Cincinnati Travel Forum

Hi:

I would like to know if there are any good state parks or hill stations near Cincinnati. I would be staying for a week in Cincinnati and i can make only day trips. I need to return back to Cincinnati by late evening. I had visited all the museums in Cincinnati when i visited last time and i'm more keen on visiting scenic places this time. Any suggestions in this regard would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Visiting Cincinnat in June and looking for a hotel with a good pool - We are visiting friends who live in Milford as well as Silverton so that side of town is best.

Has anyone been to the Great Wolf Suites and Waterpark in Mason? What is it like? Also, how far is Mason from Milford?

Thanks! Ruth

Hi VTs, I work for GE in Mexico and will be spending one week in mid april (19-27) in Cincinnati, visiting GE's plant in Evendale with two other workmates. This will be our first time in OH, and I wanted to ask for a couple of things:

- What are some cool pubs/bars to get an after-work drink?
- Do you know of any salsa club in the Cinci area?
- What malls would you recommend for a visit (looking for A&F, AE, GAP, kind of stores)?
- Is there any amusement park within driving distance?
- What other tips could you give to 3 late-20s mexican engineers to have a good time while in Cincinnati?

thanks a lot.

Rodrigo.

I get why there are pigs everywhere; Cincinatti was very heavily involved in the pork industry. But why are they flying pigs?

I was told by someone that way back when, there was a barge floating through Cincinatti with a load of pigs going toward the slaughterhouse. There was substancial fog that day and it made it look as if the pigs were flying through the city. My Aunt said it was a nice story, but probably untrue and I cannot find anything on line to corroborate what I've heard.

Hi, next August I'll be for two months in cinci to work at University.
It's my first experience in US. Can you tell me all about the city life? for example what about bus/subway, house price, night fun, day fun, trips, parks to have fitness, sports and everything you think It's important to know?
Thank's very much!
pleaSE help!

We've got a group of about 15 women for a Bachelorette Party heading to Cinci and trying to find a good place to eat that would be versatile for all the different taste buds and wouldn't be too abrasive to the pocketbooks. I've been checking out all the tips and the more I look the more indecisive I become. Any suggestions??

hi there..
i will be going to cincinnati this april. i have a 5 days course which will be paid by the company. i plan to extend my stay .. this is my first time in the USA. i plan to visit patton musuem kentucky.
i have 2 options to go there generally speaking. I can rent a car and drive my self with a print out map from google map. This option requires me to have a valid driving licence. I have a valid driving licience issued by malaysia but i dont know the requirement over there. A friend of mine told me i dont need an international driving permit to drive in the USA (some states will require..) he had drove in the USA during his collegue years .. but i still havent sure if i still need a special permit in Ohio and to Kentucky.
Second options is public transport. I just search google and cannot find a bus service from cinci to fort knox. can somebody tell me which bus service (connecting bus ) that i can take. My course will end friday evening and i think i will start to move friday evening to kentucky, get a cheap motel somewhere in fort knox and saturday i can have a few hours in the museum before heading back to cincin, to my hotel and i will leave on sunday.
Pls advise me..
thanks
cheers,
zaidi

Does anyone know where I can book a room with a jacuzzi? (Not a modified bath tub)It doesn't have to be ultra ultra but it should be at least ***. Regular internet search options don't seem to work well for finding something of this nature. I'm also looking for good brew pubs that not only brew beer but serve great food.

Dave (Nov 24-26)

New to Cincinnati, heard it was a good place to go to but is it 18+, or 21+?

I bought my hubby tickets to see the Bengals/Pats game on Sunday for his birthday and we will be staying at Millennium Hotel Cincinnati at 150 West 5th Street and we need to find a good fun Sports Bar to watch the Buckeye Game from on Saturday night? Please tell me there are some Buckeye Fans in Cincinnati? After we whopped on them two weeks ago I know it may be tough to find!! j/k but hubby and I are die hard fans who will miss not being here in Columbus to Party, So where is a good Sports Bar in downtown????

Thanks,
Jennifer

Were are the local Oktoberfest held? One-Two or Three places? Also what are the scheduled dates?
TKS, Ms Mildred

What are the hours for this event?

Does anyone know if the CVG airport has free WiFi? Thanks in advance. Pete

Hello!
> Me and a buddy are taking a weekend to visit cinci June 2 thru the 4th.
>
>
> Problem - she hasn't been there in about a 5 years and I am assuming
> things have changed.
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> Any advice on the following:
> 1. cool night club that's fun and comforatble - as opposed to crammed n'
> sweaty or uptight n' snobby.
>
> 2. Great local restuarant the can't be found outside of Cinci - don't
> want to be forced to eat at the local Applebee's if you know what I
> mean.
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> 3. Cool (and cheap) day tripper activities. I plan on blowing most of my
> money on food and drink - so I don't want to blow 30+ bucks on Kings
> Island for example.
>
> Any help appreciated!

Howdy,

I’ll be attending a vocational training course in Lawrenceburg, Indiana during the month of March.

Can anyone recommend a decent budget hotel for this long term stay? I don’t need a pool or fitness center or anything like that; just a clean room in a safe area within a 30 minute commute of Lawrenceburg. Also, I just need a table for my homework and possibly a refrigerator for some munchies.

I posted on craigslist.com but only got shared room responses. Not really interested in that but a short term studio apartment rental would be great.

Thanks

Hi, My flight from Paris transits at Cincinnati and I have to catch another flight to Minneapolis. Is the domestic airport different from the international airport? If yes, how far is it? Is there arrangement for airport transfers?

Thanks.

This is very similar to the very last post in this forum, but I wanted to expand a bit on our specific situation and see what you all think.

My boyfriend is coming to stay with me in December, and he had a direct flight (after coming internationally) from Newark EWR to SLC. However, Delta cancelled that flight altogether and put him through Cincinnati CVG -- with a 29-minute connection time only. Why Cincinnati (or such a short time), I don't know, but he's stuck with it.

How tight is this for Cincinnati airport, especially considering when it is? It is on Saturday, December 10 in the early evening. The first flight is supposed to arrive from EWR at 5:29pm -- his flight to SLC leaves at 6:00pm. I guess there aren't very many flights from CVG to SLC, so that strikes me as quite an issue (especially considering that flights out of EWR are often very delayed).

My son needs to go to the US for a short trip to the East and West coast. The travel agency made him a offer which sounds good, but:
The last leg of his trip will be from San Francisco to Cincinnati, then to Frankfurt. Both flights are with Delta, but there are just 35 minutes between landing and take off again. I don't know Cincinnati Airport, but to me that seems to be impossible. He can check his bags through, but usually the gates close 30 minutes before take off. Do you think there's a reliable chance for him top catch his flight? He has to decide by tomorrow if he books the flights.
Thanks for any help.
Christine

CoAir13 (Jen and Ethan) will be visiting with us for a couple of days the first week in August, so we are inviting other Cincinnati/Dayton area VTers to meet us for dinner on Thursday evening, August 4, 6:00 p.m. at El Rancho Grande in Sharonville. It's easy to find, at 11765 Lebanon Road, just south of the Sharonville exit off i-275, between I-75 and I-71. You can sign up at the posting I have made in the VT meetings section. I know it's a week night, but many of you should still be able to make it. Let's get together, meet, and welcome Jen and Ethan to our corner of Ohio. The more the merrier.

4 of us will be in Cincinnati for a Reds game this summer. Any suggestions for a close, reasonable hotel? We'll have some time before the 7:00pm game for dinner, Any good local/regional places near the stadium? Thanks in advance!
Pax, Joe

Could someone tell me the best place to get Prime Rib in the Cincinnati - Covington area? How about a place called J Alexanders? Good or bad??? anything better? Thanks!

Has anyone been on the riverboat cruises and could tell me what they are like? We are considering a dinner cruise on B&B Riverboats. Also I will be in Cincinnati for the weekend with my husband - can anyone recommend a good restaurant? We have also heard about a place called Rabbit Has General Store. He is into antiques and collectibles and I thought he would like to see this. Any info on this would be great as well. Thanks!

Freetings to all VT folks,

this is my first trip to US and to cincinaati
i am a bit concerned regarding the security there.
Is is safe to move around freely in day time in cincinaati (apart from downtown area which people say is a bit dangerous) ?

also, is it true that the blacks are a menace there..
people suggested me to give them a dollar/two if they threaten for money

also.. how popular and upto what extent is the custom of giving tips in Cincinaat...infact in Ohio ?

I will be having a stopover at the airport for about an hour, on my way to NY from Las Vegas, and was wondering if there are any gift shops, pplaces to buy souviners, at any shops at the airport.

Thanks

Looking for baseball fields at Batavia Park and was told they were in Cincy....anybody know where? I need to make hotel arrangements.

I want to know if there is a motorcycle rental agency around Cincinnati (OH) area. I am looking to hire a bike to go around the place. I would need bike leased for about a month or two.

I just found a website called www.ibidusa.com. Has anyone ever tried it before? They have coupons to print for free and gift certificates that they are auctioning off for golf and restaurants. It appears legit... they have auctions in Orlando, FL and Las Vegas, NV too.

Just wondering if anyone else has tried them. There are some awesome deals out there on gift certificates.

Thansk!