NHL · April–June 2027
Home of the Columbus Blue Jackets · Columbus, OH
For stanley cup playoffs dates (April–June 2027), 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
$$$
Best-reviewed of the downtown full-service hotels and the closest to the arena, 1,150 feet along High Street. The AC Hotel next door asks more for a lower score. The convention center is 600 feet the other way.
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Fan pick
$$
Same 9.0 score as the Hilton at a much lower rate, and the cheapest hotel on Booking's arena list today. It is 350 feet from the convention center and 1,400 feet from Nationwide Arena. The Sonesta and the Courtyard both cost more and grade lower.
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Budget
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Cheapest bed downtown, a straight seven-minute walk west along Nationwide Boulevard to the arena. It grades in the mid-6s, the lowest we will list, so you get what you pay for and should read the recent reviews first. The Days Inn out at the fairgrounds is cheaper still and reviews in the 4s, so no.
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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 Nationwide Arena 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 purpose-built Arena District has hotels and bars right at the doors, and the Short North's restaurant strip along High Street is a 10-minute walk north.
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.
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