Name: AmericInn by Wyndham Forest Lake
Address: 1291 West Broadway Avenue, Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States of America, Forest Lake, Minnesota, US
Price range: $71–$202 per night
Rating: 7.75

What guests think

Across reviews, AmericInn by Wyndham Forest Lake comes through as an older, budget option with dated interiors and uneven upkeep, where many guests praise friendly staff yet overall experiences vary widely between quiet, satisfactory stays and rooms needing repairs.

Pools and hot tubs are a recurring sore point, with frequent closures, cloudy or cold water, and occasional access issues like a single entry and no elevator, though some guests found them usable when operating. Cleanliness feedback is mixed, from very clean rooms to reports of smoke odors, mold, dampness, and maintenance shortcuts. Breakfast is often sparse or poorly stocked, while the location is convenient to the freeway and hospitals but some felt uneasy about the surroundings. Expect basic lodging with variable quality.

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Facilities

Pool and hot tub conditions are unreliable—often closed, cloudy, or cold—with occasional access and equipment hassles (single-entry access, key‑card issues, no elevator). Some guests did find the pool and hot tub usable when operating.

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4

Julie

Jul 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I was very disappointed. Hot tub not working. Vending machine not working. Juice machine not working. Breakfast sparse and lacking many things. Building access limited to one door. No info provided at check in like pool hours, breakfast hours, etc.

4

Linda

Sep 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Door latch barely locked, very dirty bed sheets, pool and hot tub are gross

8

Kayleigh

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Place is shabby, pool is closed but staff are sincerely wonderful and the place is clean even if it is dated. Very worth it as a budget hotel but the images are old because it looks way older in person.

10

Scott

Nov 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Kids loved the pool! And i loved the hot tub!

2

NANCY

Sep 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I should have read the reviews. Went mainly for the hot tub and pool. Pool was ice cold and hot tub not working. Look at some reviews and the hot has been broken for quite some time. Ended up leaving and going back home.

6

Karen

Oct 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room has an odd odor. Pool closed.

4

Kurt

Jun 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was out of service with no warning. Would have booked elsewhere if I’d had k own my son was very disappointed. Also room door did not easily close and have to be pulled shut to lock which seemed very sketchy. Overall building was very dated compared to other America inns I’ve stayed at and there were no washrooms for any conman areas. To top it off the flag in the parking lot was tattered do a disappointing state.

8

Dustin

Oct 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

People friendly. Nice pool and hot tub. Breakfast could be better

4

Patricia

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Upon arrival their key card machine was broken. We had to have the front desk open our door for us the whole 2 day stay. Our reserved room was given to someone else ( we checked in about 4:30pm) so we were put a handicap room and the shower had mold and missing grout. The pool was cloudy. The breakfast had cheese omelets that were hard, no regular coffee, all the tables were dirty. The second morning we ate away. I would not stay here again or recommend it.

10

Wendy

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was clean and the staff was friendly. We would stay here again in a heartbeat. Nice pool and hot tub.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: several guests reported smoke odors, mold, damp bathrooms, and grime, while others found rooms very clean. Housekeeping consistency appears uneven.

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10

Lisa

Nov 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean.

4

Linda

Sep 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Door latch barely locked, very dirty bed sheets, pool and hot tub are gross

4

Jody

Aug 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It smelled of smoke and was musty. Everything was old and worn out. Shower temp was either scalding hot or cold. Cleaning supplies left in the room. Bar soap left in the shower. The management was very nice.

8

Leah

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet, super clean, and easy to check -in. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable as well as flexible when it came to me checking out late. I will definitely stay here again. Thanks for making my weekend so enjoyable!

6

Whitney

Oct 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was an ok size and we got lucky enough that our kids were the only ones in there. As far as the rooms—they definitely need maintenance. The shower/bathroom had mold in it, there was only one entrance to the hotel which was frustrating when coming in and out, the room smelled like it had been smoked in and the atmosphere outside—not the hotels fault—was not the greatest. There was a car parked just past the parking lot with the doors wide open, junk falling out, almost wondered if there was someone living out of it. I definitely wouldn’t stay there again for the price we paid just due to the cleanliness.

4

Larry

Sep 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Had to wade thru cigarette smoke from staff outside to get to lobby. Then wait for clerk to check us in. Then Upon opening the door the musty smell was so strong it made our eyes water. Could NOT close bathroom door! Our door to room took a good effort to latch.

10

Wendy

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was clean and the staff was friendly. We would stay here again in a heartbeat. Nice pool and hot tub.

2

Laurence Andre

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Absolutely Disgusting! Pubic Hair in the bathroom. The Room had been smoked in by cigar. My guest had a bath in room 219 the plumbing overflow drain leaked to the room below. Extremely Dangerous as lighting wiring is installed in ceiling. The manager confronted my guest and accused him of letting the bath overflow. After inspection it was apparent that there was no water on the floor. It was the plumbing that was disconnected. The next manager accused him again of letting the bath overflow. My guest is lucky he was not electrocuted.

2

Valerie

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room not very clean. Very damp Toilet leaking Hair in shower.

2

Crystal

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Property was dirty. Police were outside for a fight when we arrived. Ants on the floor in the room. Wouldn't recommend with small children

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with very small bathrooms and recurring maintenance problems (HVAC, doors, windows, TVs, lighting), plus occasional noise and weak Wi‑Fi. Some guests described quiet stays or acceptable comfort.

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Janna

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This facility has been poorly maintained. There are supplies laying freely about in Customer areas (not housekeeping but think broken lamps and other clutter). The room itself had very poor repairs done, beat up furniture, uncomfortable beds, musty smell, broken window.

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Corin

Mar 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room heater did not work properly. The windows leaked cold air. There was a sheet and a thin blanket on the bed. Two of the pillows were half the size of normal pillows. The full length mirror was taped together as it has been previously broken. The tub surround has been siliconed using a paint brush. And there were medical diabetic stickers on the back of the washroom door. The place needs to be gutted.

4

Lynn

Jul 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Gap in doorframe made for a lot of noise! Unacceptable

6

Kristle

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This property is very out dated. The bathroom lights were nonexistent. Very hard to see.

2

Douglas

Aug 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Didn't like it taking 15 minutes to be checked in. The room floor was filthy! The bathroom was very small! (the closet was bigger!)

6

Ellen Spicer

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This property is dated. We had issues with our room and the desk attendant moved us to another room. We slept good.

8

Michael

May 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Like just about everything, except had to change rooms 3 times because the TV'S did not work, everything was clean and the clerk was very nice and patient.

10

LeAnn

Aug 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

You can tell the place has been around for awhile. Could use an update. Very small bathroom.

6

Mark

Dec 17, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

The location was perfect for me. The building was warm and inviting in the public areas. The staff were great. I had to ask them for extra attention a few times and they were great in providing it. The breakfast was very good. The room was cheaply decorated but it housed me. The wi-fi in my room was terrible, slow and weak, and the staff simply told me I was in dead zone. I used the computer in the lobby and its mouse pad really impeded the mouse. I got what I most needed, a room to sleep in and good service from the staff.

10

Karyl

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The owners were amazing & so friendly. The air-conditioner was too loud

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Service

Service varies widely: many guests praised friendly, helpful staff and easy check‑in, but others experienced rudeness, long waits, missing front‑desk coverage, and policy frustrations (early check‑in fees, key issues). Staff did resolve some issues and room moves.

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Rebecca

Jun 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was rude and in order to get clean towels, you had to take them to the front desk. Other hotels I have stayed at when I stay more then 1 night replace bath towels without have to ask or take your dirty to the front desk to get clean. My daughter locked our keys in the room and staff acted like we were criminals and made snide remarks when asking for a new card for room. the only door you could go in was the front door as all other doors were locked and did not have a key entry. our room was at the opposite end of the hotel as the main door

10

Kelly

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Managers were great

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olu

Sep 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms where manageable & the so called breakfast was terrible. The receptionists were very unfriendly & dismissive. Paid for 3 nights & arrived early at 12noon from Vancouver because I had a hockey game. Asked if I can check in early but they refused, I begged them if I can leave my luggage somewhere until they check me in but they were dismissive & insisted that I pay $50 usd. I pleaded & they later accepted $30 USD & they checked me in. It's not about the money it's just their attitude, very unfriendly. Even after staying for 2 days I went to ask if they have an airport shuttle I can pay for & their response was rude, "call an uber or lift!" & the guy just ignored me. I will never recommend this place to anybody.

8

Michael

May 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Like just about everything, except had to change rooms 3 times because the TV'S did not work, everything was clean and the clerk was very nice and patient.

10

Sharyl

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service and check in and out was so easy. Attentive to request. Would stay again!

10

Maatshwane

Apr 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff

4

James

Sep 4, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was nice and kept properly. When we tried to check in the woman at the desk was very curteous and told us someone was in our room and she talked about an early check in fee which we didnt mind doing she was nice enough to put us in a different room for a few hours because we had just rode a bus for 13 hours and and didnt make us pay the early fee which we had already agreed to do out of the kindness of her heart the next day a different woman was at the desk and got a little rude about our room still not being ready when we were turning in the key for the temporary room and ended up following us outside about the 25 dollar fee which we wouldve paid anyways becuase we had already prepaid 400 dollars i just dont understand why she had to be rude about it.

10

Dustin

Nov 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was Super Friendly and accomidating

4

joseph

Jul 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Why does it take so LONG to just check in, they have EVERYTHING on me, and it still takes 10 minutes, a damn joke

2

Dawn

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Called hotel midday to let them know i was checking in late due to airline delaying flight several hours. Arrived at hotel about 1:30 am. No one was there at desk. Waited 10 min. Called. No answer. Left voicemail. Waited 10 min called corporate 800 number. They did not get anyone to answer. Waited 10 min then went to Country Inn and Suites and they had desk person. Went to bed. Chatted with hotels.com agent worried desk person was murdered or robbed at Americinn. Took 20 more min till mgr finally responded and called me back. He asked if i was nearby to come back. Said no and i dont want to be billed for the room. Today they refused to credit me. Will never ever book AmericInn again.

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Location

Convenient to the freeway and hospitals, with some quiet stays reported. However, multiple reviews noted uncomfortable surroundings (people in cars, police activity) and occasional noise.

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Kelly

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The lady at front desk was very helpful and courteous. The room had a very strong wall plug in air freshener and I have allergy issues to strong scents. It made things a little miserable. The lighting was not great in the vanity or entry areas. The location was very nice. We did not use the pool. The pricing is outrageous everywhere right now, so can’t really fault them for high prices.

10

Rodrick

Sep 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice clean and quiet place. Very close to freeway but never heard a peep. Overall nice place. Had a good continental breakfast.

8

Lisa

Aug 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a great place to stay for a family event nearby.

6

Jessica

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

When you pull in to the property there were abandon cars people living in them it seemed. Abandon carts and junk on the side of the building. As soon as you walked in the front door it smells like people are smoking right there. You walked by rooms and people were fully living in them. The rooms are not what to expect. Outdated, dirty sheets and odor covered with a febreeze plug in. If you want a pool I wouldn’t suggest swimming, adults were wearing full clothing and the water was not clean. Breakfast was sub par there was barely any selections. I would spend extra money to stay somewhere else!

2

Nicole

Feb 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Felt extremely unsafe. People sitting in cars all day. Someone tried entering our room and the doors didnt properly shut and lock. And rooms could be cleaner.

8

Krystal

Nov 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice people and quiet for a child with special needs. Close to the hospitals as well.

6

Sharon

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

My window overlooked like a small area of vehicles that never moved. I am assuming homeless folks.

6

Whitney

Oct 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pool was an ok size and we got lucky enough that our kids were the only ones in there. As far as the rooms—they definitely need maintenance. The shower/bathroom had mold in it, there was only one entrance to the hotel which was frustrating when coming in and out, the room smelled like it had been smoked in and the atmosphere outside—not the hotels fault—was not the greatest. There was a car parked just past the parking lot with the doors wide open, junk falling out, almost wondered if there was someone living out of it. I definitely wouldn’t stay there again for the price we paid just due to the cleanliness.

10

Noel

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient freeway access Extremely close proximity to coffee, food, and shopping

2

Crystal

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Property was dirty. Police were outside for a fight when we arrived. Ants on the floor in the room. Wouldn't recommend with small children

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently criticized as sparse, poorly replenished, or low quality, with some machines not working; a few reviews said it was good. Overall food experience is inconsistent.

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10

Rodrick

Sep 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice clean and quiet place. Very close to freeway but never heard a peep. Overall nice place. Had a good continental breakfast.

2

Amberlee

Dec 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dated and breakfast was horrible!

4

Julie

Jul 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I was very disappointed. Hot tub not working. Vending machine not working. Juice machine not working. Breakfast sparse and lacking many things. Building access limited to one door. No info provided at check in like pool hours, breakfast hours, etc.

6

Jessica

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

When you pull in to the property there were abandon cars people living in them it seemed. Abandon carts and junk on the side of the building. As soon as you walked in the front door it smells like people are smoking right there. You walked by rooms and people were fully living in them. The rooms are not what to expect. Outdated, dirty sheets and odor covered with a febreeze plug in. If you want a pool I wouldn’t suggest swimming, adults were wearing full clothing and the water was not clean. Breakfast was sub par there was barely any selections. I would spend extra money to stay somewhere else!

6

Chuck

Dec 5, 2022

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Stayed 19,326 nights

I was there during a winter storm. The wall unit heater in my room blew cool air. When I reported this the person at the desk responded with "I\'ll tell the manager.". I only stayed 1 night. The breakfast consisted of VERY burnt sausage, some kind of eggs and a waffle making machine that didn\'t work. I don\'t recommend.

8

Paulette

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The people in the next room were very noisy. Had TV blaring until very late Friday and Saturday night. Called the front desk after midnight. They did go and talk to them and they turned tv way down and then turned it off. Lots of doors slamming especially Sunday night. Bed was not that comfortable. Monday breakfast consisted of small I guess you’d call the omelets?? No meat. No cream cheese for bagels. I don’t think we would stay there, again.

6

Kathy

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It had a good breakfast. Needs lots of upgrades. Hot tub was nice

2

olu

Sep 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms where manageable & the so called breakfast was terrible. The receptionists were very unfriendly & dismissive. Paid for 3 nights & arrived early at 12noon from Vancouver because I had a hockey game. Asked if I can check in early but they refused, I begged them if I can leave my luggage somewhere until they check me in but they were dismissive & insisted that I pay $50 usd. I pleaded & they later accepted $30 USD & they checked me in. It's not about the money it's just their attitude, very unfriendly. Even after staying for 2 days I went to ask if they have an airport shuttle I can pay for & their response was rude, "call an uber or lift!" & the guy just ignored me. I will never recommend this place to anybody.

2

Katherine

Jan 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast hours were 6 -10. At 730 in the morning there was nothing left and I ask if more food was coming out and I was told no

4

Patricia

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Upon arrival their key card machine was broken. We had to have the front desk open our door for us the whole 2 day stay. Our reserved room was given to someone else ( we checked in about 4:30pm) so we were put a handicap room and the shower had mold and missing grout. The pool was cloudy. The breakfast had cheese omelets that were hard, no regular coffee, all the tables were dirty. The second morning we ate away. I would not stay here again or recommend it.

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Month	Average price
January	$80
February	$77
March	$78
April	$94
May	$106
June	$110
July	$107
August	$102
September	$109
October	$101
November	$86
December	$77

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 $171
20 $83	21 $92	22 $82	23 $89	24 $89	25 $124	26 $124
27 $83	28 $83	29 $85	30 $88

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $92	2 $142	3 $133
4 $83	5 $84	6 $94	7 $99	8 $95	9 $175	10 $170
11 $73	12 $83	13 $89	14 $93	15 $110	16 $192	17 $202
18 $82	19 $77	20 $80	21 $83	22 $83	23 $171	24 $171
25 $71	26 $71	27 $78	28 $79	29 $96	30 $145	31 $141

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