The hotel is pet friendly non-smoking and within walking distance of Pine Lake one of seven lakes that surround the hotel. Just 2 miles from downtown LaPorte Indiana and 10 miles from Lake Michigan. This hotel is just 12 mile from Michigan City and Blue Chip Four Wind Casino and shopping at the Lighthouse Premium Outlet Mall. The University of Notre Dame and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore are within 30 minutes There is free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. All offering cable or satellite television a microwave a refrigerator desk iron with ironing board coffee maker and hair dryer. Fax and photocopying services are available at the 24-hour front desk. Our hotel is part of a Travelodge pilot program intended to get our guests refueled for their next adventure.