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Lansing hotels with a pool

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 38 Lansing hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lansing, out of the 38 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.4.

Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG is the one I would book myself.

Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG

Highest rated of the five

Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG

★★★★★4.5 from 1,496 reviews

Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 1,496 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, found under city centre and around $156 a night on the dates we checked.

38 hotels in Lansing qualified for this list and five made it. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Okemos - University Area by IHG 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
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG1

    Crowne Plaza Lansing by IHG

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,496 reviews

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

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  2. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Okemos - University Area by IHG2

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Okemos - University Area by IHG

    ★★★★★4.5 from 480 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  3. Residence Inn by Marriott East Lansing3

    Residence Inn by Marriott East Lansing

    ★★★★★4.6 from 439 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  4. The Willowicke Inn (formerly Topliff's Tara Bed & Breakfast)4

    The Willowicke Inn (formerly Topliff's Tara Bed & Breakfast)

    ★★★★★5 from 63 reviews

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

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  5. Marriott East Lansing at University Place5

    Marriott East Lansing at University Place

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,072 reviews

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

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How this list was put together

38 Lansing 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.

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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