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Hotels near University of Kansas

Lawrence, KSPublic university

Lawrence, KS3min walk,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atJayhawk Welcome 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 stayThe OreadAbout a 3-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is The Oread, about a 3-minute walk from the tour start. 5 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away (1 within about 5 minutes, 2 within about 10 minutes).

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Jayhawk 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 Kansas

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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6 mindrive to the tour start, about

SpringHill Suites

1 Riverfront Plaza, Lawrence, KS

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: The Free State Brewing Company, about 4 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Train or tram stop: Lawrence, about 5 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
7 mindrive to the tour start, about

Baymont Lawrence

740 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Pueblo Mexican Restaurant, about 1 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: The Merc Co+op, about 4 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
8 mindrive to the tour start, about

Quality Inn & Suites

2309 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Chili's, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Dillons, about 4 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
8 mindrive to the tour start, about

Virginia Inn

Motel · 2903 West 6th Street, Lawrence, KS

  • Somewhere to eat: Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, about 1 min on foot, and 4 more close by
  • Groceries: Dillons, about 4 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Dillons Pharmacy, about 3 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
12 mindrive to the tour start, about

Holiday Inn Express

3411 Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: El Potro, about 2 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Walmart Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
15 mindrive to the tour start, about

Tru Lawrence

510 Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence, KS

  • Somewhere to eat: Spin! Pizza, about 2 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Sprouts Farmers Market, about 2 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 2 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site

Graduation weekend at University of Kansas

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

Washburn UniversityTopeka, KS · about a 60-minute drivePark UniversityParkville, MO · about an 82-minute driveUniversity of Missouri, Kansas CityKansas City, MO · about an 85-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

University of Kansas 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 Kansas from?

The Oread, Halycon House are no more than about a 10-minute walk from the tour start. In all, 5 places to stay are within about 20 minutes on foot.

Where do campus tours start at University of Kansas?

Minutes run to Jayhawk 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 Kansas 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 Kansas?

7 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.