Hotels near Urban Trail Gardens, Lincoln

The Kindler Hotel is indeed a treasure in downtown Lincoln, NE. This beautiful boutique hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of entertainment, restaurants, and nightlife. We found we didn’t even need to leave the hotel in the evening because they have such an amazing lounge!! The rooms at The Kindler look and feel luxurious. The heated bathroom floors, comfortable beds, and the plentiful amenities made us feel pampered. The staff is friendly and accommodating and went the extra step to make our stay very special!!!

The location is good, the east side is the expressway, the traffic lights and bridges enter the Lincoln campus and the stadium; the west side is the casual bar-like old district, which seems to be the most lively place in Lincoln. The hotel's free WIFI clicks are connected, unlike some hotels (such as the Ambassador Hotel that lived for a while), it is annoying to join the membership and log in again every day. There are quite a few Chinese restaurants in a kilometer. At least I have been to 4 or 5 restaurants. Of course, Indian and Mexican restaurants are also good. The rooms are relatively large, and the sanitation, facilities and services are all at the Marriott level. Recommended for latecomers

We arrived around 10 pm after traveling for 16 hours. Just really needed a cool room and clean bed, and we got neither of those things. The AC was broken, and the room was at least 85 degrees all night. The front desk person did nothing to remedy expect to tell me to call the manager and ask for money back. When I pulled back the comforter to get into bed, the sheets were stained. Yuck. We were so happy when the alarm went off and we could get out of there. This hotel is nasty and whoever is saying it’s kid friendly, it’s absolutely not. Don’t waste your money, there’s nicer hotels in the same area.

Long story on finding this place, it's a bit off of I88, but we liked it so much on trip going to Denver, we reserved it for our trip back from Denver. Clean, bed was comfortable, and there's an IHOP very near! Hadn't had IHOP in decades and it was really good. We'd learned to request rooms away from pets and they were very accomodating.

Modern clean decoration. Comfortable beds and pillows. Nice blackout shade. Walk-in shower, clean bathroom, stocked with plenty of shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, and hand lotion. Giant TV. Lobby has a pool table, games, standard breakfast, etc. Didn't check the pool or the gym. There is a fridge provided in the room but there are no drawers or coffee in the room, butyou can get it from the lobby. There are hangers provided and a place to hang items. Stayed 2 nights. Service desk provided excellent service.

4:00 check in time is unacceptable. It is not rocket surgery – service vacated rooms first, allow guests in when they arrive. This does not cost the motel anything extra, it is just better management. There were no USB charging stations. The rooms at Comfort Suites East were properly designed with a solid bathroom door that locks. We have been thoroughly disappointed by the recent trend to translucent, unlockable sliding bathroom doors. Our double queen room was large and fully equipped: big TV with lots of channels; fast enough WiFi with no password; desk with office chair; microwave; a couple of large drawers; sofa; upholstered chair; closet with door and wooden hangers; luggage rack; padded footstools/coffee tables; controllable HVAC unit under the window; night stand between the queen beds; fairly effective black out curtains, plenty of lights; iron and ironing board; enough counter space in the bathroom; hair dryer; coffee maker; ample hot water in the shower. Room did not meet my definition of a suite, but there is a partial room divider between the beds and sitting area. We suffered repetitive problems with magnetic ***** key cards in a couple of rooms, might take ten tries to properly scan, sometimes we would get the green light, but the door handle wouldn't “catch”. Our bed was short sheeted, I hate to have to remake a motel bed. Included breakfast was standard Comfort Suites fare: three kinds of dry cereal; DIY waffles; bagels; scrambled eggs; sausage; yogurt, and more, I found it satisfying.

So, if you are traveling down I-80 and just need a place to rest your eyes, this might be okay. The area of the hotel is safe and the bed and linens were clean. After that, well, we’re sorta surprised that Americinn would keep it in the franchise. The housekeepers do a great job, but we don’t think they have any maintenance people with opposable thumbs. Missing smoke detectors, irons, doors on the cabinets and drawer in the bathroom. Dents in every lamp, chips in every wall and we wouldn’t even bathe our dog in the in-room hot tub. Not enough outlets to plug in two cell phones. Trash dumpster is the first thing you see and the parking lot has abandoned cars with flats and windows open. A giant lady standing two inches from the outside door enjoying a heater. I think you’re getting the idea. It was only $80 for a Sunday night and that beats driving into the ditch or sleeping in a wayside rest. Although we would not stay here again, we recommend it to anybody tight on cash that just needs a place to sleep and shower. It’s safe and cheap.