Get to know the lakeshore welcome to the hampton inn traverse city our hampton inn hotel in traverse city is in a community that has a long maritime history our name in fact came from the french canadian traders who referred to the five mile crossing at the mouth of the bay as la grande traverse today visitors to our hotel in traverse city love the sand and the crystal clear aqua colored lakes youll find a lot of them around our hotel in traverse city the area is home to 1808 mil