Bottleworks Hotel is the most stylish place to stay in Indianapolis and our featured pick. It occupies part of the city's former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 850 Massachusetts Avenue, an Art Deco landmark that has been reborn as the Bottleworks District, with the hotel at its heart and dining, bars and entertainment venues around it. The hotel keeps the historic architecture front and centre, with glamorous public spaces, billiards in the lobby and a vintage photo booth, while the rooms are modern and comfortable, with pillow-top mattresses, large 4K smart TVs with Chromecast, Bluetooth speakers, Nespresso machines and a minibar stocked with local flavors. Sundry and Vice is the hotel's cocktail bar and Blue Collar its coffee bar, and in-room dining and a 24-hour concierge round things out. It is having a moment: in 2026 it was named Best Boutique Hotel in the Newsweek Readers' Choice awards, placed third among boutique hotels in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice, and held a MICHELIN Key for the third year running.
Location and getting around: Mass Ave is the city's liveliest dining and nightlife street, a diagonal avenue of restaurants, bars, theatres and shops running northeast from downtown, and Bottleworks sits at its top end. You can walk to dozens of restaurants without crossing a main road, and Monument Circle is about a fifteen to twenty-minute walk southwest. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail runs along Mass Ave, so you can walk or cycle to Fountain Square for the food tour. For the Speedway, The Children's Museum or Newfields, take a taxi or rideshare.
Rooms and who it suits: Bottleworks suits couples, food lovers and anyone who wants their hotel to be part of the experience. It is a good base for a weekend of eating and drinking, and the nightlife on the doorstep is a plus or a minus depending on what you want from your evenings.
Good to know: parking is secure valet only, so check the rate when you book or arrive by taxi. The hotel is pet friendly, with a welcome treat for dogs from a local pet shop at check-in. There is a 24-hour fitness center and an on-site nail bar. Weekends book up early, especially when there are big events downtown.
Why stay here
- ✓Historic Coca-Cola bottling plant
- ✓Sundry and Vice cocktail bar
- ✓Blue Collar coffee bar
- ✓Billiards in the lobby
- ✓24-hour fitness center
- ✓Nespresso and local minibar
- ✓Valet parking
- ✓Pet friendly
Good questions
What is the Bottleworks Hotel building?+
The hotel occupies part of the former Coca-Cola bottling plant on Mass Ave, with Art Deco details throughout. The wider Bottleworks District around it has dining and entertainment.
Does Bottleworks Hotel have parking?+
Yes, secure valet parking is available. Check the nightly rate when you book.
Is Bottleworks Hotel walkable to downtown?+
Yes, it sits at the top of Mass Ave, with restaurants on the doorstep. Monument Circle is about a fifteen to twenty-minute walk.
