WoodSpring Suites Columbus North I-270
The most kitchen-forward suite on this list
About this hotel
WoodSpring Suites sits further from Dublin's restaurant row than most properties on this list, closer instead to Highbanks Metro Park, and leans harder into the kitchenette-first model than any other option here: every room is built around cooking rather than eating out. That trade-off suits a family on a longer stay who would rather shop for groceries once and cook most meals than eat out repeatedly across a multi-night Zoombezi Bay trip. It sits a three-minute walk from 7330 Huntington Park Drive, and free parking and Wi-Fi come as standard rather than an add-on. For a family weighing several options in this same price range, that detail alone can be enough to decide between two otherwise similar hotels.
- Kitchenette in every single room
- Free parking and Wi-Fi included
- Pet-friendly, simple layout
- Close to Highbanks Metro Park
Our take
This is the pick for a family prioritizing a full kitchen over walkable dining or hotel amenities, and the trade-off is a plainer, more no-frills property than the Dublin suite options. Families wanting a pool, breakfast or a more polished setting should look toward Home2 Suites or Fairfield by Marriott instead, since WoodSpring keeps things deliberately simple.
- ✓Shop for groceries on arrival and plan to cook most meals here rather than eating out.
- ✓Use Highbanks Metro Park for an outdoor break on a day away from Zoombezi Bay, small as it sounds, it changes the morning.
- ✓Bring your own coffee maker backup if the in-room kitchenette setup does not suit your morning routine.
Why we love it
- Kitchenette in every single room
- Free parking and Wi-Fi included
- Pet-friendly, simple layout
- Close to Highbanks Metro Park
Why guests love itWe stayed five nights and cooked almost every meal in the kitchenette, which kept costs down across a trip that included both Zoombezi Bay and a couple of days at Highbanks Metro Park. The hotel itself is plain, with none of the pool or breakfast amenities of nearby properties, but for a longer stay built around cooking, it did the job well.