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Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds

2.0 star property
Hotel perfectly located for exploring Columbus

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Exterior
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Reception
Fitness facility
Vending machine

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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1221 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH, 43229
  • Place, Polaris Fashion Place
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Easton Town Center
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Ohio State University
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, Columbus, OH (CMH-John Glenn Columbus Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking (Roll-In Shower)

Pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking (Roll-In Shower)

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Columbus

Northland stay.With a stay at this Northland hotel, you'll be within 2 miles (3 km) of Anheuser-Busch Brewery and 6 miles (10 km) of Westerville Golf Center. Sharon Woods Park and Mount Carmel St. Ann's Family Medicine Center are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Anheuser-Busch Brewery - 2 min drive - 2.0 miles
  • Polaris Fashion Place - 5 min drive - 4.9 miles
  • Historic Crew Stadium - 8 min drive - 6.9 miles
  • Easton Town Center - 9 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Ohio State University - 11 min drive - 8.6 miles

Getting around

  • John Glenn Columbus Intl. Airport (CMH) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sequoia Pro Bowl - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪White Castle - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Volley Park - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds

Hotel perfectly located for exploring Columbus
Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds offers its guests a fitness center, a vending machine, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. The business-friendly Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds also features discounted use of a nearby fitness facility and a television in a common area. Free self parking is available.

This Columbus hotel is smoke free.

  • 83 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds offers 83 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Premium cable television is provided. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Columbus hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property allows guests 18 or over to check in with valid military ID.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 15 per pet, per night (maximum USD 105 per stay)
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 80 lbs per pet)
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night (maximum USD 105 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

Daily housekeeping is included for stays of 6 nights or less. Limited housekeeping is provided for stays of 7 nights or more.
Pets must be declared at check-in. Guests bringing 1 pet will not be charged pet fees. The listed pet fee in the Fees section applies only if guests bring 2 or more pets. Pets must be leashed in public areas of the property. Guests are expected to clean up after their pet.

We should mention

  • Children 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds to the airport?

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds is 11.8 mi (17-min drive) away from the John Glenn Columbus Intl. Airport (CMH) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds?

As of Nov 7, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds on Nov 13, 2025 start from $53.2, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds.

How close is Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds to the beach?

This hotel is 9.8 mi (16-min drive) from Alum Creek Beach.

Does Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds offer free breakfast?

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds?

No, there is no casino at this hotel, but Hollywood Casino (21-min drive) is nearby.

What time is check-in at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM.

Is there free parking at Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds have a pool?

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds does not have a pool.

Does Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds to downtown Columbus?

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds is 8.7 mi away from Columbus.

Red Roof Inn Columbus - Ohio State Fairgrounds Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 149 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 198 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 193 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 315 out of 1000 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Linda

The picture did not look like the hotel at all very run down, but okay for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service
The staff is fantastic. Always ready to help. Its not the most up to date rooms but it is fair for the price and the area. I would stay again when I'm in Detroit here for sure!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Amber

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A no tell motel

I’m really curious how it has such good reviews…
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ashley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Francisco

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There's not much to like. Its not very clean. Constant sktechty people outside. Horrible TV channels / no cable. Their WiFi is incredibly low speed and signal strength. Theres a lot of parting going on in rooms. Shower doesnt drain properly, and shower head sprays water from the back stonger than the actual water that splashes you, due to the crack, which was just duct taped. Every single receptacle was damage and almosy coming out the wall. The microwave didnt work. And to top it off, it's NOT cheap. If I didnt get placed there from my company, I wouldve NEVER picked this place. I WOULD NEVER BRING CHILDREN HERE. I stayed twice, for 4 days each week.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Francisco

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible Red Roof

You have maybe 5 channels that come in clear. The WiFi is incredibly slow. The room telephone doesn't work. The shower doesnt drain properly, and the shower head is cracked so it sprays from it. It's way to expensive for this kind of quality
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Dora

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I did not the location, had to pay $100 deposit up front, hallway was dirty, no hot water in the sink, no telephone service. TV had to be programmed to work.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

FLORA M

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shafiq

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful experience! Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was taking a four day trip down to Columbus, Ohio and booked with the red roof. I was down there with my daughter. We arrived around 10:30 11 o’clock at night. When we first pulled in, I noticed at least four pitbull’s running around the front of the property. There were congregations of people outside, I immediately felt very unsafe. I was in an area far from home, not which way to go or what the best option was decided to go inside and out of fear. I held her the entire time when I asked the gentleman about the dogs running around this is a pet friendly and we do not control what goes on outside of his doors. I told him it was on his property and he seemed shocked, but not very concerned. I decided to check in to regroup and figure out what the best option for my daughter. When I got to the room, it was not clean. The toilet visibly looks like somebody had gotten sick previous and then noticed the inside of our door did not have a bottle lock I would back to the front desk and ask the gentleman if he had a different room that had an internal lock. I proceeded to tell him how unsafe I felt and how extremely scared I was to be staying at this place. His response wasthis is a shady area. There’s no way helped my concern of staying there. I had initially booked through Expedia, so it took me some time to contact a customer service where I explained the conditions and what was happening around me. I also want to make note that there was a man who is visibly on drugs who came u
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Johnson

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area was scary, people have been banging doors and entering.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Blake

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away

No electricity when I showed up and no way for me to cancel of get a refund. Also stay away from hotels.com no help whatsoever
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brandon

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property should not be in business! Room was nasty, there were drugs being sold and used right out in the open in the parking lot. There was a lady that almost fell out in the parking lot by my room window. She was there all night and still there in the morning. I had to sleep with my window open to watch and make sure the tweakers in the parking lot didn’t touch my property.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The helpful staff and the convenient location to shopping areas and dining options made everything worth the while. The room was comfortable, clean and relaxing as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness
I arrived and checked in and was given a room that had not been cleaned and was filthy - piles of dirty towels, feces ok toilet, etc. I asked for a new room and while the room had been cleaned , it was still dirty. The shower was disgusting and there was an open bag of potato chips behind my pillow. I was attending a concert so had no time to get a third room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

jeanette, SUTTON

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Close to highway, so easy to find, however property needs to renovate the bathroom in our room desperately, and the ‘breakfast’ is only coffee and no food. Location in general is a bit seedy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Angela

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting

The place was disgusting. The toilet had no cover over the tank. When you walked in the carpet your socks were black. I will never stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

NOT a safe hotel for women

This is not a good property, and is NOT safe. The TV did not work, The room was dirty, including the floor was not mopped / cleaned. I opened the drawer for the nightstand and it was filthy inside - In addition there was a razor blade left in the drawer. The area around the hotel was dangerous - homeless people and others wandering through all day
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Armstrong

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

nnoko

Liked: Staff & service
It was ok for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chantal

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If i could give a NEGATIVE star rating, theyd get -10. The sewage smell outside was off-putting. Look up when you check in, the vent cover by thw desk is covered in rust. The carpet is expired and needs to be replaced My room had toilet paper stuck in the doors peep hole. There were stains on our sheets, a stain on the bed skirt, a stain on the curtain. The microwave was caked in a black film. There were toe nail clippings on the nightstand. And on the toilet...the outside of the toilet, there was human poop stuck to the bowl. To make matters worse, the night agent REFUSED to accommodate. Then later refused to inspect the room, we wsited until 3AM.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Crumbs in drawers, dust all around room, food behind night stand, had to Jimmy-rig shower to work, 3 channels on tv to watch, safety latch on door was broken and the complimentary breakfast when opened at 730 had 2 muffins to choose from - no bread for toast, bagels, muffins or even fruit. Terrible!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Raquel

Staff nice very helpful
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

ANTHONY

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kyrah

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
People not saying at the hotel gathered outside in groups. Just eyeing you down as you park and smoking outside. Our car threatened to be towed because we had no where to park so parked in a spot apparently apart of the other hotel directly next door in the same parking lot. The smoke alarm randomly sounded at 12 am in our smoke free room and we were terrified that we would be charged $200 for it going off. Incredibly dirty. Toilet didn’t want to flush after going #2 or sometimes #1 if you used slightly too much paper. Super unsafe area .
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025