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Hotels near University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CAPublic university

Riverside, CA12min walk,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atAlumni and Visitors 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 stayMotel 6About a 12-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Motel 6, about a 12-minute walk from the tour start. 3 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away. Coffee before the tour: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, about 6 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Alumni and Visitors 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

Visitor parking on the map: Lot 10/Visitor, about 13 minutes on foot from the tour start.

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

Where to stay near University of California, Riverside

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

20 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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11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Hyatt Place Riverside/Downtown

3500 Market Street, Riverside, CA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Maxi Foods Market, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Hampton Inn Riverside Downtown

3505 Market Street, Riverside, CA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Maxi Foods Market, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
11 mindrive to the tour start, about

Home2 Suites by Hilton Riverside Downtown

3870 5th Street, Riverside, CA

  • 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: Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Maxi Foods Market, about 8 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
17 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Riverside Moreno Valley

12940 Day Street, Moreno Valley, CA

  • 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: Country Kitchen - Moreno Valley, about 2 min on foot, and 5 more close by
  • Groceries: WinCo Foods, about 4 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
19 mindrive to the tour start, about

MainStay Suites

23120 Sunnymead Boulevard, Moreno Valley, CA

  • 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: Chuck E. Cheese, about 1 min on foot, and 9 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
20 mindrive to the tour start, about

Casa Mediterrania

Serviced apartments · 1043 Santo Antonio Dr

  • Somewhere to eat: Sayaka Japanese Restaurant, about 4 min on foot, and 9 more close by
  • Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 8 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route

Graduation weekend at University of California, Riverside

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for University of California, Riverside 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, Riverside (map distance, no traffic).

California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA · about a 15-minute driveCalifornia State University, San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · about a 34-minute driveClaremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · about a 55-minute drivePitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · about a 55-minute drivePomona CollegeClaremont, CA · about a 55-minute driveScripps CollegeClaremont, CA · about a 55-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

University of California, Riverside 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, Riverside from?

3 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk from the tour start; none are inside 10 minutes.

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

Minutes run to Alumni and Visitors 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, Riverside 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, Riverside?

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

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