In which quarter house in Cleveland?

Going for the American Midwest, the Great Lakes and its cities? Read our advice on the areas where to stay in Cleveland!

Nicknamed "the city forest" – The Forest City say Anglophones -, or The Cleve Cleveland is the second largest city in the state of Ohio, north of the United States. Cleveland is located near (450 km) to the north by the waters of Lake Erie Toronto and Strait , enter New York and Chicago . Since its founding in 1796, the city has always been an important industrial lung in the region. With 396,815 inhabitants (2010 census) of 213.4 km2, but more than 2.1 million inhabitants in the urban area, Cleveland is sometimes described as a cultural oasis very hospital, stretched along the edge of Lake Erie. The housing offer is large to stay in Cleveland, but rents can be raised, as often, in the major attractive cities of the United States.

To discriminate one neighbourhood or another, one trick: the inhabitants often divide their city into two areas, the west bank and the east bank of the Cuyahoga River. However, the city centre and peri-urban areas attract many businesses and artists, so the neighbourhoods are at high speed. This is in which area to stay in Cleveland.

Downtown

The city centre is the historic and business district. This includes: Tower , which was the second highest tower in the world in the 1930s, the Arcade, Key Tower, the Keith Building or the Ohio Bell Building, who inspired Superman's creators. This neighborhood makes the beautiful part of the art deco. The city centre is divided into several sub-districts: The Flats and The Warehouse , mostly composed of rehabilitated buildings and industrial offices, and in many trendy bars and restaurants. To appreciate the charms of a historic city while shopping or going out to party in the bars of the Cuyahoga docks, this is where you have to stay.

Many old industrial buildings were made a second youth by becoming large shopping centres, like the ones Tower City Center or The Arcade . L’ Historic Warehouse District houses buildings of the 19th century beautifully renovated and transformed into shops, cafes and commercial galleries very popular. North, Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame is one of the city's must-see museums, located at the end of the 9th street . From parts and other parts of the neighborhood, many parks and green spaces allow you to stroll and do sports: Cleveland, famous for its NBA basketball club, is a sporting city.

University Circle

Want to stay in Cleveland by being decentralized, in quiet and more affordable residential areas? The university district attracts young people, artists and art lovers. Many cultural buildings adjoin parks such as parks Wade Oval, the Botanical Garden of Cleveland and large sports fields (basketball, American football). In addition, find a lot of museums if you like art: Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of contemporary Art, the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, Natural History Museum. For meloman expatriates, a music school is located north of the neighborhood. To crown everything, we will find the concert hall Severance Hall , to stay in Cleveland in American.

Ohio City

In the south-west of the city centre, there is a trendy and rather bohemian district, which will seduce bobo and youth travellers, with Victorian wooden architecture buildings and other red bricks typical of Anglo-Saxon cities. Don’t miss gleaning good products in the Westside Market, which would be the largest covered market in the country since 1912. A lot of small parks to relax or read in the shade of the sun, many bars and breweries where you can taste one of the watersheds in the city: beer. Staying in Cleveland is like a tasty mix of beer, sport and relaxation.

Photo credit Main: Flickr – Erik Drost