Hotel industry is one of the important industries which reflect the development level and vitality of regional econ-omy.The spatial layout of hotels plays a role in the functional orientation and economic development of utban areas. Withthe help of software such as AreCIS and SPSS and the methods of the nearest neighbor index , kernel density analysis ,standard deviation ellipse and so on , the spatial distribution characteristics of hotels in the central areas in Fuzhou are ana-lyzed.The results show that the spatial distribution pattern can be describedl as one major area , one auxiliary area and sixclusters ; the distribution of various types of hotels is unbalanced;five-star hotels are sporadic; other levels of hotels areclustered.In terms of distrilution orientation ,all types of hotels are northwest-southeast oriented , showing a expansion tend-ency toward the southeast;the spatial layout of hotels is affected by terrain , economy , business circle , tourism and transpor-tation at various degrees.Changle District ,Mawei riverside, Minhou , and Jingxi hold great potential for hotel development inthe future.The opening of metro service will drive the spatial layout of the central areas of Fuzhou to develop in a more bal-anced way.