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Coleman's Resort

1045 Bay Drive, Tawas City, MI 48736
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Grand Blanc, Michigan
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2013

My parents took me here one week every summer for most of my childhood. I decided to take my husband away for the weekend. You can't beat the location. Its beautiful! That said, I found housekeeping to be at best subpar. The bathroom especially, there was "grime" on the shower and it didn't smell great. The manager made a comment... More

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South Lyon, Michigan
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14 reviews 14 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2012

Went up on saturday morning to stay the weekend and kayak the Ausable river and sight see the area. We had a hotel for sat night but nothing sunday, after sight seeing till around 4 oclock we decided to drive the area of tawas and try and find a cabin on the water to rent. We found colman's had a... More

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Flint, Michigan
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2012

The owner defends the terrible mangers. Don't let the flowers fool you. The place stinks! The cabins were very dirty, smelly and in poor repair. The managers were rude, uncooperative, and confrontational with paying guests. The managers, Dale and Lori had so many family and friends hanging out that there was little room for paying guests to park, place there... More

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Dennis T, Owner at Coleman's Resort, responded to this review
27 August 2012

No one wants negative reviews, they hurt and often are not fair. It is a shame that most people who are happy and satisfied just don’t feel the need to leave comments. Because of our concern over the negative feedback we recently received from a small group of guests over the 4th of July we took time to call, at... More

Lansing, Michigan, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2012

My Mother and I decided to take a vacation and went all throughout the UP and on our way back down to Lansing we decided to stop and stay one more night. After a terrible incident at a hotel in Mackinac we were very skeptical. We pulled in and were greeted immediately by the hotel manager welcoming us in, she... More

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Port Charlotte, Florida
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2012

Stayed a Coleman's for about ten years. I am well aware the cottages are old, doesn't bother me. They need repair and updating, because of the cost mildly bothers me. I have stayed in every cottage throughout the years but but 4 and 5. Cottages 2 and 3 have always had a mildew smell. Last year when I first meet... More

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Dennis T, Owner at Coleman's Resort, responded to this review
27 August 2012

No one wants negative reviews, they hurt and often are not fair. It is a shame that most people who are happy and satisfied just don’t feel the need to leave comments. Because of our concern over the negative feedback we recently received from a small group of guests over the 4th of July we took time to call, at... More

Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, United States
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2012

This was my 40th year (12th yr renting my own cabin) at the resort. We've always had highs and lows with different managers, so this year was no different. The resort itself is beautiful and mostly well kept. The cabins unfortunately are not. While they are very old and rustic it's no reason to be filthy. Pictures below show how... More

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Dennis T, Owner at Coleman's Resort, responded to this review
27 August 2012

No one wants negative reviews, they hurt and often are not fair. It is a shame that most people who are happy and satisfied just don’t feel the need to leave comments. Because of our concern over the negative feedback we recently received from a small group of guests over the 4th of July we took time to call, at... More

Newark, New York
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 July 2012

My family and I have stayed at Coleman's a few times because it has been a vacation destination of my spouses family for many years. The cabins were nice, they could use some work but overall I was satisfied. Dale (manager) seemed busy taking care of the guests needs when he was there. My two disappointments were (a) there seemed... More

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Dennis T, Owner at Coleman's Resort, responded to this review
27 August 2012

No one wants negative reviews, they hurt and often are not fair. It is a shame that most people who are happy and satisfied just don’t feel the need to leave comments. Because of our concern over the negative feedback we recently received from a small group of guests over the 4th of July we took time to call, at... More

boulder
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2012

I was so upset by the owners! I was trying to suprise my husband on a romantic weekend. At first I thought ..... I can't wait! Boy was I wrong!!!!!! I called to make our reservation, Lori was Super and so was Dale! They put a room on "hold for us " (Lori stated she would hold the room for... More

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Management response:
5 July 2012

For over 30 years we have prided ourselves on total guest satisfaction and to be honest we are totally baffled over this complaint. We did everything to try to accommodate this party. At the time she called she requested that she wanted our deluxe unit on the water. We explained that our deluxe units were all booked. At first we... More

Tawas City, Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2011

What a Stay at COLEMANS we had!!! DISPITE the bad review we just red. We rember the large family, young kids no supervision, out of control, when the managers worked so hard to get ready for summer. the condishions of the cabins from before and now what a change the new managers did an awsom job. I rember Dale replacing... More

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Clawson, Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2011

This was our first stay at Coleman's Resort. My brother in law and his family took cabin #4 and we stayed in Cabin #9 and were both aw struck at the cleanliness of the cabins. Beautifully furnished these were some of the cleanest cabins we have ever stayed at. And the outside was immaculate. We were offered optional air conditioning... More

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Address: 1045 Bay Drive, Tawas City, MI 48736
Region: United States > Michigan > Tawas City
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Free Parking
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Ranked #3 of 5 Speciality lodging in Tawas City

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