Al & Sally's Motel, Michigan City

Returning home for the first time in 3 and a half years, my partner and I flew in from Australia and we did not want impose on family, so we chose to stay in a Hotel. After 5 nights at a dirty, unclean hotel up the road, we decided to try Al & Sally's. It was like stepping back in time, to an era when family came first and not just taking your money. All of the staff we met were absolutely wonderful, and went above and beyond to make us feel at home. We had several family gatherings at the pool and used the lovely lawn/recreation area often. The owners commented that it was so nice to see us using the facilities and enjoying ourself. It felt as if the entire Hotel was for our own use. We can't wait to get back to Michigan City and look forward to spending another month at Al & Sally's. It was nice to spend our funds on family and entertainment and not on an overpriced Hotel.

A reservation was made for us at Al & Sally's motel. We arrived in a very spacious room that was very clean, but had obviously old furnishings. The bathroom was also obviously old but it was clean. Since our reservation was made by someone else, I had limited interaction with the proprietor, who was friendly. You won't find wirelss internet here, but it had cable, and a refrigerator. For a place to stop a few nights, it was great. There is a train track very close behind the motel, but there are no crossings nearby and it is an electric track. The noise was noticeable, but not enough to wake you if you were sleeping.

Al & Sally's is awesome, very friendly owners, great BIG rooms, great location, great grounds, every year we go there and rent out 4 or so rooms, we cookout on their grill on back lawn, have a fire(in pit we bring)shoot off fireworks in their parking lot(they don't mind, not on 4th!)basically have whole swimming pool to ourselves(very clean,water slide also) tennis, horsheshoes, and close to all beaches, outlet mall,etc. excellent place to just drop in or spend a few days with your family!!we put all of our chairs out in front of rooms, line them up and leave them there all day,very accomodating, great ma and pa, place, great owners!! clean rooms. will go there every time we are in that area, and only there!!

im all about keeping clean ma and pa motels going.. that is why we stopped here... the office REEKED of human urine... but i followed the woman to see a room... was horrified by the lifers who lived there ... ... it was like a homeless shelter for creeps when i entered the room... i was blown away by the strong CAT urine smell..... i had to step out before i puked... i am sure the good reviews written about the motel must be written by the owners... no one that wasn't ok with filthy surroundings would think that this motel was ok for humans sleeping there. stay away! if i could..i would rate it a negative score

My kids and I were road tripping up 12 figuring we'd stop at a motel and get a room. We stopped at many motels and left quite quickly. We got to Al and Sallys and felt immediatley safe, comfy and at home. The rooms are HUGe, quiet and clean. It was so comfortable we overslept our first night ans was woken up by the knock on our door from a very nice woman. We cleared out quickly and started back home. Apparently we weren't ready for the AL and Sally experience to end so we drove back, got the exact same room and spent another fabulous day. We will definiatly be back, hopefully in a few weeks. We totally loved the place!!

absolutely disliked nothing about this place I would rather give my dollars to an individual mom & pop business than some corporation. Very clean rooms the owners keep this place in really good shape. It reminds me of the days when my parents took my brothers & me on vacation and we would stay in motels such as one like this. Great location and within a mile or so from the beach . I would definitely stay here again and again .

We don't travel much. I am a single mom w/ 2 kids. A friend told us Al and Sally's was close to a family party we were attending and it was cheap. The price was more than advertised. The Motel had a "Psycho" feel to it. Upon check-in we were greeted (after waiting about 10 minutes) by a "less than friendly" owner. We entered our room and stepped back in time. I can deal w/ outdated decor. I can't deal w/ extreme filth. The carpets were almost sticky. My boyfriend's feet turned black after walking around barefoot for a short time. My kids and I kept our shoes on until we got in bed, which by the way had sand in it and blankets you could exfoliate with. The bathroom was just as nasty, the floors were stained, there was mold and or mildew in the tub. Lights were burned out. We wanted to leave that night but there were no other rooms to be found until the next day. The owner gave us a hard time and wanted to charge us for all 3 nights because we did not give 3 days notice. After a little convincing , we paid for only one awful night. Not once did she apologize for the filth or offer us another room. One night at Al and Sally's was more than enough for us. Early the next morning we RAN to a nice, clean, comfortable HOTEL!!

Wild goings on in the middle of the night. Head boards ets. moaning, and then some one pounding onour door at 2 am screaming to let them in.

The management worked well with special requests. In the heart of the Dunes so close to entertainment. Rooms were clean and economical. I go back at least once per year.

We stayed at this motel aalmost 20 years ago. We loved it. But the wonderful thing to see is that somethings do not go by the wayside and still are here for us. We are going to return soon. Over these many years we have often talked about our stay not only at this motel but in the area. Al & Sally's can't be beat for the value.