Winona Lake is a lake and town in Northern Indiana, approximately halfway between Fort Wayne and Sound Bend. In addition to the recreational opportunities on the lake, the immediate area features many shopping and dining options at the Village at Winona. One hotel is located in Winona Lake. Plenty more hotel options can be found a few miles to the north in Warsaw.
The Blue Heron Guest House sits directly along the shores of Lake Winona. The owners promote what they call the charm of a house built a century ago despite the fact the hotel was built around the end of the 20th century. The building has a hand-carved marble fireplace, columns, arches and statues. Guests can take a pontoon boat ride and fish on Winona Lake. The owners will also help guests arrange tee times at three local golf courses or play tennis at its indoor facility at a local club. Canoe and sailboat rentals are also available on Winona Lake. The rooms at the Blue Heron Guest House ranged from $169 to $249 a night in the winter of 2011.
The Ramada Plaza Warsaw hotel was a Ramada's Best of 2010 hotel award winner. Its rooms started at $98 a night at the beginning of 2011. The Village at Winona is two miles from the hotel. Local attractions three or less miles from the hotel include the Billy Sunday Home and the Warsaw Biblical Gardens. Conveniently situated at the juncture of U.S. Highway 30 and Center Street, the hotel is next door to the Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre. Guests can take advantage of its on-site Bennigan's Restaurant. Hotel highlights include a fitness center, heated indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, billiard room and seasonal heated outdoor pool.
Business travelers might want to consider staying at the Holiday Inn Express Warsaw hotel. Located in the area of corporations such as De Puy, Biomet and Spartech, the hotel has a 24-hour business center and promotes its amount of space for meetings. Situated two miles from the Village of Winona, the hotel offers quick access to Warsaw's 18 city parks. On-site features include a heated indoor swimming pool and 24-hour fitness center. The rooms started at $105 a night in the winter of 2011. The hotel provides a free breakfast and has a bar in the lounge.
The Comfort Inn & Suites in Warsaw is located off an exit of U.S. Highway 30. Tippecanoe Lake and Lake Wawasee are less than 15 miles away. The Jess Prudencio/ David Hamrick Hallmark Ornament Museum, the Warsaw Biblical Gardens and Grace College are approximately two miles from the hotel. Guests receive a free breakfast and can unwind in the hotel's indoor heated pool, outdoor hot tub, sauna and fitness center. It also has a courtyard where guests can gather outdoors. The best available rate in January of 2011 was $87 a night.
