Boulevard Inn - St. Joseph / Benton Harbor / Stevensville, Saint Joseph, MI

by Dodd V. on July 16, 2008

Ok, so we have been coming to St. Joseph for relaxing weekends for over 10 years, traveling from Chicago. Over the years we have stayed at the Boulevard...

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Great location, over priced, stuffy staff

 by  kathrynj81  on  2008-11-10

I can go on and on and write a long review, or I can bullet point the good and the bad. I think bullet points work just fine. Pros -Very swanky...

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Not for us

 by  abjj117  on  2008-09-14

My colleague and I were in St. Joe's on business and stayed at the Boulevard Inn. The location is charming, and we enjoyed the views of the lak...

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A Wonderful Stay

 by  swa737Chicago  on  2008-09-02

We arrived a few hours before check-in on Sunday the day before Labor Day. Our room was ready. We got the key to room 711; as requested we got ...

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Great place to stay!

 by  Jane54  on  2008-08-20

I love this hotel. This was not my first stay here but I am writing out of concern that others might stay away based on the negative reviews. I...

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Great Location

 by  Family4fun93  on  2008-07-21

We arrived the first day of the Venetian Festival, upon arrival we were told that we could only have one parking spot. I understand that it was...

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Not Worth It

 by  purdue81  on  2008-07-05

This place has its ups and downs. I am writing this from the hotel and I still have one more night remaining (I am dreading the shower!) First,...

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Not a great place

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2007-08-13

From the outside of this place, it looks very nice and once you get inside it looks nice. Once you are in the room, thats where they got you! T...

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A Dream of A Deal

 by  Capt Fred  on  2006-11-20

St. Joseph MI in November are you nuts? Well after spending one of the best weekends in years I guess I am. The Boulevard Inn gave us a lake v...

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Great Getaway

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2005-10-30

What a great place for a romantic weekend! Everything about our stay was fantastic-spacious room, quiet, complimentary made to order breakfast,...

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great location

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2005-07-20

a great basic hotel with a nice restaurant and perfect location. Safe and clean

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The place to stay!

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2005-07-06

The price for what they offer is great and the Bistro is 5star! We can't wait to go back and stay.

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 by  anonymous  on  2007-11-09

We booked a suite for the first night of our honeymoon here and i used the room to get ready in the day-of the wedding. I was apprehensive because of the bad reviews here, but the room was spacious and the staff was very helpful all around. The location is great if you are visiting St. Joe, it's right downtown and has ample parking. Beautiful lobby too. We took some wedding pictures there.

 by  anonymous  on  2007-08-12

I was so excited to stay here after seeing the pictures on the hotel's official site. It looked really nice, plus it was across the street from Lake Michigan. I thought it was a little pricey but booked a 4 night stay. We got there after dark and thought the outside looked really pretty with the trees adorned with white Christmas lights and the deck off The Bistro looked inviting. We got inside the hotel and ....what a dump! The lobby was kind of nice but the floor/rug needed a good vacuuming. That should have been our first indication to RUN out of there but it was late and we were tired so we checked in. We got to our suite after taking an outdated elevator to the 5th floor. The halls were kind of dark and dreary and our room was so shabby and it looked like the last time it was remodeled was back in the 80's. The couch and rug looked dingy and grubby and the bedspreads had stains on them. The furniture looked to be over 20 years old. The air-conditioning didn't work that well so the room was stuffy all night. We called to the desk and the woman wasn't very sympathetic nor offered to help fix the issue. The hotel had no pool or jacuzzi, either. Needless to say, we checked out the next morning and found another hotel for the next 3 nights which we payed what cost us ONE night at the Boulevard Inn. I will never stay here again.

 by  anonymous  on  2007-06-21

Ive stayed at this hotel a number of times in the past ten years or so. Although I did have some issues with the attitude of the staff, I continued to come back. The location is devine and the bar is wonderful!! Incredable views from my room. Some updating is needed as far as carpet, mattresses, furniture but overall I have enjoyed my"home away from home". Ive also stayed at two other local hotels in St. Joseph and I would recommend them for value and service over this hotel. Seems as though the others are making updates and improvments to the property as this one is too arrogant to do. Front desk staff was borderline rude at times and indifferent. A little training in customer service can easily fix that. Toilet ran all night, air conditioner smelled bad in my room and they didnt even try to fix them and when we asked for at least a discount at check out, we were told they had no record of the complaints so it was thier policy to charge quoted rate. When we argued, she almost came right out to say we were lying to get a discount as many people try this. We will not return here. Try the other two St. Joseph hotels.

 by  anonymous  on  2006-07-02

The Boulevard needs MAJOR renovations. Don't be fooled into thinking that the high rate equates to nice accomodations. Our room was very dirty and in disrepair with a threadbare carpet and holes in the bathroom wall and a dripping tub! The location is the only positive but you can find nicer accomodations in the area. Be forewarned.

Beautiful light house view

 by  toddaphillips  on  2002-11-18

We brought our family to the Boulevard Inn and we didnt regret it. It had easy parking and a very nice room. We got the suite facing Lake Mic...

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