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Lake Ozark hotels with a spa

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Lake Ozark hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lake Ozark, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.5.

The Garden House Bed & Breakfast is the one I would book myself.

The Garden House Bed & Breakfast

Highest rated of the five

The Garden House Bed & Breakfast

★★★★★4.9 from 84 reviews

The Garden House Bed & Breakfast comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 84 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 found under city centre.

17 hotels in Lake Ozark qualified for this list and five made it. Hawks Landing Resort is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. The Garden House Bed & Breakfast1

    The Garden House Bed & Breakfast

    ★★★★★4.9 from 84 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Hawks Landing Resort2

    Hawks Landing Resort

    ★★★★★4.7 from 254 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Lake House Hotel3

    Lake House Hotel

    ★★★★★4.8 from 458 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Camden on the Lake Resort4

    Camden on the Lake Resort

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,485 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. WorldMark Lake of the Ozarks5

    WorldMark Lake of the Ozarks

    ★★★★★4.6 from 901 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

17 Lake Ozark 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.

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