Mushroom Cap Motel
Mesick's shortest drive to the first tee
About this hotel
Golfers who base themselves here find the closest lodging to Caberfae Peaks in this cluster, a genuine advantage on a morning with an early tee time and a group still shaking off the previous night. The motel keeps things simple: air-conditioned rooms with private bathrooms, free WiFi, a kitchenette and a refrigerator and microwave for a group that would rather not eat out every meal of a long weekend. An outdoor seating area with picnic and barbecue facilities gives eight golfers somewhere to sit once the course closes, rather than crowding into a single room after dinner. Carl T. Johnson Hunting And Fishing Center sits twenty-nine kilometers out for a rest-day detour, and Cherry Capital Airport is close enough at forty-five kilometers to keep transfers reasonable. What closes the case is the rating itself: 9.1 across forty reviews, unusually high for a motel this close to a course, with couples specifically rating the location 9.1 for a two-person trip.
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Private bathroom, free WiFi
- Free private parking
- Kitchenette and barbecue area
Our take
Mushroom Cap Motel suits a golf group whose main priority is minimizing the drive to the first tee, not a couple chasing amenities or a resort feel. The kitchenette and barbecue area work well for a self-catering group splitting costs across a long weekend. It is not the choice for a group wanting a restaurant on site or an indoor pool for the evening — Cadillac Inn or the Cadillac cluster cover that need better than Mesick can.
- Book early in the season if your group wants the shortest possible morning drive during peak May-to-October play.
- Bring your own coffee and breakfast basics; the kitchenette covers self-catering better than a diner run each morning.
- Use the barbecue area on your first night in — it beats crowding a group of eight into one motel room.
Why we love it
- Inside town limits of Caberfae Peaks itself
- Kitchenette in every room for self-catering
- Outdoor picnic and barbecue area for the group
- 9.1 rating across forty reviews, unusually high locally
Why guests love itThis motel earns its rating by doing the basics right within walking distance of the course. Rooms run small but clean, the kitchenette handled breakfast for four of us most mornings, and the picnic area outside gave the group somewhere to sit each evening rather than piling into one room. Not a place for a spa afternoon, but for a golf-first trip with an early tee time, the location alone justifies the choice over a longer drive from Cadillac or Lake City.