Hampton Inn Columbus/Dublin
Free breakfast and the shortest drive to the gate
About this hotel
Hampton Inn Columbus/Dublin combines two of the most useful things a Zoombezi Bay family can ask for: free breakfast as standard, and a roughly eight-minute taxi ride to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium gate, among the shortest in this entire corridor. The outdoor pool suits a warm evening after a day of slides, and the airport shuttle is a useful bonus for a family flying in rather than driving. It sits a five-minute walk from Revelry Tavern, giving an easy dinner option without another long drive after a tiring day. For a family weighing several options in this same price range, that detail alone can be enough to decide between two otherwise similar hotels.
- Roughly eight minutes by taxi from the zoo gate
- Free breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking as standard
- Pet-friendly with an airport shuttle
- Short walk to Revelry Tavern
Our take
This is a strong all-around pick for a family wanting free breakfast, a short drive to the gate and pet-friendly rooms without paying suite-level rates. Families wanting an indoor pool for cooler weather, or a kitchenette for cooking, should look toward Holiday Inn Express or Home2 Suites instead, since this property keeps to a standard-room, outdoor-pool model.
- ✓Use the airport shuttle if flying in, rather than arranging separate transport for the first night.
- ✓Head to the zoo early to make the most of the short, roughly eight-minute drive from the hotel.
- ✓Walk to Revelry Tavern for dinner rather than driving after a tiring day of slides, a detail easy to miss when booking quickly.
Why we love it
- Roughly eight minutes by taxi from the zoo gate
- Free breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking as standard
- Pet-friendly with an airport shuttle
- Short walk to Revelry Tavern
Why guests love itThe combination of free breakfast and the short drive to the zoo gate made mornings easy every single day of our trip, and the airport shuttle meant we did not need a rental car until the second day. The outdoor pool got heavy use in the evenings, and Revelry Tavern down the street covered dinner more than once when nobody wanted to cook or drive.