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Hotels near Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VAPublic university

Richmond, VA13min walk,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atVCU 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 stayGraduate by Hilton RichmondAbout a 13-minute walk from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Graduate by Hilton Richmond, about a 13-minute walk from the tour start. 4 places to stay are no more than about a 20-minute walk away. Coffee before the tour: Kung Fu Tea, about 1 minute away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

36 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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14 minwalk to the tour start, about

Quirk Hotel Richmond

201 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA

  • Somewhere to eat: The Lobby Bar, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Groceries: Urban Farmhouse VCU, about 9 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Rite Aid, about 6 min on foot
6 mindrive to the tour start, about

Richmond Marriott

500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA

  • Somewhere to eat: Starbucks, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 3 min on foot
7 mindrive to the tour start, about

Homewood Suites by Hilton Richmond-Downtown

700 East Main Street, Richmond, 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: Passport Pop Up, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 8 min on foot
7 mindrive to the tour start, about

Richmond Motel

Motel · 2600 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond

  • Somewhere to eat: Burger King, about 1 min on foot, and 4 more close by
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 9 min on foot
8 mindrive to the tour start, about

Enys Hotel

Motel · 2929 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond

  • Somewhere to eat: Popeyes, about 6 min on foot, and 2 more close by
  • Pharmacy: Walgreens, about 2 min on foot
8 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Richmond Downtown

1320 East Cary Street, Richmond, 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: Jimmy John's, about 1 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Train or tram stop: Richmond Main Street, about 4 min on foot
9 mindrive to the tour start, about

Quality Inn Central

3207 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Brickhouse Diner, about 2 min on foot, and 5 more close by
15 mindrive to the tour start, about

Town Motel

Motel · 5214 Brook Road

  • Somewhere to eat: Wendy's, about 1 min on foot, and 10 more close by
  • Groceries: Food Lion, about 5 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Richmond West End

2121 Dickens Road, Richmond, 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: Denny's, about 4 min on foot, and 12 more close by
  • Groceries: Aldi, about 7 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Residence Inn Richmond West End 1

2121 Dickens Road, Richmond, 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: Denny's, about 3 min on foot, and 12 more close by
  • Groceries: Aldi, about 7 min on foot
18 mindrive to the tour start, about

Candlewood Suites Richmond - West Broad

2100 Dickens Road, Richmond, 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: Denny's, about 2 min on foot, and 13 more close by
  • Groceries: Aldi, about 7 min on foot
19 mindrive to the tour start, about

Travel Inn

Motel · 6511 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond

  • Somewhere to eat: Taqueria Panchito, about 1 min on foot, and 6 more close by
  • Groceries: Arco Iris Latino Market, about 1 min on foot
19 mindrive to the tour start, about

Eagle Inn Motel

Motel · 6515 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA

  • Somewhere to eat: Taqueria Panchito, about 1 min on foot, and 6 more close by
  • Groceries: Arco Iris Latino Market, about 1 min on foot

Graduation weekend at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA · about a 2-minute driveUniversity of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · about a 12-minute driveRandolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA · about a 34-minute driveVirginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA · about a 51-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Virginia Commonwealth 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 Virginia Commonwealth University from?

4 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 Virginia Commonwealth University?

Minutes run to VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth 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 Virginia Commonwealth University?

10 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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