All we can say is that this is the best hotel we have stayed at in our journey across the country. My friend and I started in Seattle a week ago and have found varying degrees of service, cleanliness, and hospitality. In all areas, this place was superior. The service was so friendly and accomodating and the little details, from the coffee urns, piano, and old fashioned telephone booth in the lobby, to the nicely furnished rooms where EVERYTHING WORKED, to having 2 hooks on the back of the bathroom door (instead of none, like the last two hotels), this place just felt right. WIth a Biog Boy just down the street, the beautiful lake with walking trails right across the road, and the price point unbelieveable ($79/night for us with AAA discount), we can't say enough good things. Coffee 24/7, popcorn and freshly baked cookies in the lobby every night, quiet rooms not facing the street, clean and spacious laundry room, and a B & B feel around. Used to be a Holiday Inn Express... more