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Hotel Per-Key Economics

2 stories · First covered Mar 10, 2026 · Latest Mar 23
Related: Marriott International 2 Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati Convention Hotel 1 Public-Private Partnership 1 Convention Hotel Market 1 Columbus 1 Louisville 1 Hotel Demand Redistribution 1 Transient Occupancy Tax 1 Mixed-use hotel development 1 Crawford Hoying 1 Ohio State University 1
Hotel Per-Key Economics Coverage
$84 Million Marriott Next to Ohio State at $596K Per Key. Do the Math on That Parking Garage.
Transactions Primary
Mar 23

$84 Million Marriott Next to Ohio State at $596K Per Key. Do the Math on That Parking Garage.

An $84 million mixed-use play drops a 141-room Marriott and 121 apartments on a long-vacant lot next to Ohio State's campus. The per-key math looks wild until you realize half that budget is subsidizing a parking garage the city demanded.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Mar 23
Cincinnati's $543M Convention Hotel Is a $776K-Per-Key Bet on Public Money
Development Primary
Mar 10

Cincinnati's $543M Convention Hotel Is a $776K-Per-Key Bet on Public Money

The city just approved a $50M loan for a 700-room Marriott convention hotel that costs $543 million to build. The per-key math tells a story the press release doesn't.

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Jordan Chen 3 min read · Mar 10