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Cultivate is held at the 1.8-million-square-foot Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus. The Greater Columbus Convention Center can accommodate both the show's exhibit-space needs and the meeting space required for all the events that take place during the conference. On-site attendee amenities include a registration area in the North Atrium, a luggage check in the Eisenmann Room (at the top of the triple escalators) for $5 per bag, and a Transportation Zone in the Convention Center Connector between the venue and the Hyatt and Hilton hotels.

Many downtown Columbus hotels offer parking, and area parking options are available near the Greater Columbus Convention Center. A directory of directions and parking options is published on the convention center's website (columbusconventions.com).

By air: Fly into John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), then it's roughly a 10-minute shuttle, taxi, or Uber ride to downtown Columbus. Major carriers serving CMH include Air Canada, American, Delta, Southwest, and United.

By car: Columbus is reachable via two major interstates — I-70 from the east and west, and I-71 from the north and south.

By bus: Greyhound provides intercity bus service to Columbus.

Getting around: Complimentary shuttles run between designated hotels and the convention center each day of the show, departing from the Transportation Zone in the Convention Center Connector. Rideshare services such as Uber are also readily available.

AmericanHort secures large blocks of rooms at numerous hotels across downtown Columbus, many within walking distance or a short shuttle ride of the convention center. Selected properties from the official hotel block (with approximate distance and nightly rate) include:

• Hilton Columbus Downtown — connected — $189
• Hyatt Regency Columbus — connected — $178
• Drury Plaza Hotel — connected — $158/$188
• Sonesta — connected — $175
• Canopy by Hilton — across the street — $235
• Red Roof Plus+ — across the street — $144
• AC Hotel by Marriott — 0.2 miles — $209
• The Graduate — 0.3 miles — $245
• Moxy by Marriott, Short North — 0.3 miles — $259
• Courtyard by Marriott — 0.4 miles — $166
• Hotel LeVeque, Autograph Collection — 0.6 miles — $245
• Renaissance — 0.6 miles — $172
• Westin Columbus — 0.9 miles — $214

Complimentary shuttle service is provided from a number of properties, including Aloft OSU, Courtyard Downtown, Holiday Inn Downtown Capitol Square, Home2 Suites, Hotel LeVeque, Hyatt Place OSU, Renaissance, Springhill Suites, The Junto Hotel, and Westin Columbus. Note: attendees must be registered for Cultivate to book within the hotel block, and Maritz Global Events is the only approved housing partner.