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Cheap hotels in the university district, Elyria

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 19 Elyria hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Elyria, out of the 19 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 3.4.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $76.

The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel

Highest rated of the five

The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel

★★★★★4.6 from 289 reviews

The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 289 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 2 star property, found under the university district and around $76 a night on the dates we checked.

19 hotels in Elyria qualified for this list and five made it. Best Western Hilliard Inn & Suites is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved

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All five, ranked

  1. The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel1

    The Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 289 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. Best Western Hilliard Inn & Suites2

    Best Western Hilliard Inn & Suites

    ★★★★★4.4 from 917 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Comfort Suites Columbus Airport3

    Comfort Suites Columbus Airport

    ★★★★★3.9 from 657 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  4. American Value Inn4

    American Value Inn

    ★★★★★3.4 from 49 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Olentangy Motor Inn5

    Olentangy Motor Inn

    ★★★★★3.8 from 119 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

19 Elyria 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.

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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