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Aloft Columbus University District

3.0 star property

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Property amenity
Indoor pool
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Lobby
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Pet friendly

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1295 OLENTANGY RIVER RD, Columbus, OH, 43212
  • Ohio Stadium
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Greater Columbus Convention Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Ohio State University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Columbus, OH (CMH-John Glenn Columbus Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

  • City view
  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

  • City view
  • 275 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for aloft, Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

aloft, Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • City view
  • 360.1 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

aloft, Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • City view
  • 275 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Aloft Columbus University District

3-star hotel in Grandview Heights
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center. Housekeeping is available on request.
Aloft Columbus University District offers 164 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Aloft Columbus University District features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This 3-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, an elevator, and a water dispenser. Complimentary self parking is available on site, along with a car charging station.

Aloft Columbus University District is a smoke-free property.

Self-serve breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM on weekends.
W XYZ Bar - Onsite lobby lounge.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekend self-serve breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 5 to 20 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • W XYZ Bar

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini-fridge
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

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
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 40 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for self-serve breakfast: approximately USD 5.00 to 20.00 per person
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Aloft Columbus
Aloft Columbus University District Hotel
Aloft Columbus University District Columbus
Aloft Columbus University District Hotel Columbus
Aloft Columbus University District a Marriott Hotel

Aloft Columbus University District Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 490 out of 785 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 163 out of 785 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 785 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 785 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 785 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jhon

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tameka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mario

Was turned away
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marya K

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was only there for a night for a concert 🎶 hotel 🏨 had a lot of activities in the common area. Clean room had several amenities table chairs a speaker for music 🎶 room was roomy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was polite and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and nice hotel. However, there was continuous noise in the hall and the beds were the worst I’ve ever slept on. Ultra thick and hard pillows too. Not good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Rana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

No soundproofing, bring earplugs

Noisiest hotel I've ever stayed in. Could hear every footstep above us, every conversation in the hall, every neighboring toilet flush. Any doors on our floor closing sounded like they were coming from across the hall with our door open. It's got a cool modern aesthetic, and it's really convenient to southwest campus, but if I hadn't brought earplugs I would have gotten no sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Derek

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is relatively new and isn’t a great location on the east side of Grandview. It’s not really walkable to Ohio State, but it’s very close. The hotel is conveniently located in the same parking area as cap city diner, which is a longtime favorite restaurant. It’s also close to several other eating and shopping areas. The rooms were Aloft typical. Clean, reasonably appointed (although the end tables are still too small) and everything functioned fine. The staff did a good job making sure at least one of our rooms was ready for us at check-in. It was an extraordinarily busy weekend when we arrived, and they were very apologetic that both rooms were not fully prepared. When we returned to the front desk, they quickly got us checked into our second room, and the remainder of the day was uneventful. The only complaints we had about the property were that the water pressure was very low and a very strange elevator function where you have to choose your room and scan your key card to get anywhere beyond the lobby floor. I understand it’s for security so that people aren’t just randomly coming off the street and going up to the guest room floors, but it was a little unnerving to be in an elevator that lacks any buttons to select your floor. We only stayed one day, but the value was good and would probably stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Bogdan

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay in Columbus. The hotel was in the perfect location for us.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

aruna

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ozer

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place!

Very nice place!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant stay

Our room was pleasant and well laid out. Our only concern was the confusion on where to check in - turned out it was not on the ground floor. The elevators were also confusing - digital and you had to select floor before getting on...Breakfast wasn't included; you could buy premade sandwiches.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Calvin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Overall the Aloft is an unique hotel and beautiful but is absolutely the noisiest place I have ever stayed! All night long! Every sound from the room next door. The floor sounded like it was falling in from above us... You could hear the cleaning people in rooms several rooms down... Not a sound barrier to be had! Not enjoyable!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jessica, Canonsburg

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. They nickle and dime you on food or drinks, however.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and very safe
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024