Birch Run, Michigan, is 90 miles northwest of Detroit, near the city of Saginaw, and is primarily known for being the location of a Prime Outlets mall. This mall is the biggest of its kind in the Midwest, with 150 stores, and shoppers often take more than one day to explore the shopping opportunities. There are several hotels nearby to accommodate the thousands of shopping tourists who visit annually.
The Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Birch Run is next door to the Prime Outlets mall, giving hotel guests quick and easy access to shopping and dining from this location. Rooms offer free wireless high-speed Internet access and coffee makers with complimentary coffee. Also available for rent are suites, which come with microwaves and refrigerators; whirlpool rooms are also available. The hotel offers free breakfast, newspaper delivery, a lobby stocked with free beverages, cookies and fruit all day and a whirlpool and indoor pool. The hotel is a half-mile from the Shawnee Sports Center, eight miles from Frankenmuth -- "Michigan's Little Bavaria" -- and five miles from Michigan's Own Military and Space Museum. Restaurants within a mile of the hotel include Pizzeria Uno, Beijing Express, Halo Burger, Wendy's, Quizno's and McDonald's.
Country Inn & Suites
12112 South Beyer Road
Birch Run, MI 48415
989-624-8000
countryinns.com
The Comfort Inn is located directly off of I-75 and is minutes from Prime Outlets. The hotel offers hot-tub suites and some rooms come equipped with refrigerators and microwaves. The hotel features weekday newspaper delivery, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, on-site laundry, free continental breakfast, a fitness center, a game room and an indoor pool. Pets are not allowed. The hotel is 10 miles from the Flint Children's Museum, two miles from the Wilderness Trails Zoo, seven miles from Chesaning Showboat and five miles from Crossroads Village. Restaurants within a mile of the hotel include Applebee's, Dolly's Pizza, KFC, Old Dixie Inn and Sonic Drive-in.
Comfort Inn
11911 Dixie Highway
Birch Run, MI 48415
989-624-7777
comfortinn.com
The Holiday Inn Express is just minutes from Prime Outlets and rooms here offer coffee makers, microwaves, refrigerators, work desks and high-speed Internet access. The hotel features a fitness center, business center, an indoor pool, free breakfast and a game room. Pets are allowed for a non-refundable fee. The hotel is 40 miles from the Henry Ford Museum, one mile from the Birch Run Expo Center and less than a half mile from a movie theater. Restaurants within a mile of the hotel include Subway, Foty's Café, Bob's Big Boy, A&W All American Food and Culver's.
Holiday Inn Express
12150 Dixie Highway
Birch Run, MI 48415
989-624-9300
holidayinn.com