The boutique hotel boom in central Ohio has moved from urban to suburban locales.

What started Downtown with the likes of Hotel LeVeque and Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph, now includes newcomer AC Hotel Columbus Dublin, which opened this week in Dublin’s still-under-construction Bridge Park development.

Boutique hotels as a concept first took off in urban areas as a hip alternative to big hotel chains. As major hotel operators caught on to their appeal, especially among millennial travelers, a number of boutique brands were snapped up to become part of larger companies.

Read the story – The Columbus Dispatch – September 28, 2017