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Hooten Inn
6541 Blue Star Hwy, Saugatuck, MI 49453
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I'm hootin' for the Hooten--charming and well-kept

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5 of 5 stars
bighowdcgo 1 contribution
Chicago, IL
Aug 13, 2007 | Trip type: Friends getaway

The Hooten was great! It's offers much more than a typical roadside motel. Each room is decorated according to a theme. I stayed in the safari room, which was painted in safari colors--tans and browns--with a border of painted jungle animals. There was even a small carved zebra figurine on a shelf over the bed. I had friends staying in the Harley Davidson room and the sunflower room, and these, too, were nicely decorated according to their themes. The sheets were soft and colorful, the towels fluffy, and the room and bathroom spotless. The room had a good air conditioner, dvd player, small refrigerator, coffeemaker and microwave--and everything worked! While not a luxury hotel, the Hooten presents a fine contrast to hotel chains that have sandpapery towels, rough sheets, and institutional decor. It also compares favorably to other hotels/inns in the area. The owners want to do right by their guests and I found them to be friendly and accommodating. You can't go wrong by staying here--and I'd defintely go back.

  • Liked — Personal decor and personal touches, everything worked in the room!! and the comfort
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Personal event (wedding, ...)
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since June 25, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Other
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A relaxing experience

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5 of 5 stars
TRAVEL026 1 contribution
YORKVILLE, IL
Aug 10, 2007 | Trip type: Solo travel

I recently just stayed at the Hooten Inn, not at all what I expected for a roadside motel, the room was decorated nicely, extremely clean, comfortable beds, I'd leave inthe morning, come back and room was cleaned and had fresh clean linen/towels. It was a quite comfortable place to say, the management was extremely helpful at directing me around the town. I definitely will be staying here again!!!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 10, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine
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Delightful

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5 of 5 stars
jprusso2000 1 contribution
Rochester, MI
Aug 9, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

My husband and I spent a romantic weekend at the Hooten Inn. The rooms were charming and delightfully themed. We stayed in the Safari room and loved it. The owners were helpful and caring, with loads of ideas on what to do for an enjoyable weekend. Our next trip we are going to try the Roman Room. Don't let the outside fool you, the Hooten Inn is a gem.

  • Liked — The themed room.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since August 09, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Spa
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Great customer service

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4 of 5 stars
gomichigan 1 contribution
gomichigan
Aug 7, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I have to admit, from the outside (and from the name) I didn't expect much. We were pleasantly suprised to find the room decorated nicely, clean and better yet, run by a very friendly and helpful owner. We were in a pinch to find a place for one night and they had one room available for us. The owner then told us about a great restaurant with limo service and it made a trip that had started out bad get much better instantly. If you need a small room-we thought it was great!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2007
  • Member since August 07, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Please do not stay here

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1 of 5 stars
kelz1616 1 contribution
Schaumburg
Aug 7, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
0/1 found this review helpful

The owner was friendly at first. We arrived back at our hotel the first night with a note on our bed saying that our neighbors said we were yelling, screaming, and partying until 3am which was not true. However, since we were a young couple the owner believed them. So the next night we just rented a movie and the neighbors said we were up partying again, but we were watching a movie and in bed by 1am. So after being on our best behavior, the owner had the audacity to charge my credit card for damages when i did not break anything. It was the worst hotel experience we have ever experienced.

  • Disliked — The owner was horrible
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 18-24
  • Member since August 07, 2007
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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Management response from TheHootens, Owner
(Management representative)
Aug 9, 2007
In the 4 years we've owned this property we've only had trouble with 2 couples and unfortunately this was one of them.... what they neglected to say is that we received a couple of complaints from other guests about their behavior Friday night – we were informed that this particular couple was “yelling, screaming and parting in the parking lot until 3:00am” and we, as the owners, were asked if we had a policy against that - the other guests were obviously irritated and expected us to take action – they were in town for a romantic weekend NOT a weekender at the frat house!

So we left the offending couple a nice note, informing them that it was not acceptable to do the same Saturday night...instead they spent Saturday night banging on windows and an adjoining wall to one of the other rooms. That couple packed up and left at 11pm Saturday night...here’s what they wrote us in an emailed we received Sunday morning: “After our neighbors returned Saturday evening, they began trying to intimidate us by knocking on our windows and on the adjoining wall. My guess is that they figured out that we had complained about their behavior the night before. We were concerned for our own safety, as well as whether or not they may damage our car”

So YES – this couple was charged for damages. Damages are clearly outlined in our polices; which they agreed to abide by when they signed-in and registered at the property. Damages are usually charged after a guest leaves the property and it was discussed with the guest when she called an inquired about the additional charges. She was charged the exact amount I had to refund to the other couple, instead of our normal $250 damages charge - I felt that was fair.

We run a respectable place where couples come to relax and enjoy themselves; they come here to get away from the kids and not to be kept up all night by them.

Bottom line is – we are not the frat house, if you want to behave that way stay some place else (PLEASE!)

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6541 Blue Star Hwy, Saugatuck, MI 49453