Louisville has nearly 17,000 hotel rooms available around the year. However, for the Marathon and miniMarathon we recommend staying in the Downtown Area. This will give you access to the Kentucky International Convention Center for the Running Wild Pasta Dinner and Expo as well as the Shuttle busses to the Start line race day. The race finishes in the center of Downtown just a short walk from all downtown hotels, and easy access to many tourist destinations. The Meijer Derby Festival Marathon does have a host hotel in the Galt House and there is also the Convention and Visitors Bureau that can help you find hotel and discount tickets while you are in Louisville for Marathon and miniMarathon weekend. For information and rates, please contact the Greater Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800-626-5646 or visit their website at www.gotolouisville.com or to book online click here.