scott k.

We stayed at the Bay View the week of the 4th of July. Our stay was fantastic, we stayed in suite #1. Was the room emaculate, no, but that is what you get with a 100+ year old B&B. There was some cracked paint on the door of the bathroom and other such things, but that is the charm of an "old lady" like the Bay View. If you want cookie cutter, go to a new property where all the rooms look the same. The suite was nicely laid out, with a bedroom, seperate room with shower and toilet and right across a room with the sink and vanity. Then up a few steps was a smaill kitchenette (stove top, since and small fridge) and a nice sitting area with a table for two, small chair and a small sectional type sofa. In the sitting area was a door to a private balcony overlooking the water. The only drawback to the whole room was that the knats and mesquitos were horrible on the deck, they seems to flock to the screen door....so we did not use it very often. As for the service at the Bay View, TOP NOTCH! From the check in, to the great staff in the breakfast room (serving breakfast in the AM, cookies in the afternoon and dessert at night) they could not have been better. If we wanted to take our breakfast or dessert to our room, or the front porch of the back deck they were more than happy to set us up with a togo tray. If we were going to be back a little late and miss the 8-9 deessert hour, they gladly made some up for us and held them for us. They took a real interest in all their guests and went out of their way to make us feel special. We will definitly be back to Mackinac Island, and we will most definitly stay at the Bay View again!