Gurnee · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Gurnee Mills
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
These are my five favourites in Gurnee, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 3.8.
All five are within 2.0 km of Gurnee Mills.
Highest rated of the five
Wingate by Wyndham Gurnee
★★★★★4.3 from 744 reviews
Wingate by Wyndham Gurnee comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 744 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 3 star property, found under poi and around $89 a night on the dates we checked.
11 hotels in Gurnee qualified for this list and five made it. Comfort Inn Gurnee near Six Flags is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
All five, ranked
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1
Wingate by Wyndham Gurnee
★★★★★4.3 from 744 reviews
500 m from Gurnee Mills, about a 6 minute walk
- Pool
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Comfort Inn Gurnee near Six Flags
★★★★★3.9 from 798 reviews
600 m from Gurnee Mills, about a 8 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Great Wolf Lodge | Illinois
★★★★★4.1 from 9,597 reviews
1.2 km from Gurnee Mills, about a 15 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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4Hotel Gurnee
★★★★★3.8 from 1,299 reviews
800 m from Gurnee Mills, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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5Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Gurnee, IL
★★★★★4 from 645 reviews
2.0 km from Gurnee Mills, about a 25 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
11 Gurnee hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Gurnee Mills 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.
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.
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