Resorts & getaways / Mackinac Island · Harrisonville, across from the State Harbor
Island House Hotel
Independent
Billed as Mackinac Island's oldest hotel (1852), across from the harbor inside Mackinac Island State Park. 94 rooms, an indoor pool, open May through October.
You book on the hotel’s own site. We don’t charge you anything and we never see your booking.
Quick facts
- Rooms
- 94
- Opened
- 1852 · reopened 1969
- Check-in
- 16:00
- Check-out
- 11:00
- Parking
- No cars on Mackinac Island; luggage goes from the ferry dock to the hotel
- Pets
- No pets or emotional support animals; trained service animals welcome
- Breakfast
- Not included unless booked in a package; available at the 1852 Grill Room
03 / The story of this place
What’s it like to stay here?
It began as a summer beach house in 1852, and Great Lakes captain Henry Van Allen moved it about 300 feet back from the shore; his family ran it for decades. After years of decline it was nearly lost, until the Ryba-Callewaert family took over the lease from Mackinac State Historic Parks in 1969 and restored it. It became a Michigan Historic Landmark in 1973, and a 1990s addition brought an indoor pool, a hot tub and suites. Today it has 94 rooms, sits inside Mackinac Island State Park across from the harbor, and is open May through October.
- Billed as the island's oldest hotel
- 94 rooms, indoor pool
- Only hotel inside the state park
- Historic building
- Michigan Historic Landmark (1973); Historic Hotels of America member since 2005
Getting there
No cars on the island: your luggage goes from the ferry dock to the hotel. Breakfast isn't included unless you book a package, but you can get it at the 1852 Grill Room. Check-in 4 pm, check-out 11 am.
Accessibility
Limited accessible rooms on the second floor (book by phone); the elevator serves the lobby and second and third floors only
What comes with your room?
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Restaurant
- Accessible rooms
- Bikes
Eat and drink in the house
- 1852 Grill Room restaurantChophouse-style dining room with harbor views and a live pianist
- Ice House BBQ restaurantGarden barbecue and stone-fired pizza behind the hotel
The hotel’s packages
What the hotel offers on its own site: check the exact price and terms there.
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