Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG

2.5 star property

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds
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Exterior
Room amenity
Lobby

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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200 Crescent Ave, (At Crescent and 3rd), Covington, KY, 41011
  • Place, Paycor Stadium
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Great American Ball Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Newport Aquarium
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Cincinnati, OH (CVG-Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky Intl.)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, River View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(75 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed (Additional Living Area)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(30 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Mobility)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(31 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed, River View (Additional Living Area)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 60 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 2 Queen Beds (Additional Living Area)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(77 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room (Specialty)

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Mobility)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Roll-in Shower (Mobility)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Covington

When you stay at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG in Covington, you'll be on the riverwalk, within a 5-minute drive of MainStrasse Village and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. .This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Paycor Stadium and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Newport Aquarium.

What's nearby

  • Paycor Stadium - 1 min drive - 1.4 km
  • National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - 2 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Great American Ball Park - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Heritage Bank Center - 2 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Newport Aquarium - 4 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Richter & Phillips Tram Stop - 5 min drive
  • Cincinnati Union Terminal - 10 min drive
  • Cincinnati, OH (LUK-Cincinnati Municipal - Lunken Field) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG

Riverwalk hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour fitness center
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG offers 127 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 43-inch LED televisions come with premium satellite channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 127 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Covington? This hotel has 575 square feet (53 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 2 meeting rooms.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Bicycle storage
  • Indoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business centre
  • 575 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • On a river

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 10 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways (66 centimetre high)
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (128 centimetre wide door)
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Raised toilet seat (52 centimetre high)
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • 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 (66 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1997
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch LED TV with premium cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
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, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
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

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
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cincinnati Riverfront by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 669 out of 1039 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 243 out of 1039 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 76 out of 1039 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 1039 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 1039 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

angeles

Everything was great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was great and the service amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean Room

Room appeared to be renovated recently. It was clean. The view of the river is very minimal- actually just a view of the bridge. The staff was very nice and knowledgeable about the area. The only complaint with the room is that the tub was draining very slow. Spoke to the desk clerk and they will have maintenance check it out. The area looked a little sketchy as mentioned in other reviews, but we had no issues.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

LARRY, bloomington

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
From the hotel's location, it was simple and a short drive to get to the riverfront area of Covington and into Cincinnati. There was no view of the Ohio River from the property, which I thought might be visible, but the property was well lit, clean, and my family felt safe on the premises.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

As you'd expect

Nice clean reasonably quiet. Nothing interesting in the immediate arra
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Luz, Lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room is spacious. The bed is comfortable. The ataff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing! Very clean the food was awesome!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Matt

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was warm/hot the entire stay, fridge didn’t work, had to use our cooler for food all week. Staff seemed nice, parking after 3-4 is impossible. Lot fills with truck’s/trailers taking 6-7 spots each. Horrible area, hotel is very dated and could use some attention. We got by, but won’t be staying there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacquelyn, Madison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff was amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Toi

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a quiet room at the end of the hall. Clean for the most part with exception to the bathroom. Saw lots of hair on the floor and in the tub. Breakfast was great. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was great for being one of the last hotels in town with vacancy. We made the mistake of trying to go to a Reds game the same weekend as a music festival. But this hotel had availability at a decent rate and was away from all the traffic. Free parking. Check-in was easy. Free breakfast. And there’s even a public bus called the SouthBank Shuttle Trolley that cost $2 one way or $4 all day and will drop you off right in front of the park. Can’t ask for much more than that!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only complaint is that they did not have a 10 pm quiet time. One night young footfall players kept us up very late with noise
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for a week. Hot breakfast was great. Hotel clean and comfortable. Area is quiet with plenty of dining options nearby. Staff really friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quiet place and great service!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara, Atlanta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel worked very well for a stop over night on the road. It is very convenient to the highway, and the free breakfast was surprisingly good. The hotel is clean and the staff are nice. The immediate area is not very attractive, but there is a cute restaurant row about 4 blocks away with a number of good restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025