Bay Breeze Resort offers the creature comforts you expect, with a view you won't forget. Your first steps on our private sand beach access will remind you that you're in beautiful Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin. Try our Kohler Rain Shower units or fireplace suites.
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9844 Water Street, Ephraim, WI 54211
Bay Breeze Resort
374 reviews
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Car recommended
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We have stayed at the Bay Breeze Resort several times. We like its location in Ephraim because it is not congested with traffic and visitors like Fish Creek. Plus, The Door County Confectionary is nearby. The resort is well maintained. No signs of neglect on the building or in the rooms. There are lovely flowers throughout the grounds. The sandy beach provides a great view of Eagle Harbor. There are several clean and well-maintained Adirondack chairs and a table on the beach. There is a tall dresser with several drawers in the room. The room has an air conditioner unit in a wall located away from the bed. There is a very quiet ceiling fan above the bed. Women will have to bring their own hair dryer because one is not provided. The water was soft, actually too soft. After washing your hands or taking a shower, your skin feels slippery as if soap remains on it. We enjoyed our stay.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Sep 8, 2023
Thank you, Blueseanavyvet! We appreciate your time in reviewing your stay with us. We agree that the Door County Confectionery is a great neighbor – chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner! We would like to take this opportunity to clarify for potential new guests: There is a hairdryer provided in each room – in a few rooms it can be found in the bathroom vanity. For rooms without a bathroom vanity, you will find the hairdryer in the main room’s wet bar cabinet. If you do not see a hairdryer in your room, please let us know, as we have more at the front desk. We do have soft water. Rest assured, we work with a professional local company to soften, test and maintain our commercial water softeners. The most recent test showed that our levels are where they are supposed to be. For those not used to soft water, it may feel slick or silky. We value your business and your feedback, and hope to see you again soon!
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Impeccably clean, relaxing, and carefully attended by very nice people resort. Owners take great care of their property and their guests and treat their staff with personal respect. You can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat service employees, and the owner genuinely appreciates the staff. The gardens are serene, and every room is close to the generously sized heated pool and large hot tub. A clean, private sandy beach is an easy stroll across the street to gentle bay waters. I hope to return with grandkids for the safe private beach access where everyone can relax. Nice quiet location between two busy hubs: Sister Bay and Fish Creek. We met people who walked to Penninsula Park and did some hiking. Something for everyone!
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Sep 4, 2023
Thank you, Elaine! We appreciate the time you took to tell others about your experience at Bay Breeze Resort and with our owner Debbie. Speaking as a manager, I am not part of the Krause family, but they make me feel like I am. Your read on their leadership is spot on. They continually make improvements and invest in Bay Breeze Resort to make it the best it can be. They never cut corners maintaining their property or with their staff. I'm confident I can speak for the rest of our team when I say we feel very well taken care of by Debbie and her husband Gary. Thank you for mentioning the cleanliness of the resort. We have the best housekeepers around. We would not have the reviews or ranking that we do without their tireless efforts. Thank you for your review and for your business. We look forward to hosting your grandkids and you in the future! ~Rachel
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We have stayed here two times in the last year. We love it because the rooms are spotless, the bed is very comfortable (I am a bed critic), the people at the front desk are so helpful and friendly, especially Rachel who helped us with last minute changes to our reservation. The beach is never crowded and the grounds are gorgeous! The rooms have everything you need and have a fresh update!! Pools and hot tub are so clean and inviting. The vibe is so Door County and I would highly recommend this to anyone!!
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Parking is great and location is excellent.
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Aug 8, 2024
Thank you, Kathleen! We appreciate your time in reviewing us. Words like yours make the hard work so much fun! Glad you liked the updates. We call our decor "country chic." We are thrilled you loved the authentic Door County vibe of our property, that is exactly what we are going for. Hope to see you again soon!
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The Bay Breeze is beautifully maintained. Rooms are spacious, well appointed, and immaculately clean. I am a former hotel General Manager and I was truly impressed. The grounds are gorgeous and the gardens are so pretty with a wide array of colorful flowers. The pool is heated which was great for our trip that had unseasonably cold days. The private beach was so nice - we saw someone early in the morning raking it to make sure it was perfect for everyone who visited. The rooms had a clothesline in the bathroom which was a nice touch because we had wet swimsuits and towels to hang up. Love the Ephraim area - great restaurants, beautiful views, great activities and quiet while also having a lot to do. We will definitely be back! Thank you for a wonderful first visit to Door County!
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Aug 11, 2022
Thank you for choosing us for your first visit to Door County, Dana M! We appreciate the detail in your review. I shared your remarks with our team member who takes care of the beach - she was so happy to hear that you appreciated and enjoyed it. Hope to see you in the future!
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This place is a mixed bag. Some things are really good and other things really bad. This was our first time staying here. We stayed at 4 different places on our trip. This was the most expensive and most disappointing place we stayed. First the good. It's close to the water with a small beach, outdoor pool with beautiful flowers, and the beds were the most comfortable beds we had of the 4 places we stayed. The really bad. The room smelled horrible. It was a mix of musty, moldy, old, and strong cleaner. They need to gut the rooms or invest in a heavy duty air cleaner system. All our things smelled like it days after leaving. The water smelled really bad when it was first run. The room is outdated for the price. I would not stay here again and would not recommend it until they update their rooms.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Aug 2, 2024
Hi Joel - Wow, that was a difficult review for us to read. It is hard to believe you stayed at the same hotel as the reviews above and below. The experience you illustrated is not representative of a typical stay at Bay Breeze Resort, because we actually care - we are really disappointed you never gave us an opportunity to show you that. Why didn’t you express your discomfort while you were here? We are available 24/7 to address any issues or concerns and would have done everything in our power to make it right, including finding you a different place to stay, if needed. We are a small family-owned business who genuinely cares about our property and our people. It is disheartening that you took your critique to the internet rather than to us. We would appreciate if you sent us a private message with your room number so we can investigate your concerns. Thank you.
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We visited Door County for the first time and stayed here for 3 nights and it exceeded our expectations. We had a room on the lower floor and were worried as we were right by the pool and thought we’d hear neighbors on either side and above us. We were pleasantly surprised at how sound proof the room was and that we could only hear muffled walking from above. The room was very clean. There was a great supply of clean pool towels by the front office. There is also a small waterfront beach across the street that is for hotel guests. The front desk staff were very helpful and friendly. Although this is the only place we’ve stayed in Door County, we’ll stay here again when we return.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Aug 5, 2024
Thank you, JR! We appreciate you taking the time to tell others about your stay at Bay Breeze Resort. We know there are a lot of hotel options, and it means a lot that you chose us. We are excited to have earned your return business. See you next time!
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We had a wonderful time at the Bay Breeze Resort. The rooms were immaculate, the grounds were gorgeous, and the people were very friendly. The best part was the private beach across the street. We spent time sitting on the beach watching the water on the Bay, and looking at the stupendous sunset views. We had booked the smallest room, which was just right for a couple. The refrigerator, sink & microwave were in their own area, plus there was a table & two chairs right by the window. The location was quite central and it was easy to drive up to Sister Bay or the ferry, or down south to Fish Creek and Egg Harbor. We will definitely be recommending this to others!
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded May 28, 2022
Thank you for your kind words about our staff and property. We are so thankful for our team, and we agree the sunset views from our beach never get old! We appreciate your business and hope to see you again soon!
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Wow! My husband and I stayed at Bay Breeze Resort for our 25th wedding anniversary. Our stay was perfect! We arrived to a very clean room and an Anniversary card on the table. That was nice of them! We had a room with a rainshower and taking a shower was absolute heaven. Outside of the room was a little table and 2 chairs just for us. Across from the resort is a little beach and nice chairs. Every morning we would leave our wet towels in a bag outside of our door and they would replace them with fresh towels. We opted for no housekeeping, so this worked out perfect for us. If you needed anything else, toilet paper, etc just leave a little note in the bag and it was replaced. Bay Breeze Resort was a fantastic place to stay for our first trip to Door County. I would highly recommend them!
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Sep 25, 2021
Thank you, Brandi! We are so happy you enjoyed your anniversary stay. We love hearing about the special details that made your vacation memorable. Your time in reviewing us is greatly appreciated and we hope you’ll be back in Door County again soon!
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Not sure if words will adequately express how I feel about this place. Well maintained it is exactly the laid back type of place you want to find on a trip. If your budget can afford it, it is well worth reserving a room with a rain shower, a nice luxury at the end of a day of sight seeing. It was also nice the second bed was in it's own room so you can have a litte more privacy if needed. Also has the added bonus of it's own private beach across the road, what a perfect spot to watch a sunset. It is in my top ten list of places I've stayed.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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Room Tip:Get a rain shower room
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Jun 12, 2021
Thank you so much, Letsroadtrip! We love the thoughtful details you shared in your review and we're honored to be in your top 10! Hope we see you for another sunset again soon!
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It’s been six years since we’ve made it to Door County, so we were excited for a weekend getaway! We always try to stay in Ephraim since it’s fairly central in northern Door County and has such an amazing view of the bay. We stayed two nights in a queen garden view room, which was on the second floor fairly close to the pool.
The room was spacious, extremely quiet (we never heard anything from the pool, other rooms, etc.), clean, and had a rather large “mini” refrigerator which came in handy for some of our beer and cherry purchases throughout our stay! The bed was comfortable, and everything was really clean—it honestly looked like someone got a toothbrush out when cleaning the whirlpool tub/shower, and even the white siding, trim, railings, etc. outside was spotless. The flower gardens were gorgeous, and the pool was clean and maintained every morning. The staff was amazing to work with—you can tell they put their heart and soul into this place and it doesn’t go unnoticed! The beach across the street was raked/picked up every morning and had incredible sunset views.
We plan on returning to Door County in early fall or next summer at the latest, and this will definitely be the first place we look to stay!!!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Bay Breeze Resort, Owner at Bay Breeze Resort
Responded Sep 18, 2020
Hi Gronzey20 - Thank you so much for taking the time to review us, we really appreciate it! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your room, our beautiful gardens, the beach and our staff! Thank you, for your kind words about the cleanliness and our staff! We take great pride in both! The cleanliness of our rooms and resort is very important to us, and it means so much to us when our guests notice! Our staff pays so much time and attention to our property, and they treat our hotel as their own - we are so lucky! Your review means a lot to our entire staff :) We are so happy you had an amazing time and enjoyed your stay with us! We look forward to seeing you again on your next trip to Door County!
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We look forward to seeing you! No, you can't see Egg Harbor's fireworks from Bay Breeze Resort. Egg Harbor is about a 15 minute drive south of the resort.
Thank you for your question, Sarah! Grilling is not permitted at Bay Breeze Resort. There are grills available at Peninsula State Park (there's an entrance a quarter mile from us) or at Sister Bay's waterfront park about 5 miles north of us. Hope this helps!
Hi Barb - Please give us a call at 920-854-9066 and let us know what name your reservation is under and we will do our best to accommodate your request. Thank you!
Dear Dianne,
We do have availability and think it would be best if you could call me at 920-854-9066 we have so many options and would like to go over that with you. Sincerely, Deb
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PRICE RANGE
$104 - $247 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
bay breeze hotel ephraim
LOCATION
United StatesWisconsinDoor CountyEphraim
NUMBER OF ROOMS
29
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