Holiday World hotels provide great choices for accommodations when planning your vacation, as you’ll find a wide selection of hotels in Santa Claus Indiana as well as resorts, inns, camping, and cottages. The water slides and rides at Holiday World make it one of the best theme parks in the Midwest, so whether you’re an Indiana native or are planning a road trip through the area, look for a nearby hotel so you can experience the park for yourself.

If you’re looking for more luxury, resorts such as Valley of the Springs and French Lick have plenty of amenities when it comes to accommodations at Holiday World hotels. Less than an hour's drive from Santa Claus, Valley of the Springs Resort is open year round with comfortable guest rooms and suites. The French Lick Resort offers more activities than standard Holiday World hotels. The resort has 689 guest rooms and suites, indoor and outdoor pools, and multiple dining options. Just 45 minutes from Holiday World, the resort has a casino, two spas, and salons, bowling alley, and riding stables, providing activities for all ages.

Santa's Lodge is another of the hotels in Santa Claus Indiana providing excellent accommodations. Guests have the convenience of a restaurant and lounge onsite, indoor and outdoor pools, and family whirlpool suites. To entertain the children, the hotel has a playground and next door to the hotel is a miniature golf course. Santa's Lodge is the closest of the Holiday World hotels to the theme and water park, which makes it one of the most convenient.

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Holiday World camping is also a great option when vacationing. At Lake Rudolph campground & RV Resort, guests enjoy over 200 family rental RVs and cabins, deluxe RV sites, full hookups, tent sites, and camp store. Guests enjoy free WiFi, game room, kid's playground, and miniature golf. For your convenience, Lake Rudolph provides free shuttle service to Holiday World, which means you don’t have to deal with parking.

If you prefer quiet accommodations in the spirit of Holiday World camping, Santa's Cottages provide just the right atmosphere. Lakefront cottages sleep six and equipped with a kitchen, grills, linens, and utensils. Cottages have free Internet, TV, and playground, fishing in the lake, and walking trails. Santa's Cottages is less than five minutes from Holiday World.

Hotels are easily available around the area as well. For instance, in nearby Jasper, Indiana, guests have their choice quality accommodations at the Jasper Inn or Hampton Inn. Jasper Inn offers both discount Holiday World tickets and special Holiday World packages. The Inn has an indoor pool, sauna, game room, whirlpool, sports lounge, and a pizza parlor. Hampton Inn has an indoor pool, free continental breakfast, and offers Holiday World packages and discount tickets.

For the budget-minded traveler, cheap hotels near Holiday World provide guests with quality accommodations, dining options, recreational activities, indoor pools, and business centers. Several cheap hotels near Holiday World include Comfort Inn, and the Days Inn.

The Comfort Inn, located in Ferdinand, Indiana, is only a seven-minute drive from the park and is a great option if you’re looking for cheap hotels near Holiday World. The inn offers rooms with one king-size or two queen-size beds, microwave and fridge, free Internet, an indoor pool, free continental breakfast, a business center, and guest laundry.

The Days Inn in Jasper, Indiana, has a two-mile River Walk and eight-screen movie theater nearby, kids play area and mini golf course, outdoor pool, and fitness center—if Holiday World is just one of the places you want to visit during your trip, access to this range of entertainment is one of the Days Inn’s best features. All rooms have queen-size beds, fridge, safe, microwave, and coffee service. There is also a restaurant on-site, a lounge, continental breakfasts, and laundry services.

The Blue River Family Barn offers an at home setting in a refurbished farmhouse making it unique among the hotels in Santa Claus Indiana. The farmhouse sleeps six and has a full kitchen, hot tub, whirlpool bath, and front and back porches for relaxation. Blue River Family Barn offers discount tickets to Holiday World with a reservation and is only a 40-minute drive to the theme park; this hotel is a great place to combine a relaxing getaway with a day of fun on the rides.