Lakeland · Hotel shortlist
Lakeland hotels with a bar
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
These are my five favourites in Lakeland, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.2.
Home2 Suites by Hilton Lakeland South Polk Parkway is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Home2 Suites by Hilton Lakeland South Polk Parkway
★★★★★4.5 from 634 reviews
Home2 Suites by Hilton Lakeland South Polk Parkway comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 634 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 $178 a night on the dates we checked.
8 hotels in Lakeland qualified for this list and five made it. The Terrace Hotel Lakeland, Tapestry Collection by Hilton 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
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
All five, ranked
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Lakeland South Polk Parkway
★★★★★4.5 from 634 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kitchen
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2The Terrace Hotel Lakeland, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
★★★★★4.3 from 1,473 reviews
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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3Best Western Premier Lakeland North
★★★★★4.9 from 50 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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4Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Lakeland Plant City
★★★★★4.3 from 671 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Hilton Garden Inn Lakeland
★★★★★4.2 from 970 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
How this list was put together
8 Lakeland 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.
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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