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Hampton Inn Columbus South

4017 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States
from $157

Hampton Inn Columbus South is an economical option in Downtown Columbus, Upper Arlington, handy for travellers focused on central Downtown Columbus and the main sights.

Guests typically choose Downtown Columbus for its balance of location and price; Hampton Inn Columbus South is a good fit if you want to be near the action in Upper Arlington.

Because pricing is set live by the hotel and its suppliers, the figure shown here is a recent snapshot; check the current rate for your exact dates before booking.

Key facts

Class
2-star
Area
Downtown Columbus
Guest rating
4.1 (763)
from
$157
Address
4017 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States

What’s included

How many nights in Upper Arlington, and a first-timer's plan

Three nights is the sweet spot: two is enough for the parks and Old Arlington but leaves no room for Columbus itself, and four or more only pays off if you are adding Delaware, Powell or a tournament. Day one, walk Old Arlington from the Mallway on Arlington Avenue through the Cambridge Boulevard streets — the district was laid out from 1913 and the city incorporated in 1918, so the housing stock reads as one continuous 1920s piece — then finish at Northam Park and Tremont Center. Day two, go west and outdoors: Griggs Reservoir Park along Riverside Drive for the water, Sunny 95 Park and the Amelita Mirolo Barn, and Smith Nature Park or Fancyburg Park for the woodland loops. Add the Jack Nicklaus Museum at 2355 Olentangy River Road, about 2 miles from Kingsdale, if the golf history is what brought you.

Day three belongs to Columbus proper: the Short North along High Street, German Village for the Book Loft and Schmidt's, and the Scioto Mile downtown, all within 6 miles. With a fourth night, pick one direction — north to Highbanks Metro Park and Old Worthington's Saturday farmers' market, west to Dublin for Indian Run Falls and Scioto Park, or further north to Alum Creek State Park and Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. Families usually swap one of those for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, a 20-minute drive that easily eats a full day. If you are here for a football Saturday, count that day as gone: kickoff traffic on Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Road starts four hours early.

What hotels actually cost in and around Upper Arlington

Budget in this market means $85-125 a night, and it buys a chain room on the I-270 ring in Hilliard, Worthington or off Henderson Road — clean, free parking, breakfast, and a 10-20 minute drive to Tremont Road. Mid-range is $130-200 and covers most of what people book: the OSU District along Olentangy River Road, Grandview Heights near Grandview Avenue, and Dublin's newer stock near Bridge Park. The top end here is $210-330, concentrated in the Short North, Victorian Village and Downtown Columbus, where you also start paying $15-30 a night for parking that costs nothing in Upper Arlington. Franklin County lodging taxes add roughly 15-17% on top of the quoted rate, which is worth doing the maths on before comparing two options across the county line.

Rates spike on a predictable calendar rather than a general "high season". Ohio State home Saturdays from September to late November take mid-range rooms to $300-500 with two-night minimums, and the Michigan weekend in even-numbered years goes higher still. Memorial Tournament week at Muirfield Village in late May or early June does the same thing to Dublin and the western side of Upper Arlington, typically $250-400. The Arnold Sports Festival in early March hits downtown hardest, and Ohio State move-in in the third week of August clears out the campus-adjacent cheap rooms for several days. Outside those dates, January, February and early December are the genuinely soft weeks, and booking three to four weeks ahead is plenty.

The Upper Arlington booking trap nobody warns you about

The trap is the address. Because Upper Arlington has very little hotel stock inside its own borders, a lot of listings marketed as Upper Arlington are in Columbus — on Olentangy River Road, near Bethel Road, or off Henderson — and the difference between "5 minutes from Tremont Center" and "across SR-315 in the Bethel Road corridor" is a 15-minute drive at rush hour. Check the street name against the city line before you book: Tremont Road, Northwest Boulevard, Fishinger Road, Reed Road, Riverside Drive and Arlington Avenue are inside; Olentangy River Road and Lane Avenue east of Kenny are not. The second half of the trap is the Ohio State football schedule, which is published months ahead and which controls prices for a suburb sitting 2.5 miles from a 100,000-seat stadium. Look at the seven home dates first, then pick your weekend.

The golf pilgrimage needs the same reality check. Scioto Country Club at 2196 Riverside Drive — Donald Ross design, 1926 US Open, 1931 Ryder Cup, 1968 PGA Championship, and where Jack Nicklaus learned the game before playing for the Upper Arlington High School Golden Bears — is private, as is Muirfield Village in Dublin. What you can do is the Jack Nicklaus Museum on Olentangy River Road, the Scarlet and Gray courses of the Ohio State University Golf Club on Tremont Road just north of the city, and Memorial Tournament tickets in late May. And the area people wrongly skip is Grandview Heights with Marble Cliff: 3 miles from Tremont Center, the best concentration of restaurants within reach of Upper Arlington, and usually $30-60 a night cheaper than the equivalent room in the Short North.

Questions, answered

Where is Hampton Inn Columbus South located?
Hampton Inn Columbus South is in Downtown Columbus, Upper Arlington (4017 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States), close to central Downtown Columbus.
How much does Hampton Inn Columbus South cost per night?
Recent rates started around $157 per night, but prices are set live — check the booking page for your exact dates.
How many stars is Hampton Inn Columbus South?
Hampton Inn Columbus South is a 2-star hotel in Upper Arlington.
Is Hampton Inn Columbus South a good hotel?
Guests rate it 4.1 across 763 reviews. It's a value choice for Upper Arlington.
How do I get from Columbus airport to Upper Arlington?
Drive or take a rideshare: it is about 13 miles from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Tremont Road, roughly 20-25 minutes via I-670 and SR-315, and $35-50 by Uber or Lyft. There is no rail link and no direct shuttle, and COTA from the terminal involves a change downtown that turns 25 minutes into well over an hour. Renting at CMH is usually the better call for anything longer than one night, since parking is free at every Upper Arlington hotel, park and shopping centre. Allow an extra 15-20 minutes for weekday rush on SR-315 between 7.30am and 9am.
Do I need a car in Upper Arlington?
Yes, in almost every case. Columbus has no Amtrak service, no light rail and no commuter train, and COTA routes crossing Upper Arlington on West Fifth Avenue and Kenny Road run every 30-60 minutes. Distances that look walkable on a map are not: Tremont Center to Sunny 95 Park is a 2-mile walk with no continuous path, and Fishinger and Reed Roads are built for cars. The exception is staying in the Short North or the OSU District without leaving the High Street and Lane Avenue corridors, where the Line 2 bus and rideshare will do.
Is Upper Arlington better for families or couples?
It leans family, mainly because of the parks: more than 20 of them across the city, including Northam Park, Fancyburg Park, Thompson Park and Sunny 95 Park with the Amelita Mirolo Barn. Add the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 11 miles north in Powell and Zoombezi Bay next door, and a family easily fills three days. Couples tend to sleep in Grandview Heights, the Short North or Victorian Village, where dinner and a walk on High Street work without driving, then come into Upper Arlington by day for Old Arlington and the river. Expect suite-style rooms with two queens on the I-270 ring in Hilliard and Worthington at $95-140, which is the cheapest family option here.
What do I need to book early in Upper Arlington?
Any Ohio State home football Saturday between early September and late November — those seven dates are published months ahead and rooms within 5 miles of Ohio Stadium hit $300-500 with two-night minimums. Memorial Tournament week at Muirfield Village in Dublin, in late May or early June, does the same to the western side of the metro at $250-400. Ohio State move-in in the third week of August and commencement in early May both clear the OSU District and Grandview for a few days. Everything else, including the Labor Day Arts Festival at Northam Park, is fine booked three to four weeks out.
What is a typical nightly rate in Upper Arlington?
Around $130-200 for a mid-range room in the OSU District, Grandview Heights or Dublin, which is what most visitors end up paying. Budget chains on the I-270 ring in Hilliard and Worthington sit at $85-125, and the upper end in the Short North and Downtown Columbus runs $210-330 plus $15-30 for parking. Franklin County lodging taxes add roughly 15-17% on top of the quoted rate. On a football Saturday, ignore all of those numbers and expect double.
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