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The best hotels in the business district, Wausau

Sofia Marchetti

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 38 Wausau hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Wausau, out of the 38 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.970293.

Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau is the one I would book myself.

Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau

Highest rated of the five

Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau

★★★★★5 from 327 reviews

Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 327 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 $204 a night on the dates we checked.

38 hotels in Wausau qualified for this list and five made it. Pet Friendly Comforts of Home 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. Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau1

    Stewart Inn Hotel Downtown Wausau

    ★★★★★5 from 327 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Pet Friendly Comforts of Home2

    Pet Friendly Comforts of Home

    ★★★★★5 from 534 reviews

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    • Spacious Pet Friendly Home near Rib Mountain, Tubing Hill, & Downtown!3

      Spacious Pet Friendly Home near Rib Mountain, Tubing Hill, & Downtown!

      ★★★★★4.970293 from 341 reviews

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      • Minutes from Granite Peak Ski Area with easy access to I394

        Minutes from Granite Peak Ski Area with easy access to I39

        ★★★★★5 from 199 reviews

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        • Inn at the River5

          Inn at the River

          ★★★★★5 from 184 reviews

          • Spa
          • Parking
          • Air conditioning

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        How this list was put together

        38 Wausau 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.

        Sofia Marchetti

        Sofia Marchetti Italy

        Refuses to fly anywhere reachable by rail. Four sleeper-train crossings of Europe, a collection of old transit maps, and building sketches drawn from carriage windows.

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