The people behind the list
betjiet is a publication of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, a federally recognised tribal government headquartered in Manistee, on Michigan's Lake Michigan shore. Among the Band's enterprises is Little River Casino Resort, which also opens our list.
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
2700 Orchard Highway, Manistee MI 49660, US
General: contact@betjiet.com
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Our resort at number one
We own Little River Casino Resort. That ownership, and nothing else, is why it heads the ten; please read that position as a house listing, never as an independent finding. Should you stay there, the Band profits as proprietor, with or without any referral link in the chain.
None of the remaining nine has an ownership link with the Band. Their sequence is an editorial call made by our desk.
Where the income comes from
Certain outbound buttons can include referral tracking. When a reader reserves a room after using one, a hotel or partner network might send betjiet a commission; the guest's price is unchanged. That income pays for research and hosting. It has no say over positions two to ten. Details sit in the affiliate notice.
How a resort earns a place
Three tests decide inclusion. First, a setting that rewards the drive: a lakeshore, a big river, high pine country or quiet hills. Second, a genuine hotel with leisure beyond the room, such as a pool, a spa or space for events. Third, a route a visitor can plan, from a named airport by road. Our desk checks each detail against the resort's official website and recent public listings, and where sources disagree we leave the point general and suggest asking the property.
You will not find marks out of ten, prices, guessed figures or any account of what goes on inside casino areas.
Spotted a mistake?
Email contact@betjiet.com naming the page and what looks off. The desk reviews every report, amends the page if needed and moves the desk-check date at its top.