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Steelhead Inn

2.5 star property

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Lobby
Children’s area
Outdoor pool
Standard Room, 1 King Bed
Property entrance

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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3005 West 12th St, Erie, PA, 16505
  • Place, Waldameer & Water World
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Millcreek Mall
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Presque Isle Beach
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Airport, Erie, PA (ERI-Erie Intl.)
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 12
  • 6 Double Beds

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About the area

Erie

When you stay at Steelhead Inn in Erie, you'll be in the business district, within a 5-minute drive of Waldameer & Water World and Lake Erie. .This motel is 4.2 mi (6.8 km) from Bayfront Convention Center and 4.9 mi (7.8 km) from Millcreek Mall.
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What's nearby

  • Waldameer & Water World - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Millcreek Mall - 7 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Bayfront Convention Center - 8 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Splash Lagoon - 11 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Presque Isle Beach - 21 min drive - 15.2 km

Getting around

  • Erie Station - 9 min drive
  • Erie, PA (ERI-Erie Intl.) - 4 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sheetz - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Romas Italian Kitchen - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Steelhead Inn

Motel with free breakfast, near Waldameer & Water World
Steelhead Inn offers 28 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Hair dryers, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 28 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekends from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM on weekends.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available on weekends 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Steelhead Inn Erie
Steelhead Inn Erie
Steelhead Inn Motel
Steelhead Inn Motel Erie

Reviews

Steelhead Inn Reviews

6.4

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 398 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 398 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 398 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 72 out of 398 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 51 out of 398 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This motel was very clean, especially the bathroom. The beds were not comfy, pillows were lacking, and the wiring for the coffee maker/microwave was sketchy. Also, the TV remote didn't work and had to be replaced. Then, the TV just shut off and wouldn't come back on as we were getting ready to leave.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Martha

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to spend the night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Bryan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

bailey

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

disgusting

Formal Request for Full Refund Due to Uninhabitable Conditions – July 12 Stay To Steelhead Inn Management, I am writing to formally request a full refund for my stay at your property on July 12, 2024, which I booked through Hotels.com. The conditions of the room and the experience I endured with my family were unacceptable, especially under the circumstances we were facing. That evening, I had just left the emergency room after my husband was treated for heat exhaustion. I was alone with him and our two young children, trying to find a safe place to rest after a chaotic and frightening day. What I found at Steelhead Inn was the opposite of safe, clean, or acceptable. The issues included: • A broken television, for which you sent a maintenance worker to our room after 10 PM, further disrupting our already stressed and exhausted family. • A shower so full of bugs it could not drain, making it impossible for anyone to bathe. The infestation was deeply unsanitary and disturbing. • We were forced to pack up and move rooms late at night — an unreasonable and distressing situation with two small children. This was not a minor inconvenience. It was a nightmare stay after a medical emergency, and it failed to provide even the most basic standard of hospitality and hygiene. No family should have to endure what we did. I am requesting a full refund of returned to my original form of payment, within 7 business days. If I do not receive confirmation of this refu
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Wayne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Room 28 stank badly of smoke. The second room was ok. It wasn't very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

edward

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Very rundown.

I’ve seen cheap hotels before, but usually they are making some effort to improve. This hotel seems like it gave up on that long ago. Instead of just having one thing wrong with the room, there were several. Bugs everywhere, a bent door that doesn’t seal, a wet floor from overflowing toilet, a bed that is caved in in the middle. A TV that doesn’t work. An air conditioner with all of the knobs broke off. A toilet that doesn’t completely flush and just all around outdated.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Check-In was easy and fast but other than that it was a very bad experience. Room was very small. Bathroom is almost claustrophobic neighbors screamed and yelled all night long fighting. I had no TV waited up till 3:00 a.m. for somebody to come and fix it and they never came
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Cindy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ana Laura

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
It's okay for a one night thing, but definitely no more than that
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dustin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

NOT FOR FAMILIES

WARNING!!! There are multiple unsavory long-term residences at this property. It is NOT family friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Warren

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the moment I pulled in I knew it was going to be a disaster. The property looks rough and the pool is green and cloudy. When we entered our room it was hot and SUPER small. We turned on the yellow stained, dusty window unit AC and got an unpleasant musty smell. At first glance it was clean but as we looked around we discovered a dirty bathroom, a used washcloth still in the shower, bugs in the sink, stained furniture, etc. We had to ask for toilet paper and towels because there were none. When we got the towels there were stains all over them. The walls are paper thin, which was unfortunate at 3am when the neighbors were fighting about getting high after we seen them standing in their doorway smoking what looked like a crack pipe. I felt extremely uncomfortable and unsafe, we blocked the door nightly with a chair because there is no deadbolts on the door by the way. Had I had the means to do so, I would have turned around and left the minute I seen the room. But, if you’re looking for a quick fix or possibly a prostitute, this place is perfect for you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

J

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
The rooms are on the small side they are clean you get what you pay for if you want 5 star pay more get more this is more for basically an out of towner wanting a bed for the night it does have a pool
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
It was clean and staff was friendly. Pool was dirty and not open. Door to office/continental breakfast locked this morning. No staff present.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abbe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Nice motel. Great for a quick trip to Erie.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed because they have a heated pool advertised. We checked in in 6/19 and stayed for 2 nights. Upon checking in I asked to cancel due to the pool not being open. They said I couldn’t. We went to our room. The tv didn’t work. There was no lightbulb in the lamp. The beds were so soft and the springs were poking through. The pillows were so soft. We had to climb over the bed to get to the fridge. The tv was reprogrammed and would randomly shut off and change stations. The shower didn’t drain and the toilet didn’t flush. I would not stay here!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Cerrissa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amelia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I inquired about late check-in because we were driving in from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The front desk associate said they would leave the motel room door unlocked with they key inside. This made us very uncomfortable because it's very unsafe. My mother paid for the room for this reason and asked for a refund but was denied. When we arrived to the motel room, it was dirty and unclean. There were people hanging outside the rooms and drinking and smoking. The property felt unsafe. We left the property and went somewhere else for the night. I really would like for my mom to get her money back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Maichel

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed a property for the night. I came back to room late and when I went for a shower, I realized there was no towels in my room. Nor was there toilet paper. There was dirt in the corner of the bathroom and the one duvet cover on the bed had a stain. Person next to me was smoking and could smell it in my room and hear them coughing all night. The staff was very pleasant but the place needs cleaned better and room that have supplies like toilet paper and shower linen.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mary Elizabet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Affordable, good location, bed was a bit uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Erin

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible!

Don't stay here
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Youwen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025