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The best hotels near Jet Express

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 12 Clinton hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Clinton, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.854223 down to 3.8.

All five are inside 1.2 km of Jet Express, so you can walk it.

Great Location ONLY 5 Blocks to Beach

Highest rated of the five

Great Location ONLY 5 Blocks to Beach

★★★★★4.854223 from 135 reviews

Great Location ONLY 5 Blocks to Beach comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.854223 from 135 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 $247 a night on the dates we checked.

12 hotels in Clinton qualified for this list and five made it. The Island House Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Great Location ONLY 5 Blocks to Beach1

    Great Location ONLY 5 Blocks to Beach

    ★★★★★4.854223 from 135 reviews

    1.2 km from Jet Express, about a 15 minute walk

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    • The Island House Hotel2

      The Island House Hotel

      ★★★★★4.1 from 394 reviews

      200 m from Jet Express, about a 2 minute walk

      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    • OurGuest Inn & Suites Downtown Port Clinton3

      OurGuest Inn & Suites Downtown Port Clinton

      ★★★★★4.1 from 433 reviews

      400 m from Jet Express, about a 5 minute walk

      • Pool
      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    • Beachfront Resort4

      Beachfront Resort

      ★★★★★4.1 from 274 reviews

      400 m from Jet Express, about a 5 minute walk

      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly
      • Accessible

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    • Arlington Inn5

      Arlington Inn

      ★★★★★3.8 from 142 reviews

      200 m from Jet Express, about a 2 minute walk

      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning

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    How this list was put together

    12 Clinton hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Jet Express 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.

    Stefan Bauer

    Stefan Bauer The American west

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