Residence Inn by Marriott Cincinnati Downtown/The Phelps

Easily one of the best Residence Inn experiences I’ve had. Amazing staff, clean and nice property, great location and good value.

My family was in town for the Royals/Reds series and this was a great place to stay. Nazanin Le Claire, Front Desk Manager, helped me secure rooms close to each other and we had three 1 Bedroom Suite, 1 King, Sofa bed, Lytle Park view reserved. She told me that in order to get three on the same floor, two of them would have Lytle Park view and one would not which I agreed to. We had rooms 310, 313 and 308 (the non-park view room) and they all had very different layouts and were sized differently. If you have a choice, ask for 310 and then 313 and lastly 308. All were nice and fine, but 310 was huge compared to 308. But, all of them were great, clean and had working appliances and full cabinets of dishes and kitchen things. I never was awake in time for the free breakfast but I'm sure it was fine. The location of this hotel is great for walking to the Great American Ball Park, the Connector, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and isn't that far away for a nice walk across the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge to go to LaRosa's Pizza Covington (in Kentucky) if the Reds strike out at least 11 batters and you each get a free 8" small 1-topping pizza code to use within 7 days! One day we walked to the (free) Connector stop next to Walgreen's and rode to Findlay Market where we enjoyed lunch. Then we walked to Rhinegeist Brewery which was closed before getting back on the Connector to Washington Park. After walking around Washington Park, we got back on Connector and got off at Fountain Square and enjoyed Graeter's Ice Cream before going to Carew Tower to go up to the observation deck which was closed for renovation (June 2, 2026). After that we walked around The Banks before walking back to the Residence Inn by Marriott Cincinnati Downtown/The Phelps. We were all SO impressed by the friendliness of everyone we met, both within the hotel as well as strangers that greeted us on the streets, that we all agreed we would love to return for another Royals/Reds series!

This hotel is well located close to the Taft Museum (easily within walking distance), downtown (a very short drive), and across the street from a nice looking park. It has valet parking ($48/day) and also some street parking alongside the park across the street. It's an older property but well maintained. Provides an included buffet breakfast that was ample. Two somewhat unusual features were the availability of two-bedroom suites and all rooms having a kitchenette. The suites were of particular interest for future travel with another person. I am certain I will return to the Phelps at some time.

I wanted to give a shout out to Angie and Tasha. They went above and beyond to make my experience at The Phelps a top tier one. Very thankful for their help my entire stay

Naz and Josline at the front desk were amazing! I was in for a wedding over last weekend. They were attentive to my every need. They were helpful and made my and my families experience wonderful. Thanks for a great weekend! I look forward to staying there again. Rob. Stachler

roof top bar, breakfast and front desk staff

Rooms are getting a little old

Angie and Tasha in the kitchen were great! Loved them. Very personable and helpful. Made the experience even better!

Everyone was so nice!

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Great experience again at the Phelps, Residence Inn. We were in town for a family reunion and booked 4 suites. The rooms were clean, breakfast convenient and well staffed. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Very convenient location. Valet was timely in retrieving our car every time we left hotel. I want to especially commend Ken and Angie. They have always been our favorite employees when we have stayed at the Phelps numerous times over the past 10 years. They are friendly, helpful and attentive to us as guests. They are wonderful assets to the Phelps, Residence Inn, Cincinnati. I hope you will commend both of these two employees for being superior employees.