Low brick shopfronts and angled parking at Tremont Center, Upper Arlington

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Upper Arlington hotels & travel guide

A leafy 1920s garden suburb three miles from Ohio Stadium, with brick-gutter streets, deep public parks and two shopping centres that still work as its downtowns.

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Tudor rooflines, Scioto water and Golden Bear Saturdays

Awesome stay guide is a curated map of where to sleep in and around Upper Arlington, with honest rates and real photography rather than stock renders.

Those nearby places are separate municipalities, not neighbourhoods of Upper Arlington: Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff, Dublin, Hilliard, Worthington and the Ohio State campus fringe of Columbus.

Old Arlington is the reason people come. Walk Cambridge Boulevard, Arlington Avenue and Roxbury Road on a September evening and you get slate roofs, brick gutters and hundred-year oaks laid out by the Thompson brothers…

Tudor Revival brick houses under mature oaks on a curving Old Arlington street

Areas

The 25 areas we cover in and around Upper Arlington

All 25 areas

Tremont from $92

TREMONT CENTER

Old Arlington from $105

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Wooded bluff houses above the Scioto River on Riverside Drive, Upper Arlington

Golf View Heights from $119

RIVER AND GOLF

Post-war brick ranch houses and wide lawns on a Barrington Road side street

Barrington from $88

SCHOOL STREETS

Wide leafy street of split-level houses in north Upper Arlington near Fishinger Road

Canterbury from $95

NORTH UA

Upper Arlington High School campus and playing fields seen from Ridgeview Road

Ridgeview from $90

HIGH SCHOOL SIDE

Hotels

Where to book in Upper Arlington

Sorted by what people booked this month

Northam TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbus North OSU

4.6/5 $215

Northam Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbus OSU OH

4.0/5

Riverside Bend AC Hotel by Marriott Columbus Dublin

4.6/5 $373

Riverside Bend SpringHill Suites by Marriott Columbus Dublin

4.7/5 $321

Riverside Bend Hampton Inn Columbus Dublin

3.9/5 $140

Riverside Bend Quality Inn And Suites Dublin

3.7/5 $89

Guides

Trips worth planning around

Brick and slate 1920s houses on a tree-lined street in Old Arlington

Itineraries · 9 48 hours in Upper Arlington

Shaded park path with playground and tennis courts in Upper Arlington

Itineraries · 10 One week in Upper Arlington

Free public park with picnic tables and open lawn on a summer afternoon

Itineraries · 9 Upper Arlington in 3 days on a budget

Dressed table with wine glasses in a warm-lit upscale dining room

Itineraries · 9 Upper Arlington in 3 days, upgraded

Sandstone gorge with a waterfall and hemlocks in Hocking Hills

Day trips · 8 Day trip to Hocking Hills from Upper Arlington

S-shaped pedestrian suspension bridge over the Scioto River in Dublin

Day trips · 8 Day trip to Dublin from Upper Arlington

When to go

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Things to Do

Worth a rainy afternoon

Open lawn, ball diamond and mature shade trees at Thompson Park in Upper Arlington

Ridgeview Thompson Park

The park that explains Upper Arlington in twenty minutes: mown lawns, painted court lines, a shaded playground and a picnic shelter, all of it free and all of it maintained to a standard that surprises visitors.

Playground, tennis courts and library building at Northam Park, Upper Arlington

Northam Northam Park

Upper Arlington's civic back garden — the biggest of the city parks, wrapped around a library branch, a municipal pool, a bank of tennis courts and the playground every local child has been photographed on.

Paved walking loop through woodland at Fancyburg Park in Upper Arlington

Barrington Fancyburg Park

The local favourite for a short walk in the trees: a paved loop through mature woodland with a playground and shelter attached, and the best small-scale woodland feeling inside Upper Arlington's city limits.

Large playground and restored white barn at Sunny 95 Park, Upper Arlington

Ridgeview Sunny 95 Park (Amelita Mirolo Barn)

The city's best playground and its prettiest building in one place: a big modern play area, wide lawns and the relocated Amelita Mirolo Barn, the white timber landmark Upper Arlington weddings queue for.

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Indoor hotel pool lit at night near a Columbus suburban hotel corridor

2026-08-24 Hotels with pools near Upper Arlington, ranked

Upper Arlington packs three city pools and almost no hotel rooms into 9.8 square miles, so every swimmable stay sits a 5 to 20 minute drive out — here are seven clusters ranked, at $95 to $280 a night.

Dog on a leash beside a tree-lined Upper Arlington sidewalk

2026-08-24 Pet-friendly hotels near Upper Arlington

Pet fees around Upper Arlington run from $0 to $150 per stay depending on which of the six hotel clusters you pick — here is what each one charges, and the four parks worth the drive once you have checked in.

Family walking past a suburban hotel entrance with a playground beyond

2026-08-24 Family-friendly hotels near Upper Arlington, ranked

A family of four can sleep near Upper Arlington for $110 a night in Hilliard or $260 in Dublin — here are six clusters ranked on the four things that actually matter with kids, plus what to do with them once you are here.

Scarlet-clad crowd walking toward Ohio Stadium on an autumn Saturday

2026-08-24 Best hotels for Ohio State game days near Upper Arlington

Seven home Saturdays each autumn push rooms near Ohio Stadium from $150 to $500 with two-night minimums — here is where to sleep, what each option costs, and how to get to the 102,780-seat horseshoe without a parking pass.

Before you book

The questions we get most, answered with this month’s numbers.

01 How cheap can hotels in Upper Arlington actually get?

Upper Arlington is a residential suburb with almost no hotel stock of its own, so the cheap beds sit minutes outside it. In January and February expect $70 to $95 a night in Hilliard, near the Cemetery Road interchange with I-270, and along the Olentangy River Road corridor by Ohio State. Grandview Heights and Dublin run $120 to $160 in the same weeks.

02 When is the best time to visit Upper Arlington?

January through early March is cheapest, with rates 35 to 45 percent below autumn, though January highs hover near 37F and the Scioto looks grey. Late April to early June and mid-September to late October are the pleasant months. Peak is Ohio State football season and the first week of June, when the Memorial Tournament fills every room within ten miles.

03 Where should I stay for a first trip?

Grandview Heights, five minutes south of Tremont Center, suits most people: walkable Grandview Avenue restaurants and the Grandview Yard hotels around $130 to $170. The Lane Avenue and Ohio State campus edge is the closest bed to Old Arlington, good for game weekends. Dublin and Bridge Park, twelve minutes northwest, suits families and anyone here for golf.

04 Do I need a car in Upper Arlington?

Yes. Bring or rent one. SR-315 puts you downtown in about twelve minutes, and John Glenn Columbus International is twelve miles east, 20 to 25 minutes, roughly $30 to $40 by rideshare. COTA buses touch the edges of the suburb at $2.00 a ride or $4.50 for an all-day pass, but headways are long and Tremont Road is not a transit street.

05 What actually spikes hotel prices here?

Ohio Stadium sits under three miles from Tremont Center. On the seven or so home Saturdays each autumn, rates near Upper Arlington double or triple and two-night minimums appear by midweek. Early June brings the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in nearby Dublin, founded by Jack Nicklaus, who learned the game at Scioto Country Club here. Book those dates three months out.

06 What does every booking removes a tonne of CO2 mean?

IMPT funds one verified tonne of carbon removal for every hotel booking made through this site, at no extra cost to you. Same room, same rate you would pay booking anywhere else, same cancellation terms. One night in Grandview Heights at $140 funds one tonne. You are not paying a green surcharge, and nothing is added at checkout.

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