Ann Arbor · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near University of Michigan
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These are my five favourites in Ann Arbor, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.4.
All five are within 1.6 km of University of Michigan.
Highest rated of the five
The Vanguard Ann Arbor, Autograph Collection
★★★★★4.6 from 135 reviews
The Vanguard Ann Arbor, Autograph Collection comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 135 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $282 a night on the dates we checked.
12 hotels in Ann Arbor qualified for this list and five made it. Ann Arbor Bed & Breakfast Inn @ Rackham Gardens is the one I would book if the first is full.
All five, ranked
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The Vanguard Ann Arbor, Autograph Collection
★★★★★4.6 from 135 reviews
600 m from University of Michigan, about a 8 minute walk
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2Ann Arbor Bed & Breakfast Inn @ Rackham Gardens
★★★★★4.5 from 133 reviews
500 m from University of Michigan, about a 6 minute walk
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3Bell Tower Hotel
★★★★★4.5 from 342 reviews
300 m from University of Michigan, about a 4 minute walk
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4Graduate by Hilton Ann Arbor
★★★★★4.4 from 1,619 reviews
600 m from University of Michigan, about a 8 minute walk
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5Stone Chalet Bed and Breakfast Inn and Event Center
★★★★★4.8 from 514 reviews
1.6 km from University of Michigan, about a 20 minute walk
How this list was put together
12 Ann Arbor hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to University of Michigan second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Mei-Lin Zhou Japan
Works agency hours in Vancouver and spends all 18 vacation days abroad. One new country and one repeat visit per year. Five trips to Japan and a running list of ramen shops.
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