Madison · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Alliant Energy Center
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These are my five favourites in Madison, out of the 10 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.275.
All five are inside 600 m of Alliant Energy Center, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Home2 Suites by Hilton Madison Central Alliant Energy Center
★★★★★4.7 from 615 reviews
Home2 Suites by Hilton Madison Central Alliant Energy Center comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 615 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 3 star property, found under poi and around $267 a night on the dates we checked.
10 hotels in Madison qualified for this list and five made it. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Madison Central by IHG is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
All five, ranked
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Madison Central Alliant Energy Center
★★★★★4.7 from 615 reviews
300 m from Alliant Energy Center, about a 4 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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2Holiday Inn Express & Suites Madison Central by IHG
★★★★★4.7 from 906 reviews
600 m from Alliant Energy Center, about a 8 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Spark by Hilton Madison Central
★★★★★4.7 from 65 reviews
200 m from Alliant Energy Center, about a 2 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4Madison Marriott South
★★★★★4.4 from 96 reviews
600 m from Alliant Energy Center, about a 8 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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5Alliant Energy Center
★★★★★4.275 from 283 reviews
200 m from Alliant Energy Center, about a 2 minute walk
How this list was put together
10 Madison hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Alliant Energy 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.
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Books holidays a year ahead because court calendars demand it, then travels hard for three weeks. West Africa most years to see family, somewhere new in between.
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