Several Greater Cincinnati hotels named among best in Ohio, Kentucky

Three Greater Cincinnati hotels have cracked either Ohio’s or Kentucky’s top 10 list for best hotels in the state.

Lytle Park Hotel, located at 311 Pike St., is ranked No. 4 among the best hotels in Ohio, according to a 2026 list from U.S. News & World Report. The Summit Hotel, located at 5345 Medpace Way, is ranked No. 6. Both hotels are four-star establishments with ratings at about 9 out of 10.

But Lytle Park and The Summit aren’t the only Cincinnati-area hotels among Ohio’s best. Just outside the top 10, downtown Cincinnati’s 21c Museum Hotel (No. 15), Renaissance Cincinnati (No. 16), The Cincinnatian Hotel (No.19) were also featured among the top 20 hotels in Ohio this year.

On the Kentucky, Hotel Covington, located at 638 Madison Ave., is listed at No. 7 among the Bluegrass State’s best hotels. Hotel Covington has a 9.5 out of 10 rating, according to public reviews. 

Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hotel in Florence is No. 17 with an 8.5 out of 10 rating, and Doubletree by Hilton, also near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, is ranked No. 20 with an 8.2 out of 10 rating.

To put together its 2026 rankings, the U.S. News & World Report analyzed over 31,000 hotels across more than 400 destinations. The media company, which publishes news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis, then ranked hotels based on the following components: industry awards and recognition, hotel class and guest review ratings.

Best hotels in Cincinnati 2026

• The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection (No. 4)
• The Summit Hotel (No. 6)
• 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati (No. 15)
• Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel (No. 16)
• The Cincinnati Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton (No. 19)
• AC Hotel by Marriott Cincinnati at The Banks (No. 22)
• Graduate by Hilton Cincinnati (No. 23)
• Hyatt Regency Cincinnati (No. 31)
• Kinley Cincinnati Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (No. 39)
• The Westin Cincinnati (No. 42)
• DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Cincinnati – Blue Ash (No. 44)
• Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza (No. 48)

Enquirer Reporter Haadiza Ogwude contributed to this report.