Sure, most think of it as a hotel first, but The Oread is way more than the sum of just its rooms…read more Those are jammed every weekend throughout the school year and possibly the summer. I live less than a mile away so unless I decide to do a getaway I can walk to I may never actually be a hotel guest. However, I have plenty of insight into the venue to offer that most won't. It's part public space that hosts all kinds of corporate and school functions, weddings and related parties, private meetings, all of which require catering and staffing. Of those I've attended my share. It's also public space with several dining facilities and bars. Head to the rooftop, AKA "The Nest" for the single most breathtaking view of the entire city and campus, one that has no equal in the entire city. Breathtaking. Visit in the evenings on weekends and you can catch live music and a small bar on the rooftop, everything you need for a special night out, and I already mentioned, that view! Not just for hotel guests that are staying, in case you wonder. First floor, The Birddog Bar has a nice selection of my favorite beers and spirits and is a relaxed place to kick back and has a credible bar menu. For fine dining, "On The Hill," their Italian restaurant is turning out the best hand crafted pasta dishes and more in the city. Elegant, and highly rated. And for folks like me wanting to quaff a great cup of joe on a morning walk, that's available ala Starbucks in the morning in the lobby by the front door. Oh, and for the college crowd there's an age appropriate bar on the backside down the hill. I'd consider myself a bit old to visit according to my daughter. Wise advice from what I've heard. I'll stick with that. If you come: valet parking, close to everything KU related, you can even see parts of the football field for game day, and the University promises it'll be a winning team in a year or two. We can only hope, right? One last thing: a neighbor is a lead housekeeping worker in the facility and speaks highly of her employer. THAT gets my attention.

We first stayed at the Oread Hotel on their grand opening many years ago. Whenever we come to…read moreLawrence, we have tried to stay at the Oread. It's always been a good stay. This trip so far has been the extreme opposite. We came to the hotel at 12:30 hoping to be able to check in a little early. We stood at the front desk for almost five minutes before a woman came out and said, "do you need something"? She asked our name and said, "we have nothing available right now". We had hoped to change clothes and freshen up before a meeting with University of Kansas officials and a subsequent dinner with them. There is no school going on at KU as commencement was the previous week. There were only six cars in the hotel garage. We have never been treated so rudely by a hotel's front desk personnel. I also asked when the room might be available and was told 4:00. She made no effort to look anything up or accommodate us in any way. Very disappointing.

Had such a great time staying here. It was super clean and spacious. Our room had a full sized…read morefridge! It's within walking distance of everything, so it was perfect for the concert we went to. The front desk worker was nice, but she worked alone late at night in a very easy to access hotel. Hope they fix that! Besides that, loved our stay

Arrived to this hotel for the night. Had the reservation for over a month. As a Gold Elite…read moremember, I'm not a stranger to the Marriott brands. This place, however, is the absolute worst when it comes to the room. My arrival started with 3 bugs huddled in the corner. After about an hour, I counted 11. That's when I called it quits. In fairness to the hotel front desk, the attendant moved me to a higher room. So far, they have not made it up two floors. That being said, I will not be staying here and paying Marriott prices for this experience.

The bar is amazing! Devon is the best bartender you could ask for. We had a special request for a…read morePadre tomaso. A special family drink. We told him what was in it and he made it better than we could've expected. Every time we come in, he immediately ask us how he can help us and he makes that perfect for us. Ask him for one!! the best after dinner drink you could ever imagine

The Eldridge is well located and extremely well maintained. The staff is very friendly,…read moreknowledgeable and efficient. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Rooms were very clean, pool and hot tub worked great! Breakfast was enjoyable. Theres a movie…read moretheater in the far end of the parking lot that my teens enjoyed! 24/7 tea, coffee and hot cocoa was appreciated.

Holiday inn Express Lawrence,  KS…read more My husband,  daughter  and I decided to stay at this hotel because  my husband has stayed at several other HIE hotels  on business in other cities  and liked them. Not so here. In fact, it was truly awful.  We booked a week here. Not a brief visit. We arrived late on a Friday night and had conveyed we'd be late due to a long drive. When I went to check in about 9:30pm a male, Asian front desk clerk said 'oh good. You're the last one I'm waiting for.'  OK ... we got our keys and went up to our Room 202. Immediately noticed a strong, stale, moldy mildew smell. The bathroom had wallpaper peeling off and a lot of mold in the shower crevices. The next morning, we went down to the grab and go breakfast. If you enjoy high sugar,  prepackaged gas station food...this one's for you.  I asked if there were any hard boiled eggs.  No. Coffee had no nondairy creamer and tasted like dirty water. We told the front desk  girl about the smell in our room and also requested additional towels.   When we used the keurig in our room, it was no better than the lobby coffee.  Headed to  IHOP disappointed. Upon returning that evening,  the smell in the room was no better. We ran the air conditioner  24/7. No extra towels....but there were dirty, wet ones in the wardrobe from the previous person. Gross. By the third morning, my husband and I were feeling terrible. Headaches,  congestion, generally  awful. That morning, we told the front desk they needed to resolve the smell and, by the way, still no extra towels and trash is overflowing.  That evening, we could tell something had been sprayed to cover the odor but the problem was not solved. My husband  went down to the front desk to  insist on a new room while my daughter and I packed up our stuff...including  the towels and wash cloths we finally got the  previous evening. Still trash and wet towels in the room. We moved to Room 224. Thankfully,  this room had no smell and was in good condition.  It is apparent that housekeeping and  maintenance  staff desperately need training. Our second room was never turned either. We saw the manager on 3 separate occasions,  including checkout,  and were never asked how our stay was. We noticed he was in his office and wondered how it's possible to manage a hotel from behind a desk? Hopefully,  the corporate owner and/or Holiday  Inn will realize this facility  requires desperate help so other customers will not be subjected to these issues in the future.

WOW!! What a fabulous hotel. I happened to be here because I was meeting a friend who was in town…read morefor a football game. On the outside this building is industrial gray and boring. The inside is popping!! The lobby is stunning. There are many tables and seats for people to get comfortable. They have little nooks for people to get some privacy. Vibrant colors and lovely decor. The rooms are spacious and clean. Again, fabulous decor. This is a hotel that doesn't have a hotel feel. The beds are big and fluffy, too! The staff I encountered while I was there were very pleasant and helpful. I did have limited interaction with the staff, though. There is easy access to this hotel, too. There are many parking spaces which is also a plus in my book. Lovely hotel, great staff and easy access.

We had just driven 12 hour in cruddy weather to get to Lawrence and this was a SUPER nice place to…read moreland. Great beds, very quiet. comfortable room. Very very very nice staff members who were so helpful when we checked in. They had a decent enough breakfast in the morning that came with the stay, decent enough coffee for my taste and a very very easy check in and out procedure. Again the person who was taking care of the breakfast area was SO nice. I have absolutely zero complaints about this location. I'd stay here again.

One of the quieter hotels I've stayed in, plus the staff are super helpful & friendly, and the…read morefitness center is pretty nice. I've been traveling for a week and this is the quietest hotel I've stayed in all week. If you have a room that faces into the lobby, the lobby is pretty quiet, and if you have a room that faces out, most of the rest of the rooms face out into a quiet back lot. The gym is huge for a hotel gym. Unfortunately, the space is mostly empty, but they still have treadmills, ellipticals, a spin bike, a recumbent bike, a dip/hip flexor rack, and two benches with dumbells going up to 50 lbs. Also, the saltwater pool is long enough to be used as a short lap pool. It's weirdly shaped, so you have to swim on the diagonal, which makes one of the turns against a 45 degree wall, but it still beats the pool in most hotels. BTW, this hotel is old, and it shows. A lot of the finishes and furnishings show serious signs of wear and tear. I don't care about that kind of thing, but if you want a nice, shiny, polished, hotel, this is definitely not it.

Unfortunately, our stay at the hotel left us feeling sick. As soon as we walked into the room, we…read morenoticed a strong, musty odor that made us concerned there might be mold present. The bedsheets also felt damp, presumably because of the air conditioner. Even after turning it off, the unpleasant smell persisted. By the next day, I had developed a sore throat and eventually had to obtain antibiotics from my physician back home so I could continue our trip. The entire experience was incredibly disappointing and fell far short of what we expected from our stay.

Staff is so kind and very very helpful but the hotel is old and not kept up. Dirty windows and…read morewindow treatments and omg the train ALL night long keep me up.

We had a wonderful weeklong stay in this very affordable and comfortable hotel. Good breakfast and…read morewonderful staff. Will be staying there when we come back.

I have never stayed a Tru by Hilton but after reaching Hays, KS. I was sure I could make it to…read moreLawrence for the third period of game one of the Stanley Cup. So, I made an on the fly reservation and hit the road. If you have ever driven from Denver to Lawrence for a KU CU game you know it's a legit drive. When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. For being a mid-price point option it exceeded my expectations. The room was spacious and had a mini fridge for my Starbucks Cold Brew. The color scheme and the vibe of this property have a more youthful spirit, which aligns with my tastes and spirit. It has a pool table, a big TV for the Stanley Cup, a great room, and a place to purchase snacks. The room didn't have a dresser but had an area to hang my clothing. I left the dresser items in my carry-on bag. And stacked T-shirts and shorts on the bench area. There is also a work station that I used in the morning for news and emails. Strategic plug ins for charging overnight were also available. The bed was super comfortable and the climate control was perfect. The shades can go dark or can also allow for an outside view while keeping curios eyes blocked. The walk-in shower includes body wash, shampoo, and conditioner. Lotion is also provided. The lemon body wash was amazing and I liked it better than my everyday brand. All in all, my experience made it an excellent stop for the first leg of my trip, so I looked for other Tru locations in every city I visited. Also, I'm looking to spend 5 nights at a Tru in Miami, FL, to watch Messi play in a few months.

I had a very good experience here the first time I stayed, so I decided to visit again during…read moreThanksgiving weekend, 2024. Well, this time it was not so good. Walked into the room and saw this in the shower drain (see image). It was obvious the room had not been cleaned for us. I told the front desk and the employee changed my room, but I was also told that I would get a partial refund, but that did not happen. I have tried to chat with the hotel, but no response.

Dirty, overwhelming smell of urine, cigarette burn holes on the sheets and pillow cases, mold on…read moretub, missing plates for wall with exposed wires, trash everywhere on the exterior, hair on sheets. YES - this is / was three of the three rooms we saw! So we LEFT! See photos - disgusting! We cancelled our reservation, fighting to get our $50 deposit back and WILL NEVER RETURN! We've contacted our credit card, BBB, and the state for health and hygiene. Enjoy the drug addicts wandering the parking lot as you check-in!

It was reasonably priced. Our room was clean the beds comfortable. The breakfast was decent. Both…read moretoilet paper rolls were small we almost ran out. However, the pool was described as cold stagnant pond water. You should just close it if you can't keep it up. Staff was friendly but hard to find. Was not at the desk at check in and we didn't wait around for them at check out.