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Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz by IHG

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Indoor pool
Exterior
Free daily on-the-go breakfast
Fitness facility

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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4870 Old Rathmell Court, Columbus, OH, 43207
  • Place, Three Creeks Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Motts Military Museum
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Scioto Downs
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Columbus, OH (CMH-John Glenn Columbus Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(27 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

7.6 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

  • 65 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Accessible Tub)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Accessible Tub)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(19 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Columbus

When you stay at Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz by IHG in Columbus, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Motts Military Museum and Groveport Recreation Center. .This hotel is 12.4 mi (20 km) from Greater Columbus Convention Center and 14.6 mi (23.4 km) from Ohio State University.

What's nearby

  • Three Creeks Park - 2 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Motts Military Museum - 6 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Scioto Downs - 7 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Magic Mountain Fun Center East - 7 min drive - 14.2 km
  • Lou Berliner Sports Park - 8 min drive - 14.6 km

Getting around

  • John Glenn Columbus Intl. Airport (CMH) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Arby's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Little Italy Ristorante - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Stoney's Pizza & Market - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz by IHG

Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz by IHG offers 73 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This Columbus hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 73 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, shopping on site, and a banquet hall.
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 350 out of 791 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 234 out of 791 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 120 out of 791 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 791 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 42 out of 791 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Elba

Buena opción. Este hotel es una buena opción si buscas comodidad y tranquilidad por un precio razonable. Sus habitaciones están muy limpias y ordenadas. Cuenta con una piscina como para unas 20 personas aunque creo que deberían tener a alguien que vigile ya que cuando estuve habían al rededor de 10 niños todos brincando (y sus padres solo ignoraban), así que eso fue un poco desagradable. El área de Gym no está muy equipada, solo tiene 3 máquinas de correr y una polea. El desayuno no tiene muchas opciones pero lo poco que había estaba muy rico y el personal muy amable!! En general, si volvería.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

January

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice rooms and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Therese

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is wonderful, and the rooms are clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Shantell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Always a great hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Greg

Clean room. Good breakfast. Nice staff. I could not figure out how to turn the fan off on the wall unit of the air conditioning controls. So there was always fan noise even when I did not want it. If you can live with that or get maintenance to help you, it was a nice place.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Nicole

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

2/10 Terrible

Seth

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were in good condition although it was a little inconvenient having to change rooms. Also the staff were mostly quiet and kept to themselves. We are still waiting on our deposit to be returned.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Yes the room was clean, but the staff mostly kept to themselves and hardly ever spoke to us except when they needed to collect more money. Also its been 4 days since they said they released our deposit, but it hasnt shown back ul on our card yet.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Always clean, friendly staff, good breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

anthony

Liked: Staff & service
Check-in was good. The room smelled like old, stale cigarette smoke. All night long, there was something going on in the parking lot, or the parking lot next door. It sounded like someone was working on their vehicle. It's ok for a one night emergency stay, but I wouldn't want to stay longer than that.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes, by far one of the cleanest and well kept properties that we have had the pleasure of staying at, for sure. And also one of the best tasting breakfast bars in the mornings that weve had the enjoyment of attending and filling our bellies up on, yes quite good due to the circumstances and weather. You see I happen to have fractured my sternum the day before our departure to Obetz. But due to our quick accomadations to your wonderful little nook, we were able to pay our respects to the family of our dear friend Lee Gunderson, who passed away suddenly this past week, may he RIP, AMEN!!! Although this was a Sad occasion, somehow Holiday Inn Express always seems to try and help you get through rough spots of your Trip, honestly they really do. And so as always our Travels are made a little less painful during these kind of Occasions, and as always we send our upmost strongest Thanks during our time of need for Sympathy and Hardship. The Reese Family. reesejeffrey260@gmail.com. P.O. Box 72171 Columbus, Ohio 43207. (380)245-8925.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Renee

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were short staffed due to the weather which was totally understandable. We had to wait for our room and the one we were given the heat didn’t work. It’s a blizzard with below zero temperatures. They did give us another room when asked for which we were appreciative. What was strange is the desk clerk knew the heater didn’t work in the original room she gave us.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Nawel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Eileen

Due to the severe winter storm, our race got cancelled so we did not stay for our safety to return home Sunday morning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Latisha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My room was nice but I did find hair in the bathroom. Staff were friendly and accepting. I love the variety we had for breakfast. Parking was convenient. My kids very much enjoyed the indoor pool as well. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and plan on rebooking again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Carol

The only issue is water is never hot enough and the pork and turkey are in
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Balvinder

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

jim

Travelled with partner
No one was working when we arrived around PM, after 15 minutes i called a few times, could hear the phone ring and no one was there. More than one person was waiting, one noticed our info out in plain site on the desk with room keys. I took the key up to that room thinking maybe this is a new way of checking in. A door down the hall unlocked and a young couple came out, said they were the "managers' their english was next to impossible to understand. It had been roughly an hour now waiting to check in. We called Holiday Inn customer service and they said it is Expedia's fault no one was at their recpetion desk. Expedia when contacted couldn't do anything. We have stayed ion litereally more than a hundred hotels in our life and will never use Holiday "it's expedia's fault" not ours again Worst experience ever.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Travis

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Tyler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great except the hotel manager going door to door at 9:30pm yelling “manager” and knocking on all doors until each guest answered. She said it was a wellness check. It was very inconvenient as I was in bed. I wasn’t the only guest upset about this. I have stayed in countless hotels and this was a first for me. Hopefully the last.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Matt

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Very cold water when family tried to take showers. Super loud neighbors which sounded like they were in the room with you somehow. Staff was a bit off, they were completely rude, just not really friendly. Don’t really suggest using this hotel for families.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026