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Blue Gate Garden Inn

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Terrace/patio
Property entrance
Indoor pool, sun loungers
Interior

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
$126
includes taxes & fees
Jan 4 - Jan 5, 2026

Explore the area

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800 South Van Buren Street, Shipshewana, IN, 46565
  • Place, Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Michiana Event Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Shipshewana Flea Market
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Goshen, IN (GSH-Goshen Municipal)
    ‪28 min drive‬

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Exceptional
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  • 380 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(75 reviews)
  • 380 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(150 reviews)
  • 380 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(69 reviews)
  • 506 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

Blue Gate Garden Inn

Shipshewana hotel connected to the convention center, walkable to Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
An indoor pool, a restaurant, and a 24-hour fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a conference center, a hot tub, and coffee/tea in a common area. Housekeeping is available on request.
Blue Gate Garden Inn offers 154 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Shipshewana hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

In addition to an indoor pool, Blue Gate Garden Inn provides a hot tub and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

4 meeting rooms are available. This Shipshewana hotel also offers a terrace, a vending machine, and an arcade/game room. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Blue Gate Garden Inn is a smoke-free property.

Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.
Ice Cream Shop - Onsite café.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Ice Cream Shop

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Arcade/game room
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2007
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a first aid kit

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Blue Gate Garden Inn Shipshewana
Blue Gate Garden Inn
Blue Gate Garden Shipshewana
Blue Gate Garden
Blue Gate Garden Inn Hotel
Blue Gate Garden Inn Shipshewana
Blue Gate Garden Inn Hotel Shipshewana

Blue Gate Garden Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1148 out of 1423 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 198 out of 1423 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 1423 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 1423 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1423 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Wilbur

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet. No sounds from joining rooms. Breakfast was amazing with great selection.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tambra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The kitchenette was great. The shopping was fun.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
yes
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Martha

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms grest staff. Buffet breakfast was very good an free
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Loretta

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean spacious rooms. Quiet. Great breakfast buffet. Really good ice cream shop within the hotel. Fire pits in the courtyard. Lots of areas for picture taking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I have stayed here before so I knew what to expect. They have the best breakfast buffet of any place I have stayed and the staff are all so helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a wonderful place to stay. The rooms are very clean and the staff is so friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet is like nothing else. There is plenty of shopping in Shipshewana.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert A.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything, the breakfast buffet was outstanding
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast buffet was wonderful. The hotel was clean and staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean modern hotel in excellent location. Outstanding staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Esther

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice motel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila, Spirit Lake

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The complimentary breakfast was wonderful every morning of our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Hazel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotless!!! Friendly convenient!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and the breakfast was absolutely wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

KELLY, North Manchester

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Always clean & excellent!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was excellent. Will stay here exclusively as we travel to Shipshewana
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025