What to expect: Located in downtown Indianapolis, this European-style boutique hotel is connected via skywalk to Circle Center Mall and the Indiana Convention Center. Guests here appreciate the high-end amenities, attentive service, and upscale Danielli restaurant.

Amenity highlights: The Canterbury is elegantly furnished and offers an impressive set of high-end amenities, like complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel. A morning limo service can take guests throughout the downtown area, and those with cars can take advantage of 24-hour valet parking.

Insider tip: Dolphins, indigenous art, and Triple-A baseball. It sounds like an unlikely combo, but all can be found at White River State Park, a mile from the Canterbury Hotel. Here you’ll find the Indianapolis Zoo, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and Victory Field, where the Indianapolis Indians play Triple-A ball. There’s also plenty of greenspace, jogging paths, bicycle rentals, an IMAX theater, and much more.

What to expect: This downtown high-rise is located in the city center, with enclosed skywalk access to the convention center and other attractions. Deluxe amenities, personalized service, and a pet-friendly policy attract a sophisticated clientele of conventioneers, politicians, and vacationers who seek convenience and pampering.

Amenity highlights: Spa Chakra offers individually tailored conventional and holistic therapies (surcharge). Use of an indoor lap pool, spa tub, fitness center, and women’s and men’s saunas and steam rooms is complimentary.

A branch of the Capital Grille is on site. In the lobby, Vitesse offerings include small plates, tapas, champagnes, and live weekend jazz.

Insider tip: More than 300 complimentary performances and exhibits are held annually in the Artsgarden, a seven-story glass-enclosed structure adjacent to the hotel.

What to expect: The newly renovated Hyatt Regency Indianapolis offers a prime downtown location. The light-filled atrium lobby, soaring 21 stories, is appointed with cascading greenery, a waterfall, and plenty of comfortable seating. Guests in a hurry can check in via handy self-service kiosks.

Amenity highlights: The revolving Eagle's Nest restaurant, perched on the 21st floor, provides spectacular 360-degree views of the city--along with a top-notch menu showcasing steaks and seafood. The Level One lounge, just off the lobby, is an urban oasis with more than a dozen high-definition plasma TVs. An indoor pool is paired with a spa tub. Fitness buffs will appreciate the Hyatt's 24-hour health club, complete with individual TV monitors on the cardio machines.

What to expect: Just off I-69 and one mile from I-465, this suburban hotel offers easy access to downtown Indianapolis. A lounge with a fireplace is the focal point of the spacious lobby. Guests, including many repeat visitors, appreciate the gracious and helpful staff, business-friendly services, indoor pool, and signature Hilton amenities, such as the Hilton Serenity Bed.

Amenity highlights: Lounge chairs and umbrella-topped tables are arrayed around the indoor pool. The fitness center, open 24 hours a day, features cardio machines with individual TVs, as well as a TV mounted on the wall. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in the lobby. Guests can save money on gas by taking advantage of the hotel's complimentary shuttle service, available within a five-mile radius.

Insider tip: The Monon Trail, eight miles from the hotel, is one of the Midwest's most popular urban greenways. Formerly a railway line, the wide, paved path attracts runners, walkers, bicyclists, and families enjoying the fresh air.