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Voykit pocket guide · United States
Hartville
Half a day is enough: the flea market and Hartville Kitchen fill a morning. Sleep in Canton or North Canton — the village has almost no beds.
Hartville is a small Stark County village between Akron and Canton, known for a 200-store indoor marketplace and outdoor flea market, a Mennonite-rooted restaurant, and a dry-town rule: no alcohol is sold inside the village. Sights are few, so most visitors come for a half-day of shopping and eating, then sleep in Canton, North Canton or Alliance.
- Country
- United States
- Best months
- May–Oct for the full outdoor flea market; indoor vendors run year-round
- Avoid
- Jan–Feb (few outdoor vendors, cold), and Sundays year-round (most shops shut)
- Stay
- 1 night
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- USD
- Money
- Currency is the US dollar (USD, $). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for tips and small vendors.
- Daily spend
- Budget $60–110 excl. bed · Mid $110–200 excl. bed · High $200+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.
- Emergency
- Police, fire, ambulance 911 · Poison Control 1-800-222-1222
- Plugs
- Types A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz · Chargers are dual-voltage; hair dryers and straighteners from 230 V countries need a converter.
- Tipping
- Sit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.; Bar: US$1–2 per drink or 20% of the tab.; Taxi / ride-hailing: 15–20%, in the app.; Hotel housekeeping: US$3–5 a night.; Porter / valet: US$2–5 per bag or car.; Tour guide: US$10–20 per person for a day tour.; Counter service / tablet prompts: Optional; 0–15%.
- Water
- Tap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.
- Toilets
- Free public toilets are scarce in big cities; use cafés, department stores, libraries, stations. Rest areas on highways are free.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee or a bakery item | $3–7 |
| Hartville Kitchen plate | $12–20 |
| Chocolate or candy from the factory shop | $5–20 |
| 9 holes at Sable Creek, walking | about $13 weekday |
| Fuel, 1 US gallon | $3–4 |
| eSIM or data SIM, about a week | $10–30 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- CAK · Akron-Canton Airport
- Closest commercial airport; drive time check
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International
- Larger airport; drive time check
Typical fares
- Rideshare, Canton to Hartville
- about $20–30 (check)
- Rental car, one day
- $45–110 plus fuel (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
A car is the practical way in: Hartville sits at the SR 43 and SR 619 crossroads, with no rail or bus link from Akron or Canton. Once parked, the Marketplace, Hartville Kitchen and the chocolate shops sit within a short walk of each other; Quail Hollow Park and the golf course need the car.
See and do
Known for
- Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market
- Hartville Kitchen
- Hartville Chocolate Factory
- Quail Hollow Park
- Dry village, quiet Sundays
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Canton, Ohio | SR 43 south by car | check |
| North Canton | SR 43 to I-77 by car | check |
| Alliance, Ohio | SR 619 east by car | check |
| Massillon | SR 619 west to I-77, then south by car | check |
| Louisville, Ohio | SR 44 north by car | check |
| Dellroy | SR 43 south, then local roads by car | check |
Sleep
- Canton
- Most beds and restaurants, south on SR 43; the practical base for Hartville (drive time check).
- North Canton
- Chain hotels near I-77, west of the village; good for a car-based night (drive time check).
- Alliance
- Smaller option east on SR 619; use if you are heading that way (drive time check).
- Cutty's Sunset Camping Resort
- The one in-village stay: RV and tent sites at SR 44 and SR 619 (check season and rates).
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Where is the flea market entrance? | Where is the flea market entrance? |
| Do you take card? | Do you take card? |
| Is there anywhere nearby to buy beer or wine? | Is there anywhere nearby to buy beer or wine? |
| What time do you close today? | What time do you close today? |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake and 'hi, how are you?' — reply 'good, thanks'; avoid: Treating the question as a real health enquiry
- Restaurants: Tip 18–22% and wait for the check; avoid: Leaving without tipping
- Personal space: Keep an arm's length in queues; avoid: Standing close to strangers
- Politics and religion: Listen more than you speak; avoid: Opening with hot-button topics
- Smoking: Smoke only in marked areas; avoid: Smoking near doors or in parks where banned
Scams and watch-outs
- Hartville is a dry village: no alcohol is sold or served inside the limits. The nearest drink is Maize Valley, outside the village on Edison St NE.
- Most shops and some restaurants close on Sundays — plan the flea market for a Monday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
- The outdoor flea market thins out sharply in winter; indoor vendors stay open.
- Book lodging in Canton, North Canton or Alliance: in-village beds are very limited.
A low-crime small town; the real friction is practical — no alcohol in the village, most shops shut on Sundays, and no public transport, so you need a car or a lift.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Hartville yet. Suggested stay: 1 night. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market
- Hartville Kitchen
- Hartville Chocolate Factory
- Quail Hollow Park
- Dry village, quiet Sundays
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Village of Hartville: www.hartvilleoh.com/
- Wikivoyage: Hartville, revision 4861789 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=4861789
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Hartville
To this address, please
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
- Police, fire, ambulance911
- Poison Control1-800-222-1222
No embassies in Hartville; consulates sit in Cleveland and Detroit, embassies in Washington, DC.
Hartville is dry: no alcohol sold inside the village. The nearest drink is Maize Valley, outside the limits.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/hartville). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.