Key Takeaways for Event Planners The strongest fall team retreat near Columbus pairs a walkable city base in Short North, Victorian Village, Italian Village or German Village with one afternoon of foliage along US 23 or in Hocking Hills State Park, about an hour south. Peak color in Hocking Hills usually lands in the second […]
by Sergio Castaneda
The best vacation rentals in Ohio are in Columbus, the state’s largest city, where whole homes in walkable neighborhoods like the Short North sit within minutes of Downtown, Ohio State, and the Convention Center. For a quieter stay, Chillicothe, about 47 miles south on US 23, puts you next to Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Columbus, Ohio is one of the most family-friendly cities in the Midwest, with COSI, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Franklin Park Conservatory, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, and North Market all within easy reach of the Short North Arts District. The Jungle House operates 40+ furnished properties in the Short North, giving families a full home base […]
by Sergio Castaneda
The best place to stay for an Ohio State Buckeyes football game in Columbus is the Short North Arts District — about a 10-minute drive or 25-minute walk from Ohio Stadium. The Jungle House operates 40+ furnished properties in the Short North, all bookable direct at junglehouse.org with free parking and late checkout until noon. […]
by Sergio Castaneda
Columbus Oktoberfest 2026 runs September 11 to 13 at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds, 717 E. 17th Ave, Columbus, Ohio. Admission is free. If you are looking for the best place to stay for Oktoberfest weekend in Columbus, The Jungle House has 35+ furnished properties in the Short North Arts District, a short […]
by Sergio Castaneda
If you are reading this, you are probably one of two people. You are the one packing a bag for a three month assignment, a construction ramp, or a corporate move to Columbus, and you are trying to figure out where to land without losing your mind. Or you are the HR coordinator, the admin, […]
by Sergio Castaneda
If you are coming to Columbus for work — whether that is a corporate assignment, a medical contract, a conference, or a rotation at one of the city’s major hospital systems — a furnished vacation rental in the Short North outperforms a hotel on almost every practical measure that matters on a work trip. Here […]
by Sergio Castaneda
A hotel in Columbus costs between $108 and $250+ per night depending on location and dates. Short North and Downtown properties run $150 to $250 on weekends. Event weekends — Ohio State football, Columbus Pride, major Nationwide Arena concerts — push rates significantly higher across every category. Here is the honest breakdown of what accommodation […]
by Sergio Castaneda
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
