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Blue Gate Garden Inn

2.5 star property

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

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping

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, Shipshewana Flea Market
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Blue Gate Theater
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Goshen, IN (GSH-Goshen Municipal)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(68 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(73 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom

Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(148 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Royal Suite, 1 Bedroom

Royal Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(67 reviews)
  • 47 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Shipshewana

Located in Shipshewana, Blue Gate Garden Inn is connected to the convention center, a 3-minute walk from Blue Gate Performing Arts Center and 6 minutes by foot from Menno-Hof Museum of Culture. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Michiana Event Center and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Shipshewana Auction and Flea Market.

What's nearby

  • Blue Gate Performing Arts Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Michiana Event Center - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Shipshewana Flea Market - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Shipshewana Auction and Flea Market - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Blue Gate Theater - 17 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • South Bend Intl. Airport (SBN) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blue Gate Restaurant & Bakery - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Rise'n Roll - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Five Lakes Coffee - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Ben's Soft Pretzels - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Fawn River + Morton - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Blue Gate Garden Inn

Hotel connected to the convention center in Shipshewana with free breakfast
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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 154 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Ice Cream Shop serving guests of Blue Gate Garden Inn. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 4 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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 transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • 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 cot
  • 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 centre

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.
  • Lift
  • 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 lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2007
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot
  • 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

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

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

Reviews

Blue Gate Garden Inn Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1130 out of 1406 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 200 out of 1406 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 52 out of 1406 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1406 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1406 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MyLisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed for the night loved all the amenities the breakfast buffet was delicious with several selections to choose from highly recommend staying as i know we will be staying again very soon!!! The room was quiet and very spacious and clean!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Very clean and probably the best pillows that I have ever slept on. Can't beat the breakfast buffet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location to the concert venue next door was great! Wish there were more food options onsite, besides pizza, wings and ice cream.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

DIANE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast and location to concert
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room and food were excellent Bed was so comfortable Breakfast was fresh and so tasty
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property, very nice room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronita S.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Blue Gate is amazing!

We loved Blue Gate Garden Inn. It was decorated so adorably and it even had it's own ice cream and pizza shop!‐
Courtyard
A booth in the ice cream shop
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this hotel. It exceeded my expectations. Very comfortable and nice. Great staff, great amenities and breakfast was great as well! Will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

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

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl, Russia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property. Room was clean and spacious. Only downside is there are no USB charger in the room. Would be very helpful in this day and age. Breakfast had multiple options including a made to order omelet, very good. But the other buffet items were lukewarm at best and the milk was not cold. Minor stuff. Lots for kids to do. Ice cream and pizza parlor on site.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Very neat and clean. Very homey. Great place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

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

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was really convenient staying next door to the theater.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

eric

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

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel is fine, but very little to do around here on a Friday night. Concert we were supposed to attend at adjoining Performing Arts Center was canceled less than an hour before it was supposed to start and we had already checked into hotel, so decided to stay instead of turning around and driving back home 2 1/2 hours through thunderstorms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pre check in reduced time in paperwork but did not eliminate being in a line which is a bit surprising. Clean and comfortable. Will use this facility again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

It was a lovely stay and stayed on a suit with four adults. The bathroom was tight but we managed. You could hear hallway noise but there wasn’t a lot of it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pam

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

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very long walk to room from elevators Should have asked when we checked in. Otherwise...great place. Breakfast was amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wireless is slow, spotty coverage. TV (DirectTV) is cumbersome to use. The rooms all have parking lot views. The staff is great, the rooms ok, but our refrigerator seal was barely hanging on. The beds were comfy, and the AC handled the hot days without a problem.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Travelled with group

Love Blue Gate

Everyone was friendly starting with checking in, having house cleaning asking if we want them to clean our room to the girl who served us ice cream in the evening Staying at The Blue Gate is always a joy
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only place in town open on Sunday evening was Chicago Pizza. We had to drive to Goshen for a decent meal.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025