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The best hotels near Naval Base Graduation

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 24 Great Lakes hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Great Lakes, out of the 24 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.1.

All five are within 7.0 km of Naval Base Graduation.

Deer Path Inn

Highest rated of the five

Deer Path Inn

★★★★★4.7 from 1,037 reviews

Deer Path Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 1,037 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 poi.

24 hotels in Great Lakes qualified for this list and five made it. Sleep Inn near Great Lakes Naval Base is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Deer Path Inn1

    Deer Path Inn

    ★★★★★4.7 from 1,037 reviews

    7.0 km from Naval Base Graduation

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    • Sleep Inn near Great Lakes Naval Base2

      Sleep Inn near Great Lakes Naval Base

      ★★★★★4.1 from 562 reviews

      3.1 km from Naval Base Graduation

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      • Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee3

        Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee

        ★★★★★4.3 from 756 reviews

        5.9 km from Naval Base Graduation

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        • SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee4

          SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee

          ★★★★★4.3 from 798 reviews

          6.1 km from Naval Base Graduation

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          • Sonesta ES Suites Chicago Waukegan Gurnee5

            Sonesta ES Suites Chicago Waukegan Gurnee

            ★★★★★4.2 from 700 reviews

            5.0 km from Naval Base Graduation

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            How this list was put together

            24 Great Lakes hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Naval Base Graduation second, then 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

            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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