This is a great little 50's style motel that has been nicely updated for the 2020's. The rooms are not large, but they're big enough that you feel like you can hang out in them if the weather turns. The place was very clean, the linens and paper products were good quality (better pillows than a Hampton we stayed in a few weeks earlier!), the mattress was very comfortable, it had good A/C, a mini fridge (microwave is down the hall in the breakfast room), and a great jacuzzi in some of the rooms (which we always request). There's a continental breakfast of muffins, yogurt, fruit, coffee, juices ready for you in the morning. You can sit by the firepit at night, listen to the crickets, and just chill in the Lake Huron vibe. The owners clearly care about their place and about their guests' experience during their stay. The negative reviews are either old, or by someone who clearly didn't check out the pics and details of the place before they booked. There are other cheaper motels in the surrounding area, but we found you get what you pay for. So we've booked Harborview Motel again for our 2024 Michigan trip!

Disappointing, especially given the positive reviews. A bare bones operation. The room was very small. It was impossible to have it dark at night because of an enclosure along the front, which helps reduce noise from the highway. It's very brightly lit all night, and there's no way to block it from shining into the rooms. The breakfast was practically nonexistent... no milks or juices, just a few muffins and sugary oatmeal packets. Poor insulation between rooms; I could hear my neighbors clearly. And it's right next to train tracks. The charge is way too high.

We had a wonderful overnight stay for our anniversary. Everything was so clean, in fact my husband said "this is the cleanest inn, hotel, bnb, or cottage we have ever stayed in". Clean is so important, welcoming and let us truly enjoy our stay. The rooms are nicely updated and bed very comfortable.

We drove up to Oscoda to do the Iosco Explorer trail riding bikes on the new
5 miles of fine gravel path from the oscoda high school to the campground along river road and the 2.7 miles from mill street bridge in Oscoda to the high school. Had a delicious dinner in Tawas at the boathouse grill, about a mile north of of the harborview inn/motel. The bike trail going to Alabaster from Tawas is right across the street and a wonderful trail we enjoyed the next day.

We swam at the middle Tawas park, about a mile north with 2 big beaches.
We would highly recommend the Harborview Motel for
it's comfort, cleanliness and personal welcome/care. The continental breakfast was great, including microwave oatmeal along with some fruit, muffins, pastry and of course coffee, tea.