Man this place is really cool! Has a very nostalgic feel and it's cool history behind it. The food is 5/5, service is excellent, and the staff is very welcoming! This was a great getaway from modern society and I'll definitely be coming back!
A group of 6 friends drove up for a night at the inn. The rooms are large and nostalgic but very comfortable and clean. Mark and Sue were great hosts. We ate at the restaurant and the food, drinks and service was fabulous. I certainly would recommend this inn.
Went there 10/13/23 to have dinner with my Wife and Son and his Girlfriend. Nice atmosphere. Grilled Whitefish was great. Waitress Mariah was very pleasant. Highly recommended if your in the area.
We had my wife's family reunion (65+ members) here and camped nearby with Thunder Bay hosting the Gala! Service, atmosphere, and ambience were excellent across the board in this historic landmark! Great hiking and guides. Mark and Sue were great in making you feel at home.
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My wife and I stayed here for our ten year anniversary and it was very nice! We really enjoyed talking with the staff at the hotel. They were very friendly, knowledgeable about the fascinating history of the inn, and helpful. We stayed in the Henry Ford Room which was very nice and spacious. It was so cool to be able to stay in the same room Henry Ford stayed in.
For improvements, we stayed during the off season so it was very quiet which was nice but we also felt like we were missing out on things like a breakfast which would have been nice for the price of the room. The price of the room was affordable for a historic spacious room, but it would have been nice to have had some modern conveniences like a mini fridge and microwave in the room. Since there are no elevators we had to carry our bags up to our rooms, it would have also been nice to have had the staff offer to help us with our bags.
Overall, a great experience, but these are things that would have made it feel even more comfortable and luxurious.
Excellent stay. Owner is very friendly and gave us some history and took us on a tour. Building is very interesting and has a lot of history before Henry Ford.
Only thing that was upsetting was to find out the room we stayed in "Edison room" was not at all visited by him. Wish that was a little more clear on the website, easy to get dreaming into the vibe knowing Henry Ford really did stay there.
We ate dinner here twice while in town. The whitefish dinner and the hamburger was outstanding! We eat at a lot of different places throughout our travels in Michigan so we know good food and this was it. What made it even better was the awesome waitress Lora, who was extremely friendly, talked about the town and what it is like living there. Then the owner Mark came over and started talking to us. What a cool guy! Gave us a tour and the history of the restaurant and inn! Very, very awesome vacation we had and what made it over the top was the wait staff and the owner. Will definitely be going there again!
This is an historic inn and the rooms reflect the period. Service was excellent and the restaurant is also excellent. Be sure to get the chef’s daily special. The location is beautiful but pretty remote, so this is definitely a destination.
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We were pleasantly surprised to learn the history of the Inn. You are instantly transported back in time to the 1940s and greeted with many artifacts and historic pictures of Mr Henry Ford who built the Inn. Previously in the 1910s it was a general store for patrons of the lumber industry.
The inn is about 30 minutes north of Marquette and made for a great hub outside the "big" town. Our room had a wash sink in it which was custom for a lot of homes and buildings during that time. Some rooms have a full bath.
When entering you'll go through the restaurant first which can be confusing but we let someone know we needed to check in and they brought us to the center room. After checking in they'll tell you to enter using the front porch with a door code. All bedrooms are up the stairs. If your room does not come with a full bath, there is a communal bath in the hall. The ladies bath has a bathtub if you have kids and a shower. The shower pressure is PIERCINGLY good if you're into that haha. The men's is a communal open locker room style setup which my boyfriend did not care for but we were the only ones there during our stay. Will stay again for the price we paid and location.
Usually a tasty and fairly priced meal. Splurged on desserts, 7 layer Chocolate Cake and a piece Neopolitin Cake. To our surprise both cakes basically the same. Always thought Neopolitin meant chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. Silly us. This time it meant chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, very much like the 7 layer chocolate. At $7.50 a piece it left feeling greatly disappointed. And they were most likely GFS. Oh but yes, the Reuben and Chef Salad were delicious as usual.
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