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Sturgeon Bay hotels with an indoor pool

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Sturgeon Bay hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Sturgeon Bay, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.3.

Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort is the one I would book myself.

Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort

Highest rated of the five

Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort

★★★★★4.8 from 921 reviews

Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 921 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 and found under city centre.

8 hotels in Sturgeon Bay qualified for this list and five made it. Glidden Lodge Beach Resort 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
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road

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All five, ranked

  1. Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort1

    Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort

    ★★★★★4.8 from 921 reviews

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

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  2. Glidden Lodge Beach Resort2

    Glidden Lodge Beach Resort

    ★★★★★4.8 from 295 reviews

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

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  3. Sand Bay Beach Resort3

    Sand Bay Beach Resort

    ★★★★★4.4 from 161 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Bridgeport Waterfront Resort4

    Bridgeport Waterfront Resort

    ★★★★★4.4 from 565 reviews

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

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  5. AmericInn by Wyndham Sturgeon Bay5

    AmericInn by Wyndham Sturgeon Bay

    ★★★★★4.3 from 440 reviews

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

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How this list was put together

8 Sturgeon Bay 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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