Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site, including parking for RVs, buses, and trucks.

What type of breakfast is offered?

A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, and check-out is until 12:00 PM. Late check-out is available for a fee, subject to availability.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers wheelchair-accessible registration desk, parking, and limited wheelchair-accessible facilities. An elevator is also available.

What is the location of the property in relation to nearby attractions?

The hotel is located within a 5-minute drive of Zao Island Racers Go Kart Track and Porter County Museum, approximately 1 mile from Valparaiso University, and 14.5 miles from Indiana Dunes National Park.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Cribs are available for a fee of USD 10.00 per night, and rollaway beds are also available for the same fee. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

Best Western University Inn at Valparaiso

Average nightly price at Best Western University Inn at Valparaiso by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$96
February	US$99
March	US$97
April	US$105
May	US$116
June	US$119
July	US$128
August	US$129
September	US$134
October	US$124
November	US$106
December	US$98

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Best Western University Inn at Valparaiso draws praise for friendly, helpful staff, generally comfortable stays, a convenient location near US 30 with restaurants nearby, and a complimentary breakfast that many guests consider good value for the price.

However, ongoing renovations lead to boxes in hallways and occasional disruption, and cleanliness and maintenance standards vary from spotless rooms to reports of musty odors, pests, or worn fixtures. Room experience is mixed, with some loving the beds while others find them firm, and several noting noise from traffic, thin walls, or the elevator. Breakfast is often described as good, but a few mention lukewarm items or basic choices. Overall, expect a budget-friendly, pet-friendly stay with convenient access and variable room quality.

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Facilities

The property is undergoing renovations, with boxes and supplies in common areas and occasional construction-related disruption. Parking is adequate but the lot has potholes, the elevator had an outage that was resolved, and the hotel is pet-friendly.

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Craig

4 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Under some renovation so that was a bummer. Will be nice when it’s done

8

Jeff

28 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There is investment being made into the property to freshen it up, which is good to see. Staff is friendly. 24-7 coffee is convenient. Elevator tone could possibly be changed to something pleasant (very minor detail). May want to put the parking lot on the maintenance/improvements list. It gives the first impression to guests.

8

Janis L

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Room had what we needed and was clean and very quiet. Beds were too firm (hard) for both of us. Could use better towels. Hotel is being renovated so boxes all over the lower hall. Breakfasts were OK. Staff seemed very small (like 1 woman on desk all the time but once). Plenty of outlets in the room. Small facility, adequate parking. Room had frig and microwave.

8

Leslie

22 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had a nice stay.. easy check in, great location, friendly/helpful staff. Appreciated pet friendly policy and clealuness/safety of the property.

10

Deanna

3 Sept 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Good, clean hotel. Furniture was a bit dated, but it was clean. I’m sure they would charge more with updated furniture, so I’m not fussed at all about dated furniture as long as it is clean. We had a room on 1st floor which opens to the outside. These rooms are the pet friendly rooms. If you are staying with pets, make sure and call the hotel directly to make sure one of the pet rooms is vacant for your stay. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful. Pet deposit was $150 refundable and $20 per night for each pet, limit of two pets.

4

Tamara

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Would have been nice to know the hotel is under renovation. All the supplies were on the first floor

2

Markus

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hair in the shower/tub. Ceiling paint flaking. Terrible noise. There were workers on SUNDAY before 7 AM working right outside my hotel room door and also outside my room window. Apparently replacing mattresses. Speaking loudly and calling each other. Hotel should have shut down for remodeling or they should have started the work at 9 am on a Sunday. Instead they charge us full price for a terrible experience. The point of going to a hotel is to sleep. I was not able to sleep because this awful and inconsiderate disruption. I was not warned about this situation, otherwise I would’ve gone elsewhere. I should be getting back the full price for this poor experience.

10

Anastasia

29 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was friendly and helpful, room was clean and cozy. Parking lot was a bit rough with potholes.

8

Cheryl

14 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very accommodating with animals. Was very happy with the stay.

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Cleanliness

Feedback on cleanliness is mixed: many guests found rooms clean, but others reported issues such as hair or dust, musty odors, mildew, pests (ants/bugs), and dirty common areas. Housekeeping quality appears inconsistent across rooms.

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Michael

21 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was very clean.

8

Robert

13 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room and bathroom are very clean, room is spacious and comfortable. Front desk associate was very pleasant and professional

6

Amy

13 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was NOT clean. Stains and debris on the bathroom floor, trash behind trash cans, gunky handles on locks and microwave and very dusty. I liked the convenient parking, it was a quiet location and the rooms were quiet. Friendly staff. Not likely to return due to uncleaned rooms.

2

Hazem

29 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Mold in bathroom, human hair everywhere specifically on sheets and pillow cases, pubic hair everywhere.

6

Greg

12 Dec 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Our bedspread had coffee stains on it and two of the pillowcases looked like the had makeup or fecal matter stains and we had to switch them out. Our room seemed "surface" cleaned but the baseboards had dust on them and the office chair legs had dust on them and the bottom of the shower curtain was gross. It's clear they do a basic cleaning, but need to perform deep cleaning at least once a month.

6

Kaitlyn

18 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice and the bed was very comfortable. The breakfast was decent. However in the room there was hair on the floor in the bathroom so it clearly wasn’t cleaned very well. And the Shower was completely level to the rest of the floor in the bathroom so when you shower water pours out and under the door and into the entryway to the room. This is a terrible shower design and makes a huge mess of water any time you want to shower.

2

Ashleigh

14 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was pretty gross. The baseboard was missing on half the room so just glue was left, bathroom floor was dirty, but worst of all was the disgusting bug on the wall when we woke up. Had we seen that the bight before we wouldnt have stayed

4

Megan

9 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

After checking in to our room, noticed a musty/weird smell and then also found several ants near the window and AC unit which we had to request them to come spray for. After settling down for the evening my husband found several bed bugs crawling around in his bed and my daughter's bed. We notified the staff and they came to the room to see, but said they could not confirm or deny if they were bed bugs (they clearly were). We had to wake my daughter up and then we were moved to a different room. We tried to see if our first night could be refunded or partial refund, but didn't receive one by the hotel or hotel.com (basically told we wouldn't get one unless they confirmed they actually had bed bugs). We then asked if hotels.com would move us to a different hotel but they said we would have to pay for it. So after thoroughly checking the new room and being paranoid for the rest of our trip, we stayed. Bed skirt in the new room had something nasty smeared all over it, and couple gnats flying around.

2

Markus

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hair in the shower/tub. Ceiling paint flaking. Terrible noise. There were workers on SUNDAY before 7 AM working right outside my hotel room door and also outside my room window. Apparently replacing mattresses. Speaking loudly and calling each other. Hotel should have shut down for remodeling or they should have started the work at 9 am on a Sunday. Instead they charge us full price for a terrible experience. The point of going to a hotel is to sleep. I was not able to sleep because this awful and inconsiderate disruption. I was not warned about this situation, otherwise I would’ve gone elsewhere. I should be getting back the full price for this poor experience.

4

HARLAND

22 Aug 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Mildew in the bathroom, light did not work, carpeting dirty. Will not recommend for anyone.

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Rooms

Room quality varies: some are spacious and comfortable with great beds, while others feel dated or have musty odors, firm mattresses, noisy HVAC, or design quirks like sliding bathroom doors and showers that let water escape. Noise from the highway, thin walls, or elevator dings is mentioned by multiple guests.

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Taylor

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was pretty clean but had a musty smell and was a bit run down.

6

mark

21 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were not quiet. We could hear conversations from our neighbors, dogs barking from across the hallway

8

William

15 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is undergoing renovation, it would seem - lots of supplies on the main floor, dumpster outside. Some areas are now very nice. Unfortunately, not (yet?) replaced are the room windows, and they let in a lot of noise from the busy US 30 outside. The room overall was large and had all of the standard features, a nice walk-in shower, but the wall finishing in the bathroom was poorly done and the bathroom vent cover was coated in dust. Breakfast in the morning was fine, pretty standard for the price point. Desk staff was helpful and courteous. For the price, it was a good place to stay! I would probably stay here again.

10

Natalie Hall

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and comfortable. Bed/Bedding was amazing.

6

Kalen

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The walls are very thin. Felt like the neighbors were having a conversation in our room. The highway also seemed exceptionally loud. We even questioned if the windows were open because it seemed so loud. Speaking of windows there was no ability to close the curtains and the sun blazed straight into your eyes as it came up every morning. Back to noises…the elevator ding was so loud. Seems like a random thing to complain about but we could hear its ding at every floor in our room (several rooms down AND across the hall). Positives-the staff was friendly, the grounds and room were clean. It was convenient to Indiana Dunes State and National parks.

4

Joseph

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was very hard.

6

Joan

2 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Couldn't help but feel sorry for the front desk workers, who were both very cordial and helpful, but it was FREEZING in there. The desk is right in front of the motion activated entrance door, which opened every time someone moved. In our room: the bathroom door was just silly - a sliding barn door that didn't lock and didn't stay on track. The bathroom had some kind of crumbs or peeling paint or something in two corners of the floor. Breakfast was decent. Seating area too small & cold.

2

Rula

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room felt humid, cold and clammy. Terrible a/c unit. Just awful.

6

Kelly

17 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I did not like the sliding door for the bathroom. Bathrooms need real doors. Also, big boxes of renovation materials in the hallway and lobby looked junky and made me feel we were in a work zone. I felt it was overpriced and did not match the photos advertised. Also, it was loud and we heard everyone walking past the door.

4

Sasha

1 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was the worst best western hotel I've ever stayed at. The front desk lady was nice but the hotel is way out dated. The rooms are not worth over 100 a night

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Service

Service is frequently praised as friendly and helpful, with staff addressing issues and accommodating requests like late checkout. However, some guests encountered rudeness, front-desk errors, slow responses, or understaffing that led to delays.

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Robert

13 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room and bathroom are very clean, room is spacious and comfortable. Front desk associate was very pleasant and professional

4

Jessie

3 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When we arrived the Internet was not working so we had to wait a substantial amount of time before we got our room. The hotel is under remodeling and there is stuff scattered all over. breakfast was not very good and the staff were not very helpful.

2

Kathryn

21 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty furniture, beat up bathroom fixtures walls etc…bathtub faucet didn’t work properly, TV don’t work, no manager on duty on a weekend. Front desk screwed up after moving me to another room didn’t enter in system. The room I was moved to showed it was empty and needed to be cleaned. Three times starting at 11 pm, 1 am and 6 am front desk pounded on my door. I went to the front desk and was asked how I ended up in that room. No regard for being woken up three times. At the second attempt a pass key was used to open the door. Thankfully I have the security latch in place or they would have walked in my room

8

Suzanne

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place to stay for the night between travel locations. Currently under renovation. The room was nicely done. Nothing fancy but all new furnishings. Clean. Bed was a little firm. Had a good stay. Bring your cell phone as the staff wear many hats. So they might not be at the desk when you arrive.

10

Tammy

15 Mar 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Great staff, very friendly. Close to the University.

10

Richard

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was certainly above average. Very clean and convenient.

2

Louann

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff was rude. Cold showers, tub stopped up. We moved to the Hampton Inn.

6

Christa

17 Jul 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This hotel is probably quite a bit nicer when they have more staff. Everyone was very kind despite being visibly overwhelmed and tired.

10

Michelle

16 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Krishna was busy, by herself and awesome. She quickly came to our room to fix the t.v. she did great all around!

8

Victoria

3 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff and very clean. Would definitely recommend for the area and for the price! We were even allowed a late check out.

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Location

Location is convenient off US 30 with easy access, close to Valparaiso University and several dining options like Applebee's, Starbucks, and McDonald's. A few guests noted traffic noise.

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Katie

31 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Needed an easy overnight stay after being at the Dunes. Hotel was clean and staff was kind. Applebees right next door made it easy to walk to dinner, eat, and go right back to the hotel. Would stay again if I was in the area.

8

Derrick

6 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

In town for a concert, close to the venue and clean

10

Tammy

15 Mar 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Great staff, very friendly. Close to the University.

6

Kalen

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The walls are very thin. Felt like the neighbors were having a conversation in our room. The highway also seemed exceptionally loud. We even questioned if the windows were open because it seemed so loud. Speaking of windows there was no ability to close the curtains and the sun blazed straight into your eyes as it came up every morning. Back to noises…the elevator ding was so loud. Seems like a random thing to complain about but we could hear its ding at every floor in our room (several rooms down AND across the hall). Positives-the staff was friendly, the grounds and room were clean. It was convenient to Indiana Dunes State and National parks.

10

Kenneth

6 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Easy access and convenient.

10

Andrea

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to a Starbucks, McDonald's and grocery

10

James D

16 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy to find - Right on US 30; clean; friendly staff

10

Wayne

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to get to

8

Leslie

22 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had a nice stay.. easy check in, great location, friendly/helpful staff. Appreciated pet friendly policy and clealuness/safety of the property.

10

shoji

26 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was located in a convenient area. And breakfast was great.

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Dining

Breakfast is generally well-liked and often described as good to excellent, with a typical hot selection and sometimes fresh fruit. Occasional complaints mention lukewarm items, limited or mediocre options, or minor cleanliness incidents that staff addressed.

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Thomas

2 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is great! There was a bit of construction junk, but understandable. Everything on the breakfast hot food section was kinda lukewarm.

10

Nilda

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The property is under Remodelling. The bathroom door did not close properly. That is a big issue for each persons privacy. There were boxes everywhere. The breakfast room was very clean and organized. Breakfast was great.

4

Jessie

3 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When we arrived the Internet was not working so we had to wait a substantial amount of time before we got our room. The hotel is under remodeling and there is stuff scattered all over. breakfast was not very good and the staff were not very helpful.

10

Michael

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had a nice stay, though it was only a quick layover. Staff was friendly and helpful, hotel was in the middle of renovations so it was a bit of a mess, but totally understandable why. The floor our room was on already had the flooring replaced and it looked very nice. Only issue we saw, was that in the breakfast area there were ants all around some dropped food that likely a previous giest dropped. We notified the staff and they were quick to address it. Breakfast tasted great and we slept well.

10

juan

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean. Great breakfast spread. Enjoyed my stay

4

Stephanie

16 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It appears they may have had some recent remodeling….but it certainly hasn’t reached the rooms yet. Mediocre breakfast. Rooms needed cleaned. Again.

8

Billy

23 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Good locatiion, very friendly staff and an above average breakfast that's included.

10

victor

27 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel. No problems at all. Breakfast was also excellent. Even had fresh fruit. Would highly recommend.

10

shoji

26 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was located in a convenient area. And breakfast was great.

10

Beth

30 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Booked the room late in the evening with no problem. The property was clean comfortable and very easy to locate. Breakfast was tasty and convenient. Best money spent for a last minute decision to stay.

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Best Western University Inn at Valparaiso

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