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Hotels near George Mason University

Fairfax, VAPublic university

Fairfax, VA7min drive,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atNot pinned down yetMinutes on this page run to the edge of campus. Check your tour confirmation.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayStafford HouseAbout a 7-minute drive from campus.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Stafford House, about a 7-minute drive from campus. Nothing on the map is within a 20-minute walk; 11 places to stay are within about a 10-minute drive. Coffee before the tour: Starbucks, about 1 minute away.

What these minutes run to

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

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campusstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near George Mason University

To campus

The hotel has

A short walk away

28 places to stay

Reading the cards: minutes are our estimates from map distance, so they say "about". Breakfast, suites and kitchens are what each hotel brand promises across its hotels, not something we checked room by room. The places listed under a hotel are the closest ones within roughly a 10-minute walk of its door.

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7 mindrive to campus, about

Stafford House

Inn / B&B · 3746 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA

  • Somewhere to eat: Hamrock's Resturaunt, about 8 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: Sultan Turkish Market, about 9 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 8 min on foot
7 mindrive to campus, about

Hampton Fairfax City

10860 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Anita's, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: 99 Ranch Market, about 5 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 9 min on foot
8 mindrive to campus, about

Candlewood Suites Washington-Fairfax

11400 Random Hills Road, Fairfax, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Subway, about 10 min on foot, and 1 more close by
8 mindrive to campus, about

Residence Inn Fairfax City

3565 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Andy's Pizza, about 3 min on foot, and 5 more close by
  • Groceries: Amazon Fresh, about 5 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

Sonesta ES Suites Fairfax 3

12815 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA

  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet, about 2 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

Sonesta ES suites Fairfax

Sonesta ES Suites · 12815 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA

  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet, about 2 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 7 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

Sonesta ES Suites Fairfax 2

12815 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA

  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet, about 2 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
14 mindrive to campus, about

Sonesta ES Suites Fairfax 1

12815 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA

  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet, about 3 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 7 min on foot
16 mindrive to campus, about

Extended Stay America

Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Fairfax, VA

  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Wendy's, about 5 min on foot, and 10 more close by
  • Groceries: Aldi, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: District Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
18 mindrive to campus, about

Residence Inn Fairfax Merrifield

8125 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Pho Cyclo, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
  • Groceries: Aldi, about 2 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 2 min on foot
18 mindrive to campus, about

Homewood Suites

8130 Porter Road, Falls Church, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Bobapop Merrifield, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Lidl, about 2 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
19 mindrive to campus, about

Wilton House

Serviced apartments · 2726 Gallows Road

  • Somewhere to eat: Crave Frozen Yogurt, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Harris Teeter, about 3 min on foot
  • Train or tram stop: Dunn Loring-Merrifield, about 6 min on foot

Graduation weekend at George Mason University

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for George Mason University from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to campus only.

Rooms close to campus tend to go first for commencement, often months ahead and with a two-night minimum. If the walkable ones are gone, sort the list by the 10-minute drive chip and look one town over. Our graduation weekend guide covers timing.

Seeing another school on this trip?

The closest campuses we cover, with our drive estimate from George Mason University (map distance, no traffic).

Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · about a 32-minute driveAmerican UniversityWashington, DC · about a 33-minute driveGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, DC · about a 35-minute driveHoward UniversityWashington, DC · about a 40-minute driveThe Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · about a 43-minute driveUniversity of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · about a 54-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

George Mason University gear for the ride home

A hat for the tour, a hoodie for the acceptance letter, a frame for the far end of it all. Each button runs an Amazon search for that item with the school's name filled in.

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Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to George Mason University from?

None on the map. The nearest is about a 7-minute drive away.

Where do campus tours start at George Mason University?

We have not pinned down where tours begin here, so minutes run to the nearest edge of the mapped campus. A big campus can add ten minutes or more on foot to the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for George Mason University graduation?

We haven't confirmed the ceremony venue yet. Book as early as the hotels allow, and widen the search to a short drive if the walkable rooms are taken.

Are there hotels with free breakfast near George Mason University?

9 hotels within a 20-minute drive belong to brands that include breakfast; none of them is within a 20-minute walk.

Something wrong here, such as a closed hotel or a moved welcome center? Tell us and we'll look.