Yes — and most people who visit say they wish they had come sooner. Columbus does not have the name recognition of Chicago or the hype of Nashville. What it has instead is a city that genuinely overdelivers on almost every expectation people arrive with, especially around food, walkability, and nightlife in the Short North […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Most girls trips default to Nashville or Scottsdale. Both are fine. Both are also crowded, overpriced, and increasingly identical to each other. Columbus is different, and not in a “settling” way. In a genuinely-surprised-by-how-good-this-was way that your group will talk about on the drive home. Here is why it keeps showing up on people’s radars. […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Every single guest asks about the plants. Not some guests. Not most guests. Every single one, across 22,500 stays and 38 properties in Columbus, Ohio. They ask what they are, where we found them, how we keep them alive with guests coming in and out, and whether they can have one for their apartment. We […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Most Columbus travel guides are written by someone who spent a long weekend here and has a content calendar to fill. This one is different. We’ve hosted 22,500 guests across our Short North properties since we started Jungle House, and after 5,800+ five-star reviews and 35+ consecutive Superhost recognitions, certain patterns have become impossible to […]
by Sergio Castaneda
The extended stay hotel exists for a specific reason: most vacation rentals don’t want you for more than a week. The assumption is that longer stays mean more wear, more complication, and a guest who treats the property like they own it in ways that aren’t entirely complimentary. We’ve never subscribed to that logic at […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Columbus doesn’t always come up first when couples are searching for a romantic weekend away. That’s mostly a marketing problem, not a Columbus problem. The city has everything you need for a genuinely good couples trip — good food, walkable neighborhoods, the right energy on a Friday night, and enough things to do that you’re […]
by Sergio Castaneda
The Perfect Columbus Ohio Weekend Itinerary (2 Days, Done Right) Most Columbus weekend guides send you to the same five places everyone already knows about. This one is built around actually enjoying the city the way people who live here do — on foot, eating well, and spending most of your time in the Short […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Your First Time in Columbus Ohio: What to Know Before You Go Columbus is one of those cities that surprises people. It doesn’t have the name recognition of Chicago or Nashville, and it doesn’t need it. It’s a genuinely good city that’s been quietly getting better for years — and if you’re visiting for the […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Whenever someone asks me whether they should book a hotel or a vacation rental for their Columbus trip, I try to give them an actual answer instead of the diplomatic “it depends.” So here it is. For most Columbus trips — weekend getaways, group visits, event weekends, bachelorette trips, graduation, Ohio State games — a […]
by Sergio Castaneda
If you’re coming to Columbus for Ohio State graduation this May, you already know the hotel situation. They sell out six months in advance, charge $400 a night for a room with two queen beds, and give you zero sense of what it actually feels like to be in Columbus. There’s a better way. We’ve […]
by Sergio Castaneda
