Louisville is near cities such as Jacksonville and Shively in Kentucky. It is home to the University of Louisville as well the Kentucky Derby racetrack. Hugging the Ohio River, the city serves as a multi-functional location for college, vacations, music and business conferences. Visitors will find many hotels conveniently located near its Standiford-Field (SDF) Airport.
The Courtyard Louisville is a centrally located hotel that offers complimentary service to and from the Louisville International Airport. The hotel offers discount and promotional coupons for local area attractions. Featuring six floors that house 150 smoke-free guest rooms, the courtyard offers standard amenities, plus a full-service business center and valet pick-up dry cleaning. The on-site fitness center includes cardiovascular equipment and free weights. Visitors can take a dip in the heated indoor pool or enjoy the whirlpool. Nearby dining options include Bearno's Pizza, Cracker Barrel and the Cardinal Hall of Fame Cafe, all within two miles of the hotel.
The Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport Hotel is a smoke-free, pet-free, AAA three-diamond hotel located near attractions such as the Kentucky Derby Museum, the University of Louisville and Broadbent Arena. It is a full-service airport corridor hotel, offering 210 guestrooms, three landscaped outdoor patio gardens, indoor heated swimming pools and a whirlpool. Business amenities include seven meeting rooms that total more than 7,500 square feet of meeting space along with full-service catering services, audio/visual equipment rental, a business center with printer and computers and copy and fax services. Practical amenities include same-day dry cleaning and a fitness center. Evening room service is available, as well as breakfast and dinner meals at the on-site Great American Grill. For a late-night snack, visit the 24-hour pavilion pantry market on-site. Near the hotel grounds visitors will find the Kentucky Exposition Center as well as the 42,000-seat Papa John's Cardinal Stadium where you can watch a football game.
Located less than one mile from the Louisville International Airport, Howard Johnson is within walking distance of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom and less than three miles from downtown attractions such as Churchill Downs. This hotel offers 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle services, complimentary continental breakfast and high-speed wireless Internet. Options for both smoking and non-smoking rooms are available, and pets are allowed with a fee. You will find restaurants nearby such as the Cardinal Cafe, Cracker Barrel and the 5th Quarter Steakhouse.
As a AAA-rated three-diamond hotel, the La Quinta Inn & Suites Louisville Airport & Expo offers a complimentary airport shuttle service from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily, as of January 2011, a deluxe continental breakfast, a 24-hour on-site business center and a full fitness center. Suites with in-room whirlpool baths are available upon request. The hotel is close to many Louisville attractions, such as the Louisville Zoo, the Louisville Slugger Museum and the Muhammad Ali Center. Within 15 minutes of the hotel, you will find three shopping malls and more than 100 restaurants. The Horseshoe Indiana Casino is a 25-minute drive away, and Fort Knox is 45 minutes away. Pets are welcome at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Louisville Airport & Expo.
