Star of The Lakes

2.0 star property

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Interior entrance
Front of property
Deluxe Room
Luxury Room
Interior entrance

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Business services

Explore the area

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400 Morrow Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN, 56501
  • Place, Historic Holmes Theater
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Detroit Lake
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Detroit Lake Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Basic Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Luxury Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Detroit Lakes

When you stay at Star of The Lakes in Detroit Lakes, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute walk of Becker County Museum and Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center. .This motel is 1 mi (1.5 km) from Historic Holmes Theater and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Kent Freeman Arena.

What's nearby

  • Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Historic Holmes Theater - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Red Willow and Whitehouse Interiors - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Detroit Lake - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Detroit Lake Beach - 3 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Detroit Lakes Station - 15 min walk
  • Hector Intl. Airport (FAR) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Zorbaz - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Brygge Taps & Tastes - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Caribou Coffee - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Star of The Lakes

Motel in Detroit Lakes with free parking
Star of The Lakes offers 36 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. A pillow menu is available. 40-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 36 guestrooms featuring microwaves and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and a vending machine. 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

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 4:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Star of The Lakes Motel
Star of The Lakes Detroit Lakes
Star of The Lakes Motel Detroit Lakes

Star of The Lakes Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 187 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 187 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 187 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 187 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 187 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

charles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are great, rooms are extremely clean, comfortable beds and pillows. Great price's. Nice and quiet!!! i was able to get some good studying in for my boilers test. Would definitely come back and recommend to others!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

DeLana, Badger

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that they helped me with my booking in my time of need.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would never stay here again. Outside appearance was terrible, the room was clean, but there was no heat, and temperatures outside were in the low 40s
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammie

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs to be updated

Very old Motel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eddie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Duluth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was quick and efficient. No elevator, handrails on stairs made it ok to walk up. Room very clean and nice with lar
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

ricky L

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is away from the town look so but it was very comfortable clean we had no problems except for the pillows the pillows seem to be new and we're real fat and hard to use. Detroit Lake was beautiful I would definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice decent place. Staff is nice as well. Clean and affordable
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Brenda

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

4/10 Poor

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Kurian

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
The air conditioner in the room was going off and on all night, not letting me sleep peacefully
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was good, very few amenities, but very comfy beds.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Traci

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

Great value

The place could use a bit of an update but it was clean, quiet and comfortable. The staff was very friendly and personable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trent

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Friendly staff

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The hotel itself was kind of run down and...damp? It wasn't the nicest place to stay but not bad for the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Maggie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

David, Shoreview

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
If I was on my own and just needed a cheap bed for 1 night, it'd be fine. But for my wife and I for 2 nights... not good. We checked out early. Some rooms have permanent residents; very worn, no breakfast, luke warm shower water, bed meh, etc. Staff nice and polite though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kraig

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brandi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite place to lay your head as your passing through
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't stay here

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Trudi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The price was great! The staff friendly and clean room!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025