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3 star hotels in the city centre, Stillwater

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 25 Stillwater hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Stillwater, out of the 25 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.4.

Aurora Staples Inn is the one I would book myself.

Aurora Staples Inn

Highest rated of the five

Aurora Staples Inn

★★★★★4.8 from 168 reviews

Aurora Staples Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 168 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 $224 a night on the dates we checked.

25 hotels in Stillwater qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn & Suites Hudson is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Aurora Staples Inn1

    Aurora Staples Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 168 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Hampton Inn & Suites Hudson2

    Hampton Inn & Suites Hudson

    ★★★★★4.5 from 570 reviews

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

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  3. SpringHill Suites by Marriott St. Paul Downtown3

    SpringHill Suites by Marriott St. Paul Downtown

    ★★★★★4.5 from 473 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn4

    Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,466 reviews

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

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  5. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham St. Paul-Woodbury5

    La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham St. Paul-Woodbury

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,239 reviews

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

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How this list was put together

25 Stillwater 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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