Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes

2.0 star property

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A bedroom with two beds, a wardrobe, a mirror, and a staircase.
A kitchenette with a microwave, a coffee maker, and various kitchen items on the counter.
A bathroom with a sink, mirror, and towels.
A building with a beige facade, a black door, and the number 3207 on the wall. There are two potted plants in front of the door.
A hotel room with a bed, a desk with a chair, a television displaying a discount offer, a microwave, and a minibar.

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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3207 Buckley Rd, North Chicago, IL, 60064
  • Place, Naval Base Great Lakes
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Asylum Skate Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With Two Double Beds Non Smoking

  • 225 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With Two Double Beds Smoking

  • 225 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With King Bed Non Smoking

  • 225 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With King Bed Smoking

  • 225 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

Family Room

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With Two Double Beds Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room With Two Double Beds Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

North Chicago

Located in North Chicago, Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes is within a 15-minute drive of Lake Michigan and Six Flags Great America. .This hotel is 7.9 mi (12.7 km) from Gurnee Mills and 13.7 mi (22.1 km) from Illinois Beach State Park.

What's nearby

  • Naval Base Great Lakes - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Asylum Skate Park - 2 min drive - 0.9 miles
  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Six Flags Great America - 11 min drive - 7.3 miles
  • Donald E. Stephens Convention Center - 44 min drive - 30.5 miles

Getting around

  • North Chicago Station - 5 min drive
  • Chicago, IL (PWK-Chicago Executive) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪TRIO - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes

Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes offers 94 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature air conditioning. Televisions come with cable channels. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This North Chicago hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Microwaves, irons/ironing boards, and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 94 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided daily, and microwaves can be requested.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 25
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 25
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from April 27 2026 to April 30 2027 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: USD 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 25 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes Hotel
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes Hotel North Chicago
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes North Chicago
Red Carpet Great Lakes Chicago
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes Hotel
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes North Chicago
Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes Hotel North Chicago

Red Carpet Inn Great Lakes Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 242 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 190 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 169 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 134 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 265 out of 1000 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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8/10 Good

Ivy

Liked: Staff & service
Front Desk personnel very helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

jahnpayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place. would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Celania

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and good price,
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
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8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great place to stay on budget
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
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6/10 Okay

Kawanzaa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only good things is that this place is 2 blocks from the graduation location for sailors other than that it’s not that clean . Sheets has stains on them everything is outdated the price was good for 4 nights but I understand why. It was good stay glad I only had to do it once .
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Shirvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was amazing for guest
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Conrad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service would stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Graciela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was nice clean and very friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Felecia

Heater was awesome...Room was clean...Shopping nearby
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
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8/10 Good

Thematy Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
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4/10 Poor

john rafael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
property not properly maintained, no housekeeping
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What I liked most is that there are rooms for families.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Tangee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A/C heat doesn't work room overall outdated and smelly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Riley

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very kind man named james works the counter at night
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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8/10 Good

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good place to stay for the price.

The room was clean and the check in was very simple and easy. The room needs little update,but it serves it's purpose. Very close to the Great Lakes RTC.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Juliet

Liked: Staff & service
You pay for what you get, but upside was no deposit and great if you’re visiting the military base
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Dorinda

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nasty and staff very ridw no coffee roaches and bedbugs sleep worh ya
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Staci

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good

Harriette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a very reliable hotel, I always come here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
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2/10 Terrible

Fujiama

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This room has cigarette burns on the bed coverings ! James was very helpful. But Robin was very rude. No customer service at all.We came for my granddaughters Navy bootcamp graduation. We do not know the area. I would never recommend this hotel .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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2/10 Terrible

Sharon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Place was dorty
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jairyoung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Yes, it was clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
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8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Very close to NSI graduation location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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8/10 Good

Jessica Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It would have been nice to have wifi, but it wasnt bad.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Maria Paloma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, clean, quiet, very recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023