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The best hotels near Army Base

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Updated 1 September 2026 · 10 Fort Knox hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Fort Knox, out of the 10 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.4 down to 4.2.

All five are within 6.4 km of Army Base.

Holiday Inn Express Newgarden Inn

Highest rated of the five

Holiday Inn Express Newgarden Inn

★★★★★4.4 from 257 reviews

Holiday Inn Express Newgarden Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.4 from 257 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.

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10 hotels in Fort Knox qualified for this list and five made it. Holiday Inn Express Wickam Inn is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. Holiday Inn Express Newgarden Inn1

    Holiday Inn Express Newgarden Inn

    ★★★★★4.4 from 257 reviews

    500 m from Army Base, about a 6 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  2. Holiday Inn Express Wickam Inn2

    Holiday Inn Express Wickam Inn

    ★★★★★4.3 from 281 reviews

    1.9 km from Army Base, about a 24 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  3. IHG Army Hotels Craig & Knierim Apartments3

    IHG Army Hotels Craig & Knierim Apartments

    ★★★★★4.2 from 359 reviews

    2.0 km from Army Base, about a 25 minute walk

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

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  4. Camp Carlson Army Recreational Area4

    Camp Carlson Army Recreational Area

    ★★★★★4.4 from 339 reviews

    6.4 km from Army Base

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    • Kentucky Gold5

      Kentucky Gold

      ★★★★★4.8999996 from 41 reviews

      6.4 km from Army Base

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      How this list was put together

      10 Fort Knox hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Army Base 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.

      Fiona Gallagher

      Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

      Half her year is already on research boats, so holidays are deliberately dry land. Long-distance hiking routes in the off season, alone, with nothing being measured.

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