The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University

A hotel that has been part of Purdue's campus forever, the Union Club Hotel sits right in the thick of university life without drowning in school-spirit decor, which is a harder needle to thread than it sounds. Rooms feel current, the on-site restaurant leans seasonal with a French tilt, and the whole place carries enough personality that you'd book it even if you had no particular feelings about Boilermaker football.