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Nova Motel

Property class: 2

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a lamp, a television, and a view of the outside.
A motel with a covered porch, numbered rooms, and a parking lot.
A gravel path leading to a red signpost in a natural setting with trees and bushes.
A bathroom with wooden cabinetry, a double sink, a large mirror, a shower with glass doors, and a toilet.
A motel with a large parking lot, multiple rooms, and a covered outdoor area.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
The current price is $113
$102 nightly
$113 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 6 - Sep 7

Explore the area

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472 S Pere Marquette Hwy, Ludington, MI, 49431
  • Place, West Michigan Fairgrounds
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Pere Marquette River
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Pere Marquette Lake
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Airport, Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

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A bedroom with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a bathroom.

Traditional Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Traditional Suite, 1 Queen Bed

A bedroom with a bed, bedside lamps, a TV on a stand, a door, and a window with curtains.

Traditional Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

Comfort Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

Basic Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Ludington

With a stay at Nova Motel in Ludington, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Lake Michigan and S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from West Michigan Fairgrounds and 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Pere Marquette Lake.

What's nearby

  • West Michigan Fairgrounds - 19 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Pere Marquette River - 1 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Pere Marquette Lake - 1 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Ludington Waterfront Park - 5 min drive - 2.7 miles
  • S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry - 7 min drive - 3.4 miles

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪House of Flavors - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Applebee's Grill + Bar - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Nova Motel

Nova Motel offers 28 accommodations with air conditioning. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 30-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Ludington hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 28 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and a vending machine.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Visual fire alarm

More

  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from July 01 to September 04
Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

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nova motel Ludington
nova motel Hotel Ludington

Nova Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 179 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 179 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 179 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 179 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 179 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host was very pleasant and others staying there were all very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jervis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The rooms are quite comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a nice place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Great stay! Friendly, clean, good location!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little roadside motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay! Beds weren’t the most comfortable but the rooms were clean! Owner was very friendly and very welcoming! I would definitely come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lennie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolute great welcome personality, great service and friendly. Clean room, comfy...definitely plan another trip to stay here. Its being renovated but easily adaptive.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Veronique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient located.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner was friendly and very quick with our arrival.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Myka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the pool and hot tub!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff and owners.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and a good value
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff is friendly and helpful. Motel is rustic but well kept. Beds were comfortable and rooms clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and what we expected for the price. We would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice area and room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

sara

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Elysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved everything from the owners to my room to the people.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The owner is wonderful and super helpful! The outdoor pool and hot tub were super clean and fun! The hotel is outdated but we had a blast! Would stay again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nicely done, basic motel- we found it clean, quiet and comfortable. The manager was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property under renovation. Bed was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you! Was a last minute stay, was very satisfied!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a great place to stay at a reasonable price when fishing in the area. They have coolers available for your fish at the end of the day. Definitely nice for a no frills guy trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

ELLEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Obvious that this motel is lovingly cared for by the family on site.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023