Best Hotel in Champaign Illinois
 

Going to a football game there. Want to know what the best hotel is in the area. Price not a concern. Thanks

Hehe...good luck.<BR>Maybe things have improved, but when I went to school there 15 years ago there was nothing worth making an effort for.<BR>The old University Inn used to be OK.<BR>There were no near luxury hotels.<BR>Unless something new has been built, I'd go for clean and dependable, like one of the Marriott sub-brands....I think Courtyard and Fairfield are all they have though.<BR>Long season for Bears fans.<BR>My sympathies.

Best hotel in Champaign, price not a concern, LOL! Try spending more than a $100 ish bucks, bet you can't do it. If you're lucky, there's a Mariott/Holiday Inn with availability. Check Expedia.

I agree with the above posters in that there are no luxury (or even near luxury) hotels in Champaign. But for specific recommendations, the following hotels are fairly new and decent: Holiday Inn (Holidome), Ramada Limited, and the Hampton Inn in Urbana, and Courtyard Inn, Fairfield Inn, and Drury Inn & Suites in Champaign. I would not recommend the University Inn for anything other than location (which is excellent). Jumer's is okay. I thought there used to be a Radisson but I don't see it listed on Radisson's website so maybe it shut down or changed hands.

University Inn is no longer an option as it was converted into apartments a couple of years ago. You will have trouble finding hotel rooms for football weekends. The most convenient and probably "the best" in town is Chancellors Inn which used to be a Radisson. As others said, most other chain hotels/motels are available also. As for price, due to high demand on football weekends, you'll end up paying more.

We're going for the Bears/Vikings game this Sunday. I called for reservations months ago (May? June?) and evn then couldn't find any openings. I finally got a room at the Eastland Suites in Urbana.<BR><BR>Let me assure you you can spend over $100 down there, because everyone has jacked up their prices in celebration of all the extra business coming to town. We're paying $103 for a room with two double beds. I have no idea if we're in for a h@ll hole or what, except that they do have an indoor pool.<BR><BR>When I contacted the Holidome (don't know number, but shouldn't be hard to find) I was told that's where the away teams will stay, so they won't take any res. until the weekend of when they see what's left open. You might give that a shot.