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Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City
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Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City

3928 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States
from $207

Looking for a straightforward base in Upper Arlington? Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City in Downtown Columbus covers the essentials and sits near central Downtown Columbus.

From here, Upper Arlington's main attractions — including central Downtown Columbus — are an easy walk or short ride away, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight's or your dates' real availability.

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Class
3-star
Area
Downtown Columbus
Guest rating
4.2 (715)
from
$207
Address
3928 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States

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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.

Where to stay in Upper Arlington: the areas compared

Start with an honest fact: Upper Arlington is almost entirely residential, so most rooms sold as "Upper Arlington" sit a mile or two over the city line in Columbus — along Olentangy River Road, Lane Avenue, or off Henderson Road near SR-315. Inside the city, the useful anchors are Tremont, Kingsdale, Northam and the Mallway District. Tremont puts you at Tremont Center and the main library at 2800 Tremont Road, with Northam Park's tennis courts and pool a short walk north; the Mallway District, the 1920s shopfront row on Arlington Avenue, is the one genuinely strollable block in the city. Kingsdale, at Tremont Road and Northwest Boulevard, is the closest node to SR-315 and the Ohio State campus and the easiest base if you are driving in and out daily. Old Arlington, the National Register historic district of 1913-1930s houses on curving streets like Cambridge Boulevard, is where you walk rather than sleep — expect short-term rentals, not hotel desks.

Everything else is a trade between price and distance. Barrington, Canterbury and Ridgeview are quiet mid-city and north-city residential pockets around Fishinger and Reed Roads where a car is non-negotiable; Golf View Heights, Arlington Ridge and Riverside Bend sit out west near Riverside Drive, Griggs Reservoir Park and Scioto Country Club, which is the pick if parks and water are the point of the trip. For actual hotel choice, the Ohio State University District and Grandview Heights (with tiny Marble Cliff, population under 700, wedged between them) are 3 miles from Tremont Center and usually run $130-200; Dublin, Worthington and Hilliard sit on the I-270 ring at $95-160; Short North, Victorian Village, Downtown Columbus and German Village are the top of the ladder at $190-330 and the furthest from Upper Arlington's parks, about 6 miles. Clintonville, Bexley, Powell and Delaware are worth it only if a specific thing draws you — Whetstone Park of Roses, Capital University, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, or Alum Creek State Park.

Questions, answered

Where is Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City located?
Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City is in Downtown Columbus, Upper Arlington (3928 Jackpot Road, Grove, United States), close to central Downtown Columbus.
How much does Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City cost per night?
Recent rates started around $207 per night, but prices are set live — check the booking page for your exact dates.
How many stars is Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City?
Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City is a 3-star hotel in Upper Arlington.
Is Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Grove City a good hotel?
Guests rate it 4.2 across 715 reviews. It's a midscale choice for Upper Arlington.
How many nights do I need in Upper Arlington?
Three nights covers it properly. One day for Old Arlington, the Mallway and Northam Park; one for the west-side parks — Griggs Reservoir, Sunny 95 Park and Smith Nature Park; and one for Columbus itself, meaning the Short North, German Village and the Scioto Mile, all within 6 miles. A fourth night is worth adding if you want Highbanks Metro Park, Old Worthington, or the Columbus Zoo in Powell, which is a 20-minute drive and a full day. Two nights works only if you skip Columbus entirely.
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.
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