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New fitness-focused extended stay hotel opens in Columbus

With special attention paid to lifestyle conveniences, each room is pet-friendly and guest suites come with a fully equipped kitchen, abundant amenities and separate spaces to eat, sleep and relax.

COLUMBUS, OH – The brand-new Hyatt House OSU-Short North is now open. With its lively bar and outdoor patio with firepit and bocce court, the well-designed extended stay hotel is ideally located just across the from R&D giant Battelle and adjacent to Columbus’ vibrant Short North Arts District, Victorian Village and The Ohio State University. The 152-room property features 104 suites and 48 den guestrooms starting at just $129/night. An impressive 2,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and well-designed indoor and outdoor breakout options, offer a much-needed meeting and event venue in the OSU-Short North neighborhood.

With its 633 W. 5th Avenue address, the new Hyatt House is an easy one-mile walk to Ohio Stadium and offers unmatched proximity to the rest of the OSU campus, the James Cancer Hospital and Wexner Medical Center. Thus, business travelers, patients, families, students and Buckeye sports fans visiting the area now have the perfect place to call home during their stay, whether visiting for business, leisure, campus tours or to access the city’s renowned medical care.

This new build property boasts fresh, contemporary décor and was carefully designed to meet today’s travelers’ needs. With special attention paid to lifestyle conveniences, each room is pet-friendly and guest suites come with a fully equipped kitchen, abundant amenities and separate spaces to eat, sleep and relax. An indoor pool and a fully loaded fitness center equipped with Columbus-made Rogue Fitness equipment and a Peloton Bike ensure that guests for whom fitness is a priority don’t miss a beat while on the road. For a private workout experience, special Peloton Bike guestrooms are also available. And with the Olentangy Trail situated just outside the Hyatt House doors, bike rentals are available so guests can enjoy all or part of the scenic 13-mile riverside ride from downtown Columbus to suburban Powell, Ohio. Another 25 miles of trails offer guests even more outdoor spaces to run or ride.

A gorgeous outdoor patio, the full-service H Bar features libations including local craft distilled spirits and beers. Outdoor grills, a fire pit and a bocce ball court add to the long list of Hyatt House OSU-Short North amenities.

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Rosemont, Ill.-based First Hospitality was selected to manage Hyatt House OSU-Short North, marking First Hospitality’s sixth hotel in the Columbus area. Other First Hospitality properties in the market include: Hotel LeVeque, Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus OSU, Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus Airport, Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus East and Residence Inn Columbus Airport.

First Hospitality tapped Malia Widder to serve as director of sales and marketing for the all-suite hotel. Widder has helped travelers, meeting planners and corporate housing specialists with their unique lodging needs for 10-plus years. Industry veteran Victor Patterson was named General Manager of the new hotel, bringing more than two decades of hospitality management expertise to the role.

“The Hyatt House OSU-Short North is a great addition to the dynamic Victorian Village and Short North neighborhoods, as well as the OSU campus,” said Patterson. “Now more than ever, travelers demand a safe, comfortable place that feels like home and offers plenty of options for focusing on wellbeing.”

Patterson added that, in the wake of COVID-19, he and his team ensure full commitment to traveler safety and intense sanitation protocols by adhering to Hyatt’s rigid Global Care & Cleanliness Commitment standards.

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