Lumina Motel Gladstone (Formerly Camelot Motel)

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Mark

easy parking, close to my destination

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Dana

It was a very comfortable and affordable place to stay on a long ice fishing trip.

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Dec 2025

Norman

I always start with the positives:
1. The room and common areas were clean.
2. The WiFi was fast and stable, some of the best I've had.
These areas could use some improvement:
1. This is a virtual motel with no office or clerk onsite. This is unsettling if you're not aware when you arrive.
2. The shower water pressure was barely a trickle.
3. The showerhead was broken and had to be reassembled to take a shower.
In summary, I don't plan to stay here again. I could work with the motel being virtual, but the shower situation was unacceptable

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2025

Tina

Need to update rooms.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Keith

Older motel, no onsite staff, check in handled by phone, renovated rooms, somewhat small room and very small bathroom, clean, comfortable bed.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2025

Ross

Staff was amazing! I called her a bunch and she was super sweet! I forgot my key code twice and she was so gracious telling me what it was and never made me feel like a bother. Room was very clean. We will definitely come back!!

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Dale

Dated interior, old looking devote, . Door jamb was busted up like someone had kicked in the door. Needs maintenance repair. Shower head dropped constantly, could not shut off the shower completely to stop the constant drip, drip , drip. . Room was clean. Sheets were clean. Room was warm while outside was cold

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2025

Micheal

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8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Micheal

Nice quiet good location

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Jamee

It was good as always, I stay there often. Only issues were that I couldn’t get ahold of the motel manager right away to get my room number and code for the room, and the parking lot is super small and hard to navigate, especially when it’s full.
But other than that, very clean and nice.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Charles

No on-site office. Check-in via posted phone number. Quick, professional, and personable check-in. Room was clean and cozy. Bed comfortable. Staff was very responsive to text messages. Will stay here again on next visit to Gladstone.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2025

Robert C

it is a well equipped room. Bathroom needs some updating, toilet paper was hidden behind towels!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Eva

Easy contactless check in. Adorable retro rooms, impeccably clean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Keith

Old Style Motel - Good Value

Small older motel but in excellent condition. No staff onsite, everything is handled online or by phone. The phone number is posted on a door near the corner. Everything worked properly and the room was reasonably clean. The only downside is the room was kind of small, the bathroom was tiny and the shower stall felt like a coffin, but for the room rate, it’s a pretty good value.

Self

4/10

Poor

02 Sep 2025

Sarah

⭐️⭐️

This is a contact free motel. I never received the email to check in, so I called the phone number listed. I was able to obtain the door code. The roooms are old and dated. The bathroom was very small and creepy. The water constantly ran. The shower was gross and creeepy as well. There’s no privacy-the shades don’t close all the way and the sticker on the windows doesn’t give full privacy.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

24 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Filthy and dated!

Thank God the towels and sheets were seemingly clean that's the only nice thing I'll say... This was hands down the worst place I've stayed traveling. This room wasn't worth the money a night. The carpet wasn't even vacuumed and was discussing. The bathroom floor was even worse. The shower walls were completely water damaged and moldy. Wallpaper coming off the walls and what looked like a fourth grade wood project for shelves. The coffee maker was covered in mold! The second day I was there trying to sleep, (working nights) I was woken up to power tools at the front door. When I saw up in bed I noticed voices and the doorknob wiggling. When I opened the door two men were attempting to take the door off! When I asked what was going on they said that the room was supposed to be serviced and they didn't know anyone was in there. When the motel girl showed up and apologized and said again they didn't know anyone was in the room. I had then slammed the door trying to understand what had happened and wondered what records they keep of the guests and what rooms are occupied. The rooms are extremely dated and poor lighting attributed to a miserable stay. If anyone reading this can take a suggestion quite literally any other place will be better to stay than this hole.

Business

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2025

John

Outside the property was very clean, our room which was number 10 was not so clean, there was a bunch of dirt and toenails on the side of the bed stand which look like it hadn't been vacuumed in many moons behind the refrigerator there was food and dust and dirt which was also not vacuumed, there was dead bugs inside the bathroom and dead flies all along the window sill They definitely have to do a way better job on their housekeeping, I personally sprayed bed bug spray with all the sheets off and disinfected the whole room with a can of Lysol

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Shane

This is my go to spot when i work in the area. Self service check in, rooms are spacious, walking distance to bars, food, and other options. Lady i talked with was super friendly and took care my stay as i never know if i have to pack up and leave.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

Perfect for a quick nights stay while passing through. Bed was clean and comfy. The carpet was pretty gross, should definitely be replaced but overall a decent cheap motel.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Bed was ok. Didn’t like that there was no electrical outlet in the bathroom.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Lori

Nice little Mom and Pop place.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Dated, but clean, comfortable and very affordable.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

keishon

Nice 👍🙂

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Gerald

Dated decor but acceptable.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Rick

I was double charged for 3 rooms

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

jeffery

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10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2025

Anthony

Very friendly and helpful staff. Will stay again when back in town.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Tiffany

The smell in the room is caustic from their cleaning supplies I guess. I couldn’t even stay in the room for an hour. I started getting sick and headachy. I checked out and found a different hotel at 11 o’clock at night. Remains to be seen whether I will be refunded

Business

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2025

Wayne

Unique \"touchless\" checkin. Dated room, but clean and quiet. Everything worked, including coffee machine.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Miss Amy

LOVE this little motel.

ADORABLE motel. Phone check-in. You get a code for your room door keypad: no key. Wifi, fridge, microwave, coffee service. Extremely safe and quiet area. Places to eat, to get a drink, or to walk at a park are literally ONE block away which is awesome. I slept with my windows open. Darling decor. Great restaurant called The Dewdrop is extremely close by which rocked. It's a tiny but VERY CLEAN motor in where you park right at your room's door. The housekeeping staff was terrific! This was a perfect stopping point for me on my long road trip, and I had a wonderful time. I will be back! PS: Rooms are NOT huge. I traveled alone; if I'd had a friend along, it might have been a skitch cramped.

Self

4/10

Poor

11 Jul 2025

Jeremy

It was an inexpensive room so expectations weren’t unreasonably high but the bathroom drains were so slow that you couldn’t shower, and carpet was soaked next to the AC unit. Area was nice and walkable.

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2025

Larry

Floor was dirty, did not stay, left.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2025

Albert

Okay so we do a lot of traveling and I like to use the small mom and pop places to help them survive a little easier. The only thing I can say about this place is even though it was about 70 dollars a night it was still too much. We had a late check in due to early morning work and travel afterwards. I called earlier to get a room number and code so I didn’t have to do it later since there was nobody at the desk ever. Contactless check in is not working as far as I can tell. So we get there after a long day of work and travel and as all we want to do is rest and the room is filthy. Apparently they don’t check the rooms to see if they are clean. I was in the room for about 20 minutes and my allergies wouldn’t let me get comfortable. We called the office and they switched us to a too another room which was almost as dirty, it did smell like a urinal cake but not mold so we stayed for 2of the three nights. Moral of the story is you should NOT stay here if you have any standards at all. Totally outdated, unclean and disgusting. If it wasn’t the 4th of July we would have moved to a different motel it was that bad.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

mike

thy had everything you need

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2025

Christopher

Convenient and close to the beach! Main Street and food options a block away. Quiet and safe.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

15 Jun 2025

Sandra

We’ve stayed here before, but the new prices and the conditions of the property are unacceptable!

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2025

Paula

All right, unfortunately it’s in a excellent area, but I feel almost bad saying anything negative because I was trying to support small business, but it needs to be cleaned. Updated for sure.

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Sara

Reasonably priced and even though they’re offsite, the staff was very responsive. The room was nice and the bed was quite comfortable. Could have used a vacuuming but overall it was a pleasant stay.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2025

Jennie

Easy check in and out. Cute property

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2024

Donald

what stay?

The woman refused to give us the code to get into the room; unless I gave her my credit card number.

When I reminded her the account was paid in full for our week stay through Expedia and I wasn't giving her my credit card number, she said \"Well you aren't staying here and slammed the phone down on my call.

When I called Expedia to complain and demand my money back, I got an agent on the line, located in a third world country, who didn't understand idioms and the conversation was a waste of my time; when I asked to be transferred to a agent in the United States - he refused to transfer me; instead he said he would call the motel woman and listen to her side of the story.

Well he called the woman, she refused to return my money stating I didn't give 24 hr notice on the cancellation; no mention of her demanding my credit card number and refusing to give the code to enter the room, or that she hung up on me.

Being very dissatisfied and quite angry, I asked to speak to his supervisor. I was transferred to another agent in El Salvador! You could hear the kids and chickens in the background, another waste of my time with nothing to show for it.

So, the woman operating the Gladstone Motel beat me out of my money and I had to find another place to stay $$$$$.

Expedia was no help what so ever.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2024

Huimin

Contactless checked in and clean bed. Will recommand this motel to other visitors.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2024

Kami

The staff was nice. They transferred me from one dirty room to another when i called and complained about the first room. These rooms are very outdated and not properly cleaned. This is fine for someone drinking at the bar and needs somewhere to stumble to and sleep it off. If you're stone cold sober I wouldnt recommend. We only stayed 1 of the 3 nights we booked.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

02 Oct 2024

Shandel

Stained carpet, black mold on the wall by air conditioner and faucet handles for the shower didn't work! Worst 75 bucks I ever spent! Pay the extra 20 bucks and stay somewhere else!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2024

Dan

Very efficient and close to downtown.
Quiet without all the noise in escanaba

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2024

barbara

It's a small hometown motel. Checkin by phone. Not fancy but clean

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2024

barbara

Never had a problem before.. Bed I had to flip mattress, fridge ran but wasn't cold. Maid was very nice. Quite but room was below normal rooms there. They had phone issues but text worked fine.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

barbara

Clean hometown motel

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

06 Sep 2024

Rodney

Where to begin?

I had travelled for over 24 hours and booked online via Expedia.

When I arrived I read a sign that said it was contactless and to check in you had to call a number. I did….no answer. Tried again. No answer.

Finally, on the third time I was finally given a code to get into my room.

The exterior around the motel was beautiful - there were an abundance of flowers and the parking lot had just been replaced.

As I had travelled for over 24 hours the first thing I wanted was a shower. For over 15 minutes I tried to get hot water but nothing. Pure cold! When it finally came it was like warm.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2024

robert

Water pressure for shower is kinda week

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

Tracey

Check in was a breeze once I figured out to just call to get my room # and code for the door as there is no front desk. Room was a little dated, but super clean. It was a great budget friendly option as we were just passing through. There was also a really nice diner within walking distance called Dewdrop. It had a great breakfast. Nice and clean too.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Sep 2024

Julia

AC not working, dirty towel used as a curtain, no staff on property. Virtual check in. Tiny shower.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2024

Curtis

The property was easy to find and had excellent parking. It was right down the street from an excellent restaurant, The Dewdrop. The carpet was clean but stained.... the water pressure for the shower was not good... took a while to get hot but once it did, it was good. It was so nice to have a fridge, microwave and coffee pot in the room. For the price, it was ok.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Patricia

Other than needing remodeling and a full length mirror, thats all

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

No hot water.
Check in wasnt ideal

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2024

barbara

It's a older motel but clean and quiet. Check in by phone for code and room number as no staff on site. It's a short walk from downtown. Very clean

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Jennie

Only bad thing i can say is the water didnt warm up very fast in the shower took 15-20mins

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2024

Vernon

I had to ask 3 times for them to clean the fridge, the walls are very thin; I heard my neighbors snoring and just regular talking, and there was an odd smell in the bathroom. Overall it's comfy, you get what you pay for.

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2024

Sharon

This motel is what we would call a ‘mom and pop’ motel. It is located close to downtown Gladstone, which met our needs.
The motel is not staffed, so check in is done by calling a phone number posted on the old office door. When we called, we were given our room number and a code to enter into the keypad door lock. The rooms have a step up into the room, so not ada.
Our room had a coffee pot, fridge, cable tv, and wifi. The motel exterior is nice too.
Cons: the bed felt old and too firm. We are seniors and left with our bodies a bit sore. The room has some musty like odors, but we carry deodorizer spray and was able to mitigate it. The room door is a bit warped and had a large gap at bottom, we used a towel to plug it at night. Tub/shower surround was old and bulgy, don’t lean on the wall! And some mold along the seams. Toilet is the old small round type, and low to the floor. These are not male friendly and really short.
We stayed three days, and as is typical these days, no housekeeping during your stay. So when checking in we asked for additional towels, as you only get two. We were told the next morning would get another set, it didn’t happen, but later we snagged the nice housekeeping lady and got a couple more towels.
Overall, a nice typical mom and pop motel. We would stay again when visiting the area.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Kevin

Very Nice

It was a quick stop. The room was clean and comfortable and I would stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

RJ

Fantastic place. Homey, clean, comfortable. Contactless: call for check-in upon arrival; smooth and easy. Gladstone has nice places to eat, some sights: cheaper and lower key than Escanaba, a short drive away.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Larry

Nice and quiet. Close enough to walk to a diner out the pizza place

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2024

Stephanie

Fine

Fine for an overnight stay

Faint smell of cigarette smoke

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2024

Norman

liked the coded doors

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2024

Juliana

I liked the room and the Bett. But I didn’t expect contactless check in.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2024

Steven

Vintage motel

Easy check in over the phone as the location is not staffed. Room was older which added to its charm. Love the vintage tile work in the bathroom. Room was clean and comfortable for something at super short notice

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

Kenton

It was a neat little motel, very quiet, small, short walk to the beach and the downtown area. Definitely recommend!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2024

Barbara

Nice small motel

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

29 Jul 2024

Gregory A

second nite and absolutely nothing done to room. All dirty towels still in sink, trash,no coffee. Thats fine if you dont make bed, but need to replace towels and take trash. The second nite cost more than the first. Place is not staffeed.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2024

Paul

Basic motel with no one on site just a phone # and a keycode aparently Abnb and vrbo use the same system i dont know personally. It was acceptable, it was fine for what it was.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Patricia

Will never stay there again and more than likely, I will warn people of the dump.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2024

Lucy

Terrific place for a good nights rest. No staff on the property, but easy to call and get checked in. Old decor, but we loved it! Green sink and tiles in bathroom! I enjoyed that. Greatest pizza i have had right up the street at Main Street pizza. All good!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

mike

Did not like the color of the bathroom, pink and blue,ha,ha. The outlets were only 2 prong not 3. Easy to get to, well lit at night.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2024

David

Nice place and well kept.