Econo Lodge, for colorful comfort near the Huntington Museum of Art

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Follow the Ohio River west from Econo Lodge and you’ll be splashing down the Log Flume in no time. Don’t worry, this budget-friendly hotel won’t wash away your savings – with cheerful green and red rooms channeling the holidays that will doubly please a car full of kids or a pair of amusement-park lovers passing through for the night. Fast food options are next door if you really want to score fun-parent points.