Shanty Creek Resort - Schuss Grill/ Pro Shop

1826 Schuss Mountain Ln, Mancelona
(231) 533-2020

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Aubryn Samaroo

We had our wedding at the Lakeview Hotel at Shanty Creek and it was absolutely beautiful! Our coordinator, Amber, was fantastic and kept everything moving as we’re were planning the wedding and during the wedding itself! Great food, friendly staff, and overall a positive experience. Thank you for a day I’ll never forget!

Lance Neill

Terrible ownership group has let the resort become old and in need of repair. They cut costs at every turn and invest zero money in the property or the community. Stay anywhere but there !

kennethcY1772PC

Sad!!! I spent my Childhood and most of my early adult hood traveling to and skiing the "Kingdom of Schuss Mountain" It was truly an escape from reality! Magical place, a must ski for families. Something you look forward to around Christmas!! The magic is gone... The days of pulling up to the base and walking into the lobby, to be greeted with a fire, the days skiers and a friendly staff... have been replaced with some medal lockers and a folding chair??? The Swiss / German Facade has been removed from the Exterior? It is no longer a family place. Over the holidays when the crowds show up, Schuss will close one of their main runs to local ski camps, causing over crowding on the runs that are open, about 50%. Hey Schuss Mountain! Are you for sale? Let me know, I'm a buyer and will bring back the resort to what it should be!!!

kristinesR5239NG

We booked this resort for two weeks and provided 14 days notice of our cancellation. They would not provide a refund or resort credit! We also found out that someone was staying in our room, so they double-dipped…DISGUSTING!!! Highly recommend you don not give this resort your business…there are too many good ones out there! God help you if you need to cancel ?

gregsT6376EZ

Don't try to cancel rooms there, got charged $2400/ $3600 Canadian for a 14 day stay, never checked in and got charged the full amount.....no refunds, scammers.....BEWARE!!!! I even asked for a credit and they wouldn't do anything!

sarahe678

This is a review of the resort in general, not our condo. We stayed in the Sawtooth condos which are located near the Lakeview hotel. It's a very spread out resort. The restaurants that were walkable were understaffed and unable to serve us. We were there for a week and this happened twice. The other days they were closed due to staffing issues. So the choices of eating out there are limited. The golf was great. Downtown Bellaire is small, but nice. Alot of the property seems dated. For instance, the Lakeview Hotel lobby smells musty and old and needs work on the outside.

krystaliism

Stayed here for a night & should've just slept in our car. The room was disgusting. Smelled like mildew. Granted we had our 15 lb dog soo we had to have a pet friendly room. But for someone who is paying extra for that you wouldn't expect them to put you in the worst room possible. The pillows were disgusting. The bathroom wasn't clean. Now found out we brought fleas home from here. Wouldn't suggest getting a pet friendly room at all!!

ccdougla

I stayed here in March to ski at Schuss Mountain. The rooms were clean, comfortable, and quiet. It was great to wake up and hit the first chair of the morning. The restaurant was very good. The food and service were both excellent. This was my first trip during the pandemic and I felt very safe at the hotel and resort. Highly recommend!

C5158OWmr

We stayed at Summit Village and skied Sun/Mon. The mountain was not as covid safe as we would have hoped. There were signs posted but it wasn't being enforced like at other resorts. Lots of people without masks in lift lines. Unlike at other resorts, the lift operators were never asking people to put their masks up, only occasionally were there ski patrol standing by to enforce. Sunday was very crowded as to be expected on a weekend. What wasn't expected was hords of unsupervised and unruly 10 year old boys. Must have been great for their parents to get a break from them and let them become the problem of everyone else trying to enjoy their own experience. It would be great for Schuss to take a look at how other mountains in the area set up their lift lines and make some improvements so there is better flow and less cutting. Don't be fooled like me by the Schuss website and think that there are 2 mountains, Schuss and Summit because Summit is defunct. We stayed at Summit thinking we'd ski there only to have been duped. The facilities are fairly run down. There is a reason you don't see a lot of photos on their website. Our room was cleanish but had a slightly funky smell. For the rate, I wasn't expecting 5 star accommodations. Monday was a far better day on the slopes. Well groomed, way less people. They do have great runs, many skill options, decent lifts. The parking is great for returning to the car for breaks. I'd return for a 1 day ski day on a weekday but I will likely never stay at Summit again.

Susannajoy2

Excellent price for their Super Sunday promotion, with ski rental, lifts, and lessons at $33 (helmet is an additional $15, so bring your own). Ski instructors were awesome and seemed to be everywhere, which made me feel comfortable letting my child ski on his own. The ski check in and rental area at Cedar Village seemed to be run exclusively by teenagers, but hey, it’s Covid-era. Tiny outdoor fire pit area with no seating outside whatsoever at this part of the resort, and no set up for eating en plein aire either. All that is forgivable because the runs are fantastic for the entire family, especially for intermediate level (kid) skiers-plenty of fun and also just challenging enough. We did not cross-country ski, but next time we will try it because the property is wooded, hilly, and absolutely giant at 5,000 acres!

steverJ4484CW

They’ll book your massage. Take your CC and reserve it. And they’ll cancel you the day of, without any reservations or care. Just a little sorry to ruin your schedule and not let you replan your day or a 24 hr grace. And not even an apology. But you learn to go elsewhere. Regards

andy18059

We booked the stay for 2 nights with a big group of 160 people. This was our first experience with this resort. Unfortunately, due to an emergency situation I was unable to make the trip. The resort charged me $200 despite overbooking the place. When I called the resort to talk to them about cancellation charges, I was told that I had checked in and out despite me not being present. I was then told that there were no outstanding charges. A week later, I was sent an email by a woman named Nancy, who charged me $170. When I called her, she was very rude and would not hear me out. The staff is very disorganized and I would not recommend this place!

espressoself

We stayed for 2 nights with our 3 children over MLK weekend. This was our first experience with this resort. I would agree with another review that this particular area (our room was 605) is outdated & unfortunately is the only reason we didn’t give them 5 stars. Otherwise, everything else about this resort was top notch. We’ve also stayed at Boyne & I would come back here - I would just choose a much nicer room & room location. Compared to Boyne - they have more options for skiing (more novice options as well as intermediate in addition to advanced) & the private lessons (Charlotte was awesome!) are well worth it if you can swing them! The kids classes/club are also amazing! They also have tubing & dog sledding & indoor top golf & nightly activities & snowboarding - oh & a skiing obstacle coarse! My older (10 & 12) girls loved that! Overall, we’ll be coming back & looking forward to it! We’ll just get a different room & location. Our kids are excited & so are we!

Doug Smith

Better than average grill food. Sandwiches, burgers,...

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Shanty Creek Resort - Schuss Grill/ Pro Shop

1826 Schuss Mountain Ln, Mancelona, MI 49659
(231) 533-2020