It's a suburb of Cinci, just on the other side of the river. They have some seriously nice hotels like the Radisson which I just stayed in this past weekend or the Doubletree by Hilton by the airport. There's an area called Newport on the Levee that has one of the best aquariums out there, the rest of it is a mall that's similar to Easton only not ghetto. They also still have a Gameworks. Plenty of nice restaurants in the area like Buckhead Mountain Grille. The Radisson has a really nice restaurant on the top floor that slowly spins so you can see the Cinci skyline. There's also King's Island about 25 miles north of there, great way to spend a day.
Although, this is all very far away from The Wilds. Since you are going there I'd suggest hopping on 77 south and going down to Marietta, its about an hour from there, maybe less. Stay at the Lafayette Hotel at the intersection of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, great place to just relax. There's not much excitement there, but a couple of nice museums and a riverboat called the Valley Gem that has river tours. I grew up in Marietta, and I miss it, I don't get down there enough.