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The best hotels near Centennial Hall

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 29 Tucson hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Tucson, out of the 29 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.5.

All five are within 1.9 km of Centennial Hall.

Graduate by Hilton Tucson

Highest rated of the five

Graduate by Hilton Tucson

★★★★★4.5 from 591 reviews

Graduate by Hilton Tucson comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 591 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 $221 a night on the dates we checked.

29 hotels in Tucson qualified for this list and five made it. Tucson Marriott University Park is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Graduate by Hilton Tucson1

    Graduate by Hilton Tucson

    ★★★★★4.5 from 591 reviews

    200 m from Centennial Hall, about a 2 minute walk

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    • Tucson Marriott University Park2

      Tucson Marriott University Park

      ★★★★★4.5 from 2,249 reviews

      300 m from Centennial Hall, about a 4 minute walk

      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly

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    • Adobe Rose Inn Bed and Breakfast3

      Adobe Rose Inn Bed and Breakfast

      ★★★★★4.9 from 339 reviews

      1.4 km from Centennial Hall, about a 18 minute walk

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Air conditioning

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    • The Blenman Inn4

      The Blenman Inn

      ★★★★★4.8 from 212 reviews

      1.9 km from Centennial Hall, about a 24 minute walk

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      • Rincon Heights 2BR Patio & BBQ Free parking5

        Rincon Heights 2BR Patio & BBQ Free parking

        ★★★★★4.75 from 218 reviews

        800 m from Centennial Hall, about a 10 minute walk

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        How this list was put together

        29 Tucson hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Centennial Hall 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.

        Stefan Bauer

        Stefan Bauer The American west

        Chases total solar eclipses. Seven of them on four continents, from Wyoming to a fishing town in Chile. Banks days off through the on-call rota and books the trips years ahead, because eclipse dates do not move.

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