Hilton Garden Inn the

The staff was friendly and helpful, even going so far as to make me a drink after a hard day at a training I had to attend for work. The room was always clean when I returned and the beds are so comfortable I fell asleep without issue, which is a problem for me at most hotels.

My non-smoking room smelled like smoke.

The tv was a tube tv - not that I really cared much.

The breakfast wasn't free.

That said, the bed was comfy, the shower stayed hot, and the staff at the front desk gave me a great, quiet room at the end of the hall on the top floor after I said I'd been driving all day and was exhausted.

The three-star rating comes from my non-smoking room smelling like smoke - it would have gotten a solid four, otherwise.

Hard to argue with this hotel. Ideal for access to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and State Park (just a few miles away). Just 2 miles away from some really nice dining in downtown Chesterton (plus a Bob Evans about 30 yards away, if you are into that sort of thing).

Can't speak to the price, as I stayed on Hilton Honors points. But the room was nice and clean, the whole place seemed fresh, and the breakfast (not free, but not expensive) was remarkably good.