The 4 Best Luxury Hotels in Cleveland
From the The Ritz-Carlton to the Metropolitan at The 9: the finest luxury addresses in Cleveland, hand-picked by our travel experts. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
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The top hotels in Cleveland at a glance
From legendary grand hotels to intimate design addresses: these properties lead our ranking for Cleveland. See at a glance where each hotel is located, which loyalty program earns you points and where nightly rates begin. "From" prices are current entry rates and may include limited-time promotional rates.
| Hotel | Location | Hotel program | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland | Downtown | Marriott Bonvoy | – | 460 € |
| Metropolitan at The 9 Cleveland | Downtown | Marriott Bonvoy | – | 230 € |
| Kimpton Schofield Hotel | Downtown | IHG One Rewards | – | 160 € |
| Hotel Cleveland | Innenstadt | Marriott Bonvoy | – | 160 € |
Your guide to the best 5-star hotels in Cleveland
The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland · DowntownWith every booking through suitespot you receive a comprehensive package of suitespot benefits:- Complimentary breakfast for two
- Room upgrade subject to availability
- Up to 100 USD hotel credit per stay
- Early check-in and late check-out subject to availability
- Standard points and status benefits in the hotel programmes
The highest entry rate belongs to The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland on West Third Street (from around 467 €), which is also the only property here in the upper price bracket – the gap to the rest of the field is wide.
Below it sit three properties within a few blocks of each other: the Metropolitan at The 9 at 2017 East 9th Street (230 €), Hotel Cleveland on Public Square (167 €) and the Kimpton Schofield Hotel at 2000 East 9th Street (160 €), the lowest entry rate in our selection here.
All four take part in a loyalty programme: three in Marriott Bonvoy (The Ritz-Carlton, the Metropolitan at The 9 and Hotel Cleveland) and one in IHG Rewards (the Kimpton Schofield). For a city of this size that is unusually complete – in most of our destinations a third of the houses stand outside any programme.
Two hotels facing each other on East 9th Street
The most useful thing the addresses tell you about Cleveland is how close everything is. The Metropolitan at The 9 is listed at 2017 East 9th Street and the Kimpton Schofield Hotel at 2000 East 9th Street – the same street, effectively across from one another. Their entry rates are 230 € and 160 €.
Metropolitan at The 9 Cleveland · DowntownThat is a difference of seventy euros a night for an identical location, which means the usual reflex of comparing two hotels by their opening rate tells you nothing here. What separates them is the building and the programme: the Metropolitan belongs to Marriott Bonvoy and lists Breuer, Deluxe and Presidential suites; the Schofield belongs to IHG Rewards and lists Hero, Rockefeller and Presidential suites.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comHotel Cleveland stands two blocks west at 24 Public Square (167 €), and The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland a little further at 1515 West Third Street (467 €). All four are within a ten-minute walk of each other, so a stay here is decided by the room, not the address.
Our travel advisors' insider tip
Two things are worth knowing before you book Cleveland. First, the calendar decides the price far more than the hotel does. This is a convention and sports city: when there is a large event Downtown, all four of our properties fill at once and rates move together, because there is no fifth option in the same class. If your dates are flexible, ask us to check them against the calendar before you commit.
Second, if you were searching for luxury hotels near Cleveland rather than in it: our selection has no suburban or lakeside alternative. Everything we list is Downtown. That is a genuine limitation if you are here for the western suburbs or for the national park to the south – and an advantage if you are here for the city itself, because you will not need a car for the evenings.
On the programmes: Marriott Bonvoy covers three of the four properties and IHG Rewards the fourth, so whichever of the two you collect, Cleveland works for you.
Upscale, top-rated or simply nice: the four Downtown hotels compared
Whether you searched for luxury, upscale, top or simply nice hotels in Cleveland, the answer is the same four addresses – so here is what actually distinguishes them.
Kimpton Schofield Hotel · DowntownThese are the four, from the highest entry rate to the lowest.
The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland – 1515 West Third Street
From around 465 € per night and the only property here above 300 €. Part of Marriott Bonvoy, with Executive and Presidential suites. If the question was which is the most expensive hotel in Cleveland, this is it – by a factor of more than two over the next one.
Metropolitan at The 9 – 2017 East 9th Street
230 €, Marriott Bonvoy, with Breuer, Deluxe and Presidential suites. The middle of our Cleveland field, on the same street as the Kimpton.
Hotel Cleveland – 24 Public Square
210 €, Marriott Bonvoy, with Executive and Larger suite categories. The most central address of the four, directly on Public Square.
Kimpton Schofield Hotel – 2000 East 9th Street
160 € and the lowest entry rate in our Cleveland selection. Part of IHG Rewards, with Hero, Rockefeller and Presidential suites – the only property here outside the Marriott programme.
What we do not have
No property outside Downtown, nothing on the lakefront away from the centre and nothing in the suburbs. If your trip is built around somewhere other than the city core, we would rather say so before you book than let a map suggest otherwise.
Hotel suites in Cleveland: what the categories are called
Suites are the part of the Cleveland market that is easiest to misjudge from a listing page, because all four properties use their own names rather than a standard scale.
Hotel Cleveland · InnenstadtThe Kimpton Schofield Hotel lists a Hero, a Rockefeller and a Presidential suite – the widest choice at the lowest entry rate of the four (160 €). The Metropolitan at The 9 lists a Breuer, a Deluxe and a Presidential suite (230 €). Hotel Cleveland keeps it simple with Executive and Larger categories (165 €), and The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland lists an Executive and a Presidential suite (467 €).
The practical consequence in a city with four hotels is that a suite at the Schofield or the Metropolitan often costs less than a standard room at the Ritz-Carlton. If space matters more to you than the brand on the door, that is the trade worth making here – and it is the single most common recommendation our travel advisors give for Cleveland.
What a night in Cleveland costs
Entry rates in our Cleveland selection run from 160 € at the Kimpton Schofield Hotel to 465 € at The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland – a spread of roughly three and a half times, across four properties standing within a ten-minute walk of each other.
The shape of that spread is worth reading carefully. Three of the four start below 240 €: the Schofield at 160 €, Hotel Cleveland at 167 € and the Metropolitan at The 9 at 230 €. The median is about 200 €. The Ritz-Carlton then sits on its own, more than twice as high as anything else.
For anyone comparing Cleveland with the larger American cities in our portfolio, that median is the number to hold on to: it is roughly what an entry-level room costs in Miami or Los Angeles, for a property here that is a good deal more central relative to the city. With suitespot you always book at direct rates, and the benefits worth more than 500 € come on top of whichever of the four you choose.
Booking, service and exclusive benefits in Cleveland
In a four-hotel city, the value of a travel advisor is not in the choice but in the timing. What we are asked for most in Cleveland is availability around the big Downtown dates – conventions, games and concerts – when all four properties move in step because there is no fifth in the same class. Ask us to check your dates before you fix them, and the difference between two adjacent weeks can be substantial.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comBeyond that: restaurant reservations Downtown, transfers from the airport and, more often than you would expect here, a quiet floor. Three of the four properties are conversions of older Downtown buildings, and floor choice makes a real difference to how quiet a room is.
As a suitespot guest you travel with VIP status: we pass your preferences to the hotel before you arrive. On top of that come breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability and up to 100 USD hotel credit per stay. Because all four Cleveland properties belong to a loyalty programme – three to Marriott Bonvoy, one to IHG Rewards – you also earn your usual points and status nights on every one of them.
Earn points & use your status in Cleveland
suitespot rates are genuine direct rates: you keep earning regular points and elite nights in the hotel's loyalty program and retain your status benefits – on top of your suitespot benefits. These programs are represented in Cleveland:
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Cleveland |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | 3 hotels | The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland, Metropolitan at The 9 Cleveland, Hotel Cleveland |
| IHG One Rewards | 1 hotel | Kimpton Schofield Hotel |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Cleveland
How much does a 5-star hotel in Cleveland cost?
Entry rates for our four luxury hotels in Cleveland start at around 160 € per night at the Kimpton Schofield Hotel and reach about 465 € at The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland. The median is roughly 200 €.
In between sit Hotel Cleveland on Public Square (167 €) and the Metropolitan at The 9 on East 9th Street (230 €). Three of the four therefore start below 240 €, and the Ritz-Carlton stands on its own at more than twice that.
With suitespot you always book at direct rates, and the benefits worth more than 500 € come on top.
Which are the best hotels in Cleveland?
We list four in Cleveland, and all of them stand Downtown within a ten-minute walk of each other: The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland on West Third Street (from 467 €), the Metropolitan at The 9 at 2017 East 9th Street (230 €), Hotel Cleveland at 24 Public Square (167 €) and the Kimpton Schofield Hotel at 2000 East 9th Street (160 €).
Which is right depends less on the ranking than on what you need. The Ritz-Carlton is the most expensive by a wide margin. Hotel Cleveland has the most central address. The Schofield offers three suite categories at the lowest entry rate of the four. The Metropolitan sits between them.
Since all four are equally central, our travel advisors will usually steer you by room category and date rather than by name.
Are there luxury hotels near Cleveland rather than in it?
Not in our selection, and we would rather be plain about it. All four of our Cleveland properties are Downtown – there is nothing suburban, nothing on the lakefront away from the centre and nothing towards the national park to the south.
That is a real limitation if your trip is built around somewhere outside the city core. It is an advantage if it is not: from any of the four you can reach Public Square, the theatre district and the Downtown restaurants on foot, and you will not need a car for the evenings.
If you need a base outside the city, tell your travel advisor what you are travelling for – we would rather point you at the right region than sell you a Downtown room that adds an hour of driving to every day.
Which Cleveland hotels have suites?
All four, and each names its categories differently.
The Kimpton Schofield Hotel lists a Hero, a Rockefeller and a Presidential suite – the widest choice at the lowest entry rate of the four (160 €). The Metropolitan at The 9 lists a Breuer, a Deluxe and a Presidential suite (230 €). Hotel Cleveland has Executive and Larger categories (167 €), and The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland an Executive and a Presidential suite (467 €).
Because the rate gap between the Ritz-Carlton and the rest is so wide, a suite in one of the other three often costs less than a standard room at the top of the market here. That is the most common recommendation we give for Cleveland.
Do I earn points and can I use my status with suitespot?
Yes. suitespot rates are full direct rates: you earn the usual points and status nights in the relevant hotel programme.
Cleveland is straightforward on this front, because all four properties belong to a programme. Three are in Marriott Bonvoy – The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland, the Metropolitan at The 9 and Hotel Cleveland – and the Kimpton Schofield Hotel is in IHG Rewards.
Whichever of the two programmes you collect, there is an option here. Your status benefits apply as usual; the suitespot benefits come in addition.
Why are two Cleveland hotels on the same street?
Because Downtown Cleveland is compact. The Metropolitan at The 9 is listed at 2017 East 9th Street and the Kimpton Schofield Hotel at 2000 East 9th Street – effectively facing each other.
Their entry rates are 230 € and 160 €. Since the location is identical, the rate difference is about the building and the programme, not about where you will be: the Metropolitan is Marriott Bonvoy, the Schofield IHG Rewards.
Hotel Cleveland is two blocks west on Public Square and The Ritz-Carlton a short walk beyond it. In practice, all four addresses put you in the same part of the city.
Which Cleveland hotel offers the best value?
By entry rate, the Kimpton Schofield Hotel at around 160 € per night – and it is also the property here with the widest suite choice, listing Hero, Rockefeller and Presidential categories.
Hotel Cleveland at 167 € is the alternative worth weighing: it has the most central address of the four, directly on Public Square, and belongs to Marriott Bonvoy.
The Metropolitan at The 9 follows at 230 €. Given that the top of the Cleveland market starts at 465 €, the sensible move in this city is usually to book a larger category in one of the three rather than an entry-level room at the top.
When is the best time to visit Cleveland?
Late spring and early autumn are the most comfortable months here: mild, and the Downtown streets and the lakefront are pleasant to walk. Winter is genuinely cold and snowy on the lake, which is worth planning for rather than being surprised by.
More important than the season, though, is the Downtown calendar. Cleveland is a convention and sports city with only four properties in this class, so a large event fills all of them at once and moves the rates together. There is no fifth option to fall back on.
If your dates are flexible, ask your travel advisor to check them before you commit – between two adjacent weeks the difference in this city can be considerable.
