In this year’s Red Hot Best awards, two categories focused on the best lodging in the north. Dive in for both Lodging: Hotels, Motels & Resorts and Lodging: NO Hotels, Motels or Resorts (think inns and bed & breakfasts) to find the best local lodging for your Northern Michigan getaway.
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Best Lodging Above the Bridge
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) Mission Point Resort
2) The Vault Hotel
3) Hotel Iroquois
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) The Mackinac House
2) Haan’s 1830 Inn
3) Bay View Bed & Breakfast
Photo by Nicole Steffen
Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island.
Best Lodging in Leelanau & Benzie
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) The Leland Lodge
2) The Homestead
3) Crystal Mountain
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) Whaleback Inn
2) Inn at Black Star Farms
3) Little Traverse Inn
Photo by Rachel Soulliere
The Inn at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay.
Cadillac, Manistee & Ludington’s Best Lodging
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) Little River Casino Resort
2) Coyote Crossing Resort
3) Nader’s Motel & Suites
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) The Ramsdell Inn
2) Canfield House Bed & Breakfast
3) Cartier Mansion Bed & Breakfast (tie)
3) Dempsey Manor Bed & Breakfast (tie)
Photo by Canfield House Bed & Breakfast
Canfield House Bed & Breakfast in Onekama.
Best Lodging in Charlevoix & The Chain of Lakes
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) The Earl
2) Hotel Walloon
3) Boyne Mountain Resort
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) The Inn at Breezy Hill Farm
2) The Blue Pelican Inn & Restaurant
3) Applesauce Inn Bed & Breakfast
Photo by Hotel Walloon
Hotel Walloon on Walloon Lake.
Kalkaska, Gaylord & Grayling’s Best Lodging
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) All Seasons Resort
2) Gates Au Sable Lodge
3) Treetops Resort
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) Hanson House Bed & Breakfast
2) Borchers Bed & Breakfast
3) Otsego Lake County Park
Photo by Todd Zawistowski
The golf course at The Treetops in Gaylord.
Best Lodging in Petoskey, Harbor Springs & The Straits
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS AND RESORTS
1) Stafford’s Perry Hotel
2) The Highlands at Harbor Springs
3) Stafford’s Crooked River Lodge
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) The Gingerbread House
2) Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort
3) Holiday Vacation Rentals
Photo by Stafford's Perry Hotel
Stafford’s Perry Hotel in Petoskey.
Best Lodging in Traverse City
LODGING: HOTELS, MOTELS & RESORTS
1) Delamar
2) Hotel Indigo
3) Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
LODGING: NO HOTELS, MOTELS OR RESORTS
1) Brys Estate Guesthouse
2) Neahtawanta Inn
3) Two Bay Stay
Photo by Delamar Traverse City
Delamar in Traverse City.