Where to Stay for Cheltenham Festival 2027: 10 Hotels
Where to stay for Cheltenham Festival 2027, from Pittville townhouses a short walk from the racecourse to town centre hotels and a big car park on Gloucester Road, with booking advice and the shuttle details.
In short: for Cheltenham Festival 2027 (Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March), stay in Pittville if you want to walk to the racecourse. No.38 The Park is a 15-minute walk away, The George in the town centre is about 20 minutes on foot, and The Portland Guesthouse has rooms from £99. No hotel we checked publishes Festival rates yet, so book as soon as your race days are fixed.
Where to stay for Cheltenham Festival, sorted by how far you want to walk. We checked ten hotels and guesthouses from our directory on their own websites on 21 October 2026, along with the racecourse's travel pages. Country-house hotels outside town are left out: this list is for staying in Cheltenham itself.
| Stay | Area | To the racecourse | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.38 The Park | Pittville | 15-minute walk | A few spaces out front |
| Cotswold Grange | Pittville | Between town and course | Not stated |
| Clarence Court | Pittville | Easy walking distance | Free if booked direct |
| The Portland | Pittville | Walking distance | Not stated |
| The George | Town Centre | About 20-minute walk | Limited, at the rear |
| The Dulwich | Town Centre | Not stated | Private car park |
| Queens Hotel | Montpellier | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hotel du Vin | Montpellier | Not stated | £10 a night |
| Malmaison | Montpellier | 2.5 miles | £10 a night |
| Leonardo Hotel | Gloucester Road | Short taxi ride | 200 spaces, charged |
When is Cheltenham Festival 2027?
Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March 2027, at Cheltenham Racecourse on Evesham Road. The four days are Champion Day, Ladies Day, St Patrick's Thursday and Gold Cup Day. Gates open at 10.30am, and the racecourse's schedule has the first race at 1.20pm and the last at 5.20pm, times it says may change.
Which hotels are closest to Cheltenham Racecourse?
The ones in Pittville, the part of town between the centre and the course. All four are period houses with stairs and no lift.
No.38 The Park
A Georgian townhouse that calls itself the closest hotel to the racecourse. In race week its Final Furlong Bar has free entry and live music in the evenings, and race-day breakfast tables should be booked ahead.
- 🛏️ 13 rooms
- 🐎 15-minute walk to the course
- 🐕 Dogs £25 a night
- 📍 Evesham Road, Pittville
Cotswold Grange
A boutique hotel between the racecourse and the town centre, with breakfast included when you book direct. Family rooms are the biggest at 34 square metres.
- 🍳 Breakfast included direct
- 👨👩👧 Family rooms
- 📍 Pittville Circus Road
Clarence Court Hotel
A Grade II listed hotel on Clarence Square that puts the racecourse within easy walking distance. Its Forty5 restaurant asks guests to book a table before they arrive, which matters in race week.
- 🅿️ Free parking, book direct
- ⚡ EV charging
- 🐕 Dogs welcome
- 📍 Clarence Square
The Portland Guesthouse
Seven en-suite rooms with self check-in, less than five minutes' walk from the Brewery Quarter and within walking distance of the course. Its prices carry no dates, so expect Festival week to differ.
- 💷 From £99 to £135 a night
- 🍳 Continental breakfast
- 📍 Portland Street
Where should I stay in town for the Festival?
The town centre or Montpellier, if you want restaurants and bars on the doorstep after racing. Allow a longer walk, a taxi or the shuttle bus.
The George
A 46-room design hotel and with a race-week page: longer breakfast hours on race days and a warning that rooms fill quickly. Four floors, no lift.
- 🐎 About 20-minute walk
- 🐕 Dogs £25 each a night, Stable block rooms
- 📍 St George's Road, Town Centre
The Dulwich
A bed and breakfast in a Georgian building on Royal Crescent, with air conditioning in every room and kitchenettes in some. Booking direct saves 10%.
- 🅿️ Private car park
- 🚲 Bike store for 6
- 📍 Royal Crescent
Queens Hotel
The big Regency hotel on the Promenade, with the Gold Cup Bar for the evening post-mortem. The code DIRECT takes 10% off, and you can cancel until 2pm the day before arrival.
- 🛏️ 84 rooms
- 💷 Executive doubles from £123
- 🐕 Dogs £30 a night
- 📍 The Promenade
Hotel du Vin
A boutique hotel with a bistro and a wine tasting room, close to the Promenade and about 20 minutes' walk from the station. It is cashless.
- 🛏️ 49 rooms and suites
- 🅿️ £10 a night, first come
- 📍 Parabola Road, Montpellier
Malmaison
A boutique hotel with a 24-hour reception and the Chez Mal brasserie. It puts itself 2.5 miles from the racecourse, and its parking cannot be reserved. Scaffolding is up outside.
- 🛏️ 61 rooms and suites
- 🅿️ £10 a night
- 📍 Bayshill Road
Where can I stay if I am driving?
Somewhere with its own car park, because the racecourse sells Festival parking passes in advance only.
Leonardo Hotel Cheltenham
The largest hotel on this list, a short taxi ride from the racecourse and five minutes' drive from the station, with wheelchair-friendly rooms and room service. No pets, apart from guide dogs.
- 🛏️ 122 rooms
- 🅿️ 200 spaces, charged
- 📍 Gloucester Road
When should I book a hotel for Cheltenham Festival?
Now, if you know your days. On 21 October 2026 none of these ten published Festival 2027 rates, minimum stays or a date when Festival bookings open. No.38 The Park's race page still showed the 2026 dates.
- 📅 The George: book early, Festival week fills quickly
- 💷 Early Bird rates at The George: over 28 days ahead, prepaid, no refunds
- ↩️ No.38 and The George: cancel by 12pm the day before
- ↩️ Queens Hotel: cancel by 2pm the day before
The racecourse's accommodation page points to Room To Race, run with Racing Around The World, which finds hotel, guesthouse and inn rooms in and around Cheltenham and the Cotswolds.
How do I get from my hotel to the racecourse?
Walk from Pittville, or take the Stagecoach Festival shuttle from Cheltenham Spa station and the town centre. Details from the racecourse's travel page:
- 🚌 Shuttle £10 return, £6.50 single (afternoon only)
- 🚶 Station to course: 30 to 40 minutes on foot
- 🅿️ Park and ride at Arle Court, M5 junction 11
- 🚕 Taxi rank on the racecourse's main drive
Park and ride buses leave Arle Court from 9.15am to 2.30pm and return from 4pm to 7.30pm. On-site parking passes must be bought before the day, and cars without one are turned away.
Cheltenham Festival stays: questions
When is Cheltenham Festival 2027?
Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 March 2027. Gates open at 10.30am each day.
Which hotel is closest to Cheltenham Racecourse?
No.38 The Park on Evesham Road in Pittville, which describes itself as the closest hotel to the racecourse, a 15-minute walk away.
When should I book a hotel for Cheltenham Festival 2027?
As soon as your race days are fixed. None of the ten hotels we checked on 21 October 2026 published Festival rates, and The George warns that rooms fill quickly in Festival week.
How do I get from Cheltenham town centre to the racecourse?
Walk, take a taxi or catch the Stagecoach Festival shuttle from the station and town centre, £10 return. The racecourse puts the station 30 to 40 minutes away on foot.
Can I park at Cheltenham Racecourse during the Festival?
Only with a parking pass bought before the day. There are no sales on the day, and cars without a pass are turned away.