Days Inn by Wyndham Bad Axe

Ehh. Quintessential Bad Axe, Mi. The Thumb is one of the most depressing areas in the entire state of Michigan. In days past the Franklin Inn held its own serving community functions. The restaurant was better and the motel not so worn and dated. My most memorable restaurant experience was dining with a friend - the waitress brought our drinks and took our orders - didn’t know what chives were…. But ok - she was young… She took our order and went home. It was the end of her shift. But she didn’t hand off our orders to the kitchen or another waitress… we sat for quite awhile before anyone noticed… it was SO BAD it was hilarious …. But we were not pleased. New waitress quickly took care of us … but the experience was SO Thumb. The popular buffet offers a nice salad bar and FRIED. The steak tips are grim. But not fried. Everything else is FRIED. Dessert table offers various box mixes and soft serve. The bar is entertaining for people watching with notable local drunks.We have stayed longer then originally planned to watch a love triangle play out. New boyfriend and old boyfriend comparing notes with their drunken lady of the hour. Thirsty farmers in authentic working clothes and muddy (?) boots give it an authentic flare. if you are really starving and really need a cold beer - this is the place - the beer is cold and the food is FRIED.

The mattress springs were sticking out. Didnt get much sleep. When i mentioned it to the owner she said" oh my" and laughed.

This hotel has new owners and they are in the process of renovating many of the rooms. There is also road construction going on limiting how you can get to the motel. The restaurant and bar are not open very late and my guess is do to the problems getting to the facility. Hopefully once the road construction is done and the room renovations are complete I can give a better review.