OverviewThe Holiday Inn Traverse City is a non-smoking, beach-side property located in downtown Traverse City, just off US Highway 31 and a 10-minute drive from Cherry Capital Airport (TVC).
Guest rooms feature coffeemakers, hair dryers, iron and ironing boards, cable TV, free Wi-Fi, data ports and room service from 7 am to midnight daily. Executive guest rooms feature easy-access telephones and full-sized work desks.
Hotel features include a fitness center, swimming pool, business center, meeting rooms, beach access and on-site restaurants the Bistro and Shimmers on the Bay, which doubles as a night club in the evenings on the weekend.
This location is close to everything Traverse City has to offer, including downtown shopping and dining, the City Opera House and the Hagerty Conference Center, all within a 5-minute drive or a 15-minute walk away.
The Interlochen Center for the Arts a 20-minute drive away, the Dennos Museum is a 3-minute drive or a 25-minute walk away, and the Sleeping Bear Dunes are a 40-minute drive away.
This hotel is ADA compliant. This hotel accepts pets. Please contact the hotel for more information on pet fees and policies. (All distance and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
The GoodGenerally, guests found this hotel's proximity to downtown Traverse City, dining establishments, the bay and the beach convenient. Many attractions were withing an easy walking distance, which guests seemed to appreciate.
Many guests who patronized the on-site restaurants had lots of praise for the food quality, selection and the service they received.
Many guests were pleased with the decor throughout the hotel and guest rooms, with the exceptions mentioned below.
A few guests were pleased that this hotel is pet friendly and that there were also several areas close by where they could exercise their dogs.
The Bad
A few guests complained that the walls of their rooms were thin, letting in sound from the hall and other areas like the night club of the hotel at inconvenient times. If this is a concern, some guests recommend requesting rooms away from that area.
A few guests felt the bathrooms were missed in the recent round of renovations and are in need of an update. The bathroom floor tiles were the biggest complaint. One guest reported seeing a large amount of mold on the ceiling of their bathroom.
Some guests had issues with the cleanliness of the rooms, saying that they didn't appear clean when they arrived. Other guests said that housekeeping had not cleaned their rooms to their satisfaction or at all.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews gave this hotel 4 out of 5 based on 18 reviews and ranked #24 out of 38 hotels in the area.
Expedia.com guest reviews gave this hotel 3 out of 5 based on 150 reviews.
