Overnight in Central Indiana: a selection of accommodations.

• Author: Faris, Charlene

INDIANAPOLIS

Adam's Mark Hotel, 2544 Executive Dr., 46241; 317/248-2481, 800/444-ADAM. Located a mile from Indianapolis International Airport and 10 minutes from downtown, this 407-room hotel provides guests with complimentary hotel shuttle service. Several amenities are included: indoor and outdoor pools, a Jacuzzi and sauna, an exercise room and live entertainment. Corporate rate: $86 weekdays; $69 weekends.

Canterbury Hotel, 123 S. Illinois St., 46225; 317/634-3000. The luxurious European-style Canterbury is conveniently located downtown close to the Indiana Convention Center and Hoosier Dome, and Union Station. The venerable 99-room hotel offers fine dining in its Beaulieu Restaurant, and the hotel itself is a Preferred Hotel on the National Register. Rates: $125 single or double; $125-$500 for rooms with king beds.

Comfort Inn-South, 5040 S. East St., 46227; 317/783-6711, 800/221-2222. This 104-room hotel provides guests with a free continental breakfast, smoking and non-smoking rooms, an outdoor pool, video cinemas in rooms and a Shoney's Restaurant next door. Corporate rate: $33 single; $42 double.

Courtyard by Marriott-Indianapolis, 10290 N. Meridian St., 46290; 317/571-1110, 800/321-2211. Located just north of I-465 off the Meridian Street exit, this 149-room hotel has a full-service restaurant, a lounge, an indoor pool, a Jacuzzi and an exercise room. Rates: $59 single; $69 double; $44 weekends.

Embassy Suites-Indianapolis North, 3912 Vincennes Road, 46368; 317/872-7700, 800/362-2779. A 222-suite hotel, located at I-465 and U.S. 421 at the Pyramids, The Embassy Suites North features a restaurant and lounge with live entertainment, an indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, steam room, exercise facility and two hours of complimentary cocktails each evening. Guests also may order a free cooked-to-order buffet breakfast in this eight-story, lushly landscaped Mediterranean-style hotel. Rates: $114 single; $124 double.

Hampton Inn-Northwest, 7220 Woodland Dr., 46278; 317/290-1212, 800/HAMPTON. A 124-room hotel directly off I-465 at the 71st Street exit in Park 100, it is only five miles north of the airport. Several restaurants are nearby. There is an indoor pool, an exercise room, free local calls and a free continental breakfast. Rates: $48 single; $53 double; $45 weekends.

Hilton at the Circle, 31 W. Ohio St., 46204; 317/635-2000, 800/HILTONS. This 371-room hotel, in the heart of downtown just off Monument Circle, provides guests with...