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The Symphony Hotel Over-the-Rhine · Est. 1871
The ballroom inside Cincinnati Music Hall

Guest Resources

Where we send our guests

The links we end up writing down for people most often. Tickets, museums, markets, the river, and how to get around town.

Before You Arrive

The practical details

The questions we're asked most. Anything else, call us at (513) 721-3353 and you'll reach a real person.

  • Reservations Book online any time, or call us and we'll help you choose a room. See all nine rooms.
  • Parking Secure, gated parking in the Mozart Garage for $25 per night, with remote access so you can come and go.
  • Stairs & access All guest rooms are on the second and third floors, and the building has no elevator. The main-floor bar and lounge are wheelchair accessible by ramp.
  • Wi-Fi & streaming Complimentary high-speed internet throughout, and in-room TVs with Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video.
  • The Bar Open to the public Wednesday through Sunday. Hours and details.
  • Gift certificates Purchase online any time.

Tickets & Stages

What's playing

Music Hall is directly across the street. You can leave the hotel at five minutes to curtain and still make your seat. A few other stages are close enough to walk to.

Museums & Galleries

Worth the trip

Over-the-Rhine

Out the front door

Further Afield

A short drive out

  • Cincinnati Zoo One of the oldest zoos in the country, a few miles north of here.
  • Krohn Conservatory A 1933 glasshouse in Eden Park. The butterfly show runs each spring.
  • Cincinnati Parks Eden Park, Ault Park, and the rest of the city's park system.

The River

Down at the Ohio

The river is about a mile south of us. The streetcar runs straight down, or you can walk it downhill.

  • Smale Riverfront Park Gardens, fountains, and swings that face the water.
  • Roebling Suspension Bridge Walk across to Kentucky and back. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened in 1866, and the prototype for Roebling's Brooklyn Bridge.
  • BB Riverboats Sightseeing and dinner cruises, leaving from Newport across the bridge.
  • Ohio fishing licenses The river holds catfish and sauger. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources sells licenses online.
  • DepthScout Depth and structure maps for the Ohio River and lakes around the region, useful if you're bringing a rod.

Getting Around

Wheels and rails

  • Cincinnati streetcar & MetroSteps away The streetcar loop runs from Over-the-Rhine down to the riverfront, with a stop near our door.
  • Red Bike Bike share, with stations around OTR and along the river.
  • CVG Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about twenty minutes across the river.

Game Day

If you're here for a match

Planning

Further reading

  • Visit Cincy The city's official visitor guide, with event calendars.
  • Our neighborhood guide Our own take on what's worth your time within a few blocks. Read it here.

Come Stay

Make it a night out.