Great Lakes Motel

2.0 star property

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Room, 1 Queen Bed
Property amenity
Room, 1 King Bed | Bathroom sink

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

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1737 E State St, Fremont, OH, 43420
  • Place, Rutherford B. Hayes Library
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Fremont Speedway
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Twin Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About the area

Fremont

Located in Fremont, Great Lakes Motel is a 4-minute drive from Sandusky River and 7 minutes from Rutherford B. Hayes Library. .This motel is 26.8 mi (43.1 km) from Kalahari Waterpark Resort and 28 mi (45.1 km) from Cedar Point.

What's nearby

  • Rutherford B. Hayes Library - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Spiegel Grove State Park - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Fremont Speedway - 5 min drive - 4.6 km
  • African Safari Wildlife Park - 38 min drive - 43.6 km

Getting around

  • Toledo Express Airport (TOL) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tackle Box 2 - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Plaza Lanes - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Depot - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Shellukes Bar & Grill - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Rally's - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Great Lakes Motel

Motel in Fremont with a 24-hour business center and a 24-hour front desk
Great Lakes Motel offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

This Fremont motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include microwaves and irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, 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

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
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
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Great Lakes Fremont
Great Lakes Motel
Great Lakes Motel Fremont
Great Lakes Motel Fremont, Ohio
Great Lakes Motel Motel
Great Lakes Motel Fremont
Great Lakes Motel Motel Fremont

Reviews

Great Lakes Motel Reviews

6.6

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 233 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 233 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 233 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 233 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 233 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Better than i was expecting. I was expecting something dirty and gross.. it was clean and better than i was thinking itd be
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

N

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

nice motel

Excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Taking a 3-day class at the local community college and didn't want to commute from home. Stayed here. Nice folks. The room I had even had a parking garage attached. I believe all of the units did. It was the least expensive and everything went smooth the entire 3 days.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very old, dirty, smelly and disgusting place to stay. Avoid this place!!!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sherrilynne

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

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved my stay. It's nothing fancy but it's clean and had everything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Josh, walker

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible motel black mold in shower toilet seat was completly broken stains on sheets microwave hadnt been clean and who knowd how long was good in fridge when we checke r in
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jordyn

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

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Disliked: Amenities
I wanted a cheap price for an overnight stay - I a basic room with no extras for that price. Just what I expected - but not ever gonna be my first choice (but that was almost $300 for a single night!)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Hardest king size bed we ever had to sleep on , definitely not " premium bedding " as they claim
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Itvqas dirty, small, but adequate for or needs for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teia

Travelled with partner
The room was very nice and i enjoyed stay there there waa
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Bonnie

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely needs to be updated and a good cleaning! Shady characters all over the property. Didn’t feel safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Regina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Apollo

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Cristian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Matthew

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Exposed wiring in shower.

We were in town to fish at Port Clinton. We stayed at this motel because of the distance and price. The biggest issue was the shower. There is a can light in the shower in the room we stayed in, and it was hanging down and wiring was exposed. The room had a kitchen that was a little dirty. The bathroom was a little dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Roger

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did not look anything like it did online
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mathew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and relaxing place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Gene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The motel is right of the 1950s
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The property is dated, however, the room was sooooo clean we could have ate off the floor. I really appreciated that! The owners are new, and very nice. The only complaint I have is that she charged me $35.00 for my service dog. NOT an emotional support animal. A TRAINED SERVICE DOG. Im terminally ill, and this working animal goes with me everywhere! I have identification as well as handicapped permanent plates on my vehicle. Even so, she charged me $35. The owner obviously has no idea about ADA regulations. If I was a different kind of person, they would have contacted a lawyer and caused a lot of heartache for these owners. Lucky for them, I'm not that kind of person. I hope they see this review and do the research. Google is good for reading the regulations regarding service animals. Other than that situation, I would stay there again. But I won't because I'm not going to pay for my service dog. My dog detects low blood sugar and seizures. She is a life saver, literally!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

valerie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Room smelled bad had flys everywhere
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025