Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati

• The Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati is set in a modern building with eight stories and 206 rooms. Caminetto, the on-site restaurant, serves a menu with American and European dishes, while the Bearcat Lounge in the lobby offers drinks and bar snacks. The hotel has a fitness center, and conference facilities with 26 meeting rooms. The grand ballroom can hold 540 people. One mile from the hotel, the Cincinnati Zoo includes three kinds of armadillo, white tigers and ring-tailed lemurs.
  
  

Hampton Inn & Suites Cincinnati/Uptown-University Area

• Just a few steps from the campus, the four-story Hampton Inn & Suites Cincinnati/Uptown-University Area has 132 rooms. Amenities include a gym, heated indoor pool and convenience store. Room rates cover a hot breakfast and wireless Internet, though parking costs extra. Nearby dining options include: Island Frydays, offering Jamaican food; Mecklenburg Gardens, serving traditional German dishes and modern American cuisine; and the Cactus Pear Southwest Bistro, a Mexican restaurant. Burnett Woods, a 90-acre green space with a planetarium, a bandstand and nature trails, is a seven-minute walk from the hotel.
  
  

Downtown Cincinnati Hotels

• Cincinnati's downtown has a choice of hotels, some representing well-known national chains and others independently owned. The luxury Cincinnatian Hotel's 146 rooms are housed in a splendid French-style building opened in 1888. Set in a towering 22-story building featuring contemporary architecture the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati has 486 rooms, some with Ohio River views. The Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza occupies a handsome 1931-building with well--preserved Art Deco interiors, including a ceiling mural in the foyer featuring 24 gazelles, one for each hour of the day.
  
  

Covington and Newport Hotels

• The adjacent neighborhoods of Covington and Newport, just over the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati, across the Ohio border in Kentucky, have a choice of mid-market and economy lodging offered by national chains. Overlooking the Ohio River, the modern Courtyard Cincinnati Covington has 194 rooms over seven floors and features a gym and an indoor pool. The Travelodge Newport/Cincinnati Riverfront and the Comfort Suites Newport are two budget options near the Ohio River, both offering simply furnished rooms and basic amenities.