Great Lakes · Hotel shortlist
The best 4 star hotels in Great Lakes
Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya
These are my five favourites in Great Lakes, out of the 82 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.5.
Kasa Magnificent Mile Chicago is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Kasa Magnificent Mile Chicago
★★★★★4.8 from 1,006 reviews
Kasa Magnificent Mile Chicago comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 1,006 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 a 4 star property and found under old town.
82 hotels in Great Lakes qualified for this list and five made it. Kasa River North Chicago is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
- Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly
All five, ranked
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Kasa Magnificent Mile Chicago
★★★★★4.8 from 1,006 reviews
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Kasa River North Chicago
★★★★★4.9 from 303 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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3Deer Path Inn
★★★★★4.7 from 1,030 reviews
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4Hotel EMC2, Autograph Collection
★★★★★4.6 from 1,551 reviews
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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5LondonHouse Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton
★★★★★4.5 from 6,631 reviews
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
82 Great Lakes 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.
Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya
Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.
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