Tulare · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels in the city centre, Tulare
Mei-Lin Zhou Japan
These are my five favourites in Tulare, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.
Best Western Town & Country Lodge is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Best Western Town & Country Lodge
★★★★★4.5 from 1,083 reviews
Best Western Town & Country Lodge comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 1,083 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 city centre and around $95 a night on the dates we checked.
17 hotels in Tulare qualified for this list and five made it. Best Western Exeter Inn & Suites 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
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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1
Best Western Town & Country Lodge
★★★★★4.5 from 1,083 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Best Western Exeter Inn & Suites
★★★★★4.5 from 646 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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4JD Hyde Historic Inn
★★★★★5 from 53 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
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5Holiday Inn Express Visalia - Sequoia Gateway Area by IHG
★★★★★4.3 from 758 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
17 Tulare 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.
Mei-Lin Zhou Japan
Works agency hours in Vancouver and spends all 18 vacation days abroad. One new country and one repeat visit per year. Five trips to Japan and a running list of ramen shops.
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