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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG

2.5 star property

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Experience the warmth of a crackling fire in our inviting lobby, featuring comfortable seating areas and a dining space.
Relax in a contemporary lounge area with a tufted sofa, matching bench, and a coffee table, perfect for casual meetings or unwinding.
Relax in a stylish living space with two plush armchairs, a unique shelving unit, and a patterned floor.
Relax in a stylish room with two single beds, a sofa, and a flat-screen TV.
Cozy up by the fireplace in our inviting lobby, featuring comfortable sofas and a stylish metal accent above the central hearth.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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3045 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH, 43202
  • Ohio State University
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Schottenstein Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Ohio Stadium
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Columbus, OH (CMH-John Glenn Columbus Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub (Additional Living Area)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub (Additional Living Area)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Comms Accessible. Roll-In Shower)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(38 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, Multiple Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(18 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(60 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Suite, 2 Bedrooms (1 King, 1 Queen, Sofa Bed)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 2 Bedrooms (1 King, 1 Queen, Sofa Bed)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, Multiple Beds (2 Queen beds with Sofa Bed)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, Multiple Beds (2 Queen beds with Sofa Bed)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(22 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, Multiple Beds, Accessible (Communications)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, Multiple Beds, Accessible (Communications)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Comms Accessible. Roll-In Shower)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Comms Accessible. Roll-In Shower)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Additional Living Area)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Additional Living Area)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

1 bedroom, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG

Hotel with free breakfast, near Ohio State University
An indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness centre and a 24-hour business centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and a free area shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, a business centre and conference space.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG offers 100 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and a safe. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Fridges, microwaves and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Columbus hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

The free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Ohio State University. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and a free area shuttle, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free buffet breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the cleanliness and comfy beds
  • 13 minutes by foot from Ohio State University and a 3-minute drive from Schottenstein Center
  • Free local-area shuttle service
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG offers its guests an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Business amenities include a 24-hour business centre and a meeting room. Free breakfast is available. Event space at this hotel measures 969 square feet (90 square metres) and includes conference space. A library, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG. Parking is available for a fee.

This Columbus hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast.

Languages

Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Hindi, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free area shuttle
  • Secured, uncovered parking on site (USD 5 per day)
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • 969 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height door lock
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Wet bar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 30.00 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Uncovered self-parking fee: USD 5 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 5:30 AM to 11 PM
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Columbus Univ Area - Osu by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 494 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 243 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 105 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 70 out of 1009 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 97 out of 1009 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rude customer service, broken pool, gross rooms

Pool closed no warning and a sign that said it broke that morning but was up for days. We picked this hotel because of pool, dirty AC blew into one of beds leaving black funk on bed. Room didn’t look like picture (didn’t get bed arrangement we paid for) floor sticky and gross. One person at front desk so if they in bathroom no one to assist. Staff was rude when we expressed our concerns. They offered to use a pool in a hotel nearby which was small, dark, and overcrowded and no hot tub like this hotel claimed to have and you had to walk through parking lot with tire seller to get there - far from convenient, nice or enjoyable and when we tried to express our concerns since we had been told pool just broke and should be running by Saturday they were rude. No reduction in price or any benefits offered. Horribly terrible customer service.
Sign that said broke this morning which up for our whole 3 night stay
Black funk from AC on bed we ended up not even using this bed
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and the decor was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Morgan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pool went down apparently at 5 am n
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

azukur, las vegas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property pool was not in service! The hotel said this was on the website, but it was not communicated through website. The hotel breakfast was poor! It had very few options! It was also very dirty in the breakfast area!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Montinaue

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I arrived at 12 pm for my one night stay and still was expected to pay full price and a deposit. My stay was on 3/27/25. It is now 4/17/25 and my deposit still has not been released to me. Staff was not the nicest.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Greg

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Piketon

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and convenient. On-site staff were excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nothing more to say
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Markeese

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Woke up in the middle of the night to a puddle on the floor and water pooled on top of the air conditioning unit. Appears the window leaked during a heavy rain event. The baseboard was also peeling off the wall on the exterior wall due to moisture issues. The ceiling/floors need better sound deadening. We could hear the footsteps of the elephants, I mean people, directly above us. The floors being vinyl plank were extremely dirty and should be wet cleaned more often. The shower curtain smelled musty. Last and perhaps most important was the severe lack of parking. There are not nearly enough parking spots on th property and the lot fills quickly late in the day forcing many guests to park off site or in another nearby parking lot.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Brendan

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff, great rooms! I highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ali

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
property is very close to grave yard and not value for money. you can get better hotel for this price
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Deanne

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

PARIS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff is amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025