Petoskey offers skiers more lodging than any other resort in the region.
But some careful advance thinking is needed. If slopeside lodging is a priority, the Highlands offers the best array
of rooms, condos and chalets (above) in either brand new or 50 year old styles.
The Main Lodge (not to be confused with the Day Lodge, housing food services,
stores, ski school and rental outlet) is an old, rambling, elegant hotel
in the European mode. Facing it across the circle is the Heather Highlands,
a condominium complex. A smaller facility to the left of the Day Lodge is
Bartley House. Far over to the right, in the valley between the old and
new slopes, is Alpine Village, a neighborhood of ski in ski out rental chalets.
And construction is now beginning on a new string of townhouses up along
the left side slopes.
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If brand new is appealing, try Boyne Mountain’s Grand Lodge. The
Mountain also offers 1950s vintage Boynehof Lodge and Edelweiss Lodge, Mountain
Villa condos, and another ski in ski out rental neighborhood at Disciples
Ridge. Nub’s Nob has no rooms or condos, but the deep forest all along the
base is filling up with chalets, most of which are for rent for three, five
or seven days.
Anyone coming up for a two day trip at the Highlands and the Nob might consider
the Best Western just down the road from both. It lacks a restaurant, indoor
pool or restaurant, but offers a correspondingly lower rate, and there are
several top restaurants within two miles.
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