Arizona, United States
New hotels in Tucson
New hotel openings in Tucson, verified and editorially reviewed.
Now open in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
voco The Tuxon
A Desert Modernist hotel on the Santa Cruz River became IHG's 71st voco in August 2024.
From $90
Open · August 2024
Tucson, Arizona
The Leo Kent Hotel, Tucson, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Tucson's tallest building, an office tower since 1986, gave up its lower nine floors to become the city's first hotel inside a high-rise.
From $185
Open · May 2023
Tucson, Arizona
The Eddy Hotel Tucson, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
A 106-room boutique property built from scratch in the Catalina Foothills by a local hotelier, named for his grandfather's frontier-era bakery career.
From $150
Open · October 2022
Tucson, Arizona
Graduate Tucson
AJ Capital Partners built a 15-story, 164-room hotel directly into Main Gate Square, putting Tucson's Graduate outpost, and its 14th-floor Moonstone bar, steps from the University of Arizona's front gate.
From $120
Open · October 2020Coming soon in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Lodge on the Desert Tucson, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Built in 1937 as a hacienda-style retreat and independently run for over eight decades, this Midtown Tucson landmark is converting to Hilton's Tapestry Collection following a $16 million acquisition by Atira Hotels.
Announced · December 2026
Tucson, Arizona
Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown
A 144-room, five-story Tempo by Hilton is rising on the former Foothills Mall site in Tucson, with a January 2027 target.
Announced · Early 2027
Tucson, Arizona
Hyatt Regency Tucson Convention Center
A decade-vacant downtown landmark becomes Tucson's first Hyatt Regency.
Announced · Late 2027Iconic hotels in Tucson
Tucson
Hotel Congress
Built alongside the Rialto Theatre by Los Angeles architects Curlett and Son, Hotel Congress is best known as the spot where a 1934 fire flushed out John Dillinger's gang, who were captured after firefighters unwittingly retrieved their luggage during the rescue. The upper floor was rebuilt in the same style after the blaze, and the hotel's neon marquee and Club Congress music venue remain a fixture of downtown Tucson.
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Tucson
Arizona Inn
Built in 1930-31 by Isabella Greenway, who the following year became Arizona's first female member of the U.S. Congress, the Arizona Inn's pink stuccoed casitas and villas sit across 14 landscaped acres designed by landscape architect James Oliphant. The Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Kennedys have all stayed here, and the property remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Tucson
Lodge on the Desert
What began as a private four-bedroom desert residence grew over more than 80 years into one of Tucson's classic hacienda-style lodges, drawing Old Hollywood regulars in its early decades — John Wayne, Ingrid Bergman and Jimmy Stewart among them. Its adobe-style casitas and courtyards at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains still carry that mid-century Southwestern character.
Learn more →Tucson's seven tracked hotels split into two distinct waves: five have opened since 2020, led by a ground-up hotel at the University of Arizona and a converted 1986 office tower downtown, and two more are confirmed for 2027, a Hyatt Regency reviving a derelict downtown landmark, and a Tempo by Hilton anchoring a redeveloped mall in Uptown. Downtown and the university area suit a first visit built around walking and desert-city energy; the Catalina Foothills and Midtown work better for a slower, mountain-view stay. Here's what's open, what's coming, and which hotel fits your trip.
What to do
A weekend in Tucson
Spend a morning downtown around the Tucson Museum of Art and the Presidio district, then walk or bike the Chuck Huckleberry Loop, the city's paved path network, before an evening on 4th Avenue for its independent shops, bars and restaurants strung between downtown and the University of Arizona. Devote an afternoon to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, part zoo and part botanical garden, built around the Sonoran Desert's plants and wildlife rather than imported animals: it's the single most-recommended stop for a first Tucson visit.
A full week
With more time, Saguaro National Park splits into east and west districts bracketing the city, each with its own scenic drive through cactus forest; Sabino Canyon, inside the Santa Catalina foothills, adds hiking and a narrated tram through a desert riparian canyon. Mission San Xavier del Bac, a working 18th-century Spanish mission south of downtown, and a night at Kitt Peak National Observatory's stargazing program - Tucson's outdoor lighting ordinances keep its skies unusually dark for a city this size - both reward a longer trip. Tucson also carries a UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation, the first in the US, largely for its Sonoran-Mexican cooking; a week gives room to work through Sonoran hot dogs and the taco trucks south of downtown rather than one obligatory meal.
Downtown's 4th Avenue corridor, a short streetcar ride from the Main Gate Square hotels, is worth its own evening for independent bookstores, vintage shops and a livelier bar scene than the university strip a few blocks north: the annual Tucson Meet Yourself festival, celebrating the region's overlapping Mexican, Native American and border cultures through food and music, runs here each October.
Where to stay
Downtown Tucson
The Leo Kent, Tucson, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opened in May 2023 inside the lower nine floors of One South Church, a 1986 postmodern office tower that has been Tucson's tallest building for four decades and had never held a hotel room before Opwest Partners' 145-room conversion. voco The Tuxon sits a short drive south along the Santa Cruz River, originally opened in July 2020 as a Marriott Design Hotels property before completing a 90-day rebrand to IHG's voco flag in August 2024 (a 112-room Desert Modernist hotel referencing Tucson's motor-lodge and ranching history. Hyatt Regency Tucson Convention Center, targeting late 2027, will add a third downtown option, converting the long-vacant Hotel Arizona) empty since 2012: into a 291-room hotel next to the Tucson Convention Center.
University of Arizona and Main Gate Square
Graduate Tucson opened in October 2020 as a ground-up tower in Main Gate Square, the pedestrian commercial strip bordering the University of Arizona's main entrance, its 164 rooms built around Graduate Hotels' collegiate-nostalgia aesthetic and a rooftop restaurant and pool called The Moonstone. It sits directly across the street from the area's older Marriott property, giving the square two takes on a campus-adjacent stay.
Catalina Foothills
The Eddy Hotel Tucson, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, opened in October 2022 as Arizona's first Tapestry Collection property, built from the ground up by Tucson-based Capri Hospitality Management on a 4.3-acre foothills site where the city's grid gives way to desert scrub. The 106-room hotel backs onto the Joesler Village shopping area and gives walking access to the Chuck Huckleberry Loop, with Sabino Canyon and Catalina State Park both a short drive away.
Uptown
Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, targeting early 2027, is a 144-room, five-story hotel anchoring Bourn Companies' redevelopment of the former Foothills Mall site at 7400 N. Uptown Drive: a shuttered 1970s mall recast as a mixed-use urban village, with five wellness rooms fitted with in-room Peloton bikes.
Midtown
Lodge on the Desert Tucson, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, is converting a 1937 hacienda-style landmark on five acres at 306 N Alvernon Way (an independent fixture of Midtown Tucson for nearly nine decades, bought by Chicago's Atira Hotels for $16 million in 2022) toward a December 2026 relaunch under Hilton's Tapestry Collection flag, about three miles from the University of Arizona.
Which hotel for your trip
Travelers who want to walk to dinner and nightlife without a car should look downtown: The Leo Kent puts you inside Tucson's tallest building a few blocks from the SunLink streetcar line, the Arizona State Museum and the Fox Tucson Theatre.
University visitors and graduation-weekend travelers fit best at Graduate Tucson, directly on Main Gate Square and a short walk from the UA campus core.
Travelers prioritizing mountain views and a resort pace should choose The Eddy Hotel Tucson in the Catalina Foothills: foothills scenery, golf and hiking access, with more distance from downtown's density.
Business travelers and conference-goers currently have voco The Tuxon as the closest tracked option to Tucson International Airport; once it opens in late 2027, Hyatt Regency Tucson Convention Center will be the market's dedicated convention hotel.
Travelers wanting a wellness-oriented stay outside downtown should watch Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, targeting early 2027 with five in-room Peloton bike suites and a purpose-built café, or Lodge on the Desert Tucson, relaunching under Hilton's Tapestry Collection in December 2026 around its original hacienda courtyards and cactus garden.
Frequently asked questions
What is the newest hotel to open in Tucson?
voco The Tuxon completed its rebrand from Marriott's Design Hotels to IHG's voco flag in August 2024, though the building itself dates to a July 2020 opening: The Leo Kent, which opened fresh in May 2023, is the newest hotel built or converted from scratch.
What hotel is confirmed to open next in Tucson?
Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, targeting early 2027 at the former Foothills Mall site, with Hyatt Regency Tucson Convention Center following later that year.
Is downtown Tucson walkable?
Yes for its core (the Presidio district, Tucson Museum of Art and the SunLink streetcar corridor are all within a few blocks) though Tucson overall is spread out and a car helps for the Catalina Foothills, Uptown or Saguaro National Park.
Which Tucson hotel has mountain views?
The Eddy Hotel Tucson, in the Catalina Foothills, backs directly onto the Santa Catalina range; Lodge on the Desert in Midtown, relaunching under Hilton's Tapestry Collection in December 2026, also uses the mountains as a backdrop.
Which Tucson hotel is best for wellness-focused travelers?
Tempo by Hilton Tucson Uptown, targeting early 2027 with five in-room Peloton bike suites, is the market's most deliberately wellness-oriented new build; The Eddy Hotel Tucson pairs its foothills setting with easy access to the Chuck Huckleberry Loop for running and cycling.
Which Tucson hotel is closest to the University of Arizona?
Graduate Tucson, directly on Main Gate Square at the campus's main entrance; Lodge on the Desert in Midtown is about three miles away.
When is the best time to visit Tucson?
October through April, when daytime highs stay in the 70s and 80s (Fahrenheit) and the desert is comfortable for hiking Sabino Canyon or Saguaro National Park; summer regularly passes 100 degrees and pushes outdoor plans to early morning or evening.
Is there a full-service hotel near the Tucson Convention Center today?
Not yet among the tracked list: Hyatt Regency Tucson Convention Center, converting the long-vacant Hotel Arizona next door, is targeting late 2027 as the market's first dedicated convention hotel in the area.
Is Tucson a good base for visiting Saguaro National Park?
Yes: the park splits into east and west units on either side of the city, both reachable in under 30 minutes from downtown or the Catalina Foothills, making Tucson one of the few US cities with a national park unit on both sides of town.