The largest hotel at Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, and the closest to the terminal buildings, is the Holiday Inn at 5090 E Clinton Way - with 207 rooms, and a range of full service amenities that include an on-site restaurant (Skyline Cafˇ), cocktail lounge, indoor & outdoor pools, a fitness center and 11 meeting/event rooms, the hotel can cater for all travelers whether here for business, for exploring the city, or visiting the nearby Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.

This mid rise Fresno city center hotel was converted to a Holiday Inn in 2008 and fully renovated; it now offers 200 modern rooms & suites and a range of full service amenities right in the middle of the downtown area (at 1055 Van Ness Ave), a few blocks from Highway 41. The hotel has an all-day cafe/restaurant (room service available), a sports bar, fitness center, heated outdoor pool, 24 hour business center and a total of 9 meeting rooms - nearly 15,000 sq ft of event space. Rooms are comfortable, nicely decorated and contain a flat screen TV.

The newest of the three Holiday Inn or Express hotels in Fresno is located near the north edge of the city, alongside CA 41 by the Herndon Ave junction, half a mile south of the River Park shopping center and close to a number of restaurants including Denny's & PF Chang's. To the north, highway 41 leads directly to Yosemite National Park, after 53 miles. The hotel has a smallish outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center; free continental breakfast is served.

Just about the southernmost hotel in Fresno, the newly built Holiday Inn Express sits at the end of a quiet side street close to shopping and dining, near the Jensen Avenue exit of Highway 99. The 85 rooms and all the public areas are typically clean & modern, and the hotel has a good list of amenities, including free hot breakfast, free internet access, an outdoor pool, guest laundry and basic business services. All rooms contain a microwave & refrigerator; the suites have divided living/sleeping areas, and a sofa bed. The property opened late summer 2009.

The newly built Holiday Inn Express hotel in northwest Fresno is scheduled to open December 2009 at the Herndon Avenue exit of Hwy 99, replacing an older property of this brand a couple of miles south. The surroundings are semi-rural, with fields and scattered houses in most directions though there are several restaurants and gas stations beside the freeway. The main shopping center in the area (River Park) is 7 miles due east along Herndon Ave. The hotel is a beautiful, clean, modern, 4 storey building of 88 well equipped rooms & suites, a fitness center, pool, whirlpool and a meeting room. Free hot breakfast is served daily.

The Best Western Village Inn has a north central location in Fresno at 3110 N Blackstone Avenue (highway 41), part of a long corridor of shops and business in an otherwise residential district. Nearby sites of interest include the Manchester Center (stores, restaurants & movie theater) just one block north, Fresno City College and Lafayette Park. The hotel is quite a large complex with 151 north/south facing rooms in 2 storeys, divided into 3 blocks, between which is an outdoor pool & gardens. Free continental breakfast is served and there are several restaurants nearby, closest being a Denny's right next door.

The more central of the two Courtyard hotels in Fresno has a typical appearance for this brand with the 144 rooms & suites in 2 blocks enclosing the central landscaped garden, pool and gazebo. Those on the west side are quieter as those on the east overlook Highway 41, which runs close by - access is from the E Shaw Ave exit. The hotel is bordered by a patch of undeveloped land and a small lake, though a short distance west are many shops & restaurants along Blackstone Avenue. Other outlets can be found 0.8 miles away at the Fashion Fair Mall. The Courtyard has a cafe serving breakfast and a lounge open for dinner.

Marriott's Fresno Airport hotel is one of the older Courtyard properties, but still with above average standards of comfort, cleanliness and facilities. It is situated near the east side of Fresno half a mile from the main airport terminal on the corner of Peach Ave & McKinley Ave, at the edge of a residential area. The 4 floor hotel offers 116 rooms, a cafe open for breakfast, a business center, guest laundry, and a sheltered, tree lined outdoor pool/hot tub at the rear. A free shuttle is available to the airport.

Rated by many as the best hotel in Fresno, Marriott's Residence Inn offers 120 comfortable studio suites containing a full kitchen (plus dishwasher), an extra sofa bed, and separate areas for working, sleeping and relaxing. The garden area has an outdoor pool, sports court, and bbq area, while indoor facilities include a fitness center, guest laundry and a dining area where free buffet breakfast is available. During the week, a free evening reception is provided as well. The inn has a north central location in Fresno beside the 41 Freeway, near to plenty of shopping and dining, and close to another Marriott hotel (Courtyard) - separated from it by a small lake.

Fresno's TownePlace Suites is one of the older properties of this brand, but is well enough maintained, and provides affordable, extended stay accommodation towards the north edge of town, opposite the Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center - part of a complex of hotels and restaurants around the Herndon Ave exit of Highway 41. Also nearby (0.8 miles) is the Riverpark Shopping Center. The hotel features an outdoor pool, hot tub, exercise room, guest laundry, and 92 suites all equipped with a full kitchen. Free breakfast is provided.

Open in February 2008, the SpringHill Suites Fresno hotel is a beautiful new, 4 floor building of 118 suites, each with a kitchen area containing a microwave, refrigerator and sink. It has an easily-reached location just off Highway 41 near the north edge of town, at the corner of N Fresno St and E Herndon Ave - within a mile of the River Park Shopping Center, Kaiser Park, and the St Agnes Medical Center. The three main amenities are free hot breakfast, an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

Comfort Inn Fresno has a pleasant location beside highway 99 (W Shaw Ave exit) on the northwest edge of town - to the west is small area of houses, then begins the flat farmland of California's Central Valley. Near the highway are at least 4 restaurants, and the hotel is also close to attractions such as Fresno Zoo, the Island Waterpark, plus several golf courses & country clubs along the San Joaquin River. The main services are free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool/hot tub, sun deck and an exercise room.

Comfort Suites Fresno is another of the group of hotels at the north edge of the city next to highway 41, the highway to Yosemite National Park - the property is on the northwest corner of the intersection of CA 41 with Herndon Ave, its 70 rooms looking out over a mixture of houses and businesses including the River Park Mall just to the north. The main services at the all suite hotel are free breakfast, an indoor pool, sun deck and guest laundry. There are many restaurants & lounges within a mile.

The Quality Inn & Suites is one of the closest hotels to California State University of Fresno - it is on the north side of E Shaw Ave, opposite the Fashion Fair Mall and 1.5 miles from the campus. Also nearby are the Fig Garden Village Shopping Center, the Manchester Center and Camelot Theme Park, plus many restaurants and stores. The main north-south highway through Fresno (CA 41) is one block west. All the hotel's 53 rooms include microwave & refrigerator, ironing & coffee making facilities, whilst other amenities are an outdoor pool and free continental breakfast.

The well reviewed Econo Lodge Fresno is 5 miles north of downtown along Blackstone Ave, a block west of highway 41, in the middle of a busy shopping/business district. This is a small but clean and comfortable motel, offering 35 rooms all on the ground floor, arranged around 3 sides of the central parking area, with an outdoor pool/sun deck at the front. Free continental breakfast is provided.

Near the north edge of Fresno, the Rodeway Inn is a basic, budget motel made above average by its large, clean rooms and the good location - one block east of CA 41 along Blackstone Ave, close to many restaurants and shops including those of the River Park Shopping Center. Downtown Fresno is 7 miles south, California State University 3 miles east. Free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool, hot tub and sundeck are the main amenities. All 133 rooms have a microwave & refrigerator.