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Wouldn’t rate this place as kid friendly. Desk manager has a problem with kids sitting in the public dining space next to the bar. She states this IS all the bar seating however, she’s wrong. It’s clearly advertised as a bar and grille with dedicated bar stools the rest is low top tables. Marketing yourself as bar and grille with NO signage stating “under age persons may not sit here” means I’m free to have a drink at the bar while my child can sit at a regular table and eat some chicken tenders. By the desk agents logic anywhere that has a bar now cannot seat children. So, restaurants like Applebees and Longhorn cannot accommodate kids with regular seating. I tried respectfully to point out the difference between regular seating and BAR top seating for kids but she remains committed to ignorance. Furthermore, the maximum occupancy for this bar area is set at 100+ and if you’ve been inside you know it cannot accommodate half that so it’s actually zoned for the ENTIRE downstairs lobby :-) that ALL is the bar and grille area, you can also be on the other side of the lobby not even next to the bar and order drinks / have drinks brought to you by this zoning. By her logic it would also be illegal to have drinks brought to your room with kids present. See how she’s wrong? Law is fun. All seating EXCEPT the actual bar stools is suitable LEGALLY for kids. No parent is going to seat their kids across the lobby so it sounds like she either doesn’t support legal kid friendly areas or she doesn’t want bar customers at all. If management doesn’t know the correct seating policy, I have no confidence in this hotel to maintain any other category of importance. Rooms are outdated, dirty, visibly missed areas for vacuuming, most outlets were dead and sink clogged. Gym had weights and one treadmill the peloton and other machines are broken or simply not cared to be plugged in. People review this place well for the service and staff below management which also get treated poorly, not anything else.
Katelynn Cleary
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My wife and I stayed here from March 1st to the 2nd while we were in town. It’s in a nice area and the lobby was clean, but once we got to our room(room 520), we noticed a brownish splatter all over the wall behind the TV(kind of looked like blood? I added pictures below). We were getting ready to go out and got some ice from the 5th floor ice machine for some beverages, only to find some sort of brown chunks in our drinks. After dumping them to make more, we realized that these chunks were coming out of the ice machine with the ice(maybe mold or rust? I included a picture). On our way out for the evening, I politely asked the staff about the splatter on the wall and the chunks of whatever were coming out of the ice machine. I was politely told to use a different floor’s ice machine and that they had no other rooms available. We were out for the rest of the evening, but when we returned 6 hours later, the splatter on the wall was still there as no one attempted to clean it. For a standard room that cost $625 for one night($200 in fees past the price originally listed even when booking directly with the hotel), my wife and I were disappointed it wasn’t even clean.
Jake Glore
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Decent hotel near Riverside Hospital. Most of the guests here are elderly or family of patients at the hospital. The area is somewhat walkable with a grocery store nearby and some restaurants. Its also not too far from the bus line. Its much easier if you have a car though. Rooms are clean and fairly spacious. Same with the bathrooms. There are a weird number of photos on the walls. The window was my only gripe. Looked like it had never been cleaned and looked out straight into the HVAC. My room was also loud because of it. The lobby is spacious and looks nice. There are decently sized conference rooms available for rent as well (about 12-20 people can fit into each). Staff is friendly and helpful. They even let me check in an hour before the normal check-in time. Room service is quick. Police do patrol the area and hangout at the check-in desk even when there is nothing going on. Its a little intimidating, but I guess it keeps the area safe.
Rasikanand Harvind
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Breakfast was good but not free. 7.99
Harry Karam
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3232 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202
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4.3
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attractions: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus OSU-Medical Center by IHG, Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus OSU, Staybridge Suites Columbus OSU-Medical Center by IHG, Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus/University Area, Marriott Columbus OSU, Motel 6 Columbus, OH - OSU, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and Emergency Department, Virtue Vegan Salon- Clintonville, Clinton -Como Park, Nails on Neil, restaurants: Local Cantina - Clintonville, Cornerstone Deli & Cafe, El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant, Roosters, Los Agavez Taqueria, Dough Mama Clintonville, Food Street, TOUS les JOURS, Chuan Jiang Hao Zi, Denny's
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