Hotels near the Festival Theatre
This list opens on the properties you can walk from. The same filter reaches Shakespeare, St. Marys and New Hamburg, still inside about 30 km. Book on the property's site. Nothing here is a reservation.
We don't take bookings; compare and book on these sites or direct.
In town (walk to the theatres)
The Bruce Hotel
Hotel · Stratford
89 Parkview Drive, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 0.5 km · About 2 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
Steps from the Festival Theatre, on the hotel's own line. Dinner is in the building, if you reserve it.
Also on: Booking.com · Expedia
Best Western Plus The Arden Park Hotel
Hotel · Stratford
552 Ontario Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 1 km · About 3 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
On Ontario Street, a short walk from the Festival Theatre and a separate hop from the Avon. Free parking and an on-site restaurant, on their site.
Also on: Booking.com · Expedia
The Stratford Hotel
Hotel · Stratford
107 Erie Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 2 km · About 6 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
A 12-room Victorian hotel downtown. Their site puts the Avon at a five-minute walk and the Festival Theatre at about a 20-minute stroll. Book on their site.
The Queen's Cue, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Hotel · Stratford
161 Ontario Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 2 km · About 6 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
The former Queen's Inn, renovated and rebranded as a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel, with the Boar's Head pub. Opening fall 2026: check it's open before booking.
Bentley's Inn
Inn · Stratford
99 Ontario Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 2 km · About 6 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
Rooms above the downtown bar and restaurant. An easy walk to the Avon and Studio. The Festival Theatre is the longer end of that 2 km. Book on their site.
Mercer Hotel
Hotel · Stratford
108 Ontario Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 2 km · About 6 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
Hotel rooms in the Mercer Hall building, with the kitchen downstairs. Downtown walk to the Avon and Studio. Book on their site.
The Parlour Inn
Inn · Stratford
101 Wellington Street, Stratford
To the Festival Theatre. About 2 km · About 6 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
A downtown inn since 1871, now in the Ascend Collection, with a restaurant in the building. Walking distance of the Avon and Studio. Book on their site.
Other people's homes
Individual Airbnb and Vrbo rentals are not listed here. These two cards open each site's own Stratford search.
Airbnbs in Stratford
Whole homes and rooms, on Airbnb's Stratford, Ontario search. Not a listing we picked.
Vrbo in Stratford
Vacation rentals, on Vrbo's own Stratford search. Not a house we picked.