The airport area and surrounding suburbs are good areas in Cleveland - Parma, Westlake, Brookpark, are all good.

Independence is a nice area but LE is very hot there, so if you go there, be careful.

While staying in the Cincy area, most touring girl/agenciess stay on the river on the KY side, usually in Covington. Downtown Cincy can be subject to scrutiny by LE, I don't think it is that bad but across the river in KY it is a total non-factor, no issues at all. If you stay downtown Cincy or in Sharonville, which is north of downtown, a city along the highway with many hotels, you just want to make sure you do your reference checks and all. Again it is not something you hear about that much but they have done a few busts in the past, again I have never heard of one on the KY side.

You might also consider Florence KY, it is about 15 minutes from the river and alot of hotels there too, I have seen a few ladies there. There are also hotels near the airport, which is actually in Northern Ky, that you might set up in as well. As with Covington, LE is a non-factor in those places to.

For Cleveland

Stay in the Independence Area!!!  Lots of hotels/motels and easy drive for both Cleveland and Akron clients.