Illinois
It looks concrete-drab outside, but inside the State House shows its style following a complete 2018 renovation and rebranding. Rooms feature comfy beds…
Must-see hotels in The Great Lakes
Chicago
Expect the chain’s usual petite, industrial-toned rooms and sociable lobby. It's nothing fancy, but perks include a small fitness room, indoor splash pool…
Gold Coast
Sugar Beach has decent prices and it's right on the water. Rooms are nothing fancy, but they're well maintained and have small refrigerators, coffee…
Wisconsin
Irish owned and operated, the Ennis, with its on-site pub and restaurant, feels like a little piece of Ireland on the Fox River. The central De Pere…
Wisconsin
Designed by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's students, the 11-room Usonian is a fairly basic motel, but with dapper, Prairie-style touches in the lamps,…
Northern Minnesota
This modest property in downtown Ely lies somewhere between inn and hostel. It's five smallish but tidy rooms, all with private baths, connected to a…
Door County
Frilly fabrics, floral wallprints and four-poster beds await at this thoroughly charming Victorian in central Sturgeon Bay with several affiliated houses…
Gold Coast
Island View’s tidy property features nine cottages and three houses that front a private beach. The grounds have fire pits, grills, and basketball and…
Gold Coast
The antique-strewn house was built in the 1920s as a wedding gift for a local bride and groom. Flower patterns and lace prevail in the five rooms, which…
Wisconsin
This cozy, Queen Anne home offers four rooms with private baths. Staff will deliver breakfast to your room. The B&B is a convenient sleepover if your goal…
Indiana
This cozy, 11-room inn is a down-home spot in Marion about 9 miles north of Fairmount. Rooms are smallish but immaculate. The titular college is Indiana…
Detroit
This hotel fills a historic beaux-arts building downtown. All rooms are enormous suites, with both the sitting area and bedroom equipped with HDTV and…
Minnesota
The resort is a pastoral hostel, campground for both tents and RVs, restaurant (daily 11am to 8pm) and outfitter (cycling, canoeing and fishing). It's…
Indianapolis
The 10 rooms here fill a rambling, antique-filled turn-of-the-century Colonial Revival mansion that's long on charm and creaky hardwood flooring. Each…
Minnesota
This four-room, Harriet Island B&B is on a tugboat floating in the Mississippi River; watch the river traffic glide by while sipping your morning coffee…
Leland, Northport & Suttons Bay
Eighteen acres of cherry orchards and gardens surround this turn-of-the-century farmhouse with a big, rambling porch. The five large rooms are more…
Minneapolis
Aloft's efficiently designed, industrial-toned rooms draw a younger clientele. The clubby lobby has board games, a cocktail lounge and 24-hour snacks…
Detroit
The chain's Detroit property took an exquisite 1915 neo-Renaissance skyscraper and converted it to its familiar hipster style. Mod rooms have bright pops…
Northern Minnesota
Family-owned Munger Inn offers a fine variety of rooms (budget to Jacuzzi suites), along with perks for outdoor enthusiasts, such as hiking and biking…
Upper Peninsula
Isle Royale's sole lodge is a fine place to rest your head. It offers 60 rooms with lake views in the main building, as well as 20 cottages with…
Gold Coast
This outpost of the HI chain in New Buffalo is nothing fancy, but it's well maintained and is usually reasonably priced. Lots of casino goers stay here…
Upper Peninsula
This mom-and-pop operation, 3 miles west of Ontonagon, provides a good base for exploring the Porkies. The pinewood-paneled rooms are cozy, and the swing,…
Chicago
The large rooms have comfy beds, a mini refrigerator and microwave. Amenities include a small fitness center, pool and free shuttle to the airport. The…
Michigan
The Wild Goose Inn is a six-room B&B one block from Michigan State's campus in East Lansing. All rooms have fireplaces and most have Jacuzzis. Decor is…
Indiana
The inn has 40 rooms in a Victorian house and a couple of adjacent buildings near the Indiana University campus. Rooms in the 1890s home are more quaint…
Indiana
Located downtown, it offers the Indigo chain's trademark modern, cheery rooms, plus a fluffy white Bichon Frise, Miles, who works as the lobby ambassador…
Door County
Julie's is a great low-cost option located beside Peninsula State Park. The rooms are nothing fancy, but they're well maintained and have comfy beds. The…
HI Mississippi Headwaters Hostel
Northern Minnesota
This 31-bed log hostel sits in Itasca State Park; winter hours vary, so call ahead. The tidy dorms each have six beds and are separated by gender. It's a…
Gold Coast
The 56 mod rooms in this sustainably built hotel vary in design, but most have bright pops of color against dark wood and muted gray decor. The handy…
Wisconsin
The no-frills rooms may be smallish and thin-walled, but most have a little patio or deck with lake views (ask when booking). The Brownstone hiking trail…
Gold Coast
This vintage motel has minimalist, flowery bedspread–type rooms, but they're tidy, well kept and reasonably priced. It's 1.5 miles from the SS Badger dock…
Michigan
Hart's is right downtown in a single-story, white-clapboard building akin to a quaint motel. There are nine smallish rooms, each with its own bathroom…
Northern Minnesota
Fitger's created its 62 large rooms, each with slightly varied decor, from an old brewery. Located on the Lakewalk, the pricier rooms have great water…
Northern Minnesota
You can't beat this real-deal lighthouse for nautical ambience and lake views. Three rooms share a bathroom; there's a fourth en suite room in a separate…
Gold Coast
The Grey Hare is an intimate, three-room B&B on a working vineyard, with French-style decor and bay views. Rooms are large with wrought iron or canopy…
Wisconsin
A small, well-run property with clean, no-frills rooms, some with efficiency kitchens, in a quiet setting. The location, just off of Main St, is within…
Upper Peninsula
Hilltop's nine cabins (available with one, two or three bedrooms) and five-unit motel rise a mile east of Grand Marais. Snug rooms, comfy beds and…
Ohio
The 24 tidy, bright and compact rooms have quilts and light-wood furnishings. Breakfast is included. A cheese-making facility, winery and horseback riding…
Indiana
These seasonal campsites at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore are rustic (no electricity) and first come, first served (no reservations).
Chicago
It's attached to the airport via an underground tunnel. Relax in the sauna, take a refreshing dip in the indoor pool and then retire to your soundproofed…
