Kansas City · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
These are my five favourites in Kansas City, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.
All five are within 2.4 km of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway.
Highest rated of the five
Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City
★★★★★4.6 from 1,276 reviews
Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,276 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 $218 a night on the dates we checked.
11 hotels in Kansas City qualified for this list and five made it. Chateau Avalon Hotel Spa and d'Nile Lounge is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
All five, ranked
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1
Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City
★★★★★4.6 from 1,276 reviews
2.4 km from Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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2Chateau Avalon Hotel Spa and d'Nile Lounge
★★★★★4.1 from 1,461 reviews
800 m from Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, about a 10 minute walk
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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3Residence Inn by Marriott Kansas City at The Legends
★★★★★4.3 from 773 reviews
1.8 km from Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, about a 22 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4Great Wolf Lodge | Kansas City
★★★★★4.1 from 8,112 reviews
1.2 km from Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, about a 15 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Hampton Inn Kansas City The Legends
★★★★★4 from 786 reviews
1.1 km from Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, about a 14 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
11 Kansas City hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway 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 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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