Where to stay
Places confirmed open, within about 30 km of the Festival Theatre at 55 Queen Street. In town means you can walk to a theatre. Farther out means a car. Shows, restaurants and events in this guide stay in Stratford. Only lodging uses the wider radius.
Kilometres and drive times are approximate, in ordinary traffic, to the Festival Theatre. No prices, no dates, and no booking on this site. The theatre is still the reason you are here.
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.
Under 15 km
The Shakespeare Inn
Inn · Shakespeare
2166 Highway 7 & 8, Shakespeare
To the Festival Theatre. About 14 km · About 15 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
A purpose-built inn in the hamlet of Shakespeare, on Highway 7 & 8. You need a car. Their site still describes itself as a theatre stay. Book on their site.
15–30 km
The Westover Inn
Inn · St. Marys
300 Thomas Street, St. Marys
To the Festival Theatre. About 22 km · About 25 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
A country inn on the edge of St. Marys, with the Christopher Plummer suite named for a Festival regular. Not a walk to any theatre.
Also on: Booking.com
Puddicombe House
Inn · New Hamburg
145 Peel Street, New Hamburg
To the Festival Theatre. About 25 km · About 28 minutes by car. Approximate, in ordinary traffic.
A small inn in an 1868 house in downtown New Hamburg, with a restaurant in the building. A car ride, not a curtain dash. 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.
The closest cluster is also on Hotels near the Festival Theatre.