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Waterbird Lakeside Inn

2.0 star property

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2 Double Bed, Lake View | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
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Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
556 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton, IN, 46304
  • Lustron House
    2 min drive
  • Indiana Dunes National Park
    3 min drive
  • Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
    4 min drive
  • Gary, IN (GYY-Gary - Chicago Intl.)
    31 min drive

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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2 Double Bed, Lake View | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

2 Double Bed, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

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Breakfast included
Parking included
Free WiFi
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The price is $94
per night
$106 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 14 - Jan 15
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About the neighborhood

Chesterton

When you stay at Waterbird Lakeside Inn in Chesterton, you'll be on a lake, a 3-minute drive from Indiana Dunes National Park and 7 minutes from Lake Michigan. .This hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Lustron House and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Indiana Dunes Visitor Center.

What's nearby

  • Lustron House - 2 min drive
  • Indiana Dunes National Park - 3 min drive
  • Indiana Dunes Visitor Center - 4 min drive
  • Indiana Dunes State Park - 4 min drive
  • Lake View Beach - 14 min drive

Getting around

  • Portage - Ogden Dunes Train to Chicago - 12 min drive
  • Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Original George's Gyros Spot - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Round the Clock Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sunrise Family Restaurant - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Waterbird Lakeside Inn

Lakefront hotel in Chesterton with free parking
Waterbird Lakeside Inn offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

This Chesterton hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • On a lake

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

Property is also known as

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Waterbird Lakeside Hotel Chesterton
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Waterbird Lakeside Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 302 out of 786 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 275 out of 786 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 61 out of 786 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 786 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and the view to lake awesome
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just love this place! My son and I have stayed at this hotel 5-6 times over the past four years on our way to and from Des Moines. There are so many reasons we keep coming back. Convenient location, wonderful, attentive and friendly staff, clean and spacious rooms, good heat and AC, safe and quiet area. Lots of places to eat with many locally owned. We especially love the lake outside the property with all the geese. Beautiful and relaxing place and my son and I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Piotr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Blaire

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lakeside treat
Great hotel… clean, quiet and friendly staff. Our room had a balcony that was right on the lake with a relaxing view.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Erica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The location and surrounding area is really nice. The beds were not very comfortable though—maybe the king size bed would have been better. Walkable to several restaurants—and Chesterton always has nice food in general.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

melissa

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Brad

Business traveler
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Lori

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice stay
Had a nice 2 night stay. Comfy beds, nice lake view, convenient location to the Dunes. The man at the front desk was very nice. The hotel seems to be in the process of being updated, our room seemed like it had been recently renovated. The halls are a little dingy which was fine, but VERY warm. The a/c in the room was great tho.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Armandina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Armandina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely sitting on the balcony watch the wildlife on and in the lake!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hanspeter

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

ANGELA

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the lake or pond attached to hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

CrystalDawn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was disgusting. Mold. It was all around a horrible experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Shane

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unstaffed at night. Had tornado warning and guests were left to improvise safety protocol with no electricity. Very chaotic, some guests hid in bathroom on main floor because of smaller windows, we stayed in room in dark. Front desk unapologetic about the situation. Would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024