Sonesta Columbus Downtown

About the hotel

A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.

Nearby attractions

Located in Downtown Columbus neighborhood, Sonesta Columbus Downtown is connected to the convention center. Champions of Columbus Golf Course and Gahanna Municipal Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Santa Maria and COSI. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Ohio State Fairgrounds are also worth visiting. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including segway rentals/tours and golfing.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Grocery/convenience store

Refrigerator

Snack bar/deli

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi

Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar

1 restaurant

Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 am–11:00 am: usd 22 per person

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Dry cleaning service

Housekeeping (on request)

Luggage storage

Multilingual staff

Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)

Assistive listening devices available

Braille signage

Grab bar near toilet

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility

Low-height counter and sink

Raised toilet seat

Roll-in shower (select rooms)

Visual fire alarm

Wheelchair-accessible business center

Wheelchair-accessible fitness center

Wheelchair-accessible parking

Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Wheelchair-accessible public washroom

Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Things to do

Access to nearby health club

Fitness center

Outdoor

Firepit

Outdoor furniture

Conveniences

Atm/banking services

Ballroom

Elevator

Grocery/convenience store

More

Fireplace in lobby

Renovated entire property - july 2019

Smoke-free property

Tv in lobby

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Nearest Airport

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

10 km from this hotel

Reviews that mention...

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Family Reviews

for Sonesta Columbus Downtown

3 out of 5 stars

8 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

25%

4 star reviews

12%

3 star reviews

25%

2 star reviews

38%

1 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Sonesta Columbus Downtown

Latest reviews (8)

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Maggie

22 Mar 2024 - 23 Mar 2024

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

We actually really loved our room here! It was huge and super clean. The room was airy and cold (which I love) and we turned it up for bedtime and it was the perfect temp. The beds were so comfy and I didn’t wake up with any back pain. I keep thinking about how I can afford to timeshare that room for my family forever because I LOVE it! Truly the best stay of any Columbus hotel we’ve stayed in thus far!

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Michael

13 Oct 2023 - 15 Oct 2023

reviewed on orbitz

2 out of 5 stars

First, getting into the place is difficult if you don’t pay $40 a night for valet. Bought my room on Orbitz, stowed up and they didn’t have my reservation until I showed them my receipt. My room looked nothing like the pictures, the view sucked, no breakfast, we have a 4 mo old and requested we get a crib and had to remind them about it. They bring a crib, but it looks like a prison for babies and had a dingy mattress on it and was all the way to the ground — super inconvenient so we set up a pillow fortress on the additional queen bed they gave us for our baby. Overall what I paid for wasn’t worth it, but then again, it is Columbus, Ohio, and it is dreadfully ugly. Thank God I live in Houston.

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Matt

6 Oct 2023 - 8 Oct 2023

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Your newly renovated facilities were perfect for our family stay. The hardest part of the stay was unwrapping the cellophane off the cucumber hand soap. The location was friendly, clean, close to dinning and liquid entertainment. We will be back.

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Stephanie

19 Aug 2023 - 21 Aug 2023

reviewed on orbitz

4 out of 5 stars

The valet parking worked out great and the restaurant was great. I was put in a room way at the end of the hall far away from the elevator with the staff knowing I was there by myself. Two doors down were two drunk men staying, which of course made me feel unsafe. In between them and myself was a whole family with very loud kids running around early.

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Jalyn

22 Jul 2023 - 23 Jul 2023

reviewed on orbitz

2 out of 5 stars

For the price per night just very small and inconvenient, room had an odor of what we could only describe as old people. Made me feel like i was laying in a casket. Room still had trash in it when i arrived water bottles. if you can’t take out the trash how do i know you even changed the sheets. couldn’t even sleepbecause the walls are thin and children were running up and down my hall. I had to leave 8hrs after my check in. wouldn’t stay again.

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Amy

6 May 2022 - 8 May 2022

reviewed on hcom

2 out of 5 stars

For the amount of money I spent for 2 nights stay, I would think Parking would be free, and not having the free breakfast wasnt very family friendly. Also had to pay a $25 fee when I checked in that wasnt explained to me. My stay was booked online and paid for ahead of time, why do I get charged upon checking in? Rooms were subpar to say the least....

A

6 Oct 2023 - 7 Oct 2023

reviewed on hcom

3 out of 5 stars

Room was advertised as a one bedroom with a pullout sofa bed. No sofa bed available. So four people cannot comfortably be in this room. A rollaway came up that barely fit one of my kids. The room was also freezing. And we had to ask a few times for towels.

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7 May 2022 - 8 May 2022

reviewed on hcom

3 out of 5 stars

our stay in the room was very nice but outside the room there were kids everywhere, high school graduation out of control for sure. had to go thru some room changing because our rooms were not ready which where booked way in advance. which caused a large difference in the price of the rooms which we needed to point out and come back down thru the crowd of people in the lobby at this time. the valet parking was not working and nothing but a huge cluster out there which is why we choose to park in the parking lot across the street.