First off lets state the obvious, this is an OLD property, probably built in the mid to late 60s, but with years of service comes experience. Upon arrival I was recognized as a Choice Privileges member and given a goody bag of water and candy. Derrick and Everette (the manager I would guess from his attire) were friendly, pleasant, and professional. Vicky at checkout was also a treat. The front desk seems to be young, everyone that I saw was probably in their 20s and 30s, which was a surprise. They were informed and gave me lots of tips of where to eat, not just at the attached restaurant, information on how to access the internet, pool hours, etc. Usually at hotels this old it looks like the staff was there from the beginning and don't know anything. My room was small but comfortable with a 37" flat screen television, a king sized bed, and an old-fashioned writing desk. The old and the new coming together.
The breakfast was nice and full. For those that want a large, farmer's breakfast, as my dad would say, there were biscuits, gravy, sausage, eggs, and waffles. For those watching their figure there is fresh fruit (apples and oranges), yogurt, white and wheat bread, plain bagels and raisin bagels. Decent coffee, very good juice selection (OJ, apple, grape and cranberry), ice water, hot tea, and hot coca were all offered as well. Probably the best breakfast I had in terms of selection and variety.
There are a few things that could use improvement, the parking lot was a small out front and crowded with lots of people in the attached restaurant. And I noticed some trash in the bushes in the morning at check-out, but then again this part of Kansas is windy so I'm sure that's hard to maintain. The Marquee out front was missing some letters (again refer to wind though). A hot tub would be nice as would an exercise room, (according to staff they are working on getting an exercise room ready, so it may be set up for summer visitors). Refrigerators and microwaves in the rooms would be nice as well.
The Hilton this aint but for a room that cost me around $70, this exceeded my expectations, particularly in the breakfast service and the staffing.
To the gentleman who previously reviewed this hotel, I didn't notice any smell in the lobby or in the rooms, so whatever problems they had there have been fixed. read more