Last Updated on October 14, 2024 by Katrina
The home of the Cincinnati Bengals, Paycor Stadium is one of the few football fields that also attracts architecture nerds. Built in 2000, Paycor was the first NFL stadium to win an AIA design award (it was originally named the Paul Brown, after the team’s founder). Bengals fans, meanwhile, love its convenient downtown riverside location, which also happens to be near other big sights such as the Cincinnati Art Museum, Great American Ballpark (home of the Reds), and the Cincinnati Zoo. Paycor’s downtown locale means you have your choice of great hotels near the game or concert. Here are the best hotels near Paycor Stadium.
AC Hotel by Marriott Cincinnati at The Banks (135 Joe Nuxhall Way; 513-744-9900) Downtown
Less than a half mile from Paycor, and next door to the Great American Ball Park, this member of the Marriott family features a rooftop bar with views of the Ohio River and the historic John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. A Google reviewer writes that the “location is perfect for all events downtown, especially games with the Cincinnati Reds and the Bengals. Bars and restaurants all around the area are within walking distance.” A Yelper likes the hotel’s boutique ambience: “AC is a bit different than the other Marriott branded hotels. The room had hardwood floors and it has a very sleek, modern design.” >> Book this hotel for less
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza (35 W 5th St.; 513-421-9100) Downtown
TimeOut calls this hotel in downtown’s 1931 Carew Tower “a winning mix of historical splendor and contemporary comforts.” And its Art Deco lobby was deemed “a design fan’s dream with bas-relief sculptures, exquisite rosewood paneling, and elaborate ceiling frescos.” The hotel is less than a half mile from Paycor. A Tripadvisor user calls the hotel a “comfortable walking distance to Paycor Stadium,” while another points out that the area offers plenty of entertainment: “We stopped to listen to a jazz concert in Fountain Square, and the hotel felt like a page out of the roaring 20’s.” >> Book this hotel for less
Hyatt Regency Cincinnati at the Arcade (151 W 5th St.; 513-579-1234) Downtown
Steps away from the city’s Fountain Square and just a third of a mile from Paycor, this Hyatt Regency is “a good choice for travelers catching a game at nearby Paycor or the Great American Ball Park—both are within walking distance,” writes U.S. News & World Report. The 22-floor hotel has an indoor saltwater pool and sundeck, and many rooms have views. “From the 19th floor,” writes a Google reviewer, “we had a nice panorama of the Ohio River and two thirds of the Cincinnati skyline.” >> Book this hotel for less
Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel (36 E 4th St.; 513-333-0000) Downtown
This 283-room hotel exudes history—its home in the Bartlett Building dates back to 1901. Today, you’re a less than a mile from the stadium and also close to the Cincinnati Zoo and the city’s Over-the-Rhine district, with its bars and microbreweries. TimeOut likes the rooms’ “modern, Pop Art-flecked aesthetic” and the “stylish in-house restaurant D Burnham’s—don’t miss the incredibly tasty signature burger.” A Google reviewer likes the “very short walk to the waterfront, Reds and Bengals stadiums. Rooms were very quiet. I didn’t hear anyone above, below or beside me in the two nights I was there.” >> Book this hotel for less
The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection (311 Pike St.; 513-621-4500) Lytle Park
Turn your game trip into a luxury getaway by staying at this neo-Tudor hotel that is less than a mile from Paycor and was created out of two turn-of-the-century buildings. Forbes Travel Guide calls it “a Cincinnati landmark in the city’s oldest neighborhood,” and raves about the atrium bar “with 18-foot trees under a vaulted glass ceiling.” A Tripadvisor user calls it a “beautiful hotel—convenient walking distance to Paycor. Our room was huge. The only negative is you have to use valet—there is no self-park, and really no public parking nearby.” >> Book this hotel for less
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