I Hotel And Illinois Conference Center

Great stay The room was exceptionally clean and big. The staff at the front desk checking us in were so friendly and informative. We dined in the restaurant and had Allie as our bartender/waitress, she was awesome! Will definitely recommend this hotel.

Very nice place to stay We had an unfortunate incident occur on our drive north back to Wisconsin on our way to this hotel. It added at least three hours to our travel time and caused us to arrive at 2 AM. I called the hotel ahead of time to let them know that we were going to have a late arrival and asked if there would be someone there. They were very polite and told us not to worry, they will have a room for us and there is somebody at the desk 24 hours. We rolled in extremely tired. When my husband went to the desk, they were so apologetic. We had ordered a deluxe king room through Expedia. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but they must not have had any more king rooms, or any rooms available for that matter. However, they gave us the suite portion of a king suite that wasn’t being used, which only had a pullout sofa for a bed. They were very polite and very apologetic and offered to comp the room. We were tired and exhausted and still had another day of travel ahead of us to get home, so we were just happy to have a place to stay. I had to mark off one star for the fact that we slept on a rickety sofa bed, however, I believe it probably wasn’t the hotel’s fault. They were very accommodating, professional, yet personable. So had this not occurred, I would’ve given them a five star review. I feel bad knocking off a star. Our little adjoining suite portion, was very clean. The pedestal bathroom sink was sufficient, considering that it was really intended for handwashing rather than overnight staying. The shower was nice. The room would’ve been great as a suite portion connected to a king suite. It was decorated nicely. It had a beverage refrigerator stocked with water. The pull out bed was not so comfortable, but I was able to sleep. We have begun to laugh about the experience now, after all we went through that night. The continental breakfast was held in the attached Houlihan’s restaurant. They had hot oatmeal and nice yogurt options. There were wonderful tiny mini little cinnamon rolls. They also had egg sandwich wraps, fruit, juice, etc. The lobby was huge and spacious. There was original artwork on the walls. There was a refrigerator that was stocked with complementary water bottles. I wouldn’t mind staying there again if I could get a regular room.

U of I Hotel This is an 'easy' hotel to stay at. There is plenty of parking and it is free, front desk staff are friendly and always helpful, standard King rooms have K-cup coffee, fridge, a small safe and are quiet (although I haven't stayed here on a football weekend). Houlihan's is the attached restaurant and the complimentary breakfast is very good - breakfast burritos, oatmeal, yogurt, fresh fruit, fruit cups, coffee, juices and I know I'm forgetting some. I would not hesitate to stay here again.

Outstanding venue Outstanding hotel, restaurant and bar. Very clean rooms and staff are beyond professional. I would recommend the restaurant be open on Sundays especially when there are conferences. My only suggestion would be complimentary bar snacks during happy hour.

Excellent hotel. Very apropos decor for a university hotel and conference center with books. And actually some great books if you feel like learning something. Comfortable beds, although breakfast ending at 9am is a little early for my taste. But then again being from the East Coast one has to consider the fact that it may be driving the necessity for an early stop. That didn't stop us there are lots of great breakfast places around campus and outside. Would stay again if I am in the area.