Ohio’s largest hotel, with 1,000 rooms in two towers, connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center and near Nationwide Arena and North Market. FYR, Spark and the Stories on High rooftop lounge are on site.
Parking is paid, by the day, and a 1% Short North community fee is added to room and restaurant charges. It’s connected to the convention center, so check for a convention on your dates.
Getting to the game
Walk west along Nationwide Boulevard to the arena.
Getting back
Walk back with the crowd, or stop at R Bar or Moran’s on Front Street on the way.
A 135-room art-themed boutique hotel in the Short North, hung with works from the developer’s family collection, with Liliana Spa, Soul at The Joseph and The Guild House.
The hotel’s own site couldn’t be checked, so room rates, parking prices and any fees are unconfirmed. Call the hotel before you book.
Getting to the game
Walk south on High Street toward the convention center and turn west to the arena, ride COTA Line 1, 2 or 5 to High Street and Ohio Center Way, or take a rideshare to West Street.
Getting back
Walk back north on High Street, or meet a rideshare on West Street.
The shuttle serves the airport, not the arena. Parking isn’t described, and the page still uses the airport’s old name, so confirm details with the hotel.
Getting to the game
Drive downtown and park, or take a rideshare to the drop-off on West Street.
Getting back
Walk back to your garage, or meet a rideshare on West Street.
From the convention center on footArena District and the convention centerwalk
Getting there
Walk west along Nationwide Boulevard to the arena. Sonesta describes itself as two blocks away, and Drury lists the arena half a mile away. Doors open one hour before puck drop.
Getting back
Walk back along Nationwide Boulevard with the crowd.
Leave bags behind: only clutches up to 8 × 5 × 1 inches, medical bags and diaper bags are allowed. Expect metal detectors at the doors.
From the Short North on footShort North Arts Districtwalk
Getting there
Walk south on High Street past the convention center, then turn west toward the arena.
Getting back
Walk back north on High Street. Jeni’s stays open until midnight if you want dessert on the way.
No walking time or distance from these hotels to the arena could be confirmed. For a weeknight game, COTA Line 1, 2 or 5 down High Street or a rideshare to West Street saves the walk.
From the Short North by rideshareShort North Arts Districtrideshare
Getting there
Set your drop-off on West Street. The arena says all drop-offs and pickups happen there.
Getting back
Walk to West Street and meet your driver there.
The arena publishes no separate Uber or Lyft zone. Vehicles on West Street must be attended, and unattended ones may be towed. Prices after the game are set by the app.
From the Short North on a COTA busShort North Arts Districttransit
Getting there
Take COTA Line 1, 2 or 5 south on High Street to the N. High St. and Ohio Center Way stop, then walk one block west to the arena. The Short North Alliance lists the same lines at stops by these hotels. A ride is $2, with free transfers for two hours.
Getting back
Walk one block east to High Street and take Line 1, 2 or 5 north from the Ohio Center Way stop.
No schedule or last-bus time is published on the arena’s page, so check times in the Transit app, which the arena recommends. The free CBUS downtown circulator isn’t running.
Drive downtown and park in one of the surface lots or garages the arena counts within a 10-minute walk: more than 15,000 spaces. Parking can be bought in advance or on the day.
Getting back
Walk back to your garage and drive out.
Prices vary by lot and aren’t listed on the arena’s page. Accessible parking is at the McConnell garage’s north entrance and the Front Street garage’s northeast entrance, and may run short at busy events.
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Short North Arts DistrictA boutique hotel and a dinner-and-gallery night before the game
Stay among the galleries, boutiques and restaurants on North High Street, then walk south or take a rideshare to the arena.
To the arena
Walk south on High Street toward the convention center and turn west to the arena, ride COTA Line 1, 2 or 5 to High Street and Ohio Center Way, or take a rideshare to West Street.
After the game
Walk back north on High Street, or meet a rideshare on West Street.
The tradeoff
Parking is valet or a nearby garage, and no parking price could be confirmed. The arena is farther away than from the convention hotels, and no walking time from these hotels could be confirmed.
A bar and grill on Front Street near the arena, and one of the Arena District’s to-go drinks sellers.
Hours & notes
Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–11 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.–9 p.m., per the Arena District’s listing. It closes at 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, so plan it for before a weeknight game.