The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel

3.0 star property

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Point of interest
Lobby sitting area
Reception
Property entrance

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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101 Front St, Marietta, OH, 45750
  • Place, Ohio Riverfront Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Marietta College
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Valley Gem Sternwheeler
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Parkersburg, WV (PKB-Mid-Ohio Valley Regional)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(18 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(45 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

River view King

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(47 reviews)
  • River view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(25 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel

Beaux Arts hotel with free parking, steps from Ohio River
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and coffee/tea in a common area.
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel offers 77 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and irons/ironing boards. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Marietta hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Ohio River Valley. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free roundtrip airport shuttle.
  • Free WiFi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Free self parking
  • Options for a bite to eat or a relaxing drink include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, meeting rooms, and conference space
  • Onsite recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Steps from Ohio River and 7 minutes by foot from Marietta College
  • Free airport shuttle service
  • Pets welcome for free
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available 24 hours). A 24-hour fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and a vending machine are also featured at the business-friendly The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel. Self parking is free.

This Beaux Arts Marietta hotel is smoke free.

Riverfront Bar & Grill - This restaurant serves brunch, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Gun Room - This restaurant serves breakfast and brunch. Open daily.
Cafe Lafayette - Onsite café. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Cafe Lafayette
  • Gun Room
  • Riverfront Bar & Grill

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Smooth flooring in public areas
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Built in 1918
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Chef service
  • Limited room service
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: noon
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 5.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet deposit: USD 50.00 per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 5.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel offers transfers from the airport. Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Lafayette grand Riverboat Era
Lafayette grand Riverboat Era Hotel
Lafayette grand Riverboat Era Hotel Marietta
Lafayette grand Riverboat Era Marietta
The Lafayette A Riverboat Era
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel Hotel
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel Marietta
The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel Hotel Marietta

The Lafayette A grand Riverboat Era Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 594 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 264 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a beautiful place. The town is lovely. Lots of history. Lots of walkable places to see. Lots to do.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeff

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are friendly and helpful (including the dining wait staff). We love the feel of a grand old hotel, and the Lafayette has it. Very clean. We'll be staying again in Feb. if not before : )
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs more parking
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Sherry

I love this hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Roger, KNOXVILLE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice dinner. Interesting history.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

David, Athens

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

laura

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had to wait for someone to unlock door to get in hotel. NO breakfast as stated!! And why we booked here. No refund for breakfast or rate deduction. Stated i booked thru expedia
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only issue was the uncertainty that the kitchen would be open for breakfast. Everything else would have been 5 stars
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lafayette staff was great. Each individual we met was happy and helpful. Room was fine with great view of the Ohio river. Bathroom was clean and updated. Bed was great. Furniture was old in keeping with this historic structure and its history.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. I loved the feel of the hotel -- early 20th century. Beautifully decorated. Wonderful hotel and beautiful view of the river!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome historic property
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tasha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room, very nice historic hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
I made a mistake and booked for thursday night not wednesday night front desk lady one just brushed me off and said we are full you dont have a reservation. so i went to the parking lot and booked a room online for that night went back in and she was not really happy. front desk lady number 2 called me later and told me why i was not booked for wednesday and apologized that I had not been helped better by first lady. Our conference people were upset that no space was set aside for vender tables. the electric went out during breakfast the waffles were cold and water and coffee were only drink options set out during the day
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Room was clean. Wonderful old hotel. Will definitely stay again when we return.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall I had a pleasant stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Gerald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and Safe. Rooms are a little small. Location is great, on the river, walkable to almost everything. Staff was great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rose Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The laffyette was a wonderful hotel. Clean, cozy and old fashioned yet with conveniences you would expect: great restaurants , coffee shop and roof top deck. Also its said to have friendly ghosts, however we did not experience any.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sammi

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and well appointed room. Staff, especially in the Gun Room was polite and helpful. Parking was close to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning building! The food was amazing! The staff was so friendly!! I loved the historic charm of the building & I believe it to be haunted. We had our own experiences that were definitely a little funky. Flickering lights, tv cutting in & out, whispers like “stop” & “don’t”. just odd coincidences, you could say. Loved my stay! Would recommend it to anyone!!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in with plenty of parking. Friendly staff and just a cool place!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025