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The best hotels near Murat Theater

Mei-Lin Zhou

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 41 Indianapolis hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Indianapolis, out of the 41 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.5.

All five are within 1.7 km of Murat Theater.

Bottleworks Hotel

Highest rated of the five

Bottleworks Hotel

★★★★★4.8 from 806 reviews

Bottleworks Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 806 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 $489 a night on the dates we checked.

41 hotels in Indianapolis qualified for this list and five made it. Conrad Indianapolis is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Bottleworks Hotel1

    Bottleworks Hotel

    ★★★★★4.8 from 806 reviews

    900 m from Murat Theater, about a 11 minute walk

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    • Conrad Indianapolis2

      Conrad Indianapolis

      ★★★★★4.6 from 1,798 reviews

      1.0 km from Murat Theater, about a 12 minute walk

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      • Mansion On The Mile B&B3

        Mansion On The Mile B&B

        ★★★★★4.8 from 47 reviews

        400 m from Murat Theater, about a 5 minute walk

        • Parking
        • Kid friendly
        • Air conditioning
        • Accessible
        • Airport shuttle

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      • CozySuites4

        CozySuites

        ★★★★★4.5 from 540 reviews

        200 m from Murat Theater, about a 2 minute walk

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        • JW Marriott Indianapolis5

          JW Marriott Indianapolis

          ★★★★★4.6 from 8,062 reviews

          1.7 km from Murat Theater, about a 21 minute walk

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          How this list was put together

          41 Indianapolis hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Murat Theater 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

          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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