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The best hotels near Ford Amphitheater

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Colorado Springs hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Colorado Springs, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.2.

All five are within 2.8 km of Ford Amphitheater.

Hotel Polaris

Highest rated of the five

Hotel Polaris

★★★★★4.6 from 465 reviews

Hotel Polaris comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 465 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 and found under poi.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Hotel Polaris1

    Hotel Polaris

    ★★★★★4.6 from 465 reviews

    1.4 km from Ford Amphitheater, about a 18 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Chateau du Pikes Peak2

    Chateau du Pikes Peak

    ★★★★★5 from 56 reviews

    1.8 km from Ford Amphitheater, about a 22 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  3. My Place Hotel-Colorado Springs, CO3

    My Place Hotel-Colorado Springs, CO

    ★★★★★4.4 from 391 reviews

    1.5 km from Ford Amphitheater, about a 19 minute walk

    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Flying Horse Resort & Club4

    Flying Horse Resort & Club

    ★★★★★4.5 from 462 reviews

    2.8 km from Ford Amphitheater

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. Great Wolf Lodge | Colorado Springs5

    Great Wolf Lodge | Colorado Springs

    ★★★★★4.2 from 9,046 reviews

    2.7 km from Ford Amphitheater

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

5 Colorado Springs hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Ford Amphitheater 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.

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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