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Reviews of Econo Lodge Traverse City South 2 stars

1065 M-37 South, Traverse City, MI 49685, United States

#36 of 36 hotels in Traverse City

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 96 hotel reviews

4.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.3

  • Comfort

    6.2

  • Location

    7.3

  • Facilities

    5.3

  • Staff

    6.3

  • Value for money

    5.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.2

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  • Reviewed: 5 November 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no hot water for the shower.

    The bed was comfortable.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 October 2024

    5.0
    I was thankful not to pay a fortune to spend the night after a long journey.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Lack of elevator for getting luggage up stairs. Aside from the fruit, there wasn't anything healthy for breakfast (microwave sweetened oatmeal, muffins, pop tarts). But still, breakfast was better than nothing.

    Comfortable bed. Fruit at breakfast

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    6.0
    They need to clean the motel better
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hallways and carpet are filthy

    Location

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2024

    5.0
    High prices and low quality rooms. There wasn't a breakfast as advertised.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    No shampoo/Conditioner. A/C noisy and didn't seem to work too well. No type of breakfast even tho it was advertised. Bad coffee and a stale muffin were offered. I went down the street for better coffee and food. For $255.00 plus tax and fees Total $288. for a terrible room. No elevator either. I flew in late and was looking a nice quiet room. I don't recommend this Hotel.

    The bed was comfortable

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2024

    4.0
    I will not stay there again.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was there for 2 nights and after the first night they attempted to enter my room while I was sleeping. I needed to leave by 6 pm to work 12 hours on 3rd shift. The next morning when I returned at 8am I was locked out of my room and there was no one at the front desk to let me in. There was also no number to call for service. After 15 minutes someone did arrive and reactivated my key card. There was no apology for my inconvenience. There was also no “Do Not Disturb” sign for me to hang on my door.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff had zero personality. We had 3 rooms for family wedding. Refused to let us into even one room 2 hours early due to managers rule. All 3 rooms were ready at the time we were there. Check in time was the same as wedding. We had a baby with us and wanted to get luggage in so Mom and baby could come back early themselves. We had to change in hotel bathroom to get ready for wedding. As we were ready to leave for wedding. They let us put luggage in one room. But still would not give us keys to room. ....swimming pool was open 3-10pm. Couldn't use Sunday before leaving. Baby loves the water. We picked this hotel because of pool. And location to wedding.

    Cold cereal, store bought muffins. Good hot coffee. Juice. Nothing else.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Towel’s were stained. One towel even had hair . Also hotel charged me extra $100.00 . Receptionist said because I booked the stay not directly through them. They said that $100.00 will be refunded back to me after our check out. Hmmm still haven’t received my money back. 3 business days already passed

    Nothing really .Hotel overpriced

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    6.0
    As a place to get some sleep the Econolodge was fine, a bit overpriced, given problems described.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Light switch by door did not work or bulb was out. Additional light had a terrible torn lamp shade. Cable tv did not work at all. Wall paper in bathroom was messy, hung incorrectly.

    Location was good. There was no breakfast.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2023

    5.0
    Over paid thru booking.com
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was never made, no elevator, bathroom floor tiles broken.

    Location to our destination

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Floors were dirty! Bath towel had one of the hand soaps stuck to it. Asked for 3 towels and wash rags only received two. Said they would bring more did not hear from them!

    The bed was comfortable.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed needed to be replaced. You could see divots in the mattress and when you laid down you definitely felt them. And the shower leaked all over the floor. The room and entire hotel could use a good cleaning

    How easy it was to find and location

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No blankets and bedspread unclean

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2022

    6.0
    good staff as staff was helpful when we had a tv issue
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The floors in the room were so dirty are feet turned black on the bottoms.

    The room was clean and the beds were comfortable.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2025

    2.0
    Never dt
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pool did not work and breakfast sucks

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No coffee maker drapes where dirty. Tv stopped working

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2025

    1.0
    Bloody Pillow
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We found a pillow on the bed with a huge blood stain. Asked for a refund, but staff told me the manager wasn’t available. Also the hot tub water was dirty.

    Close to the event we were there for.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2025

    2.0
    The saddest trailer park in all of India. 0/10
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything. Was told I couldn’t use the water when I checked in, then once we could use the water the pipes are backwards and the shower was either ice cold or burning hot like the fires of hell.

    Nothing

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2024

    9.0
    Would stay there again
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing I can think of.

    Good comfortable during my stay.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    1.0
    Worst experience ever.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nasty floors, my feet was FLITHY from walking around the room for 5 mins, no toilet paper, had no pillowcases on the pillows & people goofing around in the hallway and screaming at 2am and the staff didn’t do anything.

    Nothing. Overall horrible experience

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2024

    1.0
    Worst place I have ever seen
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything. The place was trashed we left immediately

    Nothing we did not stay

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The breakfast was a bowl of oatmeal packets and a bowl of bananas and oranges, I am not sure I would call it breakfast. When I showed up there was a couple in the parking lot talking about bed bugs in their room. I don't know that there were actually bed bugs but the staff did not reassure me, just insisted they were wrong (and they could have been wrong). The rooms were very tired, marks on the walls and the walls were thin so when people were talking in the corridor you could hear everything. No fitness centre, and when I asked where you could walk the staff had no idea where to direct me. Just a blank look like 'why would you want to go for a walk'. Just given the cost was disappointing.

    The bed was comfortable. The Wifi was good. Serviceable if you have no where else you can stay.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    A lot of motel for the price

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2024

    2.0
    Gross!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was falling apart. Pool and hot tub were “closed” but operating fully when you looked in the door. Everything was broke or out of service.

    Nothing

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2023

    8.0
    Priced right for a simple place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Unfortunately the staff leaves at midnight, and the location is remote and I felt more vulnerable to possible criminal activities. Also the heating system needs to be updated, when set to automatic the heater continues to run well past the desired settings.

    The Hotel had all the expected features and during my trip to Michigan was the only hotel that provided acceptable bathing facilities for a handicapped individual. there was no "step into" required to bath, the only thing missing was the handicap railings. All of the creature comforts were available, this is a good simple place to stay.

    Stayed in October 2023

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