On the outside it looks very well kept up but a modest 1950s era looking motel. I am staying in room three. It has 2 beds and a jacuzzi. The room is very big and in outstanding condition. It could not be any cleaner. I could not be more impressed with the place as a whole. I have been to all fifty states over the last 50 years and stayed in motels for decades. I have stayed at some really poor motels and all the way to the Waldorf Astoria. As far as small family owned motels are concerned this is probably the best one I have ever experienced in my decades of travels. Tawas is a beautiful town on the shores of Lake Huron.

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.