Red Lion Inn & Suites Redding

Set on I-5 close to fast-food restaurants and a shopping plaza, this relaxed budget hotel lies 10 miles from Shasta Lake and 2 miles from Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Streamlined rooms with exterior entrances and conservative decor have free Wi-Fi, desks and flat-screens, plus minifridges and microwaves. Suites add sitting areas with sofas. Freebies include parking, continental breakfast, and all-day coffee and tea in the lobby. There's an outdoor pool and a fitness room.