Best Hotels with Activities in Columbus

Columbus is Ohio's capital and the state's largest city, built around Ohio State University and a cluster of family-facing neighborhoods including German Village, the Short North Arts District and the Arena District. Families staying here find most hotel pools are indoor, a practical match for the city's cold winters and humid summers, plus a solid cluster of pet-friendly and suite-style properties near OSU, Polaris and the airport. It works well as a base for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, COSI and the Scioto Mile riverfront without requiring a long drive between neighborhoods.