Ariel B&B

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Jose

Good

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Jennifer

Friendly staff and nice rooms

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Patricia

Room was clean. Staff very friendly. Not a front desk alot. Restaurant would not accept seating even tho no one was seated. One staff stated they would accept dinner walk in, another stated No.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

maria

Yes

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Clarence

This is a great hotel to stay at. The bar had all the drinks I needed, and the kitchen also had great food. The staff were respectable and very helpful. It was family oriented, even though I didn't have a family. All around it was a great stay 5 stars.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

savanna

The room was ok. It was freezing and the thermostat wouldn't work. Location is good. No work the money from my opinion.

Business Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

Donna

It was freezing in the rooms I asked if the can turn up the heat because you can’t do it from the rooms ant it was still cold. We went to go to the pool and couldn’t get in I had to call the front desk and they had to let us in and out when done. We went to the rooms to take a shower and neither room the water wouldn’t get hot we ran it about 20 minutes and it was still cold. I called the front desk about nine times to report the problem and nobody answered so finally I went down there and it still took awhile to get someone. I told them I wanted to leave and wanted my money back.

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

Steven

Was good stays and will be back.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

JEREMIAH

On site free parking, friendly service. Basic rooms nothing fancy but pretty clean and the price is right. Perfect if coming to the area for a show at Lorain Palace or Black River Landing easy walk to both. A few decent bars near by , Speak of the Devil for drinks, Brass & Bronze has good food and decent selection of cocktails, and Scorchers is a neighborhood soorts bar to grab a beer or \"bar food\"

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2025

Kathleen

The room was really nice and clean

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2025

Wendi

Staff was great, room was very run down.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Keith

yes great

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2025

Cyrene

Our stay was really nice, the place was clean and quiet. Bed felt a little mushy and the room was cold; unable to adjust the heat.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Nathan

Great

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Paul F

Family trip that went well. Accommodations were very good except neither restaurant was open. Not having a good, hearty breakfast during a bitter cold trip was very disappointing.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Lois

Very clean

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2025

Barbara

Staff is great and nice having a restaurant on site.
The rooms need some help. Part of the problem may be the lightbulbs as they give off a cold, institution feel; the mattress and bedding are just “ok.”

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Diane

I always stay at the Ariel

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Nancy

Convenient parking. Friendly staff. Onsite restaurant had an interesting menu with a variety of unique meals. Elevators need updating but the room was was in excellent condition.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Matthew

Awesome boutique hotel right by the water.

Full bar... Excellent prices. The restaurant had great food, parking was easy and had security cameras in the lot.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

Jesus

The room was just another room nothing special. I was expecting more since it's a historical spot, however I've had better rooms at the major chains.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Kathryn

This hotel is extraordinary.

Beautifully appointed.

Professionally staffed.

And completely affordable.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Jordan

Overall a very nice no frills stay. Parking was available right at the hotel. Our room was just a little beat up. It had several cosmetic issues. There weren't really any extras with the stay, but we didn't need much other than a place to sleep. Our view happened to be directly into another room, so that wasn't really the ideal.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

jeff

My daughter and I were in town for a fishing charter and had a wonderful stay at the Ariel. The hotel staff was very friendly and the food we had at the restaurant was really good as well. Our room was much bigger than I was expecting and the hotel had a very “grand” atmosphere when we walked in…chandelier lighting, very spacious etc. The location couldn’t have been any better for us as our charter destination was only minutes away but seemed to be within a few minutes walk from a lot of different places (restaurants, shopping etc.) I already told my wife if we ever make it back as a family we’re definitely staying here again!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2025

Michelle

Not our favorite

Historic hotel in a convenient location. They have updated the rooms, but limit how cool the air conditioner can go. Worked for our purpose, but we wouldn’t stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2025

Miriam

It’s going back home for me. Things to do. Rooms are very spacious and clean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

tonya

Clean hotel

Very clean hotel. Close to fishing on Lake Erie. Reasonable rates.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Andrew P

Clean nice shower

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Jonah

Dirty,

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Anne

Parking was very convenient! Did not check out the gym,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Marjorie

Nice clean rooms, friendly staff. Absolutely would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Andrew

My stay at Ariel Broadway Hotel was comfortable and relaxing. I look forward to staying here again in the future.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Gregory

Very nice. Very helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Tresa

Clean ro amd friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Kevin

Great location. We will probably stay there again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Rose

When we arrived the first room had paint peeling a lot. We told the owner we and was given another room with a view of the lake

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2025

Jacqueline

It's been fine. Friendly staff. Restaurant hours in facility not convenient as we would like. Beautiful facility and clean rooms. Beds comfortable.

Business

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Cynthia

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Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

Alicia Heiserer

We could not shut off the hallway light in our room as that shut off 90 of the electric in the entire room.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

The kids really enjoyed the pool, especially since they had it to themselves. We were disappointed the restaurant wasn’t open for breakfast but had menus out the night before.

The biggest issue was the HVAC system in our room. It was “stuck” at 60 degrees and wouldn’t warm up. In the middle of the night I went to the desk and the clerk tried to reset it, but that did not work. I didn’t want move rooms because the rest of the family was bundled up and sleeping and our stuff was all unpacked in the room. It was even more frustrating in the morning when checking out I called the clerk to tell them and it seemed like it was a known issue that hadn’t been fixed. So basically we were given a problematic room when others were available.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Joseph

A nice, old hotel with plenty of charm, and comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

Tiffany

It was nice the staff i encountered was great. Room was clean. Mattresses could of been better. Wasn't able to get in pool area or see roof top. But view from room was nice. And it would of been great if there was a free breakfast. All in all not a bad stay.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Aug 2025

Megan

We arrived and staff was not helpful-and not often at the desk to ask for help. We found dirty black womans underwear at 11 am on the lobby sofa-staff had not seen it. On the last morning while packing up the car we found vomit right outside the front door. For that much money, highly disappointed and wouldn’t recommend. Very dirty and lack of care from staff.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Kellie

Great place to stay, very clean. About 50 min to concert but perfect stay. Would recommend. Staff was friendly, close to downtown, water etc.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

12 Aug 2025

Pean

Room was noisy I can hear street noise. I can also hear noise inside our room. I don’t know if it’s the pipes or air conditioner but noises kept waking me up throughout the night

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Joseph

didn't eat in hotel, pillow were mushy

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Jeannine

The hotel room was beautiful and provides everything you could need, staff helpful and friendly, highly recommend experiencing a night or week just gorgeous views everywhere

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Oliver

No free breakfast

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Kathleen

What a find! Beautiful location

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Lesley

In a King size room there was only one nightstand and one desk chair. Toilet seat was extremely low and getting up was difficult as there were no bars or grab handles.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Jennifer

This was a perfect place for our group to stay when we went to rockin on the River. So convenient and very nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2025

TRAVIS

Great hotel with a lot of charm. Nice and clean. My only complaint is that the thermostat was a little tricky and it was difficult to regulate room temperature, but still a pleasent stay overall.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Pierrette

Great hotel

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2025

Liz

Ok

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2025

Kelly

The room was a decent size and very clean. I asked if I could see it first and was told I couldn't but I could change rooms later if needed. It worked out. The lobby is pretty. There is a restaurant in the lobby. There's a bar downstairs. We were here on a Wednesday night so it was quiet. The bed was comfortable. Love the area next to the lake/ river with a beautiful park nearby called Lakeview. The pool was warm. I was told the hot tub was under reconstruction but it literally is gone... there's just a floor there now. Staff was polite. Not overly friendly but nice. I gave it an okay because there seemed to be some disorganization. Being told the hot tub had been under construction. The pool door was locked so we had to upstairs and ask about it. Not any big issue.Elevators work fine but one is closed.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Adrianne

Clean, great location, great price.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Kelly

Beautiful building right next to Rockin on the River, which is why we were up there.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2025

Kirk

Traffic noise and event noise

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Pam

Wonderful stay, hotel is older but very clean and comfortable. The view of the lake from our room was great. Will stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Cody

The esthetics were amazing, The Restaurant had good food. Comfortable Beds, slept like a baby!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2025

Michael

Very average

This was an ok stay. I wouldn't go back for an extended stay. We were passing thru and stayed 1 night and that was enough! It took a long time for someone to even show up to the desk. They had a phone out that said to call for service, we did that with no answer. Finally we got checked in and then we left to find some food, it looked like there was a restaurant at the hotel but it didn't look open. No one was around to inquire about it. The shower was stained and visibly dirty, like a drink had been thrown in the shower and never cleaned up. No hands soap and no extra toilet paper. The mattress was pretty lumpy and old. I don't recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

William

The Hotel was super convenient for Rockin on the River concert. The Hotel is located right across the street!

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Brian

The hotel was definitely a good place to stay. My only recommendation would be having a parking garage that's multi-floored but not having access to the building from the ground floor. Otherwise known as the basement makes it very difficult when you have to park downstairs when the parking lot is full, especially during busy weekends like 4th of July and rocking on the river weekends and then have to walk around and up the ramp to get into the hotel. You should definitely have a key access for guests in the basement lot.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

Rachel

We had a short stay here over a holiday weekend. Check-in was fine. The subsequent stay was less than satisfactory. Both elevators were out of service. Night staff at the desk told us to take the stairs to our floor. There were no doors in the stairwell to access the floors, it went directly to the top floor. The desk staff argued with me that the stairs accessed the floors - when I asked if she had ever been up the stairs I was told “I don’t go up stairs”. My husband who uses a cane was forced to climb several flights of stairs unnecessarily. At no point did she ever offer any assistance in getting to our floor beyond vaguely pointing across the lobby to another set of stairs. The following day when we returned to our room neither of the electronic keys worked so we had to return to the lobby to have them re-issued. I do not think we would stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Myra

Stayed as a family for an early fishing charter. Perfect location and beautiful hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Nia

The air conditioning did not work and they put us in another room and that air conditioning didn’t work either so I checked out and left early

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Kurt

Great place to stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Jennifer

Nice and quite for sleeping. Staff was very friendly. Bed was VERY comfortable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Stayed overnight after eating at Lorain Brewing Co and attending a concert at Black River Landing. Great location to both (able to walk out the door to concert venue)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Rachel

The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The pool was the warmest I have ever experienced at a hotel. It was so relaxing to swim. The hotel is beautiful!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Tracy

Very pleasant experience

Very friendly staff. Comfortable room and beautiful historic hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2025

Eric

Very nice Hotel

Leisure

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2025

Kathrin

We stayed in a double room with 2 queen beds for 2 nights on the third floor with lake view.
The room had not been cleaned super well, you could see hairs and dust in the corners and on the floor. We had 2 large bath towels for 2 adults and 2 kids.
The room was noisy as it was right next to a bigger street with lots of traffic during the day. The windows were not keeping the noise out.
The pool was warm, which we loved and we had it to ourselves.
As for the breakfast, we cannot recommend it. Coffee was watery, no milk, just cream. The scrambled eggs tasted very strange. Would not return to eat here.
Thankfully, the hotel is close to other coffee shops and a few restaurants, so there are alternatives.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2025

Joseph

There was no soap or shampoo in our room when we woke up. No coffee left one morning. Took a long time to get food in the basement bar. Staff was very nice and apologetic about the wait.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Pamela

Beautiful hotel with the nicest people!!! Great food!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2025

Henry

I reserved two rooms, but only one was in the system when we checked in.

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

Tammy L

great location to where we wanted to be.

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2025

Keith

It was an ok stay - nothing great but nothing bad. We were attending an event in the hotel so it was the convenience that was most important. It was clean but our room could have used a coat of fresh paint - lots of scuffs on the walls. We had a room overlooking one of the streets and it could get a bit noisy. There was no included breakfast and the restaurant in the hotel didn’t open until mid morning which was too late for us and a disappointment.

Partner

2/10

Poor

18 May 2025

Verified traveler

Can’t turn off AC

Can’t turn off the central air. Cold air blow directly to my forehead in the middle of night. The front deck idea is to use space heaters. Can you imagine the noise? Very uncomfortable night.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 May 2025

lavern

Motel 6 dressed up

It’s a motel 6 on steroids. Said they offered breakfast but it was a bagel and piece of fruit in a ziplock bag. Room was ok at best. We picked specifically for the pool so kids would have something to do. They closed it while we were there saying it was down for maintenance. And DO NOT COME AFTER HOURS! 20 minutes at the door ringing front desk to let us in. He came out sleeping looking as hell! Won’t stay again. The rate was crazy high for subpar accommodationsz

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

21 Apr 2025

Kevin

Horrible Stay!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Kristin

The Ariel Broadway Hotel is a jewel of a place, carefully renovated to bring modern conveniences into the luxury of an older, stylish hotel.

Our room was a suite and boasted many amenities: small refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, desk, several TVs, an upgraded bath room with walk-in shower, and nicely comfortable bed and sofa. The view was nice, though further back from the lake than I expected. The blackout curtains worked amazingly.
There is a busy road just outside the hotel that did not disturb my sleep at all.

The pool area was locked, but we did not ask the staff about it. They had a large restaurant/game room that looked like it could be very entertaining, too. (we were tired from our drive)

There are a lot of closed businesses in the hotel and in the downtown section near the hotel. We did not feel unsafe, but rather sad. Hopefully that is because we visited off season!

In our room, there was a lovely coffee table book regarding the national registry of retro hotels. I found our experience at the Ariel Broadway Hotel delightful and will be looking for more of these gems in the future.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Ronald

Great hotel within walking distance to theater. I look forward to returning.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

13 Apr 2025

Mason

Dissatisfied

Fingerprints all over headboard it was really gross and stains splattered on the wall in the bathroom. Kinda disappointed

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2025

Andrea

Everything was fine. The beds and pillows could use a little something .

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2025

Helen

Rooms were updated and nice, staff was friendly, we stayed during the off season so not everything was open.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Patsy

Check in was quick and easy. The room was very clean and comfortable. I did have to unplug the refrigerator during the night because it made all kinds of irritating noises. We were not using it any way.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2025

Glen

S

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2025

Corrie

Its gone down hill.

We switched rooms 3 times because of bad HVAC and a room that hadn't been cleaned since the previous guest. The girl at the front desk was more than accommodating and she eventually got us a room that was satisfactory. My complaint is with the manager the next morning. When I brought these issues to her attention, she shrugged and couldn't have cared less. I used to love this hotel and I've stayed her a few times before. I wouldn't stay again in the future.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2024

TIFFANY

It was a gorgeous historical building complete with modern amenities. The lake view was breathtaking even on cloudy days. Will definitely return!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2024

Kenneth

Clean room happy, friendly staff. Great little sports bar on the lower level with very good food. Ran into some bad weather so it was great to be able to stay inside the hotel and have a place to have fun and get good eats.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2024

Robert

Great location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

JEFFREY

Very convenient

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2024

Opal

It was good, but the pool was closed

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2024

Martin

Hotel bedrooms were clean. Property seems in an abandoned state outside the rooms. First floor has a completely abandoned large restaurant in plain view and probably not used for a long time.* months and maybe years.
The price was relatively high but we booked the room there because of good reviews online and supposedly it has a gym and a pool. Both the gym and the pool are out of use and the room price and the website weren't adjusted although those amenities are likely never available or in function.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Beth

Older downtown hotel with modern updates. I would definitely stay there again.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2024

Roderick A

Not going back

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Josie

Z

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2024

Magda

Nice location but dead business location

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Katherine

Great place. Brought back memories when it was the Renaissance hotel back in the days. Pool is extremely small but it’s downtown Lorain in the summer your right next to the concerts Rocking on the river !

Leisure Family_with_children