Hotels near Spiceland, IN

Spiceland, Indiana was originally a Quaker settlement in the early 1820s. It was the home of the Friends Academy, a Quaker school from 1870 to 1921. The town was also the location of a sanitarium, a Mineral Springs and a glass factory, which was the result of a natural gas boom in Eastern Indiana. Hikers seeking respite on the 70-mile Old National Road trail between Richmond and Indianapolis will find hotels in the Spiceland area conveniently located near the trail.

Holiday Inn Express

Located near the James Whitcomb Riley House, the Arrowhead Golf Course and the Hancock County Fairgrounds, the Holiday Inn Express is conveniently located just outside of Indianapolis and only 14 miles from Spiceland. The hotel offers an indoor heated pool, hot tub and free breakfast with hot cinnamon rolls, fresh juices and Arabica blend coffee. The 63 rooms feature microwaves and refrigerators. The Holiday Inn Express is 17 miles from Spiceland.

Holiday Inn Express Greenfield
2070 N. State St.
Greenfield, IN 46140
(317) 467-0999
ichotelsgroup.com
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Garden Inn of New Castle

Independently owned, the Garden Inn of New Castle is located near the New Castle shopping district and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Amenities include a heated indoor pool, complimentary cookies and coffee all day, free access to computers, Internet and continental breakfast. All rooms are non smoking and come with one king-size or two queen-size beds, phones with voice mail, in-room coffee makers, refrigerators, TVs with seven HBO channels and hair dryers. The New Castle Garden Inn is four miles from Spiceland.

Garden Inn of New Castle, IN
24 E. Executive Drive
New Castle, IN 47362
(765) 529-0345
newcastlegardeninn.com

Steve Alford All-American Inn

The Steve Alford All-American Inn pays homage to basketball hero Steve Alford, current coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball team. This basketball-themed inn features meeting rooms, a workout room and 54 guest rooms. Steve Alford memorabilia is placed throughout and the inn is close to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. The Steve Alford Inn is less than five miles from Spiceland.

Steve Alford All-American Inn
21 E. Executive Drive
New Castle, IN 47362
(765) 593-1212
(877) 55-STEVE
stevealfordinn.com

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Article Written By Elizabeth Park

Elizabeth Park has written since 1983, with work appearing in the "Oxnard Press Courier" in Oxnard, Calif., "The Centre Daily Times" in State College, Pa., and online at VisitSouth and other websites. Park holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Pennsylvania State and completed graduate work at Rutgers University in English literature and Emory University in theology.

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