Closest: Lewis & Clark Motor Lodge, about a 4-minute drive. 3 places to stay inside a 10-minute drive, 7 within 15 and 9 within 20. Food by the gate: Magnums Bar and Grill, 0.3 miles from the grounds.
How we measured
Times end at the nearest edge of the mapped grounds. Big complexes spread out: allow a few extra minutes from the lot to your field. Map read November 2026. More on our method
Stay-to-play?
Some events make teams book through their housing partner: read your event's housing page first. How it works
Places to stay, nearest first
How far
At the hotel
Near the hotel
10 places to stay shown
Walk times follow a real walking route; drive times are about. Suites, breakfast, kitchen and laundry are brand standards. Pool means one is mapped at the hotel. Nearby spots sit within 0.4 miles of the hotel, as the crow flies.
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Lewis & Clark Motor Lodge
530 Lewis and Clark Boulevard, East Alton, IL · 0.3 mi straight line
- Places to eat: Mr Panchos, 0.2 mi
Bel-Air Motel
Motel · 542 West Ferguson Avenue, Wood River, IL · 1.4 mi straight line
Comfort Inn Alton Alton near I-255
11 Crossroads Court, Alton, IL · 1.8 mi straight line
- Breakfast (free hot breakfast: brand standard)
- Places to eat: Alton Sports Tap, 0.3 mi
Worth asking
- Ask what time breakfast opens on game days.
Holiday Inn Express
Hotel · 3.6 mi straight line
- Breakfast (free hot breakfast: brand standard)
- Places to eat: Burger King, 0.1 mi (+4 more)
Worth asking
- Ask what time breakfast opens on game days.
Best Western Plus Parkway Parkway Hotel
1900 Homer M Adams Parkway, Alton, IL · 3.7 mi straight line
- Breakfast (free hot breakfast: brand standard)
- Places to eat: Burger King, 0.0 mi (+4 more)
Worth asking
- Ask what time breakfast opens on game days.
Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis/Alton Saint Louis/Alton
1904 Homer M Adams Parkway, Alton, IL · 3.8 mi straight line
- Breakfast (free hot breakfast: brand standard)
- Places to eat: Burger King, 0.1 mi (+4 more)
Worth asking
- Ask what time breakfast opens on game days.
Super 8 by Wyndham Alton
Motel · 1800 Homer M Adams Parkway, Alton, IL · 3.8 mi straight line
- Places to eat: Burger King, 0.1 mi (+6 more)
Beall Mansion
Guest house / B&B · 407 East 12th Street, Alton, IL · 3.9 mi straight line
- Places to eat: Tony's Restaurant, 0.4 mi
- Groceries: Schwegel's, 0.2 mi
Alton Cracker Factory
Guest house / B&B · 205 East Broadway, Alton, IL · 4.0 mi straight line
- Places to eat: Gentelin's On Broadway, 0.0 mi (+11 more)
Redwood Motel
5609 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL · 6.2 mi straight line
- Places to eat: McDonald's, 0.1 mi (+4 more)
Before the team books
- Ask your event if it is stay-to-play, and whether a team block already exists.
- Call the hotel about breakfast hours: 7 a.m. games often start before the buffet opens.
- Ask about parking for team vans or trailers, and a late checkout on the last day.
- Big complexes have several lots: find out which field you play on first.
Common questions
What hotels are closest to Van Preter Park?
On the map, the nearest are Lewis & Clark Motor Lodge, Bel-Air Motel, Comfort Inn Alton Alton near I-255, each inside a 10-minute drive. The list above runs nearest first.
Can you walk from a hotel to Van Preter Park?
Not really. No place to stay on the map is inside a 20-minute walk, so plan on driving. Times end at the nearest edge of the mapped grounds. Big complexes spread out: allow a few extra minutes from the lot to your field.
How many places to stay are near Van Preter Park?
3 places to stay inside a 10-minute drive, 7 within 15 and 9 within 20, counted from the map.
Do hotels near Van Preter Park have suites?
No all-suite brand is mapped inside a 20-minute drive. Ask the nearest hotels about rooms with two queens and a sofa bed.
Does my tournament require a team hotel?
Some do. Stay-to-play events ask teams to book through a housing partner, and teams that don't can lose a spot. Check your event's housing page first. How stay-to-play works.
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