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Clare hotels with an airport shuttle

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 September 2026 · 15 Clare hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Clare, out of the 15 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.2.

Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn is the one I would book myself.

Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn

Highest rated of the five

Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn

★★★★★4.9 from 251 reviews

Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 251 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under the university district and around $280 a night on the dates we checked.

15 hotels in Clare qualified for this list and five made it. Hyatt Place Detroit / Royal Oak is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn1

    Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn

    ★★★★★4.9 from 251 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. Hyatt Place Detroit / Royal Oak2

    Hyatt Place Detroit / Royal Oak

    ★★★★★4.4 from 616 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Hollywood Casino at Greektown3

    Hollywood Casino at Greektown

    ★★★★★4.2 from 2,837 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Daxton Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton4

    Daxton Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton

    ★★★★★4.3 from 569 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Atheneum Suite Hotel5

    Atheneum Suite Hotel

    ★★★★★4.2 from 2,700 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

15 Clare hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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