The staff were exceptionally welcoming, the hotel was spotlessly clean, and the amenities made our stay even more enjoyable. Despite the hotel being fully booked, it was remarkably quiet and peaceful throughout our visit. Overall, it’s a great hotel in a fantastic location. We look forward to staying again.

We stayed here on our way up to Petosky after we took the ferry from Milwaukee. Location is great and right on the beach and room was clean (for the most part) and indoor/outdoor hot tub was very nice in the evening. It was raining a lot of time, so we did not take advantage of the outdoor bar, but it looked inviting. Breakfast was a bit better than most chain hotels. Only negatives were that there were some bugs flying on the ceiling at night, but they seemed harmless and it might have been because we had the balcony door open for a bit. Also at night there were some drag racing of sorts at the beach parking lot. So a bit loud while falling asleep.