Always nice to return to my alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Although I have been to the Illini Union hundreds of times, this is my first (and probably last) time staying at the hotel. Staying here for convenience since I have a meeting for work in the Union, but this hotel is just outdated. It's definitely time for them to invest in some upgrades. The check-in was smooth. I appreciate that parking is included in the price of the hotel. The rooms are an ok size. Just no bells and whistles. Location and convenience. Period. I will say the room was very clean. My fav hotel in Champaign is that I-Hotel and it's only about eight minutes from the Quad. I'd stick with the I-Hotel in the future. read more

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The room is dated and DARK. There were only three low-wattage bulbs for the whole area. Impossible to read. There was no comfortable chair to sit in. There is one chair, an office chair at the desk. You can do better. read more

Caveat: I don't know how much it is per night, but if you're paying anything that's considered pricey, you might want to reconsider. The union itself is nice. Lots of places on the ground floor to sit and lounge, a few places to eat (Auntie Annes, Starbucks, Qdoba, etc), but the rooms are ancient. And freezing. Location: perfect if you want to be on campus. It is literally above the student union. The campus is beautiful and this is right in the thick of it. As for the room: - Beds are fine. Comfortable, with fluffy pillows and clean sheets. - Bathroom is usable, but not updated. And small. - TV is adequate size, but the control didn't work so great. - Strangely enough, the only updated thing is the room key. Just touch the card to the lock and boom, you're in. That being said, again- it's freezing. There's no way to turn off the AC. The air keeps flowing. There's this strange little toggle that you can jiggle from 'C' and 'H', but 'H' is nowhere near hot. Or warm. And it never turns off. I asked for a 7am wake up call. The phone rang once, and then- silence. Sigh. read more

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We stayed here because of its proximity to downtown Champaign and central location on campus after a home Illinois football game. Unfortunately, when we got there to around 6 we waited an hour for someone that works there to even show up and check us in. We called, messaged, and did everything we could to try and find out what to do. Finally someone came strolling in acting like nothing was wrong. They waived a $10 (wow, don't overdo it). The room was fine. Clean enough. Small bathroom but fine for what it's worth. A little expensive but location is worth it. Just hope someone decides to get to work on time that day. read more

I had a really good experience at the hotel this weekend. The rooms appeared to be renovated, new wall paper. The photos on yelp are really old, the ones on their website are very accurate. The only thing is that the bathrooms look old, they need to be renovated. Its contrasting to the rest of the room. Very big and spacious area. They give you a nice desk and plush chair. The natural lighting and windows are great! I had a good view of the quad, the beds are super comfy, and the pillows are nice and plush! read more

OK, finally checked out the new, or not so new by now, rooms. And they're really pretty nice. Very comfortable beds and pillows, nice linens with both a thin and a heavy comforter, plus the aforementioned lack of emasculating flowers, and there's very little wrong here. Yes, it does lack bathroom ventilation (and so it goes on my list, age of building notwithstanding), and the thermostat may just be for show, but even at a slight price premium over other nearby (but more distant) hotels, it more than makes up for that with proximity to campus. I should also add that they appear to be offering a little continental breakfast - fruit, baked goods, some microwave sandwiches, etc, plus a nice little espresso/coffee/latte machine. That's new from my last stay, and a welcome addition, if you can get up in time. Which we usually can't. Also - we were allowed to park with the provided passes before the check-in time rolled around, and allowed to stay parked until 6pm the day of check out - far later than check out time. All of which combined for ultimate convenience. Show up in the early afternoon, park the car, off to the bar to watch another Big Ten game. Check out in the morning, leave the car, head on down to Assembly Hall, and come get the car later. Perfect. read more

Illini Union - Hotels Near Me - Urbana, Illinois

The good news is its location. -Unless you are here for a basketball or football game. The bad news is that this is on par with the old Motel 6. We are talking old rooms, VERY thin walls and an awful continental breakfast. I am embarrassed for the University of Illinois to have offered this as an acceptable adult hotel. Check out this accommodation: http://www.union.wisc.edu/wuhotel.htm read more

Was not impressed. The hotel is IN the student union so it is ideally situated to campus. Parking is fine if you find a spot and then never move. My biggest complaint was the room temperature. It is controlled by the student union building masters, which is to say there was little to no heat in my room. My vent was actually blowing out cold air and there was nothing I could do to stop it. When I complained they informed me it was a university building and nothing they could do about it. I was so COLD at night!!! Plus, there was a flutist in the next room practicing for what must have been a grad school audition. Felt like I was staying in a very nice looking dorm room! read more

Stayed at the hotel for my son's summer registration. Definitely not very posh, room was nice , beds comfortable, bathroom needs to be upgraded. Key to room had holes punched in it . You had to push it in and turn handle at same time. We only got one room key which had to be turned in at checkout. Continental breakfast was pretty minimal located in a tiny room where 4-5 people can stand at one time. Since school was out, cafe's downstairs were closed. Jamba Juice didn't open until much later. There is a coffee shop in lounge that opens at 7:00am. It has very good coffee, some Danish and yogurt and granola. The plus side to this hotel is it's location. Student orientation was held downstairs and public bus stop is right outside or around corner in front of bookstore. People at front desk were very nice. One clerk gave us directions on how to take the bus to a restaurant about a mile and a half away.( we didn't have a car-took a shuttle from the airport down to Urbana) The idea in taking buses ,etc. was to familiarize my son with local transportation and acclimate him to the area. Staying at the hotel was key in achieving that. Also staying when school was out, it was very quiet. Probably when my husband and I go to visit we'll be staying at the I-hotel instead and we'll have a car to get around . Staying at this hotel achieved it's purpose- nothing fancy or upscale , but decent. read more

If you're going to be spending most of your visit on campus, this is the best place to stay. It's on the quad, and walking distance to the madness that is now Green Street (does anyone else remember - and miss - when Green Street wasn't full of chains? Where are the mom/pop stores? Aahh!) But I digress. It includes parking, which is great if you're spending your days on the quad, because you can leave your car and walk to everything. And you can avoid the evil orange tickets that WILL appear on your windshield if you try to remember to feed a meter all day. Free parking is the one selling point that keeps bringing me back. The rooms are ok. Nothing fancy. A variety of cable channels, and relatively stable wi-fi. You have to go to the front desk to get a wi-fi password, so don't forget. Breakfast is included, but it's lame. Cereal, bagels, and juice - that's about it. We usually grab something, but just to stop our stomachs from growling until we go out for a real breakfast. Last time I went there, my coworker and I were in adjoining rooms, and were both sneezing / had headaches the entire time we were in our rooms. We never figured out what it was, and have been fine during other trips. Who knows... A good place to stay for a night or 2 if you want something cheap and simple. Book early, it tends to fill quickly. If you want something a little nicer (and have a car), try the Holiday Inn Express. It's a quick drive away, and have a MUCH better breakfast! read more

If I could give this 0 I would. Worst people I ever had to deal with. I had made a reservation and paid for commencement weekend way before the date, and a few weeks before the commencement (you literally can't find anything by that date) they tell me they're gonna push the rates up (way up) for that weekend. And while I talked to the managers and supervisors there explaining to them that I already have a booking and a reservation and that now I cannot find anything else, they were so rude and kept telling me how they're not gonna do anything about it and I'd have to either pay or they would cancel it. They're literally stealing from me and they know I can't do anything about it. read more

Overall it was a fine hotel. Big comfy beds, nice flat screen TVs, a clean and large bathroom, the perfect location to visit the campus. The one main downfall was that at 1AM seemingly every door was locked and it took a trip around the building to finally find someone who happened to be walking out and we had to yell at her to hold the door open for us. If a hotel is going to have their doors locked at 1AM, they need to let customers who are staying there know so they can plan accordingly and make it back in time for "curfew." read more

There are a few things that all hotels (especially expensive hotels) should come with: air conditioning to make the room a comfortable temperature and hot water. This had neither. Despite it being Nov and 40 F outside, my room had cold air blowing through it. Turning the small old-style thermostat gauge didn't help. When I talked to the staff, they said that the air couldn't be turned off and that it was stuck in "summer mode." The solution was to put pillows and blankets over the vent. Fine. So, I tried to take a hot shower. I let the hot water run for 5-10 minutes and there was no hot water, it wasn't even luke warm. I called the staff again and they said that because the hotel was fully occupied. With the hot water shared between all of the rooms, "that happens sometimes." And it seemed like nothing could be done. How absolutely ridiculous. Fortunately, there was hot water the next morning. The beds were fine, the fridge in the room was nice. Hotel is next to a bell tower, for people who are light sleepers -- this is not good. read more

You get a very nice room at a reasonable rate, and it's right on the edge of the quad. Book early - you're lucky to get a room if there's a football game or other special events happening. Even without special events, it is sometimes full. Downstairs, the Illini Union has a dining, a bookstore, pool hall, bowling, ATMs, and more. Plus free parking and Internet access. read more

On July 1, 2013, we were staying to register our daughter the next day. We had to leave because of all the bed bugs in room 369. I even got bit by one before we saw the bedbugs on our daughters pillow. As my wife (an alum, as am I) just said to me, "I wouldn't stay there if they paid me a million dollars!" Do yourself a favor, stay at a clean hotel. read more

Unsure whether to give 3 or just 2 stars. Settled on 3 because I will likely stay here again. Do not stay here if you are sensitive to cleaning products, etc., because the windows are sealed shut and there is no ventilation in the bathroom. The HVAC has minimal airflow. Do not stay here if you are claustrophobic. The sealed shut windows make the room feel dangerous, not that a fire is likely. Do not stay here if you care about room temperature. The thermostat dial is imprecise and takes a while to have an impact. The room (including bathroom) was clean & well maintained, with bedding, chair, tv, etc. all in very good condition; more than 30-40 cable channels including several from Asia. Lots of electrical outlets! Instead of breakfast, they offered a $5 coupon for one of the places in the building - Starbucks, Jamba Juice, convenience store - during limited breakfast hours. Starbucks was open though the others weren't. Includes free parking which is a significant benefit over staying anyplace else. Parking around here is confusing, with some streets controlled by the city, some by the university, and meters enforced well after dark. Many university activities are within walking distance, and there are busses. Staff were helpful and friendly. Location is great. If you're coming during breaks, call nearby restaurants in advance to be sure they'll be open! read more

Location is pretty much all this place has going for it. Rooms are outdated, towels are thin and rough, and the breakfast voucher ($5) doesn't cover much more than a cup of coffee. Microwaves are in the hallway with the ice machine rather than in-room, and the bathrooms are quite spartan (they remind me of my experiences in the dorms on this campus a little too much). Overall, I'd be pretty ok with giving up the location benefits to stay at one of the nicer hotels in downtown Champaign. read more

Have stayed there before. This last stay I managed to get numerous bites. Went home to the pharmacist and confirmed that these were bed bug bites. I called the hotel and they claimed they looked in the room during the daytime and did not find anything. I will not likely return to this place. read more