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The best hotels near Columbus Airport

Mei-Lin Zhou

Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

Updated 1 September 2026 · 52 Columbus hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Columbus, out of the 52 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.3.

All five are within 6.8 km of Columbus Airport.

City Mills Hotel

Highest rated of the five

City Mills Hotel

★★★★★4.9 from 348 reviews

City Mills Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 348 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 $150 a night on the dates we checked.

52 hotels in Columbus qualified for this list and five made it. Columbus air pad is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. City Mills Hotel1

    City Mills Hotel

    ★★★★★4.9 from 348 reviews

    6.8 km from Columbus Airport

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    • Columbus air pad2

      Columbus air pad

      ★★★★★4.756289 from 159 reviews

      3.3 km from Columbus Airport

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      • stayAPT Suites Columbus-Fort Benning3

        stayAPT Suites Columbus-Fort Benning

        ★★★★★4.6 from 176 reviews

        4.1 km from Columbus Airport

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        • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus at Northlake by IHG4

          Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus at Northlake by IHG

          ★★★★★4.4 from 655 reviews

          4.0 km from Columbus Airport

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          • Holiday Inn Express Columbus Northeast, an IHG Hotel5

            Holiday Inn Express Columbus Northeast, an IHG Hotel

            ★★★★★4.3 from 101 reviews

            2.0 km from Columbus Airport, about a 25 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            52 Columbus hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Columbus Airport 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.

            Mei-Lin Zhou

            Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

            Works agency hours in Vancouver and spends all 18 vacation days abroad. One new country and one repeat visit per year. Five trips to Japan and a running list of ramen shops.

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