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Cheap hotels near the airport in Olathe

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 27 Olathe hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Olathe, out of the 27 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.4 down to 3.8.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $115.

Leavenworth Local Hotel

Highest rated of the five

Leavenworth Local Hotel

★★★★★4.4 from 313 reviews

Leavenworth Local Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.4 from 313 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 found under the airport and around $115 a night on the dates we checked.

27 hotels in Olathe qualified for this list and five made it. Red Lion Inn & Suites Kansas City 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
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Leavenworth Local Hotel1

    Leavenworth Local Hotel

    ★★★★★4.4 from 313 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  2. Red Lion Inn & Suites Kansas City2

    Red Lion Inn & Suites Kansas City

    ★★★★★4.4 from 54 reviews

    • Pool
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  3. Best Western Plus Kansas City Airport-KCI East3

    Best Western Plus Kansas City Airport-KCI East

    ★★★★★4.1 from 1,365 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Comfort Suites Kansas City-Liberty4

    Comfort Suites Kansas City-Liberty

    ★★★★★3.9 from 823 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Best Western Worlds of Fun Inn & Suites5

    Best Western Worlds of Fun Inn & Suites

    ★★★★★3.8 from 309 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

27 Olathe hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and 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.

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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