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Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark

2.0 star property
Beachfront hotel with water park, near Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal

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On the beach, white sand
Combined shower/tub, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Indoor pool
Indoor spa tub
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Perched on the shores of Lake Michigan, Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark offers a refreshing escape. Dip into the indoor pool or dive into fun at the water park. With in-room WiFi and free self parking, this beachside retreat is perfect for those who love sun-kissed days by the lake.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking

Main amenities (3)

  • On the beach
  • Indoor pool
  • Water park

Feel at home (5)

  • Private bathroom
  • Free self parking
  • Indoor swimming pools
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
The current price is $77
$85 total
includes taxes & fees
Sep 7 - Sep 8

Room options

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Tonight

Sep 6 - Sep 7
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Tomorrow

Sep 7 - Sep 8
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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room

Highlights

Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Room

Highlights

Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
909 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701

What's nearby

  • Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Mackinaw City Dock - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - 2 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Headlands International Dark Sky Park - 6 min drive - 5.5 km

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 20 min drive
  • Mackinac Island, MI (MCD) - 7.8 miles/12.6 km

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Wild Blueberry - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Clyde's Drive-In - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark

When you stay at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark, you'll be in a great location, within just a 10-minute walk of Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal and Lake Huron. Guests can hang out at the water park or indoor pool, and freebies like WiFi and self parking are added perks. Also, Lake Michigan and Headlands International Dark Sky Park are within a short drive. Fellow travelers love the beach location.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 60 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
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Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
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Other information

    • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Property amenities

Traveling with children

  • Water park access

What to do

  • On the beach

Facilities

  • An indoor pool
  • Water park

Accessibility

  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Sleep well

  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

Here's the breakdown, no surprises

Policies

This property does not have elevators.
Guests can rest easy knowing there's a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit on site.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover

Also known as

Great Mackinaw Beachfront Hotel
Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark Hotel
Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark Mackinaw City
Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark Hotel Mackinaw City

Frequently asked questions

Does Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark?

Yes, there's an indoor pool.

Are pets allowed at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Is there an onsite casino at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark?

No, this hotel doesn't have a casino, but Kewadin Casino - St. Ignace (15-min drive) is nearby.

What is there to do at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark and nearby?

Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark has a water park.

What's the area around Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark like?

Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark is a short 4-minute walk from Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal and 7 minutes' walk from Lake Huron.

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Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark Reviews

Reviews

6.6

Good

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Popular mentions

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Location
Service staff
Companies
Water park
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Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Beachfront at the edge of town

We stayed at this hotel about 20 years ago, and love the location on the beach. The rooms have been completely renovated.
Cynthia, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

The stay was great d always so nice to be able to look at the beach and relax
Nathaniel, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great Birthday stay
Brandi, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Best view and customer service ever

I can not say enough good things about my stay. The front desk ladies were so friendly and helpful. The room was very clean and comfortable, and the view exceptional!!! I was greeted by the beautiful sunrise from my own patio. Breathtaking!! In my opinion the location was perfect. Close to everything without having to deal with the traffic of being on the “strip”. I am already looking forward to my next visit.
The beach front of the hotel
The view from the beach when you look to the left
Good Morning Mackinaw City from a very nice beach right outside my very own patio
This is not a view from the hotel, but, it’s less than a 5 minute drive.
Judith, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Pleasantly surprised that our room had a balcony. Nice updates. Overall great spot to stay right on the lake. The beds and pillows are so-so, but I slept just fine. Our family really enjoyed this spot! Excellent value and cost.
Heather, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

The internet wasn’t great while we were there, and the room could have been a little cleaner, as well as the beach but overall it was a nice place to stay.
Kayla, 3-night trip

2/10 Poor

Poor old quality

Don’t waste your money ! Please be aware this is not worth the money. Please look for other place any where else
1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Spent the night there to walk the mackinaw bridge on Labor Day weekend.The room was three hundred and thirty dollars. The room is a sixty to seventy dollar room. Our phone charges would not stay plugged in.They kept falling out.The sockets are all outdated the t.V is very small and sits on a table for the price of the room.This should have been a sweet type experience.And it's just a low ball room.Never again will we be staying there.
Tammie, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great staff as nd excellent service!!
Jimmy, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

It was nice because it was beach side & near everything. Room was clean. Service was not good we stayed 3 days and never got clean towels even when we asked. The pool and water park were not in service and never told.
Kelly, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Price high for what we got

Food options were great all restaurants for order are all close. The beds were okay. Better that some. The kids water park was not open looks like it was being used for scaffolding for remodel of the hotel. When we walked in our room there was sticky spilled on the table and floor. I had to go back to the desk for a remote. There was spit all over the sink faucet they didn’t clean.
Mary, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Anniversary trip

One of the ladies in the office was sooo super nice and friendly. She even let us check in early. The other lady was not so friendly. I wouldn't say she was rotten l, just not very friendly. I do wish however that we would have gotten a bottom room. It was a lot of stairs to climb on top of the activities we did. Either way was fine though. Looks like remodeled/updated rooms.
Andrea, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

Beds were not comfortable. Very thin mattress. Our bathroom had a water damaged wall that left a smelly mildew scent in the room. It seemed to flare up my allergies. Outside areas of the hotel were not kept up, overflowing trash cans. I do not think the water park was open, nothing was said about it. The pool was green.
Shannon, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Really loved our stay here only one complaint but also t the fault of the hotel, very obnoxious kids above our room were loud constantly running around
shelly, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice place with a bonus fireworks show!

The bed was good. I had a couple of small things that I reported to the desk staff as I checked out. One is that the floor was a little bit “sandy.” I could have tracked it in when I brought things to my room (it is a beach hotel, after all). I had a small problem with one light fixture (one of the two bulbs was out). The other issue is that once I got the fixture turned on, I couldn’t turn it off. At first I thought there was a dearth of plugs to use for re-charging my devices but then I discovered the open socket places on a wall above the couch in my room. So it was a small challenge that was resolved-just odd placement of open outlets. 😁The very best unadvertised feature was the fireworks display at 10pm -just because it was “Saturday.” The desk staff noted it as I checked in or I would have missed a nice unobstructed view of fireworks over the water. Bravo
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great place to stay.
Carey, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

Awful experience from arrival

1st check in was very slow one girl was checking in another couple and the bigger girl was to busy to stop what she was doing to help out and was very rude. 2: the bigger girl said the pool was closed due to a call off and she was not going to walk down to pool to check it out. She said we could walk to neighbor hotel and swim there. Smh. 3 the room next to us was smoking so much weed we could smell it all night. 4: the beds were awful. They were so hard felt like we were sleeping on cinder blocks with 2x6 wood overtop.
Jason, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Avoid this if possible

When we booked on Hotels.com, the room looked nice and clean but when we went there it was a completely different experience. The bathroom floor was damp, did not have enough towels and all the bathroom fixtures were old. The hallway leading to the room had a damp smell. The beds were old and my kid even found some sand on the bed. The only compliment I can give is that the room had a beautiful view of Lake Huron but that did not make up for the other deficiencies. One other thing - we were troubled by a lot of bugs, we thought they were mosquitoes but they were water bugs. This looked more like a cheap motel rather than a hotel.
2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nice beach area, quiet compared to other place closer to the ferries.
Sean, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

We will definitely be booking again here when we come visit again.
Nikki, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great place. Will stay again
Anthony, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

A decent hotel located right on the water
Marcin, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good hotel , we are lucky to see northern loghts from our room
Samraj, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Right on the beach very nice water front
Nathaniel, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Loved the lakefront view!
Megan, 2-night trip