Best Hotels in Bayfield County

A stay at Quality Inn Ashland - Lake Superior places you in the heart of Ashland, steps from Lake Superior and Maslowski Beach. This hotel is 20.4 mi (32.8 km) from Apostle Islands Marina and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center.Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided on request.

When you stay at The Washburn Inn - On the Lake in Washburn, you'll be connected to the convention center, just steps from Lake Superior and 4 minutes by foot from StageNorth. This golf hotel is 3.1 mi (5 km) from Houghton Falls Nature Preserve and 8.1 mi (13.1 km) from Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Washburn Inn - On the Lake, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 35 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.

This hotel on Chequamagon Bay, a large arm of Lake Superior, looks like a traditional grand Great Lakes resort hotel. But in fact it was built in the 1980s (opened in 1986) to look like one but include modern conveniences and design. They did an excellent job in imitating the classic; the interior design calls up an earlier era, and many antique furnishings help the illusion. Location: in downtown Ashland, a small but regional center town in a former mining, now mostly tourist-based economy. Rooms: the more desirable rooms face Chequamagon Bay with scenic views of the bay and Bayfield Peninsula across it. On the opposite side of the hotel rooms face the standard urban scene of busy streets and stores in Ashland. Our room facing the lake was nicely appointed, a very comfortable king size bed, with a desk, lounge chair, higher than normal windows to capture the excellent view. Refrigerator and microwave were handy. Bathroom well appointed, above average shower. Everything was spotless, super-clean, a plus. Facilities: nice dining rooms (I did not eat at the restaurant), gym, etc. The free breakfast is slightly above average in range of choices. Negatives: we had a very slow checkin due to a temporarily shortage of staff (turned out to be the local high school graduation night). In the room there were three negatives that mattered enough to me to knock off a star. First, insufficient outlets. I had an iPhone, iPod Touch, and computer to charge, it was a chore to find enough functional empty outlets (ended up putting the bathroom into service overnight). The usual outlets on the desk lamp only worked when the lamp was turned on, making them unusable for overnight charging. There were no dedicated USB outlets. Second, the windows are sealed shut and do not open. Want fresh Lake Superior air? - forget it. In a big city hotel with stinky traffic that would make sense, but in a resort-oriented hotel looking right out onto one of the Great Lakes? Makes no sense, and wastes an opportunity. Which leads me to the third issue: the ONLY way to get a change of air in the room is by running the window HVAC unit, which was very noisy, too noisy for us to keep it on at night; it had no low speed quiet fan-only setting. I know such exist, since I had a very quiet one in a Best Western in the Twin Cities later in this same trip (where sealed windows close to an expressway make sense). These 3 problems were enough to take the shine off an otherwise excellent hotel, so I knocked off one star. To some people these issues might not matter but they did to us. Otherwise, though, a very comfortable and inviting hotel.

I have a few requirements. Clean, unique, balcony overlooking water. This is not your regular hotel. There aren't very many rooms. But you get the best of Ashland. Coffee or champagne on the balcony and no one else in other rooms can see you. You can only see the waves, or the twinkling lights from Washburn or the power plant. Our room had a whirlpool tub, which was excellent. Big enough for two. A wonderful rain type shower if you'd rather or do both. The bed was very, very comfortable and the windows looked out onto Lake superior also. You have a mini-fridge and a coffee maker. Microwave is down the hall centrally located. But the coffee is best downstairs in the coffee shop. The breakfast bagel is more like a panini - very yummy. sit and look out onto the lake there or go to the 2nd floor and gaze farther. We ordered the charcuterie tray and it was fabulous! We also received champagne and very much appreciated that. We were 10 minutes from all the good restaurants. We will definitely go back.

Our room was very nice with comfortable beds. The whole building was very clean and the staff was very friendly. It was also nice being so close to downtown. A few downsides: no elevator and the breakfast was very sp****. We ended up going to a restaurant for breakfast. I do realize that Super 8 is a budget hotel but a few more items for breakfast would have been nice. It is a very nice place though that I do recommend and I would stay again.

A stay at Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Ashland places you in the heart of Ashland, steps from Lake Superior and Ashland Mural Walk. This hotel is 22.7 mi (36.6 km) from Apostle Islands Marina and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Ashland Historical Museum.Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a fireplace in the lobby.Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Ashland.Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions with premium TV channels are provided, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

With a stay at Second Wind Country Inn in Ashland, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Superior and Chequamegon Bay Golf Course. This guesthouse is 24.4 mi (39.2 km) from Apostle Islands Marina and 3.5 mi (5.7 km) from Maslowski Beach.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.Featured amenities include a library and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 6 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring heated floors. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature jetted bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided on request.

Located in Ashland, this cottage is a 3-minute drive from Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center and 6 minutes from Houghton Falls Nature Preserve. This beach cottage is 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Ashland Historical Museum and 5.1 mi (8.1 km) from Chequamegon Bay Golf Course. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a private beach or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this cottage include complimentary wireless Internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills. Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned cottage, which features a fireplace and a flat-screen TV. The cottage has a pillowtop bed. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. A private bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower features a jetted bathtub and complimentary toiletries.