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By The Way Motel Lake Bluff

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Free WiFi
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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Interior
Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking | Bathroom | Shower, towels, soap, shampoo
Exterior

Reviews

2.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
$120
$108 nightly
$120 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 19 - Feb 20

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123 Skokie Hwy, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044
  • Place, Asylum Skate Park
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Naval Base Great Lakes
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Free WiFi

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 450 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking | Free WiFi

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 380 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 450 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Lake Bluff

With a stay at By The Way Motel Lake Bluff in Lake Bluff, you'll be a 4-minute drive from Naval Base Great Lakes and 7 minutes from Lake Michigan. .This motel is 9.6 mi (15.5 km) from Six Flags Great America and 9.7 mi (15.5 km) from Gurnee Mills.
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What's nearby

  • Asylum Skate Park - 1 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve - 2 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Naval Base Great Lakes - 3 min drive - 2.4 miles
  • Six Flags Great America - 11 min drive - 9.2 miles
  • Wrigley Field - 43 min drive - 34.2 miles

Getting around

  • Lake Bluff Station - 3 min drive
  • Chicago, IL (PWK-Chicago Executive) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Luke's of Lake Bluff - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪The Silo Restaurant - ‬14 min walk

About this property

By The Way Motel Lake Bluff

Motel in Lake Bluff with free parking
By The Way Motel Lake Bluff offers 20 accommodations with air conditioning. This Lake Bluff motel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices). Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered on request and change of towels can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

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

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

By The Way Motel Lake Bluff Reviews

Reviews

2.0
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2.0/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were never able to check in. We arrived at the motel at 6:30pm. No one was available to check us in. There was a sign posted outside the office saying that check in was only from 3 to 4pm. We lost the money we had paid for the room, and had to find another hotel to stay in. A drug addict who was staying in one of the rooms was wandering around in the parking lot. He scared my wife.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025