Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph

Character and identity

Opened in 2015, this 135-room property sits in the heart of the Short North, Columbus's arts and entertainment district, and functions almost as much as a gallery as a hotel. The public spaces and corridors are hung with developers Ron and Joel Pizzuti's contemporary art collection, which sets the tone: design-literate, gallery-quiet, deliberately current. Rooms and suites are contemporary in palette, with upscale dining, a fitness room, and a spa rounding out the amenity set. The register is polished urban rather than grand or formal, more art-world townhouse than traditional luxury hotel.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The defining feature here is the art collection and the Short North address working in tandem: you are staying inside a curated contemporary art environment, steps from the city's best galleries and dining. Book it if that combination appeals; a suite makes the most of the design language. Weekends draw the neighbourhood crowd, so midweek stays read calmer.