The Best Romantic Hotels in Northern Illinois, IL in 2026

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Top Northern Illinois Hotel Reviews

A Holiday Inn Express & Suites building with a stone facade, a covered entrance, and a clear sky.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Rock Falls by IHG

Rock Falls

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

A brick building with a staircase leading to a balcony, a breakfast table with chairs, and a sign indicating a breakfast room office.

Hotel Galena

Galena

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

A tranquil lakeside scene with a gazebo and a hot air balloon in the sky.

Lefevre Inn and Resort

Galena

10/10 Excellent

My husband and I celebrated our 30th Wedding Anniversary at Lefevre Inn and we couldn't have chosen a better place. The resort is small (only 11 rooms and a few cabins), so it is quiet and low-key. The location is wonderfully removed from downtown Galena, but still close enough to everything to make day trips easy and relaxed. Our room was perfectly located, on the second floor facing the woods and overlooking the pool. This room was truly the most peaceful place I have ever stayed! The...

Kathleen

A library with bookshelves, a blue sofa, and a staircase.

Irish Cottage Inn & Suites

Galena

10/10 Excellent

Steven

A hotel room with a bed, a desk with a chair, a flat-screen TV, a heater, and framed pictures on the wall.

Hampton Inn DeKalb, IL

DeKalb

10/10 Excellent

My husband and I stayed here while visiting our daughter in the area. The room was very clean and everything was updated and nice. The bed was comfortable, the hotel was quiet and peaceful; everything was well lit and very safe. We didn’t eat the breakfast, but did do a walk through of it and it looked and smelled delicious and other visitors seemed to be enjoying it. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay. We’ll definitely be staying again when we visit in the future!

Carolyn

A spacious lobby with a central seating area, a fireplace, and a large artwork above it.

Wyndham Garden Galena Hotel & Day Spa

Galena

10/10 Excellent

The stay was good. We were celebrating our 27th wedding anniversary and wanted to be alone, away from the kids. There was only one small problem: we were in a room directly across from a couple with about five children; they would not stay in the rooms and spent a lot of time screaming and running up and down the hallways. No one seemed to care, and that was both nights between 11-11::30pm. We are elderly; afraid to go out of the room for fear of being knocked over by one of the children. I know...

Patricia