Recently there has been a flurry of new hotels opening in Downtown Dayton, from the Fairfield Inn and Suites and AC Marriott in Water Street/Webster Station to the Hotel Ardent and the Hilton Garden Inn at the Dayton Arcade.
Historically there were many different hotel options in the central business district, the majority of which have since been demolished. But there are a couple former hotels that do stand.
One of them is the Biltmore Towers on Main Street. Another is a 9-story building on the west side of downtown at the SW corner of Fifth and Wilkinson streets. It was known as the Holden Hotel (or Hotel Holden) when it opened in 1916.
Today this location is a little off the beaten path: it’s close to Sinclair Community College but overall isn’t downtown’s most bustling area…