MLS · October–December 2026
Home of the Columbus Crew · Columbus, OH
For mls cup playoffs dates (October–December 2026), book a free-cancellation rate before the matchup is even official.
Live rates and availability plotted around the venue.
Top 3 rooms · our picks, never paid placements
Premium
$$$
Six restaurants and bars, an indoor pool, and the convention center across the street. Booking puts it 0.3 miles from Nationwide Arena; the Crew's stadium is a further half mile west along Nationwide Boulevard, so call it just under a mile on foot through the Arena District. 9.0 on 549 reviews.
checked Sep 22Check rates →
Fan pick
$$
Same 9.0 score as the Hilton at roughly half its starting rate on Booking, connected to the convention center by walkway and a five-minute walk to Nationwide Arena. The stadium is under a mile west along Nationwide Boulevard. Parking deck on site.
checked Sep 22Check rates →
Budget
$
Cheapest well-reviewed room we found, 8.5 on nearly 400 reviews, with a hot breakfast and an indoor pool. It is in the Ohio State hotel cluster, a ten-minute drive north, not a walk. Downtown's cheap rooms are the Red Roof PLUS+ by the convention center and the Days Inn at the fairgrounds, which grade 6.5 and 4.6. Check recent reviews before booking.
checked Sep 22Check rates →
The money play
The first demand spike hits when a home game becomes possible: a series lead, a clinch scenario. Lock a free-cancellation room in Arena District before certainty, while prices are still normal.
The second, much bigger spike lands the moment the date is official, usually days before the game. Rooms near ScottsMiracle-Gro Field go first, then demand ripples outward through Columbus.
If your team doesn't get the game, cancel before the cutoff. It costs nothing. If they do, you're holding a room everyone else is fighting over at double the price.
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) is the main airport, roughly 10 minutes from the venue by car in normal traffic. Expect longer on game days.
Most visiting fans stay in Arena District, Short North, Downtown Columbus or German Village. The stadium sits in Astor Park just west of the Arena District, so hotels around Nationwide Arena and the Short North put you within a 15-minute walk of the gates and the best pre-match bars.
Book a refundable rate the moment a home game becomes possible, even before the matchup is official. Playoff-round dates firm up only days in advance and prices jump immediately, so a free-cancellation booking made early beats waiting every time.
One email the moment a Columbus Crew playoff home game turns likely, with the lowest refundable rates near ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
You're on the list
Watching Columbus Crew playoff home games for . Check your inbox and tap confirm. After that, we only email when it's time to book. You're all set. We only email when it's time to book.
