Indiana hotels among best in Midwest. Indy airport among top in US


Indiana is dwelling to a few of the best hotels in the Midwest, in accordance with Conde Nast Traveler readers.Four Indiana hotels are among the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards top 15 in the Midwest for 2025.The journal surveyed readers and scored the spots utilizing a 100-point system.

Top Indiana Hotels in the Midwest

The following Indiana hotels have been named to the Conde Nast Traveler 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards Top 15 Hotels in the Midwest:

  • JW Marriott Indianapolis, in Indianapolis, was ranked No. 2 on the listing with a rating of 99.06.
  • Ironworks Hotel Indy in Indianapolis was ranked No. 4 with a rating of 98.62.
  • The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph Collection, in West Lafayette, was ranked No. 11 with a rating of 97.97.
  • InterContinental Indianapolis by IHG in Indianapolis was ranked No. 14 with a rating of 97.54.

Top 15 Hotels in the Midwest

The subject of top hotels in the Midwest for 2025 excludes Chicago, which has its personal class.

#1 Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 99.96

#2 JW Marriott Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, 99.06

#3 Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph, Columbus, Ohio 98.92

#4 Ironworks Hotel Indy, Indianapolis, Indiana, 98.62

#5 Hewing Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 98.54

#6 Ambassador Hotel Kansas City, Autograph Collection, Kansas City, Missouri, 98.53

#7 The Fontaine, Kansas City, Missouri, 98.47

#8 The Farnam, Autograph Collection, Omaha, Nebraska, 98.27

#9 Ambassador Hotel Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, 98.17

#10 Detroit Foundation Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, 98.07

#11 The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph Collection, West Lafayette, Indiana, 97.97

#12 Crossroads Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, 97.76

#13 NOUN Hotel, Norman, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Norman, Oklahoma, 97.58

#14 InterContinental Indianapolis by IHG, Indianapolis, Indiana,  97.54

#15 The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 97.09

Indianapolis airport named among nation’s best

Indianapolis International Airport scored the No. 4 spot on the 2025 Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards listing of Best Airports in the United States.

The airport has lengthy been one of many top scorers in the annual survey, Conde Nast Traveler mentioned.

“Even as it grew to accommodate nearly 10 million passengers a year—a sizable increase for this mid-sized facility—it has retained the qualities that have made it a perennial favorite,” it mentioned. “Travelers praise its outstanding design features (it was the first airport in the US to earn LEED certification for an entire terminal campus), as well as its convenient shopping and dining options, including outposts of Indy favorites like Sun King Brewery and Tinker Coffee Co.”

The airport isn’t any stranger to accolades.

Airports Council International World has named Indianapolis International Airport the Best Airport in North America for 13 years operating.  Also, in 2025, it took the top spot among mid-sized airports for the fourth yr in a row in J.D. Power’s latest rankings of airports nationwide.

Contact Midwest Connect reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at [email protected] or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson or Bluesky: @cherylvjackson.bsky.social.



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