Mackinac Island per diem ratesMichigan · FY 2027
No other Michigan area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 34.8%. Mackinac Island’s full-year average lodging cap, $138 a night, ranks fifth of the 11 Michigan areas, between Ann Arbor ($140) and Midland ($138).
Mackinac Island since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Mackinac Island’s full-year average rose 4%, between Harrisburg (PA) and East St. Louis / O’Fallon / Fairview Heights (IL) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Mackinac Island ranked 278th of 293 by full-year average, between Montrose (CO) and Knoxville (TN). Along the way: up 13.7% in FY 2024, down 6.8% in FY 2025.
Mackinac Island among the 295
Mackinac Island’s Jul–Aug peak lodging cap of $197 ranks 89th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Missoula (MT) and Bend (OR). Nationally, Mackinac Island is 187th of 295 by full-year average, between Wilmington (NC, $138) and Beaverton (OR, $138). Michigan, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $142 | 31 |
| November to June | $122 | 242 |
| July to August | $197 | 62 |
| September | $142 | 30 |
Four days in July
Monday, July 5, 2027, to Thursday: up to $892, three nights at the July cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $667.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 22.2% above the standard rate over the year.