Best Powell Hotels

"Do NOT stay at this hotel unless you can survive in a room that is not at all soundproof! I booked a queen suite with separate sitting room for my daughter and I. We wanted a quiet, relaxing place to stay for a 3 day weekend and the reviews for this place were excellent. First let me list the nice things about the property: 1. It is a full blown conference center with a huge, well maintained and manicured landscape. 2. The outdoor spaces are lovely, including the outdoor pool area. 3. The location is very close to Columbus and to the uber wealthy city of Powell. 4. A gorgeous county park with loads of picnic areas and walking trails is located directly across the street from the conference center. Now for the negatives: 1. No soundproofing!!! We could hear every word of conversations that took place in the room next door. But the most disturbing thing is that we couldn’t sleep because of noise from the room overhead. My daughter contacted the front desk in the early evening of our first night’s stay asking them to call the guests above us with a “gentle reminder” to avoid heavy walking. She was told that the request could not be made until after the 10 pm quiet time. We had a brown noise machine running at top volume for the entire night, but even that didn’t block the heavy footfalls from above. The constant sound of people walking (it sounded like elephants) continued the next morning which forced us out of our room. (We payed extra for a suite with a separate sitting area so that we could relax outside of the bedroom, but couldn’t take advantage of it because of the noise). My daughter ended up sleeping on a couch at a friend’s house the second night because she was so sleep deprived. However, I returned to the hotel which was a huge mistake! When I turned out the lights at 11 pm, things were quiet, but at 11:30 pm the stomping family returned. The noise of the footfalls and then squeaking floors woke me up at 11:30 pm, 3:30 am and 5:45 am. I finally got out of bed at 6 am, walked to the lobby in my pajamas, and told the staff that I couldn’t stay in this place another night. I must have looked a fright, because the agent immediately canceled the final night of our reservation with no questions asked. Just to be clear, I don’t think that the family above us was intentionally loud. I think that they had absolutely no idea that their movements were creating such a disturbance. 2. Despite the fact that the lovely county park is directly across the street, it’s incredibly difficult to access the park entrance as a pedestrian. There is a single pedestrian crosswalk at the southwest corner of the conference center, but there are no sidewalks that connect to the crosswalk. Walkers are forced to either walk along a very busy road with no shoulder, or walk on the grass for about 1/2 mile to get from the hotel parking lot to the crosswalk. I find it incredibly surprising that Nationwide didn’t consider putting in sidewalks to make access to the park more accessible and safe for pedestrians. 3. Be forewarned that the conference center includes facilities that cater to weddings, so if you stay here on a weekend, be prepared for lots of outdoor evening activities. No one should have to pay $200/night to stay in a room that isn’t conducive to sleep!!!"

"The hotel service is very good, it looks relatively new and modern, and the surrounding environment is very quiet. In the past, the price of living was just affordable, and breakfast was included, and the place for fitness and swimming was very good."

"Room was comfortable and clean. Problem was at check in.. stood there for several minutes while the desk clerk watched the Celtics/Miami game in the lobby. He definitely saw me come in as he was sitting in the lobby. Didn’t get any warm fuzzies from him when he finally got up from the game. Breakfast was bad.. coffee was horrible , I got the last cold stale biscuit and it was only 6:30 am , b fast started at 6. Took almost 25 minutes to get new batch out. Check out wasn’t much better than check in.. At least they were professionally dressed. Had wrong email address somehow and haven’t received my email receipt yet so they must have made a typo when putting the correct one in."

"Staff was friendly. Coffee was good. Room: Sheets and towels were clean. carpet was Very dirty. Drapes were dirty with stains on them. Shower wall had someone’s black grease hand print on it. Overall, this hotel was just “ok”. Price was nearly double because of a “Big 10” football game (OSU vs Penn State). Manager offered to adjust pricing but could not because we booked thru an outside source, Trip.com."

"I don't think it's been that long since this place opened. The parking lot will be in a multi-story parking lot about 1 minute away. The room is perfect. The shower was clean and there was no problem with the water coming out. Breakfast is abundant and everything is delicious. It's a little expensive, but you can spend your time comfortably."

"We had got one of the deluxe king rooms and it was nice and clean. The price was also amazing for what we got."

"Cigarette butts out side my door, very slow or spotty internet connection — people sitting out side my frontdoor to smoke or perhaps try to get a better internet signal, off site ppl peeing in outside drains under stairways…. Would never return, there are so many more options in the same location—just avoid this Days Inn."

"Staff here are all wonderful. They are willing to work with you and always willing to help."

"Quite big, very clean, simple interior"