Whether traveling on business or for fun, alone or with the family, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront delivers smart value, modern accommodations, and a great location with everything you need for a great stay! Located in Covington, Kentucky, the southern side of Cincinnati, & just one mile from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront is close to everything. Our location is perfect for enjoying all that our area has to offer, from the Ark Encounter to the Cincinnati Zoo, from Newport on the Levee to the Creation Museum, from OTR to the Banks, and more! Just blocks away from dining & bourbon at MainStrasse Village, entertainment & gaming at Hard Rock Casino, & the best city overlook at Devou Park. Perfect for REDS baseball, BENGALS football, & concerts! Great American Ballpark, Paycor Stadium, & the Banks are just across the Ohio River as is FC Cincinnati, TQL Stadium. Minutes from Newport's MegaCorp Pavilion at Ovation, Newport on the Levee, BB Riverboats, Riverbend & the Andrew Brady concert venue. Minutes to National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Smale Park, & Duke Energy Convention Center. Enjoy super fast free Wi-Fi & free parking, complimentary hot breakfast buffet, an urban location, and a friendly staff. All rooms equipped with microwave & refrigerator, Keurig coffee maker, & LCD TV, 20 spacious suites, some with river views, is also available.
"Nice hotel that presents well. It's not in a ”bad” part of town, per se, but it also felt a little more industrial around it than expected.
Doesn't have a distinct ”hotel smell” that's usually tied to chlorine or cleaners. Amenities were nice and the room was clean. Someone had pooped on the side of the pool when we had arrived, although that wasn't any fault of the hotel. It was promptly closed for the night and reopened the next morning. Staff was friendly and we can't say there were any real snags.
It was a little strange that we booked a room with a king bed and pull-out sofa bed for 4 people, yet upon arriving to the room, there wasn't any linen or pillows for the pull-out sofa. We had to ask for linen, and it was promptly delivered to our room, it just seemed off that we booked the room clearly for 4 people and didn't have the linen for it."