The Toledo center is about the area of Huntington Center Arena and the area of Seagate Convention Center.
To make the most of your visit to Toledo, try to time your trip for late spring. The city and surrounding area offer plenty of outdoor activities, which will be best enjoyed during the warmer spring weather. You can walk or bike at Toledo's Metroparks, visit the Toledo Botanical Garden in full bloom, or go fishing in the Maumee River. Spring is also baseball season, so you can watch the Toledo Mud Hens (a minor league team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers) play.
Other times of year offer their own perks, though. For instance, because September tends to be the least popular month to visit, you may be able to find better rates then. Prices also tend to drop around March. You can visit in October to see the fall foliage or during December for a good chance at a white Christmas. Fishermen will enjoy the annual Walleye Run that typically lasts from mid-March through mid-April.
You can save even more during your stay by taking advantage of discounts. For instance, Extended Stay America offers a 10 percent discount for booking more than 21 days in advance. Those who stay at least a week can save up to 17 percent. If you stay a month or longer, you can get up to 31 percent off. Extended Stay also offers a best-rate guarantee, AAA discounts, senior discounts, special pricing for military members, and an Extended Perks rewards program. You can find Extended Stay locations in both Maumee and Holland.
Other chains offer loyalty rewards and early booking discounts, too. For instance, the Hampton Inn by Hilton offers up to 15 percent off for early booking and participates in Hilton's HHonors reward points program. AAA members and seniors save 10 percent off the best available rate, while government and military employees receive government per diem rates. The various Holiday Inn Express locations in the area participate in the IHG Rewards program and offer similar discounts.
If you expand your search to include nearby cities, you will find several high-quality hotels with rooms for less than $100 per night. For instance, the Comfort Inn East sits near I-280 in Oregon, Ohio, with free breakfast and an outdoor pool. The Sleep Inn & Suites (also in Oregon) adds a fitness center to that list of amenities and has an indoor pool. Nearby Perrysburg offers the Comfort Suites Perrysburg-Toledo South and the La Quinta Inn Toledo/Perrysburg, and you can find both a Comfort Inn and a Comfort Inn & Suites in Maumee.
Within Toledo itself, the Ramada Toledo Hotel and Conference Center has a lounge, free breakfast, an indoor pool, and 24-hour fitness facilities, as well as some pet-friendly rooms. The Quality Inn Toledo also offers free breakfast. Depending on the timing of your visit and the discounts available to you, you may also be able to find rooms near or below $100 per night at the Holiday Inn Express North Toledo.
Timing certainly makes a difference when it comes to seasonal weather and attractions in Toledo, but there are many other reasons to visit during specific dates. With a little planning, you can time your trip to coincide with one of the area's annual events — many of which are reason enough by themselves to visit Toledo.
From mid-November through the end of the year, the Toledo Zoo will be decked out in Christmas lights for its annual “Lights Before Christmas.” The crowning attraction of this display is the Big Tree, a Norway Spruce that is around 70 years old, 85 feet tall, and covered in 35,000 lights. In addition to this highly anticipated event, the zoo hosts several other events throughout the year: a Mother's Day brunch, a Cinco de Mayo celebration, a Father's Day BBQ, Night in the Museum, the Feast with the Beasts fundraiser, the Dart Frog Dash 5K, and many more.
Food for Thought hosts an annual fundraiser called Jam City, a gourmet PB&J party where top chefs provide new takes on the classic sandwich. The Greater Toledo Auto Show is held in January, and historic downtown Perrysburg hosts a Winterfest event in February. March brings the Glass City Beer Fest and the Glass City Wine Festival. Foodies might want to visit during Restaurant Week, also in March. You can also enjoy performances by the Toledo Ballet and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra throughout the year, as well as a variety of music, art, and food festivals.
Below are reviews of the city of Toledo, OH from an actual visitor's perspective.
Toledo is a nice small city, which we really like! We didn't get to see a ball game, but will the next time we visit. We loved walking our dog around the city, including the Corning campus.
River walk!
Nice city to visit, awesome park near the water.
Jeep fest!
I love the city of Toledo. We came to enjoy the local art scene and it did not disappoint.
UTMC-easy to get around, kind and friendly staff.
I like all the restaurants!
Sitting on the rooftop and enjoying the sun as it went down was oh so very nice.
Nearby restaurants, Museum of Art & shopping
We did not see Toledo, we were there for a Junior hockey tryout.
Imagination Station and the zoo which is why we were in town both places where very nice!
Toledo University. Also family in the area.
Toledo is a nice town to visit. There's good restaurants and some nightlife. Also the museum and zoo are top notch. The park system is great. Lots of trails for walking/hiking.
Visiting our daughter in Toledo university.
Very clean city, always something going on. Feels pretty safe when walking around. Lots of police presence.
Clean
Just enjoyed being with family and enjoyed a couple of restaurants
Art museum.
Convenient to many shops and close to I90.
Family lives in the area and are tied in with Toledo football
Wonderful art work around the city and beautify bridges.
Lovely city. Loved the park downtown at Maumee River. Gardens, art, history. Hope to go on a boat tour next time😉
things were great
We enjoy eating downtown as well as Barry's Bagels, First Watch, Inside the 5 and a few other places. Top things we love to do in Toledo… Mudhens baseball. Toledo zoo. Mu husband loves the fishing!
The zoo.
Love Toledo, my college town!
Close to the racetrack and the wildlife areas we wanted to see.
Toledo's restaurants and museums are excellent! It deserves the title "city of glass"!
I have enjoyed the restaurants I have been to.
This city has lots of shops and nice restaurants to choose from.
Family city.
Very nice hotel.
I went to Toledo to see the lights at the zoo. I love that zoo. It's very clean. The animals seem very healthy. I probably go there at least once a year and I live in Youngstown, Ohio.
We didn't have much time as it was a family emergency but there are a lot of things to do and see on our next visit.
Near the African American Museum and view of the Maumee River and the restaurants around the ballpark.
Nice people; plenty of restaurants!
Didn't have enough time to explore. The West Gate area was very nice.
Farmers Market!
Toledo has a lot to offer!
My stay there was very short so I can't say too much but what I did see, I liked, I will go back there again.
Great city!
Great Lakes Museum
It was clean and the employees were very mannerly.
It was close to everything! Just 15 mins in every direction to anyplace you'd want to shop at!
Best kept secret in Ohio!
The positive atmosphere the city brings with all the various restaurants and shops it has to offer.
Toledo was busy and had lots of options.
It was nice!
Nice small town with lots to do and great restaurants!
Many eating opportunities.
Glass City Arena was nice.
It was easy to drive around and find parking. Not much traffic.
It was easy to drive around and find parking. Not much traffic.
We where there for volleyball, they have done well with cleaning up the city.
Nice view and hotel is close food places.
Very clean!
Nice view and close to food places.
Dillard's!
Near hospital and restaurants.
Proximity to hospital and restaurants.
Casino
Casino!
Near my niece's wedding venue, The Stables.
The casino.
Went to the casino!
Great location for anyone traveling to Detroit and in need of rest stop.
Art Museum
Bass Pro Shops
I was raised most of my entire life in Toledo. There is one of the best zoos! The Art Museum is also great. Mud Hens. Many great restaurants.
Visited downtown area and visited the large and fairly new library.
The Glass Pavilion of the Toledo Museum of Art is terrific and well worth a visit. We look forward to visiting the rest of the museum on a future visit.
Easy in and out!
Room was very clean and nice. Walking distance to restaurants
We love the Botanical Gardens, Wildwood Park and the Art Museum.
Good restaurants nearby.
THE RODEO
Staff Friendly, room clean, room comfortable. The cleanliness
First visit since I graduated from UT 53 years ago! What a change from the University to the downtown area!