Help please!

Thinking about planning a family trip to Columbus, Ohio to visit their zoo, aquarium, and water park. It’s huge! I’ve been there once before and I loved it and I know the kids would love it too. So my question is what’s the best hotel that’s also budget friendly to stay at? We live in Georgia so it’s gonna be a 10 hour drive to get there. Also thoughts on whether it would be cheaper to fly or drive? I’m clueless when it comes to planning trips and would love to get opinions from other people, as I’m sure there are people from there on here who would know more about the area.