Beautifully cared for b'n'b with all the charm of days gone by and wonderful breakfast, super…read morefriendly staff

We arrived at 5:30 PM and were greeted immediately at the door. The gentleman who met us (Brian),…read moregave us a full tour of the historic house and grounds - and even played the piano for us! We enjoyed snacks and drinks right outside our room. We sat out on the covered porch on the side of the house and enjoyed the setting sun. In the morning, we were treated to a gourmet breakfast. We stayed in the Carl Vrooman suite; had 3 rooms. One was "standard", with a comfortable bed, the second was a sitting room with Carl's desk and a couch; then a separate bath with clawfoot tub. Everything was very "period". It was quiet, clean, and easy access to restaurants in Bloomington. We bounced a dinner idea off Brian and he heartily agreed - and it was great! Left at 9:00 the next morning, refreshed and happy.

Great burgers on Saturday. Andy and Big Mike are amazing behind the grill. Make sure to get the…read morefries and fish fries in the winter.

KoC has a nice outdoor patio with playground equipment a few yards away for the kiddos to keep…read morebusy. There's a U-shape bar inside and they have good beer specials and respectable bar food. I've been here for live music a few times and wouldn't have come by otherwise but am glad to have had a chance to check it out on multiple occasions.

The Ewing Manor was part of the "Christmas at the Mansions Tour." The manor itself is amazing! The…read moreChannel-Norman Architecture is stunning, especially the spiral staircase. The manor is decorated for Christmas throughout and made it even more spectacular! The history of the manor is interesting and primarily featured Hazel Buck Ewing's life. She was an equestrian and the stables were part of the tour. In each room a docent shared interesting factoids and historical facts about the manor. The cutting edge technology for the time period was also promoted, such as the concrete beams made to look like wood, and the "automatic" horse watering troughs. The manor was actually lived in until 1969, but was decorated for the holidays in 1930's style. The tour is a one night event and could easily become a holiday tradition.

From the owner: Ewing Cultural Center specializes in providing a unique venue for weddings, business meetings and…read moreshowers. Known as "Ewing Castle" by many locals, this picturesque historic home is an excellent setting for a fairytale wedding. A short drive from Chicago, it is an ideal destination wedding location for central and northern Illinois.

Service with a smile. Concert in town. Mistake made in reservation. Handled with grace All…read morewhile training someone new. The room is beautiful and spacious can't wait to try out the bed.

Stayed at this hotel on our way to a state tournament. There is parking in a garage across the…read morestreet. Our room was fine. It was clean. Water pressure was not good. Bed was comfortable and the breakfast was packed so not many options available as the kitchen may have been behind but for free it has plenty of options. Would stay here again but try to get a room on a higher floor.

On first glance this looked like a nice place. The exterior had a faux-chateau look, the lobby was…read morespacious, there was a bar, a restaurant, a pool, etc. Sounds good so far, right? Upon arriving in our room - again first glance was okay. But there was a large flickering light fixture in the bathroom, and when we visited relatives in another room the same thing was happening there. Not a deal breaker, but oddly annoying - though not as annoying as the barely lukewarm shower in the morning. Oh yeah - no bathroom exhaust fan either. WHY DON'T ALL HOTEL BATHROOMS HAVE AN EXHAUST FAN? For heating/cooling there was no 'constant fan' option in our room (though our relative's room DID have that feature), which meant overnight the a/c went ON AND OFF loudly on an irregular basis, usually just went we briefly dozed off. And when it was off you could hear every door slam, people talking in the hallway, doors slamming, and people running back and forth down the hall. That is until the a/c went briefly on again. Loudly. We asked the front desk for a fan (to use as some kind of white noise device) but they didn't have one. Pillows were flat and hard, only compounding what was easily the worst night sleep (or lack thereof) I have ever had in a hotel. And I have stayed in a few skeevy joints. The hotel bar apparently closed early on the night we wanted to stop in for a cocktail, so we missed out on that. The whole 'closing early' thing is also a pet peeve of mine. We were told we could not bring our own cocktails down to the lobby, though there was a large table of boisterous teenagers playing poker - so I guess that was ok but not four adults sharing a quiet drink. The room keys were very temperamental - working sometimes and not others. We were told when signing in not to keep keycards near credit cards or they wouldn't work (never had that issue other places, but whatever). Even keeping the key in a separate and empty shirt pocket did not prevent the wonky access issues, which required a few visits to the front desk to have the keycard 'fixed'. Complimentary breakfast was ok, though our party did have some disagreements on the food quality. In all fairness it was about what I was expecting. Short version: noisy, uncomfortable, noisy, and uncomfortable. I can't stress how horrible the overnight stay was here. Sure - your mileage may vary but you have been warned.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would…read more I don't even know where to begin. Room problems - Room keys and censors are awful! I think I had to go up to the front desk at least 23 times and had to get about 8 different new keys because of how much the keys would not work when I needed to get in my room. - during one of the occasions where I needed my key fixed the man said "you need to be more careful and keep the card away from your phone you've been up here way too long many times" like excuse me maybe 1. Learn manners 2. Figure out how to fix the damn key censor - No comforter for beds just a cheap thin scratchy blanket covered with sheets - only 1 singular sheet on the bed - bed was lumpy and EXTREMELY uncomfortable - pillows were ungodly lumpy - I asked for extra pillows because my mom was staying 1 night with me and it took them 3 HOURS TO GET ME EXTRA PILLOWS and yes I did go up to the desk multiple times during those 3 hours to get those pillows - No phone in the room to contact front desk Breakfast area - Breakfast was awful - The waffle maker had 2 types of waffle batter original and banana bread. The banana bread was rancid and sour and when I told the front desk about it they said "well there's nothing I can do about it" - Breakfast was only 2 hours 7-9 during the week and 8-10 during the weekend. and for a person who either has class or work during the weekday they have to be gone before breakfast even starts WORST PART - I originally booked my stay with my debit card but life happens and I had to switch to my chime card. THEY CHARGED ME TWICE so instead of just $485 being the cost of my stay I payed $970. Like this hotel isn't even near nice enough for me to be charged $1,000 and I've called about it countless times and they REFUSED to refund me one of the charges. So technically they STOLE almost $500 dollars from me. Don't come here I've stayed at run down motels nicer than this place.

When I first heard the name I wasn't sure what to expect don't have any brand familiarity with it…read more The suite I had was spacious. My bed was close to the wall abnormally so. When I returned back to the room the bed wasn't made. There's also no breakfast in the morning. Room has a kitchenette and there's a Meijer and Walmart close by.

We love Candlewood and always try to look for one when staying anywhere. This one looks like it had…read morea recent remodel. Looks very similar to one we stayed at in Oklahoma, but without a lounge chair or separate chest of drawers. I loved the long table/counter with extra shelves to keep shoes and stuff off the floor. The end table between the beds also has extra shelves and plugins for charging electronics. The TVs also welcomed us by name and allowed us the option to stream content from our phones. Only complaint is that not all the features worked on the tv remote. The sleep timer and input buttons wouldn't work. The beds were super comfy and gave full sized pillows. The last hotel we stayed in only gave us small square pillows and only about three of them which equals about one and a half regular sized pillows...ridiculous. After staying here, we have decided that whenever traveling we will always stay at a Candlewood.

This place is beautiful inside and outside. The place was clean, and the chandelier looked amazing…read morewith my decore. you are able to create an ambiance in the space. The communication was amazing. Very respectful owners and nice people. Any questions I asked were responded to quickly, and when I needed to meet with the owners, they were available. My only problem was time. I wished I could have stayed until 12:00 p.m. Other than that, the place is A1 in my book.

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