Pete's Lakefront Motel, LLC

Bed was comfortable. Place was clean. Parking is tight.

This hotel could get 5 stars with just a bit of care. We noticed the “for-sale” sign out front, so hoping maybe new owners will take some time to polish up the place and take advantage of the potential it has. If we are ever back in GOTL, we would consider staying here again. POSITIVES: Adorable beachy theme, quite roomy, clean & comfy. There were 2 chairs provided outside of the room to sit and enjoy the sunrise and sunset each day. Hotel is close enough to walk to the main strip but far enough away from the crowds to enjoy the quiet calmness of the water. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT: There was a sign instructing guests to park within the lines. However, the spaces are so narrow that there is no way to park within the lines or get in/out of vehicle. We were forced to park on the street if we were lucky enough to find a spot nearby. The stairs leading down to the lakeside rooms are treacherous, steep, with a useless handrail. The shower curtain rod was broken so it was just laying on top of the shower walls and kept falling off when you moved the curtain. There were not enough outlets in the room for c-pap or charging devices. The one available outlet was missing an outlet cover. The bed could have used some non-slip pads under the feet to keep it from sliding across the hard floor whenever you leaned on it. The worst thing was the bugs-we couldn’t turn any lights on without the bugs congregating above it on the ceiling.

Parking was awful. Access to room was dangerous as steps were uneven and steep.

Cons: pool you can use no shade, but heated nicely. No bathroom to use. Not connected to motel. Air conditioner when it came on was very loud. Lock on door is 7 digit number you had to punch in every time you closed door. Of course that number was in my phone in the room when door closed. At the far end of strip. Let ng walk to get to most places.

Great location, perfect lake views. This is an older motel. It shows its age. The door seals look like they should have been replaced years ago. Bugs get in through the cracks. But the management has updated the interiors of the rooms. There are newer floors, fresh paint, the mattress was very comfortable and it was spotlessly clean. Overall I would recommend it for people who are not picky. The views are really outstanding and everything in GOTL is in walking distance. Some pointers - There is no pool on site. You can walk down the street to tge sister motel for their pool. Parking is tight, make sure you are good at reversing. The "beach" is subjective. You can access the water from the stairs, but there is no place to really sit. There is no office or staff to talk to other than housekeeping. You revieve a text with a door code. For my husband and I, it was worth it and we would go back at that price point.

Can not get on their internet

Extremely disappointed. Check in at a different hotel 2 blocks away. Website showed lakefront with balcony. Did not receive that. Our view consisted of the parking lot. Could barely fit our vehicle in the parking lot it was so small.Website showed a pool. Again, you had to walk 2 blocks to a different hotel for the pool. No attendant at the hotel. Called because Direct TV was not working, couldnt get anyone to answer until 2 days later after we had left and we already home. Asked if we needed something. Website advertised a private beach. It was the size of a small room in a house. And access was extremely unsafe. Railing was not anchored and moved a lot. Someone could get very hurt. I absolutely would not recommend this hotel to anyone. Will be posting on Social media all the untruths on this website and the false advertising about it.

Beautiful lake view but terrible internet connection.

Rm#13- lakefront. Nobody was in attendance for the check in when we arrived at 6p. Earlier in the day I did get a text with a key code and was able to get into our room. Perfect place to catch the sunset and have morning coffee on the spacious deck. Room was clean and bed was comfy. Since parking is sketchy my only suggestion is that the parking space lines need repainted to modern sized cars. There is not enough space between cars and damage is inevitable. There are about 6 parking spaces on the street that were all taken when we got there. FYI- it is not noted anywhere that the lake front rooms are not handicapped accessible & that posed a slight challenge for one of our groups members trying to navigate 2 fights of steep steps but we did manage.

Parking was terrible. Spaces were so small, it was painted for golf cart parking, not for vehicles. We had to walk down steep stairs with hand rails way too low, it did not feel safe at all. 7 digit code for door? Ridiculous. I paid for a “Lakefront” room, but out the front door of our room was nice view of the neighbor’s house next to the motel, had to make a turn walk to the end of deck to see the lake, that was a flat out lie. Especially after seeing there were actual LAKEFRONT rooms available. About 2:30 in the morning, awaken by people screaming and hollering in the lake/beach. 4 drunk college kids playing in the lake. Then in about 5 am, the front door swung open and woke me up. I went out to see there were 3 people by the lake smoking pot. There was no safety chain lock on the door and wonderful beam of light coming in between the door/jam gap, letting light and bugs in the room. There was no hair dryer, no microwave, no open outlets to plug in anything. Hotel manager calls to scream and yell on the phone for "throwing" towel at the housekeepers???!! When they came knocking to clean the room, I just asked for fresh towels and gathered the used ones by the front door to receive the clean ones. Manager had no skills or training to deal with customers. Place was very cheaply built, not maintained, not cleaned, bugs everywhere in the room by hundreds, no security, very poor standards. Avoid Pete's trash hole, avoid Geneva on the Lake. Not worth a visit.

The property was not as clean as we’re accustomed to. Found a pubic hair stuck to a wash cloth, brown stains all over the ceiling, the door did not shut all of the way, and parking was limited. Very noisy guests at night, being on a party strip guess this should be expected. The smell of the lake was like dead fish for some reason, but the lake didn’t smell like that at other areas of Lake Erie. Walking distance GOTL, so lots of options for food and live music.

Was disappointed that the fours were filthy, the end tables and dresser top had not been wiped down. Good water, pressure shower was OK.

There was a dirty Qtip on the floor when we walked in the room

Old but very clean and well maintained

Nice to sit and watch and listen to the waves hit the shore,but didn't want to go in room....old,dingy,dead bugs everywhere!I should of camped out! It would have been nicer...

Good location, nice views from the balcony, easy check in, fairly comfortable bed, tight parking area, could hear the people walking in the room above us. The floor was dirty, small window in the bathroom with no screen nor was there an exhaust fan in the bathroom.

Cobwebs, dead bugs in room. Floor was sticky and dirty.

Check in was easy, there were no extra locks on the door, just the electronic lock, no deadbolt. Terrible internet, cable tv was good. The room was not cleaned thoroughly it was still dirty in some spots there were dead bugs behind the nightstand,some kind of beads from the last guest all over the floor. The Fridge was making noises all night You can hear everything in the rooms around us, we hope the neighbor that was dry heaving all night is ok. The sheets were dirty including the comforter and pillows. We asked for new towels because the other ones were dirty and it took 45 minutes to get, then the on site manager who delivered just handed me the towels and walked away. The Parking lot was a mess, no one parked in the lines so we had to park down the street. This hotel was not worth the $140 we paid for.it but we were stuck because everything else was booked. We also had a full size bed and it was supposed to be a queen. I asked the management about it and they said it was indeed a queen but it was not! I have a queen at home and there is a difference so i didnt bother addressing any.other issues. Sometimes you get stuck i guess.

Poor cleaning. Lots of spiders.

I was looking for a quiet waterfront room, and Pete's was perfect for that. The room was small but had what we needed. Very comfortable bed, mini fridge, and a great porch looking right over the lake. Parking is cramped but manageable. The not so great things: no staff on site at all. Had to go up the road to get a key. Sand and dirt in the shower, and someone's dried up bar of soap. Yuck. It says no smoking, but there was a smoking pole on the porch and the peopme next to us smoked nonstop. They were very nice, but were often on the porch smoking right outside our room. I am allergic to cigarette smoke so that was a big disappointment.

Air conditioning unit was noisy and kept me up all night. Took a shower anf there was little to no hot water. Tepid at best!

the room is not clean, A/C is noisy, it's bright during the night, no curtain to cover the side window, no WiFi coverage in the room. not satisfied with the stay

Good location, nice views from the balcony, easy check in, fairly comfortable bed, tight parking area, could hear the people walking in the room above us. The floor was dirty, small window in the bathroom with no screen nor was there an exhaust fan in the bathroom.

Great location, perfect lake views. This is an older motel. It shows its age. The door seals look like they should have been replaced years ago. Bugs get in through the cracks. But the management has updated the interiors of the rooms. There are newer floors, fresh paint, the mattress was very comfortable and it was spotlessly clean. Overall I would recommend it for people who are not picky. The views are really outstanding and everything in GOTL is in walking distance. Some pointers - There is no pool on site. You can walk down the street to tge sister motel for their pool. Parking is tight, make sure you are good at reversing. The "beach" is subjective. You can access the water from the stairs, but there is no place to really sit. There is no office or staff to talk to other than housekeeping. You revieve a text with a door code. For my husband and I, it was worth it and we would go back at that price point.

We had to check in at another motel to get a code. No front desk at ours. Air conditioner kept going on and off every 30 seconds. Stated lakeshore view. Yes if we opened the door and went around the corner. The place was ok because we were just staying over night. It was our first time in this area. Although we may come to the area again, we will not stay there.

Nice view from our room, intenet was a bit sketchy, but overall a wonderful stay.

Beautiful lake view but terrible internet connection.

So it’s a pretty nice view and deck the room was super clean. But the beach area and patio were dirty. Put a broom in the room for ppl since there’s a beach out front and clean up the beach are this would not take long it would be free to do and would make big improvement and get hot water for crying out loud

The hotel itself is small and cozy, the room was very small, but ok. Floors was nice hardwood, walls needed touched up with paint but ok. The bed was a full sz very small full sz almost like a twin my husband's feet hung off the end. And it was very uncomfortable. The bathroom wasnt cleaned and only two windows one in bedroom and small one in bathroom. I thought i booked the one with the balcony but got a window side view of the lake. Was excited about attractions but needless to say its off season, hardly nothing open so for anyone wanting to go dont go in August because we were told everything closed since school is back in and all the business help/workers went back to school. Great views of the lake and wineries, covered bridges.

Good location. Property is poorly maintained. Lots of bugs inside of rooms (mainly spiders.) Proper door sweeps and door maintenance would rectify this issue. Lots of items that need to be plugged in, but rooms have nearly no outlets. Room needs to be better maintained and up-kept overall.

When we got there to check in the room had not been cleaned and it was about 4:30 in the afternoon. Staff was not aware it hadn’t been cleaned. We had an extra “hold” charge put on our credit card even though the room was totally paid for the day we booked. We went out for dinner and when we came back all the absavailable parking was taken and we had to park across the street.

This is our 2nd time staying here and as long as our group doesn't grow any bigger, we will return here every year. Lisa was super responsive.

We did not stay the night. Staff was very rude when I brought up the fact that there was not a lake view like advertised. Room 10 was very small and dark, Small little window you had to stand up and see out. Pretty sure that’s false advertising .

The heat didn’t work but the lady from the office came at 9:30 pm and brought us a portable heater. She was very nice and helpful and apologetic.

Extremely disappointed. Check in at a different hotel 2 blocks away. Website showed lakefront with balcony. Did not receive that. Our view consisted of the parking lot. Could barely fit our vehicle in the parking lot it was so small.Website showed a pool. Again, you had to walk 2 blocks to a different hotel for the pool. No attendant at the hotel. Called because Direct TV was not working, couldnt get anyone to answer until 2 days later after we had left and we already home. Asked if we needed something. Website advertised a private beach. It was the size of a small room in a house. And access was extremely unsafe. Railing was not anchored and moved a lot. Someone could get very hurt. I absolutely would not recommend this hotel to anyone. Will be posting on Social media all the untruths on this website and the false advertising about it.

Location,Great staff

The check in was kind of a mess as we never got the text with the code when booking. Had to call the emergency number twice to get anyone. Other than that very clean. Quiet. Would love to book again

Malory was great! Check in was quick no issues what so ever

Limited amenities. It"s simply a place to stay. No staff on site. Owners of the motel are located several blocks away at another motel. My room had a key pad to unlock. I was told the code would be sent to me via email and or text. Did not happen. I had to go to the other location to get the code. Fortunately there was an employee there who had my code. I do not travel much but was bewildered by the whole process. Maybe it's part of the "nobody wants to work" mantra. Disappointing.

Scalding hot water in the shower ruined the experience as 4 of u were unable to shower. I have yet to receive a promised $100 refund for the experience. I talk to the housekeeper. That’s who calls me back. Bless her but where is management?

Location was awesome and lots of restaurants

Our room had a nice view of the lake. Perfect room for a place to sleep and the room stayed cold when it was like 95 degrees out. Close walking distance to the strip and it was a fun trip. We were able to use the pool at the sister motel and it was a quick walk. Highly recommend.

I love this place , we’ve stayed here multiple times now and will be back next summer as well. Walking distance to everything , located right on the strip!! The lake view absolutely gorgeous and being able to sit right at the water makes this place a true little gem. Reading some of these not so great reviews I think “these people can’t be talking about the same place” lol - it has the older decor vibe and that’s what Geneva is all about. I highly recommend!!!

Zero handicap parking. Staff were completely unresponsive. Could not use pool as there is no pool on site. It’s at their ‘sister location’ .4 miles down the street. Super ableist. No one answers the phone. It would be whatever if it was $80/ night, but it’s not. It’s loud, across the street from a loud bar. Parking spaces are too small. You couldn’t pay me to stay again. Pics are completely deceptive. It’s not on the water as it appears.

Eh. Kind of a trashy motel vibe, but it was clean. Don’t get too excited about the beach. It’s really underwhelming. If you don’t mind company, you can enjoy the waves from the porch. Right on the strip, so good if you like nightlife.

Easy check in. Perfect location on tbe strip, just far enough from the noise of bars. Convenience store right across the street. Room was comfortable and clean. Very happy with our stay!

This was a "spur of the moment" type stay, and what a gem. We had waterfront, which was a great view! The place is dated, but that did not at all deter from our overall enjoyment of the place. The little town is very walkable, and we saw it all. We were not there when it was really crowded, but it was fun. Hit a few bars, and dinner next door. (The fish tacos are great.) Fun find.

It was easy to check in and is within walking distance of everything on the strip.

Nice place, we had the lake front view rooms, relaxing setting on the deck looking over Lake Erie, great location, definitely recommend.

We had a cute room that faced Lake Erie.