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The best hotels near Kentucky International Convention Center

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 83 Louisville hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Louisville, out of the 83 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.6.

All five are within 2.5 km of Kentucky International Convention Center.

Louisville Bourbon Inn

Highest rated of the five

Louisville Bourbon Inn

★★★★★5 from 469 reviews

Louisville Bourbon Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 469 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.

83 hotels in Louisville qualified for this list and five made it. Hotel Genevieve - JDV by Hyatt is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Louisville Bourbon Inn1

    Louisville Bourbon Inn

    ★★★★★5 from 469 reviews

    2.5 km from Kentucky International Convention Center

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    • Hotel Genevieve - JDV by Hyatt2

      Hotel Genevieve - JDV by Hyatt

      ★★★★★4.7 from 1,107 reviews

      1.5 km from Kentucky International Convention Center, about a 19 minute walk

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      • 21c Museum Hotel Louisville3

        21c Museum Hotel Louisville

        ★★★★★4.6 from 2,672 reviews

        500 m from Kentucky International Convention Center, about a 6 minute walk

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        • Stellar Suites4

          Stellar Suites

          ★★★★★4.9 from 236 reviews

          1.7 km from Kentucky International Convention Center, about a 21 minute walk

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          • The Brown Hotel5

            The Brown Hotel

            ★★★★★4.6 from 3,667 reviews

            900 m from Kentucky International Convention Center, about a 11 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            83 Louisville hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Kentucky International Convention 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.

            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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