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Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark

2.0 star property

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Free WiFi, bed sheets
Combined shower/tub, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
On the beach, white sand
Indoor spa tub
Indoor pool

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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909 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City, MI, 49701
  • Place, Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Mackinaw City Dock
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Mackinaw City

With a stay at Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark in Mackinaw City, you'll be on the beach, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Michigan and Edgewater Beach. .This hotel is 12.9 mi (20.7 km) from The Jewel at the Grand Hotel and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal.

What's nearby

  • Mackinaw City Ferry Terminal - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Mackinaw Crossings - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Mackinaw Manor Haunted Mansion - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Mackinaw City Dock - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Mackinaw Bridge Museum - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Pellston, MI (PLN-Pellston Regional) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Keyhole Bar & Grill - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Dixie Saloon - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Wienerlicious - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Darrow's Family Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark

Beachfront hotel with a water park and an indoor pool
Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark offers 60 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a water park and an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a water park and an indoor pool.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Splash pad
  • Water park

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Splash pad
  • Water park

Outdoors

  • On the beach

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit 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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is 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

Blue Water Beachfront Hotel & Waterpark Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 396 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 100 out of 396 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 80 out of 396 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 65 out of 396 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 396 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My daughter and I were just passing through, which made it a very quick stay. It was clean, comfortable, and felt safe
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Ann

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots…. And LOTS of noise until 3:00am. Like a Frat house party and floor/ceiling noise. Loud talking …. Idiot driving on beach getting stuck in front of our room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Deepak

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible experience

Room was not at all clean and there was hair clogs and cigarette remainings on the floor.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tiffany

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only thing this place has going for it is the view of the water & location. Probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed. Key cards for the room quit working after the lobby was closed. We had to go to the hotel next door to be let into our room. The front desk person over there was very upset at us for this. Dead bugs everywhere, beds were broken & uncomfortable, the floors were filthy to the point my feet were black on the bottom, air conditioner was loud & barely worked, the screen to the balcony is broken & the screen is torn, all of the outlets are loose & nothing will stay plugged in, wifi never worked. The 2nd night of staying we were woken up at 1:30 in the morning by a truck stuck on the beach outside our balcony. We called the front desk twice, nothing was ever done. The only thing this place had going for it was the view of the water. Until of course this truck got stuck.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shane

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

Soo Locks Trip

My wife and I stayed here, great location to the stores and restaurants in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rayce

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Karyn

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Claralynn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dirty washcloth hanging in room when we checked in, floor was absolutely disgusting. Pool house was closed. Staff was absolutely wonderful kind and helpful. Place was pretty empty so to put someone above us was unnecessary, they were so very loud. Updated room was nice, gave a cabin feel. View was spectacular. Mixed feelings on this place. We visit different cities for our anniversary each year.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy check in. Nice clean room with a great view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Jose

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Dirty room

Mold in the bathroom, sandy sheets, no toilet paper, no fan in the bathroom, dirty bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Erik

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Teresa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tammie

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Russ

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smoke detector went off 7 times during the night not the annoying chirping but going off like there was a fire, I went to the front desk in the morning asking for another room for the next evening and was told that they were all booked and no extra rooms even though the sign out front said vacancy, she said they would have maintenance look into it
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

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

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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
A lot of noise I heard from other guest at the second floor and I called front desk to report that and they never called or make any effort to solve the situation.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyci

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robbe

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay. The wife and I had a great time and the ladies at the front desk are so friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Cheryl

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

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

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

kari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful, the facility was clean. The staff since we arrive were polite and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025