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Wilkes-Barre · Hotel shortlist

The best hotels near the main square in Wilkes-Barre

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 71 Wilkes-Barre hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Wilkes-Barre, out of the 71 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.799084.

Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage is the one I would book myself.

Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage

Highest rated of the five

Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage

★★★★★4.9 from 956 reviews

Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 956 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.

71 hotels in Wilkes-Barre qualified for this list and five made it. 2 mins to Ski | Game Room | Barrel Sauna is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage1

    Pet Friendly The Lehigh Cottage

    ★★★★★4.9 from 956 reviews

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    • 2 mins to Ski | Game Room | Barrel Sauna2

      2 mins to Ski | Game Room | Barrel Sauna

      ★★★★★4.9538302 from 496 reviews

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      • Peaceful Lakeview Cottage near Ski Resorts3

        Peaceful Lakeview Cottage near Ski Resorts

        ★★★★★4.948697 from 307 reviews

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        • The Lehigh Cabin - Riverfront Escape- 1 mile private river4

          The Lehigh Cabin - Riverfront Escape- 1 mile private river

          ★★★★★4.799084 from 1,529 reviews

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          • Cozy Lakefront Cabin w/ Firepit and Boats5

            Cozy Lakefront Cabin w/ Firepit and Boats

            ★★★★★5 from 134 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            71 Wilkes-Barre 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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