AmericInn by Wyndham Bay City

We had a suite, but the couch was in rough shape. The air ran all night and we couldn't get warm, with no way to control it. There weren't any bath towels in the room, so I had to ask for some. Breakfast was disappointing: the waffles were good, but beyond those there were bagels, toast, muffins, cereal, and yogurt. No protein choices.

We booked a king suite on the spur of the moment, thinking it would work well for three people and a baby. The lobby looked nice and well kept, but the marijuana smell hit hard once we got down the hall. My teenager passed a room with a towel rolled under the door and said the odor pouring out from beneath it was enough to knock you over. In our room, the couch was ripped and beat up, the pull-out mattress had blood and yellow stains, and the shower curtain was so short that water ran onto the floor. Another family we were traveling with found a crack pipe under their bed and left to stay somewhere else. Breakfast was limited to waffles, bread for toast, a gallon of milk for cereal, and a couple of breakfast sandwiches in the fridge. My husband went into the employees-only area to refill the syrup because people were waiting in line and no staff were there to help. The staff we did see were friendly, but very sparse. I feel proper staffing could fix a lot of these problems.

The place was clean and the staff were nice. Breakfast was okay, with waffles, microwave breakfast sandwiches, breads, and cereals. This was the first hotel I'd stayed at that charged per day for each pet. Most places charge one fee for the whole stay or take a deposit that's refunded.

A reasonable place to stay if you're traveling or in a pinch for the night. The price is fair, and there’s complimentary breakfast, a fireplace, and a pool. There are rooms on two floors, and the lot can fit twenty or more cars.