Holiday Inn Cincinnati-Riverfront

Older full service hotel. Dated lobby furnishings.
Large floor-​to-​ceiling window makes the room very cold. No refrigerator, coffemaker, or microwave in the room. One power bar next to the bed and an outlet under the desk, neither very accessible to recharge phones.
First floor restaurant has high prices! Wish they had breakfast items like the Holiday Inn Express locations.

Arrived at 330pm for check in, wasn’t able to get in the room till 500pm (I wasn’t the only one the lobby was full of people waiting to check in). Called well in advance (4 days) to request my 2 rooms side by side and was told that it wouldn’t be a problem, they ended up being on different floors. Pull out sofa had stains on mattress, sheets were very worn. Staff wasn’t very friendly and I would not stay again. Definitely not worth the price.

The hotel it’s okay but nothing special. The room was big and comfortable. But I personally think it’s too expensive ($ 200 for a night in a double) for a normal service, nothing special, and the breakfast it’s not included. If I’ll go back to Cincinnati, first I will look for son better, and if I’ll not find anything I’ll come back there.

Stayed here for 2 nites for a a convention I was attending. The convention was planned months in advance and the hotel was clearly aware that a couple of hundred people would be attending. The hotel prepared a special menu selection specifically for the convention and had welcome signs all over the hotel. Knowing the convention would bring a crowd to the bar area all day long with people ordering drinks and food they had 1 woman bartending, taking table orders and running food. The bartender/​waitress/​food runner was completely overwhelmed as I cant fault her for that. Breakfast in the morning is terrible and is not included with the rooms. Not that any hotel breakfasts are off the chart amazing but this place has the worst hotel breakfast Ive ever had. Just like the bar, 1 waitress taking drink orders (juice/​coffee etc.) for breakfast, as the breakfast is a buffet. The problem definitely lies in the hands of the hotel management and they definitely need to make some changes. As for the rooms, they never changed the pillow cases from the first nite to the next and I had to call and get the room cleaned as it still wasn’t done at 3pm. The maids cleaning the room did a mediocre job at best. Since the hotel is located in a depressed area its my belief its a challenge for management to find quality help. Whatever the case may be the corporation of Holiday Inn should rethink allowing this hotel to carry their name…

Great location. Close to everything. Walking distance to the red’s stadium. Staff was amazing! Even when they were super busy, they were extremely helpful! The hotel is very affordable. Disappointed there was not a fridge in the room, but the hotel was clean. Pool was great for the whole family! Would definitely stay here in the future.

Clean and comfortable hotel. Quiet, too. My only complaint is that I got a room where you can hear the elevators, but it’s no big deal.

Same great Hampton experience, facilities older than other Hamptons I have been to. Free hot breakfast.

Pleasant hotel. Very convenient for going to a Reds or Bengals game as a shuttle bus leaves from just in front of the hotel. A little disappointed with maintenance and housekeeping. There was no soap in the room when we checked in, which we didn’t notice until one of us was in the shower. In the morning 1 of the elevators was out of service and the other was skipping our floor because it was full so we had to walk down with our bags. Staff was apologetic Beds were very comfortable and the HVAC was quiet. I would stay here again.

Very clean, nice rooms. I really have no complaints. The staff was very friendly. I plan on staying here again when I visit the area.

This was a very pleasant stay. The general manager has built quite a team of customer service oriented people. It’s nothing fancy, just a nice place to stay. If the restaurant had a better selection of food I would have given the fifth star.

Would confirm Mark G’s comment…
First impression: walking in the hallway and my room — old carpeting that smells of moisture and air conditioning units that have remnants of smoking. This despite that this is a non-​smoking hotel. The hotel takes me back to the smells of the 80s.
Also learned no view of the city though it is on the river — only a few stories tall blocked from the river by an embankment. The hotel is surrounded by other much taller hotels that may offer much better views than the parking lot.
Staff friendly enough but tough job selling a worn product.
My summation — an old Holiday Inn due for either a major re-​modeling or rebranding as Motel 6.

This hotel is sucks is old I got on the elevator and I got stuck. When you push the bottom both elevators open, you get to any flor 4,3,2,1 both elevators open and close at the same time fix it cheap. Front desk are rude I felt like they didn’t want it me to ask them anything that was rude. The breakfast bar for $ 9 is worth it has noting I personally would never stay in this hotel was bad experience I don’t why other costumer rated 4 star this hotel don’t even meet 1 star is not good place to stay for the money you pay.

A nice hotel in Covington that is extremely convenient to I-​71. The restaurant was nice and they stayed open late because they had the traffic. But only for drinks and since I had a hungry 13 year old we walked outside and there were also several restaurants across the street to walk to so we were happy. Breakfast is not complimentary there like the other Holiday Inns I’ve stayed in. It was clean and friendly.

I have stayed here dozens of times. It has served the wife and I well as our base of exploration of the greater Cincinatti/​Northern Kentucky area. Don’t expect too many frills (it is a Holiday Inn in Kentucky). That said, the staff is generally helpful. Michele is great behind the bar. The location is very convenient to the Mainstrasse area of Covington, Newport, and Downtown Cincy. All of which are very fun. I highly recommend Senate Pub and O’Malley’s in the Alley. Other than that, since the change in management (mid 2010?), expect clean sheets, semi-​indifferent management, lame air conditioners (they can be rigged), a fun bar, a funner after hours crowd in the lobby (4am hopscotch anyone?) and an overall positive experience based on several years of coming here excepting the Jimmy Buffet fans who peed the pool. Losers.

The hotel was very nice and we ate most days at the bar at the hotel. Bev the bar tender was awesome and the food was good. Easy access from freeway.

This place is surrounded by other hotels. I’m a road warrior and travel just about every week. You know these folks are getting the job done when I have many other choices and I still return here.
* Excellent location. An unbelievable number of great restaurant/​pubs within walking distance.
* Consistently friendly, competent staff.
* Spotless rooms.
* Very nice Business Center.
This is a very good value for your hotel $$.

This holiday inn was ok overall.
The front desk clerk was a beautiful young lady that was on top of everything.
The rooms were ok. But the cover wasn’t made of the quality I was looking for since the room cost $ 125 for a night. The TV was a flat screen maybe a 37″ but the downfall is they didn’t have alot of channels. I will also say that the bathroom was small with little room to move.
However parking is great and there are fast food restaurants right across the street

I can’t say much about the hotel, as I live not too far from here and typically sleep in my own bed, but I do frequent their restaurant on the lower level.
All the food that they serve is extremely well prepared and is large in portion size. The burgers are some of the better one’s you’ll find in a hotel restaurant, and worthy of making this a regular lunch spot.
I’d be more than willing to stay here if it weren’t a stones throw from my abode, but I’ll definitely be back for some lunch!

The first thing you need to know about the Holiday Inn Cincinnati-​Riverfront is that it isn’t on the Cincinnati Riverfront. The more correct name would be Holiday Inn Covington-​Levee Front.
Other then this one draw back it is a nice hotel in a great location. It’s easy to get anywhere in downtown Cincinnati or the Kentucky riverfront area from here. If you are going to the Bengals this would be the best place to stay. Nice open parking lot, no dark garage, great and only outdoor pool you will find along the river and close to highways 75 and 71.
The rooms look to have been updated recently with flat screens. The bar area has a nice slection of drinks and the food menu is great for what you would expect for a Holiday Inn.
The staff at the Holiday Inn Cincinnati Riverfront is very helpful. They seemed very open to helping with any issues. A major plus is they seem to have several very attractive staff members. A good experience is always made better with a pretty face behind the counter :)
If visiting Northern Kentucky or Downtown Cincinnati I would check this place out.

We stayed at this hotel when my son came for summer orientation at Miami University. Although it’s not much to look at from the outside, we found clean, comfortable rooms inside. I sat outside by the pool one evening. It was a nice area, although it had a parking lot view.
Although we generally lean toward the Marriott family of hotels, I would say this Holiday Inn is a good choice for convenience to Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky events and sites. Very convenient to the interstate, convention center area and Mainstrasse.