2 minwalk to the tour start, about
Union Club Hotel
- Somewhere to eat: Fresh Fare, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
Campus visit stays
Hotels near Purdue University
West Lafayette, INPublic university
2min walk,closest stay
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Your visit starts atBoilermaker Station Welcome CenterNamed on the map. Your tour confirmation has the final word.
CommencementEdward C. Elliott Hall of MusicUsually in May. Not on our campus map, so no walk times to it.The school's commencement page
Closest stayUnion Club HotelAbout a 2-minute walk from the tour start.
The short answer
The closest place to stay is Union Club Hotel, about a 2-minute walk from the tour start. 4 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (1 within about 5 minutes, 1 within about 10 minutes). Coffee before the tour: Starbucks, about 1 minute away.
What these minutes run to
Minutes run to Boilermaker Station Welcome Center, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method
From the school
Purdue University keeps its own where-to-stay page.
Where to stay near Purdue University
To the tour start
The hotel has
A short walk away
32 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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12 minwalk to the tour start, about
Campus Inn
Motel
- Somewhere to eat: Bruno's Pizza, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
- Groceries: Better World Market, about 7 min on foot
17 minwalk to the tour start, about
Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette
160 Tapawingo Drive, West Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Latea, about 2 min on foot, and dozens more close by
- Groceries: Better World Market, about 6 min on foot
- Train or tram stop: Lafayette, about 7 min on foot
18 minwalk to the tour start, about
Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing
356 East State Street, West Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Latea, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
- Groceries: Better World Market, about 4 min on foot
- Train or tram stop: Lafayette, about 5 min on foot
7 mindrive to the tour start, about
Holiday Inn
- Somewhere to eat: Sichuan House, about 3 min on foot, and 14 more close by
- Train or tram stop: Lafayette, about 8 min on foot
10 mindrive to the tour start, about
Prestige Inn
1217 Sagamore Parkway West, West Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Burger King, about 6 min on foot, and 3 more close by
- Groceries: Asia Global Market, about 3 min on foot
12 mindrive to the tour start, about
12 mindrive to the tour start, about
Four Points by Sheraton
1600 Cumberland Avenue, West Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Applebee's, about 3 min on foot, and 8 more close by
- Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 6 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Walmart Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
12 mindrive to the tour start, about
TownePlace Suites West Lafayette
1750 Sachem Boulevard, West Lafayette, IN
- 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: Popeyes, about 4 min on foot, and 8 more close by
12 mindrive to the tour start, about
Home2 Suites
1710 Sachem Boulevard, West Lafayette, IN
- 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: Popeyes, about 3 min on foot, and 8 more close by
16 mindrive to the tour start, about
Residence Inn Lafayette
3834 Grace lane, Lafayette, IN
- 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: Popeyes, about 2 min on foot, and 19 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 9 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 7 min on foot
16 mindrive to the tour start, about
Home2 Suites by Hilton Lafayette
3838 Grace Lane, Lafayette, IN
- 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: Riviera Maya, about 2 min on foot, and 18 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 8 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 9 min on foot
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
Courtyard Lafayette
150 Farington Avenue, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: El Maguey, about 4 min on foot, and dozens more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 3 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 10 min on foot
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
Homewood Suites
3939 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- 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: Chili's, about 3 min on foot, and 19 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 3 min on foot
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
Hampton Inn & Suites Lafayette
3941 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Riviera Maya, about 3 min on foot, and 20 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 3 min on foot
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
Fairfield Inn Lafayette
4000 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Riviera Maya, about 1 min on foot, and 21 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 5 min on foot
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
Drury Inn & Suites
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Burger King, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 6 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
Red Roof Inn
4201 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Mountain Jacks Steakhouse, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 4 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
Quality Inn & Suites
4221 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: IHOP, about 1 min on foot, and 14 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 5 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
Super 8 Lafayette / Purdue Area
Motel · 4301 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: IHOP, about 1 min on foot, and 14 more close by
- Groceries: Gordon Food Service, about 7 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
Holiday Inn Express
200 Progress Drive, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: IHOP, about 3 min on foot, and 14 more close by
- Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 5 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
Travelodge
4320 South Street, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Bob Evans, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
18 mindrive to the tour start, about
DoubleTree Lafayette East
155 Progress Drive, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Panera Bread, about 1 min on foot, and 16 more close by
- Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 8 min on foot
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Tippecanoe County Villa
Serviced apartments · 5307 North 50 West, West Lafayette, IN
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Baymont Inn Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lafayette / Purdue Area
201 Frontage Road, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Cracker Barrel, about 5 min on foot, and 11 more close by
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Towne Place Suites Lafayette
TownePlace Suites · 163 Frontage Road, Lafayette, IN
- 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: Cracker Barrel, about 4 min on foot, and 10 more close by
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Days Inn Lafayette IN
151 Frontage Road, Lafayette, IN
- Somewhere to eat: Cracker Barrel, about 4 min on foot, and 9 more close by
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Comfort Inn Lafayette I-65
4701 Meijer Court, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: DQ Grill & Chill, about 3 min on foot, and 9 more close by
- Groceries: Meijer, about 8 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Meijer, about 9 min on foot
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
Comfort Inn & Suites Lafayette University Area
Comfort Suites · 31 Frontage Road, Lafayette, IN
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Starbucks, about 1 min on foot, and 7 more close by
- Groceries: Meijer, about 9 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Meijer, about 9 min on foot
20 mindrive to the tour start, about
Candlewood Suites
- 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: Steak 'n Shake, about 3 min on foot, and 4 more close by
- Groceries: Meijer, about 5 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Meijer, about 6 min on foot
20 mindrive to the tour start, about
Best Western University Inn
- Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
- Somewhere to eat: Steak 'n Shake, about 4 min on foot, and 4 more close by
- Groceries: Meijer, about 5 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Meijer, about 6 min on foot
20 mindrive to the tour start, about
Staybridge Suites
320 Meijer Drive, Lafayette, IN
- 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: Steak 'n Shake, about 6 min on foot, and 2 more close by
- Groceries: Meijer, about 5 min on foot
- Pharmacy: Meijer, about 6 min on foot
Graduation weekend at Purdue University
Purdue University names Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music as its main ceremony venue, usually in May. It isn't on our campus map, so the walk times on this page run to the tour start 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 Purdue University (map distance, no traffic).
Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, IN · about a 6-minute driveWabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · about a 64-minute drive
Worth doing before you book
- Look at your tour confirmation: the meeting spot can differ by day or by program.
- Ask the hotel about parking; near many campuses it costs extra or is off site.
- Touring two schools in one day? Leave room for lunch and the drive between them.
- For move-in or graduation, ask about minimum stays and the cancellation deadline.
Purdue 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 Purdue University from?
Union Club Hotel is no more than about a 10-minute walk from the tour start. In all, 4 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.
Where do campus tours start at Purdue University?
Minutes run to Boilermaker Station Welcome Center, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot.
Where should we stay for Purdue University graduation?
The main ceremony is at Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music. 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 Purdue University?
Yes. Within about a 20-minute walk: Hampton Inn & Suites West Lafayette. Free breakfast is each brand's standard, so confirm it for your dates.
Something wrong here, such as a closed hotel or a moved welcome center? Tell us and we'll look.