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    Spoon River Rest Area

    4.2 (9 reviews)

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    Outdoor green area

    The building is nice with a playground, but the restrooms themselves are tiny and unclean.

    Brittany S.

    This was a lovely and simple rest stop that featured plenty of parking, shade, picnic benches and covered areas to eat while on the road. There's something nostalgic and simple about rest stops that I really appreciate...similar to visitors centers for national parks. Ha, I also enjoy big blown up maps and Spoon River Rest Area didn't disappoint on this front. In the main lobby of the rest area they ad a large map with plenty of natural light flooding in to enjoy the view. Last but certainly not least, the bathrooms were very clean.

    sad business program supposed to be a benefit for the blind. you have lazy DHS supervisors  going through the motions not surprising
    Kevin D.

    NOT CLOSED AS OF MARCH 26TH 2019. DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THIS REVIEW IS WHERE YELPERS REPORTED IT CLOSED.. IT WAS CLOSED FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE BUT IT'S OPEN AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO a nice rest area for the most part bathroom wise. the maintenance staff do a good job it's an older one. the grounds are really nice it has a walking path that leads up to a set of stairs with an overlook to a valley seasonally open.. now for the real downside: like all of Illinois rest areas that useless department of human Services is in charge of the vending. they have the program for the blind which is fine the problem lies in the fact that the supervisors are not worth a damn. I have been to so many over the last couple years Illinois rest areas where they do not keep up the vending areas what's proper unexpired stock.. here will be a bunch of pictures showing what I found on this day March 26th 2019 and some pictures of who the department of human Services blind are vending program. I think the most disgusting thing for me about this one here eastbound at spoon River is the fact that there was not only so much expired shit but the fact that there was an appalling dates on them some recently expired some going back six months..so if you decide to use the facilities think twice before you purchase anything out of the vending machines in Illinois you're better off to drive up the road 5 or 10 minutes and usually there's a exit with a gas station and services especially in Illinois for the most part. but the thing that really pisses me off is after showing the attendance who are not responsible for the vending it's the Illinois department human Services vending program for the blind what made me so sick was the fact they said they were just here a day or two ago and I'm like you got to be shiting me.. really even they had some eye-openers at some of the expired stuff sitting in the machines. as far as keeping the grounds clean they do a great job they keep the bathrooms nice and tidy to it's a nice quiet place to park for the night and sleep but I do suggest have your own kind of food there cuz you don't know what you're going to get and this isn't the only Illinois rest area that's done it a few years ago can I look through my Yelp and I remember those one on i-39 same problem and sure enough my review still there somewhere in my Yelp feed... but I'm going to continue to review not only here but on Google and to their Illinois DHS homepage citing example after example when I do stop it Illinois rest areas and find expired product that's supposed to be changed out on a regular basis.. other state rest areas I go to seem to do just fine 90% of the time.. even South Carolina has a department for the blind and they have theirs up-to-date but hell I live in Illinois so I'm not surprised I know how DHS works sadly in anything they do..SMH

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    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Galesburg

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Galesburg

    (29 reviews)

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    We have stayed here several times over the past 5 years, while coming to town to care for aging…read moreparents. The facilities are always clean and very comfortable. The complimentary breakfast is delicious and extensive and the staff is ALWAYS friendly and warm, and certain staff members have even managed to remember us in our concurrent visits. You can't ask for much more than that in a hotel!

    I stayed here for two nights and it is a very nice hotel. It's the business end of things that is…read morescrewed up. I reserved two rooms for me and a friend. I planned to pay for both. My friend made the mistake of putting the $50 hold on her credit card. When I tried to check out at 6 AM (friend was sleeping), I wasn't able to pay for her room because of this $50 charge on her card. What?? The early morning clerk was a young lady with no knowledge and no power. She offered to call her manager but at 6 AM that seemed like a bad idea. I knocked on my friend's door but she was still sleeping. So for this little simple thing, we were very inconvenienced and it took me too long to get going on the road. I just opened my credit card bill two weeks later to find that $50 security charge on my card still there. I had to call this morning and they told me they didn't know anything about it. They removed it, they said but I don't see it. They advised me to call my bank. Sure, I should spend a long time on the phone because on their policies? No, thanks. I don't know if I would stay here again. I don't want to have to go through all the hassles and phone calls to pay. Seems as though the company could simplify this somehow.

    AmericInn by Wyndham Princeton IL

    AmericInn by Wyndham Princeton IL

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    I loved this hotel…read more I stayed here on the way back east from a trip to Colorado. This was the first AmericInn that I've stayed at, and I wasn't sure what to expect. However, I was pleased with every aspect of this hotel. Check in was super easy and fast. The woman behind the desk was very helpful in explaining all of the available amenities. Near the front desk is one of my favorite parts about the hotel: a 24 hour coffee/tea bar. I'm not big on coffee, but I was IN LOVE with how many teas were offered! I'm talking 7+ varieties. It was amazing and I was delighted. The lobby was beautifully decorated for fall, and the hotel smelled really good and comforting. The decor was neutral yet welcoming, and everything was clean and well taken care of. The room was pretty nice, and included a mini-fridge and microwave. The beds were comfortable and everything seemed clean. I really liked how big the window was in the room, because it made everything seem more open and bright. Included were the standard amenities like soap, shampoo, and lotion--but a makeup remover towelette was in the bathroom too, and I thought that was pretty cool. The pool/hot tub: Probably the nicest I've seen in a hotel. Everything was clean, there were plenty of towels, and there's a shower/bathroom in the pool area, which is rare to find! I spent a lot of time in the pool while I was there, and it was really just a great time. They have an exercise room, which I didn't use, but which looked clean and updated. This is probably something that a lot of people don't notice, but the elevator was really nice at this hotel. Some hotels have elevators that are really slow or creaky and you just aren't sure if you'll make it to your room. This elevator was really fast and seemed pretty new. Wi-Fi was good. I work while I'm traveling and I had no problems with it. Had some trouble watching TV, because the satellite was going out. It wasn't bad weather, so I don't know what happened. It wasn't a big deal, as most of the channels were okay. The breakfast was EPIC!! The breakfast room is really nice, with lots of seating and decorated to go with the season. They had a lot lot lot to choose from: fresh scrambled eggs (not like you usually find--these tasted really fresh), crispy bacon, waffle makers, fresh-tasting orange and apple juice, donuts, muffins, bagels, English muffins, toast (all in baggies for extra sanitation, which was a nice touch), cereal, fruit, and a fridge full of yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, and a few other choices. They also had coffee, tea, hot cocoa mix, and apple cider mix. One cool thing? They had fresh pitchers of ice water, which is something that I often don't see at other hotels for their breakfasts. I also liked that they had wooden tongs to get your bagels etc from the toaster with, because I'm always burning myself when I get my breakfast bagels at hotels. :) Overall, I cannot recommend this hotel enough!! I just wish they had them in the east so that I could stay again. If I am ever going past this hotel for any reason, I will find a way to stop there for the night! It costs a little more than the "economy" hotels across the street, but trust me when I say that it's absolutely 1000000% worth it!

    stayed for 2 nights bed was hard as a rock and came with 2 sheet breakfast was not good and for…read more200.00 a night it was not worth it when we walked into our room it smelled like cleaning stuff and not the good kind the smell hit us hard everytime we walked in and ended up getting a headache. it was a very nasty smell. would of love to have a blanket. we had family staying as well their room did not smell but they as well only had sheets on the bed no blankets.To me it was not worth the money. Will not stay again

    Spoon River Rest Area - reststops - Updated August 2026

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