Cleveland · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels downtown in Cleveland
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
These are my five favourites in Cleveland, out of the 16 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.2.
The Stovall House Inn & Events is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
The Stovall House Inn & Events
★★★★★4.9 from 128 reviews
The Stovall House Inn & Events comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 128 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under city centre and around $169 a night on the dates we checked.
16 hotels in Cleveland qualified for this list and five made it. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Helen by IHG is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly
All five, ranked
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The Stovall House Inn & Events
★★★★★4.9 from 128 reviews
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Holiday Inn Express & Suites Helen by IHG
★★★★★4.5 from 1,101 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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3Loreley Resort
★★★★★4.5 from 730 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Helen
★★★★★4.4 from 390 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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5Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square by IHG
★★★★★4.2 from 1,695 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
How this list was put together
16 Cleveland hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.
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