Clarion Pointe East Lansing University Area

Amid shops and eateries lining Highway 43, this low-key budget hotel is a mile from Michigan State University, 2 miles from Wharton Center for Performing Arts and 7 miles from Michigan State Capital. Featuring exterior entrances, the down-to-earth rooms provide Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, plus microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. There's an exercise room. Parking is also available.