Ham Lake · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels in the city centre, Ham Lake
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
These are my five favourites in Ham Lake, out of the 24 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Minneapolis-New Brighton is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Homewood Suites by Hilton Minneapolis-New Brighton
★★★★★4.5 from 669 reviews
Homewood Suites by Hilton Minneapolis-New Brighton comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 669 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 city centre and around $149 a night on the dates we checked.
24 hotels in Ham Lake qualified for this list and five made it. Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
All five, ranked
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Minneapolis-New Brighton
★★★★★4.5 from 669 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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2Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn
★★★★★4.4 from 1,466 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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3SpringHill Suites by Marriott Minneapolis Maple Grove/Arbor Lakes
★★★★★4.4 from 169 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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4Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis Maple Grove/Arbor Lakes
★★★★★4.3 from 525 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Hampton Inn Brooklyn Park Minneapolis
★★★★★4.3 from 464 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
24 Ham Lake 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.
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.
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