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Hotels near University of California, Merced

Merced, CAPublic university

Your visit starts atWelcome CenterNamed on the map. Your tour confirmation has the final word.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayTravelodge Merced Yosemite 2About a 19-minute drive from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Travelodge Merced Yosemite 2, about a 19-minute drive from the tour start. Nothing on the map is within a 20-minute walk; 9 places to stay are within about a 20-minute drive. Coffee before the tour: Lantern Cafe, about 7 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to 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

5 min10 min20 minN
tour startstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near University of California, Merced

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

9 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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20 mindrive to the tour start, about

Quality Inn

730 Motel Drive, Merced

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Sir James Steakhouse & Lounge, about 7 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
20 mindrive to the tour start, about

California Best Motel

Motel · 205 East 16th Street, Merced

  • Somewhere to eat: Thai Cuisine, about 5 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Groceries: Lee's Community Food Market, about 5 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route

Graduation weekend at University of California, Merced

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for University of California, Merced from its own commencement page, so the walk times here 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 University of California, Merced (map distance, no traffic).

California State University, StanislausTurlock, CA · about a 62-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

University of California, Merced 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 University of California, Merced from?

None on the map. The nearest is about a 19-minute drive away.

Where do campus tours start at University of California, Merced?

Minutes run to 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 University of California, Merced 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 University of California, Merced?

2 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.