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The best hotels on the waterfront in Eau Claire

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 66 Eau Claire hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Eau Claire, out of the 66 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 5.

Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool is the one I would book myself.

Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool

Highest rated of the five

Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool

★★★★★5 from 697 reviews

Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 697 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 city centre.

66 hotels in Eau Claire qualified for this list and five made it. Pet Friendly ~ Lakefront Getaway is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool1

    Spacious family friendly home with a heated indoor pool

    ★★★★★5 from 697 reviews

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    • Pet Friendly ~ Lakefront Getaway2

      Pet Friendly ~ Lakefront Getaway

      ★★★★★5 from 440 reviews

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      • Lil’ Kickback On Elk Creek (Eau Claire area)3

        Lil’ Kickback On Elk Creek (Eau Claire area)

        ★★★★★5 from 358 reviews

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        • Cabin Home in the City!4

          Cabin Home in the City!

          ★★★★★5 from 332 reviews

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          • Cozy winter wonderland on beautiful Lake Wissota.5

            Cozy winter wonderland on beautiful Lake Wissota.

            ★★★★★5 from 197 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            66 Eau Claire 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.

            Ellie Brandt

            Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

            Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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