Gratiot View Motel

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

LeRoy

The room was very clean and had been updated with new hardwood flooring, bed, furniture, refrigerator, microwave and air/heat conditioner.

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2026

Jim

Very small rooms in this old-fashioned roadside motel. Some cosmetic upgrades have taken place but there's only so much you can do for an old cinder block building. The biggest problem was heat. It's radiant heat with no way to control it. They have a fake thermostat for a central air furnace on the wall, but it does nothing. It's March and the only way to get the heat below 80 is to leave windows open! Doesn't feel to safe leaving ground level windows open. We were roasting hot. We also had ants. The mattress was super hard, so in conjunction with the heat, we didn't sleep much. The motel is pet friendly, which means they charge you $20 per night for pets. Not sure how this qualifies as friendly. Our dog didn't use linens, towels, or eat some dry cereal from their \"continental breakfast\" so I'm not sure why we paid more. Might be better to be here in summer and use the wall mounted air conditioner, but we'll never come back in winter.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2026

Rodney

Clean room and friendly helpful staff, beds and facility in general were older but met our needs for our brief stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Brenda

Did not have breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

David

We were very happy with the remolded room. Very comfortable, clean and smelled great. We are hoping you will remodel the outside and redo parking lot to make it a great motel to stay!! We will definitely stay again it was very quiet and the man working the desk was so friendly and very accommodating. I would definitely recommend

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2025

Emily

Very friendly staff but poor breakfast

Room was clean and nice it was small but nice bathroom was extremely small if your tall you put your face into the wall basically to sit on the toilet, My husband asked for another set of towels and he ended up with dirty washcloth he washed it himself before he could use it in his shower. Hotels said commentary breakfast till 10 but there was no breakfast at most it’s grab in go maybe a bowl of dry cereal.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Beckie

Hotel fit my purpose

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Matthew

The check in guy was very nice and helpful.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Larry

Was nice, clean and quiet only thing wrong was bathroom so small you couldn't turn around toilet too close to wall knees touch wall in front of you and toilet almost touched the sink cabinet on the right nice size shower though

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Roger

Recently renovated and clean. Staff were friendly and courteous. Would stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Brian

Easy, and fast. Close to things

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Jonathan

Better than expected

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Cody

Clean rooms snd friendly staf

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Teresa

Very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Marie

Across from Meijer, quiet, affordable. For A motel you can't ask for much more pleasant of a stay

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Marie

Great stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Marie

Owner went above And beyond super kind., good wifi, good location. Safe. All around good stay

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2024

Hannah

Clean, but VERY TINY room. Long wait for service.

For what we paid, it was OK. Hosts were friendly, but it took an extremely long time to rouse someone to come out from the back to the check-in desk and give us our key when we got in around 10:00 at night.

The room was very clean but was the tiniest we have ever stayed in. There was no closet, nor even a hanging bar for our clothes. Towels were folded very haphazardly.

Breakfast was simple, but adequate. No individual cartons of milk, only a gallon of 2% that the lady at the front desk kept in a refrigerator in a room behind the desk and brought out to let us pour what we needed on our cereal and then return it to her. They had raisin bran…our favorite.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Nov 2024

James

There was an area in front of the bathroom where the carpet stayed wet. The room smelled a bit musty but it was clean and the bed was comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2024

sandra

Staff great. Not cleaned very well. 1 small bath towel, wash cloth, bath mat. Moldy shower curtain.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2024

Steven

Everything was good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2024

Sarah

It was quiet. I got a good night's sleep

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2024

Kelli

The beds were harder than a rock. We only hooked for one night and didn’t stay we couldn’t get a refund.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Lydia

I Just didn't like how there was cigarette buds.And garbage behind my dresser I guess please tell the cleaners to be more aware of things.Look underneath look up and look down while cleaning the rooms

Business Family

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2024

Julia

There was black mold in the bathroom and it smelled like something died under the floor

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 Jul 2024

Kelsey

I liked the people running it but the property and room needed alot of worked and looked like it hasnt been cleaned in awhile

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2024

Todd

1 towel and wash rag for 2 people...no continental breakfast as advertised, but ok for price

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Robert

It was clean good raisinbrand cerial and Maxwell house k cup coffee.good deal for the price.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2024

Amber

No exaggeration, it looked like a crime scene. Dirty and stained sheets, stained walls, and gross bathroom. Floors were not vacuumed and carpet was too dark to see stains I’m assuming. The guy at this motel will rip you off as well.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2024

Alexis

Ok

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Never Again

If you stay here, bring flip flops to wear in the room and in the shower. Maybe bring your own towels. Freezer did not work in fridge, the microwave was beyond gross. The whole room as a whole was very dirty. I wore flip flops and wiped down a lot of things like tables, and even the remote to the tv. This room was not worth $55. I would not even pay $20 for a room like this. Sorry, but I need to be blunt and honest about my stay there.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Paul

Kind of quiet and lightly traveled, a comfortable bed. Everything I needed.

Business_and_leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2024

Megan C

Loved everything!

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2023

Samantha

It was disturbingly dirty. The room had several surprises including drug paraphernalia and left over food. I wiped out the shower and that was so bad that I was thankful i had flip flops. The woman at the counter was very nice though.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

21 Nov 2023

Randall

The cleanest thing at this place is the sign. Coat rack was falling off the wall, big chunks of plaster out of the walls, hasn’t seen new paint since 1962. So bad even the toilet paper holder wouldn’t hold toilet paper. Spend $10 more and go to a real motel.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2023

Chelsea

They only give you 1 bath towels and 1 hand towels, they were stained, rooms are small. It was nice having our dog with us.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Dennis

The rooms were old, no heat. Cobwebs in corners. Broken shower drain. Pillows and towels looked old and stained. Second day no one cleaned or provided new towels--had to ask. Asked for heat and they brought portable electric heater. Nice people, but not aware of our society's ways.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Mary Jo

Very friendly, clean. Comfortable rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 May 2023

Robert

Lesson learned

So we needed a bed a tv and a shower. So we chose GratiotView because of the price. Check in was tough. Wouldn't take my card. Had to reboot system. Then receipt wouldn't print so I'd have to come back up in the morning to sign. Get to the room and settle in. TV doesn't work. Call the front desk. Doesn't work. Call with phone in the room. Doesn't work. Walk up to the lobby and get told that \"She's not coming out tonight\". No offer of a different room. Nothing. Check out on time however my ride had run to the store and wasn't back. We had to leave the property and was not able to wait. I had to walk across the street and wait at Meijer. I guess you get what you pay for!

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2023

Donald

Worn needs paint used kmart furniture but for the price it was fine

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2022

Ty

Good for a \"Just passing through\" night

The room is small and a bit outdated, but for the price it was just fine. the area was reasonably quiet and the room was clean. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Sep 2022

Jeffrey

Room was very run down and smelled like urine. Bed was clean and comfortable. Was going to stay 2 nights but stayed only 1 due to the smell. Could not get a refund for the 2nd night, they said we stayed, but we did not.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

11 Sep 2022

carol

convenient and cheap-but-advertised breakfast just didn't exist. bathroom was very dirty. On the plus side, staff was very friendly and amenable

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

30 Apr 2022

Luisa

Dirty room and bad prices .

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2022

Aubrey

Accommodating.

Very affordable for what is offered. Owners are very friendly and accommodating. I am a weekly stay as I am relocating to the area for work and have found the area quiet and safe for what I need. Started out as a week stay and I feel comfortable and safe enough to stay until my new house is ready.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2022

Shannon

Room was dirty & outdated

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Feb 2022

Vanessa

Hotel was very dirty blood on the wall used towels

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2022

Frank

Dated property, probably from the 1940s has been kept up nicely. I had room 102 and everything worked well. Bed was comfortable, bedclothes were clean and in good condition. Staff is super friendly and professional. Room was warm despite outside temps down to 13 F. I stayed 3 nights and look forward to returning. Clearly the best deal in Saginaw. Nice neighborhood on the SW side of town with lots of shopping and food choices.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2022

Larry D

The property needs to be updated

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2021

Lawrence

The property is old and is in need of repair. The owner said that because Covid 19 business has been slow and he can't afford to update everything at this time. As soon as the pandemic is over he fully intends to fix up the property.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2021

Daniel

Cheap motel

The bathroom in our room looked like it was recently updated, however, it was filthy. Cobwebs in the corners and insects flying around. Why put money into it if you're not going to maintain it?

The walls were paper-thin and we could easily hear our neighbors talking. We put the A/C on fan to muffle the sound.

The owner came around about 9AM to remind us to checkout. That's just plain rude and nosy, but I guess to be expected since I read about it in other reviews.

One positive was the bed was comfortable.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

The beds are hard and lumpy - never have had any so bad. Just terrible, couldn't sleep.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

We reserved a queen bed room on Tuesday night for a Saturday night check in. We got there and they said they didn't have a queen bed but had one room left with two double beds and it would only cost us $20 more. It was late and the hotels around were sold out so we took it. The room was small and not very clean. There was a pair of black socks next to one of the beds. The frig and microwave were dirty. The next morning my wife talked to the owners wife who did not speak fluent English. She said she would refund the difference. We're still waiting.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

The room smelled like smoke, the hair dryer fell off the wall in the bathroom, there was barely any hot water. We stayed 2 nights, when we came back the second day after being out the room had not been cleaned, the bed wasn't made, no clean towels it just so hapoened I had bought some towels while I was out.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2021

Rhonda

Overbooked :(

Got there and no roms available, over booked

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

11 May 2021

Paul

Crack house

It looked like a crack house. Turned around n went somewhere else. Never even got out of car

Business

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2020

William Kidd

Shower was broke when arived. NO TP!!!!!!!!!! in bath room , room not as advertised, charged Credet card before WE arived, Not cool. Very disaponted!!!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2020

Nichole

I waited 10 minutes to try and check in, went to the store and had to come back 15 minutes later to finally get checked in. Rooms have gas heaters, so it takes some time to warm up. But, for $50 a night, I didn't expect too much.

Friends_and_family Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Nov 2020

Dee

It was absolutely disgustingly dirty. The mattress and comforter had suspicious stains, the shower, toilet, and sink looked like they had t been wiped down, and there is black mold in the ceiling. Hair and dead bugs all over—looks like it hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned in years.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2020

Caitlyn

Good decent motel!

It has been great so far rooms are kept fairly clean also only thing I didn’t like was that my door didn’t have the top latch thing that would close it was broken

Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2020

Deontae

Not clean

Dirty walls and carpet

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2020

Daniel

Never shop Saginaw party Store in midland!

Had to stay here because my boyfriends apartment was fooled, he worked at Saginaw party store (he got fired because we had to stay outside of the midland area) never use the party store it’s dirty with crooks who run it! Hotel was pleasing though.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

Dead ants in the bathroom .Burn holes in the bedding and on the chair cushions,

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

20 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

I did not like anything about unfortunately the bathroom had bugs flying around I’m almost positive that I seen mouse droppings on one of the tables witch was holding the ice bucket burn holes in the blankets and I’m almost positive that the the owners were in my room I will NEVER go back I would rather sleep in my car

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

06 Mar 2020

Craig

Disappointed on cleanness, but not surprised.

Communication was difficult, mildo mold on ceiling in shower, found several dark curly hairs between sheets in one of the beds. Very old style building, drafty around windows and doors.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

14 Dec 2019

Brian

Bed bugs

Upon arriving at three in the morning the guy at the desk who I seem to have woken up told me that he had no rooms available. And gave me a huge attitude when I got there asking me what I wanted. I told him I had a reservation which case he then checked me in. I I got to my room and didn’t expect much for what I was paying but the comforters and sheets had stains on them but I was too tired to care. Part of waking at 5:30 in the morning I was surprised to see multiple bedbugs crawling on my bed. I killed them and should have taken pictures of them but instead left them dead where they laid. The only redeeming quality is the desk man did knock on my door to wake me at my specified time of 5:30 to 5:45.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good value for the money. Nice staff. Quiet. Does allow a pet.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2019

Josh

Great great value. The property was a little old but my room had decent upgrades and was very clean. Hard to find a value in hotels these days and this is a winner. Rooms for comfortable updated in the pillows were very comfortable. Only Downer was the bed was very very firm and I found not very comfortable. It's also in a commercial area of town with plenty of shopping restaurants and amenities around. Very happy with stay there again also dog friendly

Friends_and_family Pet

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2019

Wingo61

just needed a bed for the night. No problems if that all you need.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

IT WAS A GOOD PRICE AND CLOSE TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE COMFY BEDS ALL GOOD!
MILDEW ON THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM AND NO FAN WERE THE BAD!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2019

Ann

The place was older but clean. However, the bed was very uncomfortable. It was like sleeping in a hole. The barking dog in the next room was not a good replacement for the alarm clock. Other than that it was ok.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

It was very dated. The room needs upgrades and/or repairs. Especially in the bathroom...which could have been cleaner.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Room was clean and updated, the premises are old but they have done a good job updating the rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jun 2019

Louis

Nightmare vacation!!!!

This place was not something I would ever revisit,sheets dirty bed nasty, we was told the bed wasn't broken just lopsided, stunk like it's been shut up for centuries, we were told it also came with breakfast, Um not even, spoiled milk and old cereal isn't how I like to start my day,when I asked for another room, she shouldn't had hesitated, but we had to wait half an hour for the owner to reply,asked for my money back at least a discount, she act like I was speaking another language and just chuckled, Just nasty with a capital N!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2019

Michael

Nice little motel, with good rates and good staff

The stay was great. I was greeted nicely at front desk and checked in quickly. The room was very clean, shower was hot and a/c worked great on the warm day. The bed was fantastic and I got a good nights rest after a long day. Close to a lot of stuff around town including a Meijer across the street. Will definately book here again in the future!

Friends