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Inns and bed and breakfasts

Inns and bed and breakfasts, many in historic homes, in the towns along the shore. We never show prices or availability: book with the property.

Southern Gateway

Bed and breakfast

Boyden House Inn

On South Fifth Street near downtown Grand Haven

A bed and breakfast in a restored 1870s house around the corner from downtown Grand Haven, once the home of lumberman Charles Boyden.

Bed and breakfast · Mid-range

Harbor House Inn

On Harbor Drive across from the Grand Haven boardwalk

A Victorian-style inn on Harbor Drive in downtown Grand Haven, across the street from the boardwalk, with 19 guest rooms.

Bed and breakfast · Upscale

The Lilley Mansion

On South Division Street in the village of Spring Lake

An 1876 Second Empire house built by lumberman Francis Lilley, restored as guest suites and an event venue in Spring Lake.

Bed and breakfast

Washington Street Inn

On Washington Avenue in Grand Haven

A Grand Haven bed and breakfast in a 1902 American Foursquare house built by H.J. Dornbos, run by the same innkeepers since 1987.

Ludington & Manistee

Bed and breakfast · Upscale

Cartier Mansion

On East Ludington Avenue near downtown Ludington

The 1905 neoclassical home of lumberman Warren Cartier, now a bed and breakfast on Ludington Avenue that also runs the nearby 1878 Ludington House.

Bed and breakfast

The Canfield House

On Portage Lake in Onekama

A bed and breakfast on Portage Lake in Onekama, in a 1900 summer home built for Manistee lumberman Charles Canfield, with its own beach.

Bed and breakfast · Mid-range

The Fresh Coast Inn at Ludington

On East Ludington Avenue near the SS Badger dock

A historic home on Ludington Avenue, listed as a State Registered Historic Site, with seven guest rooms and an early breakfast for SS Badger passengers.

Bed and breakfast

The Lamplighter Bed and Breakfast

On East Ludington Avenue, five blocks from downtown Ludington

A five-room bed and breakfast in an 1894 Queen Anne Victorian on Ludington Avenue, a few blocks from downtown Ludington.

Inn · Budget

The Ramsdell Inn

In the Ramsdell Building at River and Maple Streets in downtown Manistee

A small hotel on the upper floors of Manistee's 1891 Ramsdell Building, a turreted landmark at River and Maple Streets, with a pub below.

Benzie & Sleeping Bear Country

Inn

The Sylvan Inn

On Western Avenue in the village of Glen Arbor

An 1885 inn in the village of Glen Arbor with 14 guest rooms, a short walk from shops and on the route of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.

Grand Traverse & Inland Lakes

Bed and breakfast

Antiquities' Wellington Inn

On Wellington Street in downtown Traverse City

A bed and breakfast in a restored 1905 neoclassical mansion built for one of Traverse City's lumber barons, a short walk from downtown.

Inn

Old Mission Inn

On Mission Road in Old Mission, on the Old Mission Peninsula

An inn on the Old Mission Peninsula that dates to 1869 and is described as Michigan's oldest historic hotel, with rooms facing East Grand Traverse Bay.

Listed as open seasonally, May 1 through October 31.

Bed and breakfast · Mid-range

The Inn at Black Star Farms

On a winery estate on East Revold Road, south of the village of Suttons Bay

An adults-only bed and breakfast on the 160-acre Black Star Farms winery estate, listed as open all year, with breakfast and wine tastings listed as part of each stay.

Charlevoix & Petoskey

Inn · Mid-range

Bay View Inn

On Woodland Avenue in Bay View, on Little Traverse Bay

A Victorian country inn from the 1880s in the Bay View Association, run for more than 60 years by Stafford Smith and his family before new owners took over.

Bed and breakfast

Bridge Street Inn

On Michigan Avenue, just north of the drawbridge in Charlevoix

A bed and breakfast in an 1895 Colonial Revival house that began as an overflow cottage for Charlevoix's Beach Hotel, a short walk from Lake Michigan.

Inn · Mid-range

Colonial Inn

In the Wequetonsing neighborhood of Harbor Springs

A Harbor Springs inn dating to 1894 in the Wequetonsing summer neighborhood, a member of Historic Hotels of America with 42 restored rooms.

Inn

Terrace Inn

On Glendale Avenue in Bay View, near Petoskey

A historic hotel in the Bay View Association that opened on June 1, 1911, and still houses the 1911 Restaurant.

Bed and breakfast

The Belvedere Bed and Breakfast

On Belvedere Avenue near Round Lake, Charlevoix

A Charlevoix bed and breakfast in a house built in 1887, formerly the Inn at Grey Gables, a walk from downtown, the lakes and the beaches.

Inn · Budget

Weathervane Terrace Inn and Suites

On Pine River Lane in downtown Charlevoix

A downtown Charlevoix hotel designed by stone builder Earl Young, with stone turrets, a boulder fireplace and lake-view suites.

Mackinac & the Straits

Bed and breakfast

Cloghaun Bed and Breakfast

On Market Street in downtown Mackinac Island

An 1880s Victorian house on Mackinac Island's Market Street, built by Irish immigrants and run as a bed and breakfast by the fourth generation of their family.

Bed and breakfast

Deer Head Inn

On Henry Street in downtown Mackinaw City

A bed and breakfast in a restored 1913 Arts and Crafts home, among the oldest houses in Mackinaw City, a short walk from the island ferries.