the key didn't work for the pool door to open. i had to go down and ask at the front desk. there was no contental breakfest. i wouldn't stay here again.
Pros: Friendly staff, big pool, nice hot whirpool. Cons: Piles of dirty towels, rags and sheets piled all down the hall for two days, no cover on electric outlet in our room (serious hazard with kids), smoke alarm in our room hanging by wires and no battery in it.
I attended a conference of approximately 1500 college students and faculty, and this hotel was the official conference hotel. When our group of 15 arrived to check in (after an 8-hour drive), we were told half our rooms were not ready yet, and were still being cleaned. This was at 4:30 p.m., after the official check-in time of 4:00 p.m. Many ...
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Hard Beds - Avoid the backaches!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/30/08
The front desk staff was courteous and very helpful. The beds in the room were rock hard and left us with terrible back aches after every nights sleep. The a/c in the room was great, but there seemed to be no air conditioning in any other part of the hotel.
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Big Difference
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/24/08
I have stayed at this Holiday Inn quite a few times over the years. For a period of time it was going down hill fast, they have since renovated the hotel with a major makeover. I love the new resaurant, better pool area and probably one of the friendliest staff I have ever encountered. If i ever forget anything or need anything it arrives within ...
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Nice stay
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/25/08
I recently stayed at this hotel over springbreak with my family and kids. I have lived in Lawrence for 10+ years and its nice to see new renovations and an updated look. The pool area was great for our kids, and the king bed my wife and I stayed in was one of the best hotel beds I have slept on. The staff was very friendly at check in. It overall was a very nice experience.
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We'll never be back!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/04/08
We wanted to take our kids swimming for the evening, but the pool was too cold - they were out after 10 mins. The hot tub was too dirty to enter. Our "pool view" room was behind a wall. The mini golf took about 10 mins. When we tried to eat in their restaurant, the bar side was full because of a game and they had no plans to open the ...
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Don't waste your time
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/01/08
My husband and I just spent New Year's Eve here with our 6 grandchildren. We knew the pool and hot tub had not been working when we made our reservations but were assured it would be fixed by our stay. I called the day before our arrival and was told it was working great. This was not true. Pool was cold as ice, hot tub was luke warm, ...