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The best hotels in the business district, Monticello

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 23 Monticello hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Monticello, out of the 23 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9635406 down to 4.7.

Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach! is the one I would book myself.

Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach!

Highest rated of the five

Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach!

★★★★★4.9635406 from 209 reviews

Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach! comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9635406 from 209 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 downtown.

23 hotels in Monticello qualified for this list and five made it. Year Round Lake Home with Wonderful Lake Frontage is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach!1

    Lakefront Cottage w/ Deck Near Indiana Beach!

    ★★★★★4.9635406 from 209 reviews

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    • Year Round Lake Home with Wonderful Lake Frontage2

      Year Round Lake Home with Wonderful Lake Frontage

      ★★★★★4.8 from 197 reviews

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      • Lighthouse Lodge B&B on Lake Shafer3

        Lighthouse Lodge B&B on Lake Shafer

        ★★★★★4.8 from 187 reviews

        • Pool
        • Parking
        • Kid friendly

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      • Key Lime Resorts4

        Key Lime Resorts

        ★★★★★4.8 from 89 reviews

        • Spa
        • Parking
        • Kitchen
        • Air conditioning
        • Accessible

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      • Acorn Oaks RV Park5

        Acorn Oaks RV Park

        ★★★★★4.7 from 189 reviews

        • Kid friendly

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      How this list was put together

      23 Monticello 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.

      Ellie Brandt

      Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

      Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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