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Empire Lakeshore Inn

2.5 star property

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Point of interest
Exterior
Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Combined shower/tub, designer toiletries, towels, soap

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
11730 S. Lacore Rd, Empire, MI, 49630
  • Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
    3 min walk
  • Shipwreck Cafe
    1 min walk
  • Downtown Hall Street Transfer Station
    32 min drive
  • Traverse City, MI (TVC-Cherry Capital)
    48 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe, 2 Queen Beds

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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2 Double Beds Annex | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

2 Double Beds Annex

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe King Bed | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe King Bed

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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King Bed Annex | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

King Bed Annex

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Empire

Empire Lakeshore Inn is centrally located in Empire, a 3-minute walk from Philip A. Hart Visitor Center and 13 minutes by foot from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. .This beach motel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Empire Bluff Trail and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive.
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What's nearby

  • Philip A. Hart Visitor Center - 3 min walk
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - 13 min walk
  • Empire Bluff Trail - 3 min drive
  • Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - 5 min drive
  • Little Glen Lake - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Shipwreck Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Empire Village Pizza & Spirits - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Food For Thought - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Friendly Tavern - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Tiffany's Ice Cream - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Empire Lakeshore Inn

Sandy fun near Philip A. Hart Visitor Center and Empire Bluff Trail
Empire Lakeshore Inn offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Rooms open to balconies or patios. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Empire motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and designer toiletries.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This Colonial motel also features a picnic area and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a vending machine. 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 self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1987
  • Colonial architecture
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [11626 S. Sunset Drive Michigan]
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you, key retrieval

Pets

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

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
4 children, up to the age of 18 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Housekeeping fee: USD 25.00 per stay

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, 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 and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Empire Lakeshore Inn
Empire Lakeshore
Empire Lakeshore Inn Motel
Empire Lakeshore Inn Empire
Empire Lakeshore Inn Motel Empire

Empire Lakeshore Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 503 out of 889 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 241 out of 889 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 889 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 889 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 889 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute, quiet motel like accommodations close to M22 and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore visitor center. Great place to stay for discovering the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keri

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were allowed to check in early.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Comfortable bed. We stayed in the older hotel and if you wanted ice you had to go about a block away to the newer hotel to get it 😧. The price was ridiculously high for what I would say was a very nice 2 star hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David S

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sally

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The room was fine... clean and a decent size. It was very loud both above us and outside in the parking lot as you can hear pretty much everything going on in the rooms around you. I think we must've had a herd of elephants in the room above us or they were rearranging the furniture all night lol. I'm not one to complain, but even for me it was a bit much. Paid for an upgraded room that I thought was upstairs, management didn't care but Expedia made it right. Overall we got what we paid for I guess.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caitlyn

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madison

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not much around the property store wise and dining but the room itself was great and we were very pleased with our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl, Athens

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was close to the lake
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Reena

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mazzolini

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the more modern and clean lines of everything it made it feel cleaner and I like that.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
High price…..no pool Close to Sleeping Bear National Park
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very new clean quiet and centrally located. Property was well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would stay here again! 0 problems
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin S.

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

10/10 Excellent

Faith

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was easily accessible. Rooms were spacious and service was excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location!! The beach was great! The staff were very friendly!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024