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The best hotels near Case Western Reserve University

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 11 Cleveland hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cleveland, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9076552 down to 4.4.

All five are inside 1.5 km of Case Western Reserve University, so you can walk it.

Accogliente e caldo 1Family Run

Highest rated of the five

Accogliente e caldo 1Family Run

★★★★★4.9076552 from 209 reviews

Accogliente e caldo 1Family Run comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9076552 from 209 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 poi and around $215 a night on the dates we checked.

11 hotels in Cleveland qualified for this list and five made it. In the heart of Little Italy! Free Parking! is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Accogliente e caldo 1Family Run1

    Accogliente e caldo 1Family Run

    ★★★★★4.9076552 from 209 reviews

    900 m from Case Western Reserve University, about a 11 minute walk

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    • In the heart of Little Italy! Free Parking!2

      In the heart of Little Italy! Free Parking!

      ★★★★★4.9772725 from 143 reviews

      900 m from Case Western Reserve University, about a 11 minute walk

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      • Glidden House3

        Glidden House

        ★★★★★4.6 from 911 reviews

        700 m from Case Western Reserve University, about a 9 minute walk

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        • InterContinental Cleveland by IHG4

          InterContinental Cleveland by IHG

          ★★★★★4.4 from 1,635 reviews

          1.0 km from Case Western Reserve University, about a 12 minute walk

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          • La piccola Italia di Cleveland 2 Family Run5

            La piccola Italia di Cleveland 2 Family Run

            ★★★★★4.9140353 from 114 reviews

            1.5 km from Case Western Reserve University, about a 19 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            11 Cleveland hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Case Western Reserve University second, then 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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