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High end hotels near the main square in Cleveland

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 13 Cleveland hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cleveland, out of the 13 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.935128 down to 4.6.

Red Rose Cabin is the one I would book myself.

Red Rose Cabin

Highest rated of the five

Red Rose Cabin

★★★★★4.935128 from 390 reviews

Red Rose Cabin comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.935128 from 390 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 found under the beach and around $242 a night on the dates we checked.

13 hotels in Cleveland qualified for this list and five made it. Hot Tub/Game Room/Fireplace and pit, very private, a little taste of heaven! is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Red Rose Cabin1

    Red Rose Cabin

    ★★★★★4.935128 from 390 reviews

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    • Hot Tub/Game Room/Fireplace and pit, very private, a little taste of heaven!2

      Hot Tub/Game Room/Fireplace and pit, very private, a little taste of heaven!

      ★★★★★4.8 from 450 reviews

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      • Valhalla Resort Hotel3

        Valhalla Resort Hotel

        ★★★★★4.6 from 687 reviews

        • Pool
        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Bar
        • Parking

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      • Timberline Glamping at Unicoi State Park4

        Timberline Glamping at Unicoi State Park

        ★★★★★4.9 from 256 reviews

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        • Mountaintop Couple Retreat-Hot Tub|Sauna|King Bed5

          Mountaintop Couple Retreat-Hot Tub|Sauna|King Bed

          ★★★★★4.95 from 132 reviews

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          How this list was put together

          13 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

          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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