Where to Stay in Clermont: Hotels, Inns and Rentals

The Reliable Chains

If you want a predictable bed near the main drags, Hampton Inn & Suites Clermont on FL-50 leads the pack. It’s the highest-rated full-service hotel in town at 4.4 stars from 719 reviews, and it sits close to the lakefront and the National Training Center’s orbit. Business travelers and triathletes will find it works. Slightly behind but still solid, Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Clermont holds a 4.3 with 692 reviews on Hunt Trace Boulevard, a quieter loop off the highway that still puts you within minutes of downtown.

Holiday Inn Express Clermont by IHG matches that 4.3 rating from 578 reviews on South Highway 27. It’s the kind of place you book because you know exactly what you’re getting: a cinnamon roll in the morning, a clean room, no surprises. For longer stays or budget-conscious crews, Home2 Suites by Hilton Clermont scores a 4.1 from 721 reviews on Champions Way. Kitchenettes help if you’re staying a week and refuse to eat every meal out.

The Big Resort-Style Options

Summer Bay Orlando By Exploria Resorts is the heavyweight, with 6,267 reviews and a 4.3 rating. It’s a full vacation village on Summer Bay Boulevard—pools, activities, the works—and it’s geared toward families who want the resort experience without driving into Orlando proper. The same company runs Exploria Express on Town Center Boulevard, a simpler hotel that still pulls a respectable 4.0 from 1,036 reviews. If you’re checking out timeshare-adjacent properties, the Exploria Resorts Preview Center sits at the same address and handles tours. Just know what you’re walking into if you accept the free breakfast pitch.

The Rentals: Where Clermont Actually Shines

The vacation rentals are where this town differentiates itself, because they put you in the hills rather than next to the gas station. Advenir at Castle Hill is the top-rated option overall at 4.4 from 376 reviews, located on Hartle Groves Place. The name nods to the old citrus history, and the location gives you views that the flatland hotels can’t match. The Carrington at Four Corners scores 4.3 from 425 reviews on Sarahs Place, offering townhouse-style space that works for multi-generational trips. Vista at Lost Lake rounds out the trio with a 4.1 from 535 reviews on Citrus Tower Boulevard—conveniently close to the tower itself, that 1956 landmark that now stands over a landscape where the groves have mostly vanished.

These rental communities are gated, furnished, and priced for the week, not the night. If you’re coming for a cycling event or a family reunion, they beat stacking three hotel rooms.

The Budget End: Proceed With Expectations

You get what you pay for, and Clermont’s cheap end proves it. WoodSpring Suites Orlando West - Clermont on FL-50 carries a 3.3 from 648 reviews. It’s extended-stay, bare-bones, and fine if you just need a shower and a bed between work shifts. Rodeway Inn Clermont North on US-27 sits at 3.2 from 462 reviews. Quality Inn Clermont West Kissimmee on US-192 matches that 3.2 from 423 reviews, and Serena Inn dips to 3.1 from 348 reviews on the same highway. These are roadside motels in the old sense. They have roofs. They have rates. They are not where we’d send your in-laws.

The Context

Clermont’s numbers tell the real story: 18,718 housing units, but only 558 held for seasonal or recreational use. This is not a vacation-rental town that’s been hollowed out by investors—at least not yet. The median home value sits at $368,600 and median gross rent runs $1,774, which keeps the place solidly middle-class and working. Vacancy is just 1,800 units, so the lodging stock you see here is mostly what you get.

The median age is 42.4, and 35.7 percent of residents hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Those are numbers for a town that has reinvented itself around the National Training Center, established in 2001, and the “Choice of Champions” slogan adopted in 2014. The hills that once grew oranges now grow cyclists and triathletes. The freezes that took the groves in the mid-twentieth century left behind terrain that athletes come to suffer on.

The Verdict

For a clean, dependable hotel stay, book the Hampton Inn & Suites Clermont. For a week-long family trip where you want space and a kitchen, go with Advenir at Castle Hill. For the absolute cheapest roof over your head, any of the sub-3.3 options will do—just don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Clermont isn’t a resort town. It’s a working city with a lake, a tower, and a serious hill problem. Choose lodging that respects that, and you’ll leave with your legs sore and your wallet intact.