Cincinnati, Ohio
Hotel Celare, Cincinnati Midtown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
A brand-new seven-story tower across from the University of Cincinnati, with a giant Lazarus Lizard mural for a calling card.
Open · January 2025
Hotel Celare opened January 17, 2025 as a ground-up, seven-story, 171-room hotel across from the University of Cincinnati in the Clifton Heights district, developed by Crawford Hoying and operated by Shaner Hotel Group under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio.
The essentials
- Group
- Marriott Tribute Portfolio (Crawford Hoying / Shaner Hotel Group)
- Opening
- January 2025
- Rooms & suites
- 171 rooms
- Segment
- Upscale/Lifestyle
- Designer
- Studio 11 Design (interiors); Meyers+Associates (architecture)
- Entry rate
- NC
The place
Hotel Celare is a ground-up, seven-story new build at 310 Straight Street in The District at Clifton Heights, directly across from the University of Cincinnati campus, a short drive from downtown.
The concept
Developed by Crawford Hoying with Shaner Hotel Group as operator, Hotel Celare opened January 17, 2025 as an entirely new construction project rather than a conversion — a rarity among Cincinnati's recent hotel openings, most of which reuse historic buildings. Meyers+Associates designed the contemporary glass-heavy exterior, wrapped by a 22-by-37-foot mural of a Lazarus Lizard by Ohio artist Miss Birdy, while Texas-based Studio 11 Design handled interiors. The hotel was voted the No. 4 Best New Hotel of 2026 by USA Today's readers' poll.
Dining & wellness
The Vick, a seventh-floor rooftop restaurant and bar with a retro 1950s aesthetic, handles dinner and drinks with skyline views; Iris Café covers coffee and pastries by day and converts into a bar in the evening.
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