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The best hotels near Charlotte Convention Center

Tobias Lang

Tobias Lang Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Updated 1 September 2026 · 36 Charlotte hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Charlotte, out of the 36 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 inside 700 m of Charlotte Convention Center, so you can walk it.

JW Marriott Charlotte

Highest rated of the five

JW Marriott Charlotte

★★★★★4.6 from 1,396 reviews

JW Marriott Charlotte comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,396 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 5 star property, found under poi and around $447 a night on the dates we checked.

36 hotels in Charlotte qualified for this list and five made it. The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. JW Marriott Charlotte1

    JW Marriott Charlotte

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,396 reviews

    200 m from Charlotte Convention Center, about a 2 minute walk

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    • The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte2

      The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte

      ★★★★★4.6 from 1,711 reviews

      600 m from Charlotte Convention Center, about a 8 minute walk

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      • Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel3

        Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel

        ★★★★★4.5 from 1,437 reviews

        400 m from Charlotte Convention Center, about a 5 minute walk

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        • The Ivey's Hotel4

          The Ivey's Hotel

          ★★★★★4.4 from 788 reviews

          700 m from Charlotte Convention Center, about a 9 minute walk

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          • Residence Inn by Marriott Charlotte City Center5

            Residence Inn by Marriott Charlotte City Center

            ★★★★★4.6 from 603 reviews

            500 m from Charlotte Convention Center, about a 6 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            36 Charlotte hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Charlotte Convention Center 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.

            Tobias Lang

            Tobias Lang Germany, Austria and Switzerland

            Touring already moves him around Europe nine months a year, so he stays on three or four extra days at his own cost whenever a tour hits somewhere new. He calls it stealing time.

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