Sierra Motel

Clean, comfortable with friendly office staff. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

Clean and nice staff. Most comfortable motel and have no complaints. I felt like a home room. Decent bed and they have everything like tv, fridge and very clean bathroom. I do recommend to visit this motel and stay to enjoy Traverse city

I stayed here for a month while I looked for a place to rent in Traverse City. The front desk lady, the owner, was nice when I checked in. The rate was $ 800. Although the room appeared clean, my sox got black from walking on the carpet. After about two weeks it got really creepy. The neighbors were downright losers and loners and people made noise all night coming and going. Then a day before I was to leave the maid showed up at 10 AM. I told her I was sleeping because I was up all night working. I didnt want my room cleaned because I was going to leave. She bolted to the office and my phone immediatly rang. It was the owner Connie. She told me that her and the police had a right to check my room ~ anytime they wanted.
What? Are you joking? Where did this come from? I made sure I had a witness when she «checked» my room before I left.
No class.

Very nice and clean. Staff very helpful and nice. The traffic on 31 is a little loud but wouldn’t deter me from coming back. Overall a great place!

I’m sitting here scratching my head at the good reviews… maybe it was just my awkward experience. I went in to ask about a room for a weekly price. The office was downright scary. It looked like an office for a machine shop company or something. A man with his shirt unbuttons all the way waited on me. Personally, for me, the weekly rates were too much for a place like this so I started to say «thanks but no thanks» when a woman came out of the back trying to push me into staying. She was wearing nothing but a bath robe! I was standing there thinking… I have never been waited on by someone only wearing a bathrobe before. There were other people walking around the back room and it was just a crazy experience. I had to get out quickly.

This is an older hotel that is very clean with very nice owners. They could stand to update the furniture and carpet but the bed is comfortable and there is a mini fridge and microwave in the room. The «continental breakfast» only includes muffins, coffee, and orange juice.

We stayed at the Sierra Motel last night after a great day in the traverse city area, we decided to get a room for the night rather than drive all the way home. We read the other reviews saying how clean and comfortable it was, and were so happy to see it was still that way.
The room was just what we needed, very clean, great location and the biggest surprise was how comfortable the beds were!
Thank you Sierra Motel for a nice stay, we will be back the next time we are in the area.

So clean and comfortable. A perfect place to stay, especially as a guest for a wedding. The owner was very helpful, even coming to the rescue with a corkscrew and hairspray for the bride. :)
The only thing I would say needs improvement is the pillow quality!
I would recommend this place!

One of the cleanest motels I’ve stayed in. Nothing fancy, but everything you need at a very reasonable price and location. Friendly, helpful owners who want you to enjoy your stay. There is no reason to stay anywhere else unless you are looking for something more luxurious. Bathrooms are small, but navigable. Parking by your door. Comfortable beds. Will stay here again.
Did I mention it was very clean?

It is everything you really need if you don’t have kids and are in the traverse city area. The rates were very good and so is the location to downtown. We had our bikes and it took us less than 10 minutes to get downtown (which you don’t want to drive to b/​c the parking is terrible). The owners were very nice and friendly. The beds were comfortable and we slept well. He bathroom could have been a little larger, but it served it’s purpose. The lighting was a little scarce also, but the room was clean and even had a mini fridge and microwave. They serve a mini-​breakfast in the mornings usually a pastry, coffee and a juice. The owner was very nice and made sure that everything was alright and we didnt need anything.
My ranking is based on our experience. We are not saying it is a four star hotel.