Great Lakes · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Naval Training Center
Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya
These are my five favourites in Great Lakes, out of the 22 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 7.6 km of Naval Training Center.
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.
22 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.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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Deer Path Inn
★★★★★4.7 from 1,037 reviews
7.6 km from Naval Training Center
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Sleep Inn near Great Lakes Naval Base
★★★★★4.1 from 562 reviews
3.8 km from Naval Training Center
- Spa
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
- Airport shuttle
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3Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee
★★★★★4.3 from 756 reviews
5.9 km from Naval Training Center
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4SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee
★★★★★4.3 from 798 reviews
6.2 km from Naval Training Center
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5Sonesta ES Suites Chicago Waukegan Gurnee
★★★★★4.2 from 700 reviews
5.2 km from Naval Training Center
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
How this list was put together
22 Great Lakes hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Naval Training Center 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 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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