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Hotels near Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NCPrivate university

Winston-Salem, NC6min drive,
closest stay

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Your visit starts atPorter Byrum Welcome CenterThe school's visit page, read November 10, 2026
CommencementHearn PlazaUsually in May. About a 2-minute walk from where visits start.The school's commencement page
Closest stayBest Western Plus University InnAbout a 6-minute drive from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Best Western Plus University Inn, about a 6-minute drive from the tour start. Nothing on the map is within a 20-minute walk; 7 places to stay are within about a 10-minute drive.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Porter Byrum Welcome Center, which the school's own visit page gives as the place to come for a campus visit. We placed it on the map from the street address on the school's page. Map dated November 2026. The full method

From the school

Wake Forest University keeps its own where-to-stay page.

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tour startcommencement venuestay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near Wake Forest University

To the tour start

To commencement

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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7 mindrive to the tour start, about
29 minwalk to commencement, about

Suburban Studios

7910 North Point Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC

  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Popeyes, about 8 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
10 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Ramada

531 Akron Drive, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Somewhere to eat: McDonald's, about 9 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
12 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Quality Inn University

5719 University Parkway, Winston Salem, NC

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Groceries: ALDI, about 8 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
13 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Baymont Winston Salem

200 Mercantile Drive, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: El Torero, about 7 min on foot, and 4 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
14 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Travelers Inn

5906 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Somewhere to eat: El Torero, about 1 min on foot, and 14 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
16 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Quality Inn & Suites

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Hero House, about 5 min on foot, and 2 more close by
  • Pharmacy: Andrews Apothecary, about 2 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Woodspring Suites Winston-Salem

WoodSpring Suites

  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: The Carriage House, about 3 min on foot, and 6 more close by
  • Groceries: Greek Village Market, about 7 min on foot
  • Pharmacy: Andrews Apothecary, about 9 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
17 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Best Western

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: The Carriage House, about 4 min on foot, and 12 more close by
  • Groceries: Greek Village Market, about 9 min on foot
See room pricesDriving route
19 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Holiday Inn Express

2520 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Hole in One Donuts, about 4 min on foot, and 7 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
20 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Sleep Inn Hanes Mall

1985 Hampton Inn Court, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Subway, about 3 min on foot, and dozens more close by
  • Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, about 6 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site
20 mindrive to the tour start, about
45+ minwalk to commencement, about

Comfort Suites Hanes Mall

200 Capitol Lodging Court, Winston Salem, NC

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Outback Steakhouse, about 2 min on foot, and 19 more close by
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site

Graduation weekend at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University holds its main ceremony at Hearn Plaza, usually in May. On our map, nowhere to stay is no more than about a 20-minute walk from it, so plan on a short drive.

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 Wake Forest University (map distance, no traffic).

Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC · about a 9-minute driveHigh Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · about a 46-minute driveGuilford CollegeGreensboro, NC · about a 53-minute driveUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC · about a 62-minute driveBennett CollegeGreensboro, NC · about a 67-minute driveNorth Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC · about a 68-minute drive

Worth doing before you book

Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest University from?

None on the map. The nearest is about a 6-minute drive away.

Where do campus tours start at Wake Forest University?

Minutes run to Porter Byrum Welcome Center, which the school's own visit page gives as the place to come for a campus visit. We placed it on the map from the street address on the school's page.

Where should we stay for Wake Forest University graduation?

The main ceremony is at Hearn Plaza. Nowhere to stay is no more than about a 20-minute walk from it. 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 Wake Forest University?

17 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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