Shanty Creek Resorts - Schuss Village - Mancelona

I like staying here because it is obviously convenient, being right at the bottom of Schuss Mountain, and it has that old, alpine feel. The room was very clean, and also very small which did not really matter to us though. The beds are so uncomfortable and really worn. All of our backs hurt the next morning and none of us slept well because you can […] feel the springs of the mattress. The pool opened late and closed early, which was very inconvenient and useless to us since it opened and closed the same time as the lifts for the mountain. We spent our whole day snowboarding and it would have been nice to come back to the room and hang out in the pool and jacuzzi for awhile. You would think they would have later hours for that reason. There was only one front desk attendant working (who was very friendly and polite!), but when we went to check out we had to stand around waiting for about 10-15 minutes because she was nowhere to be found. The service in the restaurant there is always bad. I've been there several times and have never had good service. They are extremely slow everytime we eat there, even when it is not busy. The food is pretty good though...everything from the pizza to the gyro to the desserts. I will return, simply because of the convenience. Read more

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The room had an odd smell like old cleaners. The room appeared to be pretty clean otherwise. The wall paper is so old it has probably soaked up smells from over the years. Carpet seemed newer and clean so not the culprit of the smell. Fortunately we spent most of the time skiing and that was great for all levels. Workers are pleasant and helpful. Bring […] snacks as the store marks up their prices on pop, chips, etc. because they know they got you. .The restaurant breakfast buffet and ordering a lunch off their menu was quite acceptable. Do not eat on the cafeteria side. It is all mass cooked and kept under heat lamps all day. Tasted horrible. Room had a fridge and microwave so plan ahead for snacking. Read more

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This is a very charming get-a-way, with wonderful views of Northern Michigan at it's best. The accommodations are comfortable, if not super new, and the food is very good. The staff was very helpful and friendly. I would definately stay here again, for a romantic weekend, or a family stay.

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Had a balcony overlooking the bay and it was gorgeous!

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Overall good experience. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Our balcony had a broken screen door and there was a huge cobweb out our balcony. The mattresses were too soft but the room was clean.

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The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. Our room was comfortable and had a sliding glass door with a patio. The view was really beautiful. It is a little tricky driving in and out of the development -- more signs would be helpful.

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Schuss Village is a run down place. Lucky we were transfered to the Summit Village (otherwise known as lakeview) Everything at the Summit was fantasic except the shower head. Great outdoor pool with a spectacular view.

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Service a bit lackluster. Food and amenities average.

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Very expensive for such a run down crappy hotel! First of all, you cant even check in near the hotel, you have to drive 4 miles out of the way to the nice hotel to check in. When we finally got in, the room was so old, and out dated. The room actually smelled. When we went to turn on the lamp, the light bulb was burned out. When I laid on the uncomfortable […] bed, I actually found a bug. We called the front desk (4 miles away), and they actually agreed with us that it was a horrible hotel and agreed they should not rent out the rooms. Why they rent them out is beyond me! We woke up extra early and left because we didnt even want to use the crappy shower. There were no restaurants near there. The pool was closed, and there were absolutely no activities. We were very dissappointed with our stay, especially for the amount of money that we paid! Would never reccommend this hotel to ANYONE. Read more

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Loved the area, would definitely stay again for a longer period of time. Room was nice and very clean. Only down side, the lodge that we stayed at did not have a front desk and the main office was 2 miles away....no ice. Other than that had a great time.

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The Schuss hotel is many miles from the Cedar Creek resort. You check in at Cedar Creek during the summer (other times?), but you have to drive 5 miles to Schuss. The lobby was locked and there was no staff at the Schuss hotel, although some of the surrounding buildings were staffed. For my trip I only needed a place to stay on a holiday weekend, so […] it was fine. If I was treating this as the destination, it would have been dissapointing. I would not recommend late arrival. Read more

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There were no employees at the hotel facility. There was a phone inside one of the doors to call a different hotel and an employee at that facility brought room keys/key card. Everything but the outdoor heated pool was closed for the summer. Nice room though. Nice, kept-up pool. Nothing open that was close. At least it was quiet.

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This hotel has not been updated for probably 30 years. The rooms still use a metal key, nothing in the rooms match, and depending on the room the lighting is terrible. Drive further or stay at cedar village or shanty, schuss is horrible.

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When we arrived late in the evening it was difficult to navigate the somewhat dark property as it was much larger (and nicer looking) than I had expected. We did find the dark front desk to discover that we had to call another front desk to check in at another property about 5 minutes away because this lobby was closed for construction. There was not […] much around, but since we had not eaten dinner, the person at the front desk was very helpful in recommending the bar/restaurant that was actually in the building right behind our room's building. She even called to confirm that they were still serving food. They were only serving pizza, and to be honest we were not expecting much. It was however FANTASTIC pizza (and we are from Chicago). The bar/restaurant was fairly empty, but it seemed a cool place to hang out, and the drinks we had with our meal were also very good. Our server also gave us a few recomendations for breakfast and actually wrote them down when he brough our bill. The room itself was so so. It was nice and clean and comfortable, only dated looking. The property seemed nice and had the feel of a ski resort (maybe it is in the winter?). I would definately stay here again if I was going through the area. Read more

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Hotal wasn't too bad. They did however take some of our cloths by mistake to clean and we never got them back. The day we checked out we asked if they could track them down and they couldn't find them. They did however reinburse us for the cost of new clothes. The outside pool needs to be remoddled but the inside of the hotel was nice. There are shops […] around the hotel but none were open so we couldn't buy anything. The area in itself is very pretty and the view from the hotel restaurent is very nice. Read more

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The walls were paper thin! We were awakened very early in the morning due to banging doors and children running up and down the hallways. The checkin office was not marked at all, so had to stop at several locations before finding out where to go. The restaurant at the resort had terrible service. The checkin desk person was very pleasant, but referred […] us to his daughters restaurant, which was a disappointment also. Read more

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This was a jazz musician getting away. Wow I actually did get away this time. and very nice place for a break. I didn't play golf but I had a great time.

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We got a great rate from hotels.com for a holiday weekend, and upon calling the hotel for checkin instructions we were upgraded to the Shanty Inn resort. I assume this is because it's major off season for the resort. Staff was super friendly. We wished we had noticed the hotel shuttle into town as we visited the local brewery and definitely enjoyed […] a few more beverages had we shuttled there! The room was newly renovated and comfortable, except they were double beds, not queen, which was a bummer. Otherwise everything was great. We loved the room patio too! Read more

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