Attempted to book a room at the All Seasons resort down the street, however they neglected to return 3 of my phone calls to book a room, so I decided to get the points and try the Econo Lodge. And really it wasn't that bad. The owners and staff are very nice and do the best they can with the property-- it is what it is.

A couple of suggestions would be breakfast, try the Trout Town Cafe, 1 block east of "main" street, good grubs and Great wait staff! Also, if you need to workout, the "Kaliseum" has it all.. nice weight room, lap pool, etc..opens at 6am, $5 guest fee.

Anyway, I survived a week in Kalkaska at the Econo Lodge, great little town and no problems with the lodging.

This hotel was AWFUL! The gentleman running the hotel was extremely rude and hostile. He did not want to give us our discounted rate, and only did so as I was on hold with the Choice Hotels customer service line. The room was even worse! Although there were "no smoking" signs plastered everywhere, the room reeked of cigarette smoke. The room was very outdated and run down. The bedsheets were not clean, nor was anything in the bathroom. The bed was not comfortable either. The stairs to get to the second floor were very steep and what I would consider unsafe. When we went to check out the next morning (1 day before our reservation was up), the gentleman at the front desk threw a huge fit and tried to charge us for more than one night. My husband and I were trying to celebrate our honeymoon on the way to Traverse City, and our one night at this hotel almost ruined it for us. It was so bad that we ended up going out on the town as late as we could so we didn't have to be there for long. This was the absolute worst hotel experience I have ever had, and I would NEVER recommend this hotel to anyone, even if it was a last resort.

not a clean place-dirty hand prints around doors and on walls. toilet was not cleaned-you couldn't tell by looking, but when i went to wipe the seat off as a precaution the toilet paper "caught" on something......not cool! especially since we asked to check in early and they said we couldn't because they had to clean. there was only one skimpy spider as far as bugs go. although i didn't think to check for signs of bed bugs. i didn't get any bites that i know of. i'm hoping there weren't any that i brought home! we stayed one night and i skipped the shower experience cuz where the no skid tub mat edge met the tub there was unkown black cruddy crack. i'll pass! let's just say should NOT have the econolodge name! : ( the beds were decently comfortable-but again, i didn't check for signs of bed bugs so good luck.....

Old looking in side, smelled old. Very worn carpet. Not a floor you (at least I did not) walk on with bare feet. Room was shabby looking.