Kalamazoo · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Wings Event Center
Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia
These are my five favourites in Kalamazoo, out of the 14 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.1 down to 3.8.
All five are within 2.3 km of Wings Event Center.
Highest rated of the five
Candlewood Suites Kalamazoo by IHG
★★★★★4.1 from 561 reviews
Candlewood Suites Kalamazoo by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.1 from 561 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 2 star property, found under poi and around $116 a night on the dates we checked.
14 hotels in Kalamazoo qualified for this list and five made it. Clarion Inn I-94 near Expo Center is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- 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
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
All five, ranked
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Candlewood Suites Kalamazoo by IHG
★★★★★4.1 from 561 reviews
700 m from Wings Event Center, about a 9 minute walk
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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2Clarion Inn I-94 near Expo Center
★★★★★3.9 from 1,769 reviews
800 m from Wings Event Center, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Kalamazoo
★★★★★3.8 from 344 reviews
700 m from Wings Event Center, about a 9 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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4Hampton Inn Kalamazoo
★★★★★4.1 from 724 reviews
2.3 km from Wings Event Center
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5Comfort Inn Wings Stadium
★★★★★3.8 from 553 reviews
2.3 km from Wings Event Center
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
14 Kalamazoo hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Wings Event 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.
Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia
Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.
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