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Independence Stay

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Comfort Room | Private kitchen
Reception
Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Comfort Room | Private kitchen

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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913 Razorback Dr, Houghton, MI, 49931
  • Place, Michigan Technological University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Houghton–Hancock Bridge
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Comfort Room

Comfort Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(144 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Studio Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(35 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About the area

Houghton

With a stay at Independence Stay in Houghton, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Michigan Technological University and Mine Shaft. .This hotel is 11.5 mi (18.6 km) from Lake Superior and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Great Bear Chase Ski Marathon.

What's nearby

  • Michigan Technological University - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Houghton–Hancock Bridge - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Isle Royale Houghton Visitor Center - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • The trail to Copper Harbor - 6 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Prospector's Paradise - 6 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • Hancock, MI (CMX-Houghton County Memorial) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Dunkin’ / Baskin Robbins - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Keweenaw Brewing Company - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Ambassador Restaurant - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Independence Stay

Hotel with free parking, near Michigan Technological University
Independence Stay offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Smart televisions come with cable channels. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Houghton hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided weekly.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and stovetops. Smart televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, as well as phones with free local calls.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2022
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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 debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Independence Stay Hotel
Independence Stay Houghton
Independence Stay Hotel Houghton

Reviews

Independence Stay Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 561 out of 719 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 118 out of 719 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 719 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 719 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 719 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Monte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice place, easy in and out, nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Fred

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Bed was uncomfortable. Front desk unavailable before 6am
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fantastic at this location. The staff were always kind and cheerful. They had recommendations for food or coffee when you asked and a sheet available at the desk too. There isn’t an elevator but the man at the desk helped me get a heavy item up to my room without my asking. It was all very clean and the kitchen supplies was well thought out. It even had a countertop with electric burners i didn’t expect. I definitely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a place to stay in Houghton.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a very nice place to stay. Room was really nice. Everything looked brand new and was kept up nicely. Had plenty of options surrounding the hotel for shopping and restaurants. Only recommendations would be to pave the back lot behind the hotel and install some lighting. Wasn’t comfortable leaving my vehicle parked back there due to no lighting. And lots of large puddles where I tried to initially park and would’ve had to step into one in order to get out of vehicle. Ended up parking in lot next door.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Haylee

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and comfortable

Super clean, comfortable hotel. The staff was kind. Very easy to get to downtown Houghton and MTU. It was great to have a kitchenette.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet hotel! The beds were hard they need to replace them. Need an elevator too
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed was comfortable. Continental breakfast was pretty limited. Spacious room, with most of what you might find in an efficiency apartment.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

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

Had everything we needed, great location.

Stayed here for 5 nights. Very comfortable, great location. Really nice hotel. There's also a really nice and clean lanudry room that we made use of on our last day. There's almost a full kitchen, just no stove, but a full size fridge and microwave, no pool. The cleanliness, location, price and amenities were outstanding. We would stay here again next time. Its not downtown Houghton, but if we didnt sray herr, we probably wouldnt have visited this area of town. Very short drive to downtown and to mich tech campus.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place was very nice and clean. we'll be staying there again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very clean & comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David, DAVISON

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2nd year we have stayed at this property. Easy access to everything you need. Staff is great and room is alway nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
While this establishment was clean and quiet it did not have breakfast and the design of the room sometimes didn’t make sense. Outlets not in convenient places for charging phones, etc. I would stay again, we had no issues.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

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

Would stay here again

Nice spacious room. Everything was in working order and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Wonderful hotel with new amenities!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious. Clean. Easy in and out.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is fairly new and very clean. They said you don't get breakfast, but they did offer a small selection of breakfast items.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We didn’t have a car so we were grateful there was a restaurant we could walk to. We came to the UP for a family vacation. We flew in, arriving about 7 PM. The rental car office closes at 5 PM, long before either of the two flights from Chicago arrive. Uber and Lyft just perpetually spun “looking for driver“. We did finally get a hold of a taxi driver who took us back to the airport to pick up our car. The hotel didn’t make it any easier. They said there was nowhere they could store our luggage so that we wouldn’t have to take it back to the airport to pick up our car and they would charge us $25 to check out one hour late. I won’t be coming back to the UP.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was super.clean from the lobby to the room! Staff was polite and efficient. We go up to the UP every year for vacation and we will stay at the Independence from now on everytime. Super impressed with that hotel!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean, spacious room and big bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big spacious hotel room. Veey happy with it. Like a mini apartment. Very Clean and reasonably priced.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025