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Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center

3.5 star property

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Enjoy dining al fresco in our outdoor patio with tables and chairs surrounded by a brick wall and a window.
Experience the modern design of this stylish hotel, featuring a combination of brick and glass architecture with large windows.
Relax by the rectangular pool surrounded by a tiled deck and enjoy access to nearby exercise equipment.
Two beds with matching headboards and footboards, a flat-screen TV, and a desk with a chair.
Relax in the hotel's inviting reception area, featuring a comfortable sofa, armchair, and tables, with a view of the street outside.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Hot Tub
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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215 S. Depeyster Street, Kent, OH, 44240
  • Kent State University
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • The Kent Stage
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Kent State University Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Cleveland, OH (CLE-Hopkins Intl.)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Desk, laptop workspace, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(62 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible

Desk, laptop workspace, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible

Desk, laptop workspace, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(58 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center

3.5-star Kent hotel steps from Kent State University
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a 24-hour fitness center, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center are onsite.
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 45-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a hot tub and a 24-hour fitness center.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or hot tub without adult supervision.

Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center features a hot tub and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.

This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 5000 square feet (465 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center has a restaurant on site.
Nineteen10 Lounge - This lobby lounge serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (USD 13.50 per night)
  • Self parking on site (USD 13.50 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 10 to 50 for adults and USD 10 to 50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Nineteen10 Lounge

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Hot tub
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • Conference center (5,000 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 12 accessible parking spaces
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator (43 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Grab bar in shower (35 inches high)
  • Handrails in stairways (37 inches high)
  • Lever door handles
  • Magnifying mirror
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Portable shower seat
  • Sign language-capable staff
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (33 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 45-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 10 to 50 for adults, and USD 10 to 50 for children
  • Self parking fee: USD 13.50 per day
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 13.50 per night (100 ft away)
  • Pet fee: USD 75.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or hot tub without adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotel Kent
Kent Hotel
Kent State Hotel
Kent State University Hotel
Kent University Hotel
Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center Ohio
State University Hotel
Kent State University Hotel Conference Center
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center Kent
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center Hotel
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center Hotel Kent

Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 776 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 165 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1005 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Annette

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Really went downhill

Pool and laundry services were out of service with no discount available. We have stayed here a lot and it’s went down hill. The bed sham had something that looked like a bodily fluid on it. We had two rooms and both fridges were broken and when I told the front desk they said there was no one available to fix it so I went to the ice machine to fill up my cooler and there was never any ice. We arrived 20 minutes early and they asked housekeeping if our rooms were ready and housekeeping said no but we will get started and 15 minutes later they were ready. How much did you clean? Always enjoyed staying here even though it was expensive but it was nasty
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liza

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Another fabulous stay you the Kent conference center! We had a great time. Breakfast was delicious too. Thank you. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, great area especially for food choices, downfall the pool was out. Was told on the phone we would have access to kent states campus pool, then when we arrived we were not able to use the facility. Was abit disappointed in that as we were going to relax in the pool for a few hours before our event.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay when we came to visit Kent State campus
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Always great

Always great.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARK

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Olmsted Twp

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this hotel… love that you can walk to restaurants, bars and shops. Always clean/well kept, and the staff is always friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a great area. You can walk to any restaurant or bar you want. Very comfortable bed and pillows. Only issue with my stay was pool and hot tub were closed
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only thing I would “complain” about was that each bed only had two pillows and they were extremely firm. Most hotels offer 4 pillows (2 soft and two firm)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not up to PAr

Staff was unfriendly and unwelcoming. Certainly made no effort to make us feel wanted. Pool was closed. Would not recommend based on staff alone.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was centrally located in the downtown area of Kent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Julia

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Poland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome hotel and location 😀
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The newness the hotel was beautiful I will be back Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel in general decent. Good location. Room cleanliness could use some work.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zavi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tonia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was very professional. The hotel was very clean and I will stay there again when visiting Kent, Ohio.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025