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Stearns Hotel

2.5 star property

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Lobby
Exterior
Fireplace
Reception
Lobby lounge

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
212 E Ludington Ave, Ludington, MI, 49431
  • Sandcastles Children's Museum
    2 min walk
  • Ludington Waterfront Park
    8 min walk
  • S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry
    14 min walk
  • Ludington, MI (LDM)
    3 min drive

Room options

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Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Single Room, 1 King Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Single Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pool
Hot Tub
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Pet friendly
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The price is $87
per night
$96 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 18 - Dec 19
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About the neighborhood

Ludington

With a stay at Stearns Hotel in Ludington, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Lake Michigan and Sandcastles Children's Museum. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Ludington Waterfront Park and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry.

What's nearby

  • Ludington Waterfront Park - 8 min walk
  • S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry - 14 min walk
  • Pere Marquette River - 15 min walk
  • Stearns Park Beach - 16 min walk
  • Buttersville Park - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Manistee, MI (MBL-Manistee County-Blacker) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪House Of Flavors - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Stix Bar - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Stearns Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Lake Michigan
Stearns Hotel offers 28 accommodations with air conditioning. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Ludington hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 28 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Wedding services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

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

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Property is also known as

Stearns Hotel Hotel
Stearns Hotel Ludington
Stearns Hotel Hotel Ludington

Stearns Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 128 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building and rooms are historic and beautiful. It will not be your taste if you like modern! The place is well taken care of and staff was very helpful. It is right on the edge of the downtown area so very convenient for catching the boat and dining nearby. Bed was comfortable and had good water pressure in the large bathtub. I liked it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeff, Fort Wayne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was five star except the overall score. We loved the atmosphere and real hotel (not motel) environment. It was like stepping back in time. Super clean. However, I down graded the overall score for two reasons: first, the firm bed was the hardest bed I slept on in the seven motels/VRBO stays within the previous two weeks; second, the AC temperature varied such that there was a cold-warm-cold-warm cycle all night. I could have overlooked the AC issue if the bed had not been so firm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Amy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was 120 years old and was very unique.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

MI vacation
Hotel very dated but acceptable. We were on the third floor and water pressure was weak. Otherwise good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Enjoyed our 1 night stay prior to taking the ferry the next day. The room was small but that was expected from previous reviews. Met all our needs. Very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Will not return to this hotel.
We spent 3 nights at Stearns Hotel, and will not be back. The hotel was very shabby and had a pervasive foul smell throughout, particularly in the entire lobby area. It was something like a mixture of really bad coffee, stale cigarette smoke and a poorly maintained latrine. The coffee in the room and the lobby was as bad as we've ever had, and our room had a smell the A/C unit could not dispel, even when cranked down low with the fan constantly roaring on high. Fortunately the bed was comfortable, but that's the best thing our stay had going for it. We spent as little time at the hotel as possible, staying out later then we normally would just to avoid going back there. I also think it was unreasonably expensive for such poor quality. We only chose it because we needed to be close to the marina where our friends live on their boat, which was not large enough to accommodate guests, and there were no other options close by.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

robert

the location for the parade is great. .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me and my crew of 8 were passing through doing the Lake Michigan Circle Tour on our Harleys from Chicago. This was our first overnight stop and was really nice. I didn’t get her name but the young lady who checked us in was great, very hospitable and professional. Will definitely stay here again if we’re passing through.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the feeling of a previous era and still providing everything I would have needed or desired. Only one thing I would mention is that the air conditioner unit was rather loud. Otherwise I was very happy with my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classic property. Great location. Tiki Bar a blast from the past.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

adrienne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Always clean rooms!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terry J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Classic hotel
We were thrilled with the Stearns Hotel. This hotel is a classic and from the moment I walked in I knew we made a great choice. The interior is spectacular, classic historical. Our room was simple but very comfortable and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Vikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
July 2024
Cute hotel nothing fancy just a good place to stay for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Timm, Williamston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, classic older hotel. Rooms are small. Property needs some maintenance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming and comfortable!
Lovely old hotel with lots of history, and, a ghost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property was very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024