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Lakeside Inn

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Clear Lake hotel

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Dock
Studio, 2 Queen Beds, Lake View
Terrace/patio
Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds
View from room

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1603 S Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA, 50428
  • Clear Lake State Park
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Clear Lake State Park Beach
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Surf Ballroom and Museum
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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View from room

Studio, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Flat-screen TV

Studio, 2 Queen Beds

  • Partial lake view
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio, 2 Queen Beds, Lake View

Studio, 2 Queen Beds, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

About the area

Clear Lake

In Clear Lake .Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Clear Lake hotel, you'll find Clear Lake State Park and Clear Lake State Park Beach. City Beach Park and MercyOne Clear Lake Family Medicine are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Clear Lake State Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Clear Lake State Park Beach - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • City Beach Park - 2 min drive - 1.6 km
  • Central Gardens of North Iowa - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Surf Ballroom and Museum - 5 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Lake Time Brewery - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪PM Park - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Lakeside Inn

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star Clear Lake hotel
Lakeside Inn offers its guests a garden, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Clear Lake hotel is smoke free.

  • 16 guestrooms or units
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
Lakeside Inn offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free rollaway/extra bed
  • In-room crib

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 and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

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 (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Free rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Meal delivery service
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

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

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free rollaway/extra beds!
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Lakeside Inn Clear Lake
Lakeside Clear Lake
Lakeside Inn Hotel
Lakeside Inn Clear Lake
Lakeside Inn Hotel Clear Lake

Lakeside Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 357 out of 568 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 568 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 568 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 568 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 568 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean and very quiet. The only down fall was we were unable to use the TV in our room due to no signal. Would stay at Lakeside Inn again
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will try and stay there every chance we get when traveling up north!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Des Moines

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Very accommodating. Comfortable room. Great views of beautiful sunsets.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed at this property several times in the past and loved the view, the room and the friendly staff. I was however very disappointed in the location of room 103. The room is located beside the outdoor bar that is covered with plastic surrounding it that rattles when the wind blows.There is NO view except for the plastic and the pop machine, ice machine and desk is right outside the door. I booked through Expedia and the desk clerk said Expedia books that room. I will be very skeptical about booking a "partial view" when booking with Expedia. I thought I knew the property but was dead wrong when it came to that room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Nina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy, clean, no microwave
Loved the patio and lake. Was very quiet, sad lounge closes for the season. Hot tub would have been wonderful. Staff friendly. The sunset was magnificent. They didn’t refill the toilet paper, so the night of 2nd day, we had to go find some. Could use more lighting, and maybe some pics on the wall.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was loud during the day .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, quiet, little to no amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was great we loved the view
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lakeside was a unique experience... not a chain hotel with a beautiful view of Clear Lake.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Our room was clean and attractive. Although we didn't ask for a view of the lake, we had one except that there were the legs of stored bar stools sticking up that got in the way of the view. I asked the night before if there would be coffee in the pot in the lobby and was told there would be but wasn't. I knew they didn't provide breakfast but most every place has coffee. The little pot in the room was pretty useless; I only got 1/2 cup and we only had one regular pod for 2 of us. I did really like the paper cups they had for both environmental reasons and more pleasant than styrofoam. Beds were comfortable; pillows not. More than anything, they need office staff on site earlier. Did answer phone number provided quickly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deidre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
R & R
Amazing, total rest & relaxation!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lakeside view and room were awesome
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

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

10/10 Excellent

Doreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Janese

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful rooms and view from being on the lake. Staff was very friendly and helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

lori, West Des Moines

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Great place to stay! Very clean property, the staff is amazing so helpful and friendly! Great view of the lake!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elroy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel. Looks like new. Super clean. Friendly staff. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room and hotel. We had car issues during our stay, and I have to say that the staff went out of their way to try to help us. Thanks, Jena, for all your help!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marsha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is great being right on the lake! The balcony off my room was excellent! The rooms are nice and clean with plenty of space. The only things that could improve are the Wifi was very weak and I couldn't get work done that I needed. The other is that no one is there to check you in after 6:00pm.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Was very clean. I would recommend Lakeside Inn to all my family and friends
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great help manager and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We did stay off season so it was quiet. The view from patio was perfect. Near the water. Very pleasant. Helpful staff. Great coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

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