Yikes. I prefer the "old fashioned" motor inns, being able to park at the door of the office to check in, and park at the door of my room. The outside of this property looked pretty good. In fact the bed was comfortable and the check-in staff was friendly. However....The office space was a wall of cigarette smoke. The room itself was jaw dropping. Of course the decor was mishmash, but that's ok as it is, after all, a budget hotel. But there was so much wrong I'll highlight just a few things and let the photos do some of the talking. The a/c unit was easily 20 years old, and very loud. The bathroom had been "remodeled" to fit in a bath tub by cutting the opening for the original shower by half it's size. Never seen anything like it. Ev-er. And there were little things: the shelf below the mirror in the bathroom was so slanted that everything slid off of it. There was a large cobweb waving away in a corner. The refrigerator was plugged into a wall outlet just about a foot from the a/c, and the outlet also supported an extension cord so that one of the wall sconces near the bed would have power. There's more but, honestly, this place needs to be completely renovated, probably down to the studs.

Smelly, dirty, awful We only needed the motel for 1 night, we needed 3 rooms as we were in town for a family function. We were traveling from Pittsburgh. It was the worst experience I have ever had in all my years of traveling. You get what you pay for. If my children were with me, they never would have stepped foot in the room. It smelled like stale cigarettes. My throat hurt and my nose was runny the entire 6 hours were spent in the room. We checked in, stayed a few minutes and left to go to the family function. We got back around 11 PM and checked out by 6 AM the next morning. It was really bad and I would not recommend it. I think the rooms were unhealthy to be in. There was no heat nor air conditioning. It did not feel like a safe area to be in.

A pleasant surprise We were looking for somewhere to stay in Bay City, on our way to Upper Mitchigan. We thought we would give this place a try, as it was well priced. What a pleasant surprise! Checking in was easy and the room, whilst not the Ritz, was spotlessly clean and comfortable. There was a smell of bleach, which soon dispersed, but was not overpowering. We needed a relaxing period and we certainly got it here. We had originally planned for visiting some areas in Bay City but being not fully recovered, this had to be put on hold. This motel would have allowed us easy access to the city and anything we wanted to see. At these prices I would definitely recommend you give this motel a try, you might also be pleasantly surprised.

Has to be better places... Managers spoke little english. Rooms are extremely outdated. My room was musty upon entry. I had to crack a window and let it air out for a while. The bathroom is terrifying. Im a little afraid to use the shower. Not worth its low price tag.

Good Friendly Service My Husband and I was in town for a few days was looking for a nice homey motel to stay at, We came across Bay Motel and decided to check it out, The manager was very friendly and very informative on the area and local events. The room that we stayed in was very clean and had a homey kind of sense. The one thing I like the most about this motel is there is no smoking in any of the rooms. If you want a good price and a homey feeling with good friendly service I highly recommend the Bay Motel.