In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The hotels closest to the City of Arts and Sciences are the NH Valencia Las Artes (about 400 m in a straight line), the INNSiDE Valencia Oceanic (about 500 m, next to the Oceanogràfic) and the Barceló Valencia (about 550 m; the hotel puts the complex 100 m away). The Hotel Primus has an outdoor pool open all year. The old town is 2 to 3 km away along the Turia Gardens. Valencia has no tourist tax. The Valencia Marathon on Sunday 6 December 2026 finishes at the complex. Prices change with the dates, so check yours on Hotels.com. Or book a ticket: the Oceanogràfic ticketad is from €37 and the Oceanogràfic, Hemisfèric and science museum comboad from €45.55 (GetYourGuide).
What the district is like to sleep in
The City of Arts and Sciences is a line of buildings along the end of the Turia Gardens, with the Oceanogràfic, the Museu de les Ciències, the Hemisfèric, the Umbracle and the Palau de les Arts. The streets round it, Avenida de Francia and the avenues off the Alameda, are residential and commercial, with a shopping mall beside the Holiday Inn Express. The old town’s bars and restaurants are a bus or metro ride away. See the City of Arts and Sciences and the Oceanogràfic for the tickets, and where to stay in Valencia for the other areas.
The Àgora and the Assut de l’Or bridge, seen from the Turia Gardens. Photo: Esniom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Getting there: Metrovalencia line 10 to Ciutat Arts i Ciències - Justícia, or line 5 to Alameda. EMT bus 95 follows the old river bed past the Bioparc, the Museo de Bellas Artes and the Torres de Serranos. Valencia public transport has the fares.
- To the old town: about 2 to 3 km in a straight line from these hotels to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The Turia Gardens are the walk or the bike ride.
- The Valencia Marathon is on Sunday 6 December 2026, with the start at 08:15 and the finish at the complex. All 36,000 places are sold out, so the hotels here fill that weekend. The complex’s own prices are at the high-season rate from 5 to 7 December.
- The Roig Arena, the concert venue, is near the NH Valencia Las Artes, according to the hotel.
Distances are straight lines from each hotel to the centre of the complex, which is long, so a walk is longer and a hotel on its edge can print as several hundred metres. Where a hotel gives its own distance, the entry says so.
The hotels
The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com. Star grades are from the Generalitat Valenciana’s tourism register, and a hostel is registered as an albergue and has no grade. Room counts are the register’s, except the NH Valencia Las Artes, which gives its own.
Up to 500 m
NH Valencia Las Artes
About 400 m · Calle Instituto Obrero de Valencia 28 · 174 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
The hotel’s page puts it a couple of minutes’ walk from the science museum, the aquarium and the IMAX cinema. Many rooms overlook the garden, the Palau de les Arts can be seen from the rear junior suites, and there is a heated indoor pool with sun loungers.
INNSiDE Valencia Oceanic
About 500 m · Calle Pintor Maella 35 · 197 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
Next to the Oceanogràfic and overlooking the City of Arts and Sciences, according to Meliá’s page. It has an outdoor pool with a bar, a garden and solarium, rooms with a terrace, and a gym on the top floor with panoramic views.
500 to 900 m
Avenida de Francia. Photo: Joanbanjo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barceló Valencia
About 550 m · Avenida de Francia 11 · 187 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
The hotel puts the City of Arts and Sciences 100 m away and sells rooms with a view of it, junior suites included. The terrace on the tenth floor has 270-degree views, a bar and a small outdoor pool.
Hotel Primus Valencia
About 600 m · Calle Menorca 22 · 262 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
A 2,000 sq m garden and a 200 sq m terrace round an outdoor pool that the hotel says is unheated and open all year from 10:00 to 21:00, free for guests. The hotel’s page puts the centre of Valencia 3 km away.
Holiday Inn Express Valencia - Ciudad de las Ciencias
About 700 m · Calle Escritor Rafael Ferreres 22 · 100 rooms · 3 stars · Hotels.comad
Five minutes’ walk from the complex, according to the hotel’s text on Visit València, and some rooms face it. Breakfast is included in the room rate and is served in a dining room that overlooks a seasonal outdoor pool.
AC Hotel Valencia by Marriott
About 800 m · Avenida Francia 67 · 174 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
In a residential area on Avenida de Francia, one step from the City of Arts and Sciences and the Oceanogràfic according to the hotel’s text on Visit València, which also names an AC Lounge for tapas and drinks and a terrace.
SH Valencia Palace
About 850 m · Paseo de la Alameda 32 · 238 rooms · 5 stars · Hotels.comad
Faces the Palau de la Música. The superior rooms have large windows over the Turia Gardens and the Palau, and the pool is 10 by 5 m for 30 people at most, which the hotel describes as for summer and, covered, for winter.
1 to 2 km
Urban Youth Hostel
About 1.4 km · Avenida del Puerto 280 · hostel · Hotels.comad
On Avenida del Puerto, very close to the beach according to the hostel’s text on Visit València.
Sea You Hotel Port Valencia
About 1.7 km · Plaza Tribunal de las Aguas 5 · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
In the port area, which the hotel’s text on Visit València puts 20 minutes from the centre by public transport or car.
Hotel Dimar
About 1.7 km · Avenida Gran Vía Marqués del Turia 80 · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
On Gran Vía Marqués del Turia. The hotel’s page says its position connects the historic centre and the Turia Gardens.
Hotels further out
The hotels beyond 2 km are described by their own area in where to stay in Valencia. For the beach, see the Valencia beaches, and for the cruise terminal, the cruise port page.
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Common questions
Which hotel is closest to the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia?
Of the hotels in this guide, the NH Valencia Las Artes, about 400 m from the centre of the complex in a straight line, then the INNSiDE Valencia Oceanic at about 500 m and the Barceló Valencia at about 550 m. The Barceló says the complex is 100 m from its door, because the complex is long.
Which hotels near the City of Arts and Sciences have a pool?
The Hotel Primus has an outdoor pool that it says is unheated and open all year from 10:00 to 21:00. The INNSiDE Valencia Oceanic has an outdoor pool with a bar, the Barceló a small outdoor pool on its tenth-floor terrace, and the NH Valencia Las Artes a heated indoor pool. The Holiday Inn Express has a seasonal outdoor pool, and the SH Valencia Palace a pool it describes as for summer and, covered, for winter.
How far is the City of Arts and Sciences from the old town?
The hotels in this guide are about 1.9 to 3.1 km in a straight line from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The Turia Gardens lead there on foot or by bike, EMT bus 95 follows the old river bed, and Metrovalencia line 10 stops at Ciutat Arts i Ciències - Justícia.
Is there a tourist tax in Valencia?
No. Valencia has none, and the regional government rejected one in May 2026.
When do hotels near the City of Arts and Sciences fill up?
For the Valencia Marathon on Sunday 6 December 2026, which finishes at the complex and whose 36,000 places are sold out. The complex's own ticket prices are also at the high-season rate on 5 to 7 December 2026 and from 20 to 28 March 2027.
How do I get from these hotels to the Oceanogràfic?
On foot. The INNSiDE Valencia Oceanic is next to it, and the others are between 400 m and 850 m away in a straight line. The Oceanogràfic is €37.00 to €43.05 depending on the date (2026 prices).
