Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in time is at 3:00 PM and check-out time is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What is the hotel's location in relation to nearby attractions?

The hotel is located steps from Mine Shaft and a 4-minute drive from Houghton–Hancock Bridge. It is 11.5 miles from Lake Superior and 1.7 miles from Michigan Technological University.

What are the hotel's policies for guests staying with children?

Children are welcome at the hotel, but specific age policies for free stays are not mentioned.

Independence Stay Hotel in Houghton

Average nightly price at Independence Stay by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$177
February	US$198
March	US$132
April	US$147
May	US$135
June	US$138
July	US$158
August	US$171
September	US$164
October	US$195
November	US$170
December	US$178

What guests think

At Independence Stay Hotel and Long term suites, reviewers consistently highlight very clean, spacious, apartment-style rooms with kitchenettes and a convenient location near restaurants, shopping, and Michigan Tech, making it appealing for short visits and longer stays.

Common tradeoffs include no elevator, no pool or hot tub, and a very limited grab-and-go breakfast, though there is a small fitness room and on-site laundry. Guests frequently praise friendly, helpful staff, but a few note glitches with app-based check-in, early-morning desk availability, or rigid policies. Room comfort is generally strong, yet some mention firm mattresses, uncomfortable sofa beds, occasional noise or exterior light, and winter parking or lighting concerns. Overall, expect a modern, good-value stay with simple amenities.

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Facilities

No elevator and no pool or hot tub; check-in/key tech can be cumbersome. A small fitness room and on-site laundry are available; parking is generally easy, though winter plowing and back-lot lighting drew some complaints.

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Cindy

9 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice & Clean. Wish there was a pool.

10

Benjamin

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was a very nice place to stay. Room was really nice. Everything looked brand new and was kept up nicely. Had plenty of options surrounding the hotel for shopping and restaurants. Only recommendations would be to pave the back lot behind the hotel and install some lighting. Wasn’t comfortable leaving my vehicle parked back there due to no lighting. And lots of large puddles where I tried to initially park and would’ve had to step into one in order to get out of vehicle. Ended up parking in lot next door.

8

Jennifer

1 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property was very nice. Did not have a pool or hot tub as many in the area do. Lot was not plowed upon check in.

10

Tracy

23 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property is new and clean. The front desk was very nice and accommodating. There also is a Walmart right across the parking lot. There is no elevator so be prepared if you are in the second floor.

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Austin

9 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Took 2 hours to get into my room they were literally locked out. Go back to normal room keys of any kind.

10

Jennifer

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had very clean, quiet rooms with plenty of parking. The hotel offers some fresh fruit, microwaveable breakfast sandwiches, and fresh fruit. Each room had a small kitchen sink, microwave, and fridge. There was even an option for onsite laundry. Location was conveniently located in town and near a Wal-Mart.

10

Donald

23 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean and comfortable stay. Needs mirror in exercise room, just my personal preference to look at form while working out. But great place to stay!

10

RJ

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent place among many: good value amid hotel row. Clean, comfortable, usual amenities. Having to download app (96mb!?) for room key is annoying bc I still had to go to desk to check in and out. Easy drive to all local sights.

6

Danielle

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Didnt know there was no maid service. The key from the app didnt work-had to wait for an employee to let us in. The tub is incredibly slippery!! This needs to be addressed. No coffee or water in the lobby. Clean rooms, but overall not impressed

10

John

13 Mar 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Great value. Clean, modern, spacious, quiet rooms. Friendly and helpful staff. Small fitness center but you can get a workout in.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is a consistent strong point, with many calling the property spotless and new. A few noted isolated misses like sandy floors or dust.

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Laudy

12 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A fantastic stay! The hotel was spotless, cozy, and incredibly well-located—perfect for exploring the area. Highly recommend for anyone looking for comfort and convenience.

10

Rachael

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cleanest, quietest hotel I’ve ever stayed at.

10

Michelle

28 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was exceptionally clean. It was very affordable and brand new.

10

Jennifer

2 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean

10

Neal

6 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Independence Stay was a wonderful place to stay in Houghton, Michigan. All the ladies at the reception area were so friendly and helpful. The rooms were immaculate with lots of space. We highly recommend Independence Stay Hotel!

10

Derrick

29 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This hotel had a new feel to it. Everything was clean. Room was spacious with a refrigerator, microwave, hot plate type stove, etc. Bathroom was big with a lot of area to put your toiletries and curling wands, etc. Could not hear anyone else in nearby rooms with the exception of hotel doors closing. There is a washer and dryer down the hall. They do provide breakfast bars but breakfast is not included. I was ok with that as i was spending $150 less a night than my friends at the Hampton. The bed was super comfortable too. The only problem i had was preregistering for the room so i had to go through the registration desk when i arrived. Service is spotty in the U.P. I will stay there again when in the area.

6

Mary

2 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room looked beautiful and the surfaces were clean. However, the floors were unswept and sandy you could not walk in your bare feet and had to literally wipe you feet on the bath mat I spread on the floor by the bed before you could bring your feet up into the bed.

10

Melissa

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Omg..We can not wait to come back and stay here. The room was super clean and well stocked. Bed was a little springy for our liking and no breakfast sandwiches were stocked this morning but we did not mind as the staff and room itself exceeded our expectations..

10

Mary

3 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice and clean the bathroom was very clean, but there is a lot of dust on the fridge, cabinet doors and headboard.

10

Lawrence

14 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

New Hotel very clean

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Rooms

Spacious, apartment-style rooms with well-equipped kitchenettes and comfortable beds; many found them quiet. Some reported firm mattresses or uncomfortable sofa sleepers, occasional noise or light leakage, and minor layout or outlet issues.

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Wendy

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice, clean room. Appears to be a newer built hotel. There were not a lot of other visitors there so it was nice and quiet. Our king sized bed room had a whole small kitchen in it, with dining ware and all! (Which was great when my salad was delivered w/o a fork) I would stay again!

6

Justin

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice clean room. Would not recommend using pullout couch for sleeping, loud and uncomfortable (cheap). Stove top too small to cook but large fridge was nice.

10

Emily

29 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet, clean, has a kitchen. Couch with tv, and bedroom with tv.

8

dorothy

16 Aug 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The rooms include a kitchenette with refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee maker, 2 burner cooktop, cookware & cooking utensils, dishes & cutlery, glassware, bar sink with dish soap & dish drainer. Our rooms were very clean and the beds were comfortable. However, there is no elevator leading to the second floor, and the stairs are located at each end of the building. Be sure to request a first floor room if you have a handicap or disability. Also, the internet was very spotty -- knowledge and ability to add a hotspot are highly recommended.

8

Rachael

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

From the moment you walk into the hotel, you're greeted with the fresh scent of a new, clean building. The lobby offers complimentary snacks and drinks, which was a nice touch. Front desk staff were friendly and helpful any time we needed assistance. Our room was clean, well-equipped, and spacious. The bed was a bit firm for my personal preference, but still comfortable overall. One downside: the bright exterior parking lot lights shine into the rooms quite a bit, and the blackout curtains don't block out much light. If you're sensitive to light while sleeping, consider requesting a room on the opposite side of the building. A couple of things to note — there’s no toaster or pool on-site. However, restaurants and shopping are within easy walking distance, and many major attractions are either nearby or a short drive away. On-site parking is conveniently located near exterior entrances.

10

Nathan

4 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was new with nice kitchen appliances , comfortable bed and blackout curtains & blind. Very clean and the staff were friendly & helpful

8

Darryn

16 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel is very clean and modern. It is also very noisy. If you are on the bottom floor you can hear all kinds of noises from upstairs above you, not to mention tons of pounding noises, chair sliding, and door closing.

8

Curtis

7 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This property was really good. Clean, spacious, close to downtown Houghton. The only reasons it did not get five stars. 1. No breakfast. They provide pre-wrapped muffins and snack bars and juice bottles, and apples, but no place to eat and nothing fresh. We knew this going in, but it was still inconvenient. 2. The sofa sleeper mattress was the WORST. No support whatsoever. The king bed was very comfortable. Overall a positive experience.

6

Tim

28 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel, but the bedding wasn’t comfortable, no blanket, sheets felt like paper. Disappointed…such a nice new facility.

10

Sarah

14 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and spacious. I loved the kitchenette that included plates, bowls, glasses, mugs and silverware. The bathroom was huge and I loved that the bedroom had a door.

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Still, a few guests reported rude or inflexible interactions and early-morning desk unavailability.

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Marijane

24 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were really friendly and attentive. I also only paid about $133 per night for this property (somehow booking in advance) which made it an even better experience. Having a full kitchen and separate bedroom was great!

4

kailian

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was good until we received a call: first time I missed since I left hotel on the road driving, about a fe minutes later we received the second call. A lady rudely questioned us if we saw a sign to clean up the dishes after we use. I told her we cleaned every single item we used. The plates and bowls got all cleaned. There is no rack and no dishes washer so we washed all but did not put away to cabinet because they are wet. Besides clean all dishes, we make sure all surfaces including oven surfaces we cleaned before we left. It was a big shock for us to receive the call and a big shock to us to hear her tone of voices. We thought she might have missed up with different room number. Even so, calling the customer to accuse them not wasting dishes is strange at least.

10

Estephania

19 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Would definitely recommend as a place to book! Staff was excellent!

10

Abigail

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Everything was fantastic at this location. The staff were always kind and cheerful. They had recommendations for food or coffee when you asked and a sheet available at the desk too. There isn’t an elevator but the man at the desk helped me get a heavy item up to my room without my asking. It was all very clean and the kitchen supplies was well thought out. It even had a countertop with electric burners i didn’t expect. I definitely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a place to stay in Houghton.

4

Fred

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed was uncomfortable. Front desk unavailable before 6am

6

Laura

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t have a car so we were grateful there was a restaurant we could walk to. We came to the UP for a family vacation. We flew in, arriving about 7 PM. The rental car office closes at 5 PM, long before either of the two flights from Chicago arrive. Uber and Lyft just perpetually spun “looking for driver“. We did finally get a hold of a taxi driver who took us back to the airport to pick up our car. The hotel didn’t make it any easier. They said there was nowhere they could store our luggage so that we wouldn’t have to take it back to the airport to pick up our car and they would charge us $25 to check out one hour late. I won’t be coming back to the UP.

10

Brett

6 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We've stayed here several times. Nice clean rooms, friendly staff and reasonably priced suite hotel.

4

Denise

1 Aug 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

A newly built hotel. Clean, spacious and comfortable. No elevator so it was a pain to carry suitcases up to second floor. Gave only 2 stars because we had to checkout a day early and pay for third day in spite of trying to modify reservation on Hotels.com before the two day cancellation policy and tried calling hotel directly to modify reservation. The room rate increased drastically so changing to two nights instead of three would result in a higher cost so we just paid for our original three night reservation. Don’t understand why we couldn’t just eliminate one day without canceling whole reservation and rebooking at higher rate. Not sure if this was Hotels.com or Independence Stay’s cancellation policy but manager was no help even though this was a “pay at property” not a prepaid reservation.

10

NICK

26 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great check in process with extremely busy graduation weekend at MTU. Hotel room looks like I’m the first to stay here. Hotel receptionists was very friendly!!

10

Chad

8 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very kind professional and supportive. I left my AirPods in the room and they help me find them and mail them back to me. Amazing experience. Highly recommend.

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Location

Convenient for Michigan Tech and downtown Houghton by a short drive, with restaurants and shopping (including Walmart) nearby. Not in the downtown core but handy for exploring the Keweenaw.

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Kristin

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Very clean & comfortable.

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Susan

2 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Super clean, comfortable hotel. The staff was kind. Very easy to get to downtown Houghton and MTU. It was great to have a kitchenette.

10

Jodi

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place to stay very clean and convenient location.

10

Scott

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Stayed here for 5 nights. Very comfortable, great location. Really nice hotel. There's also a really nice and clean lanudry room that we made use of on our last day. There's almost a full kitchen, just no stove, but a full size fridge and microwave, no pool. The cleanliness, location, price and amenities were outstanding. We would stay here again next time. Its not downtown Houghton, but if we didnt sray herr, we probably wouldnt have visited this area of town. Very short drive to downtown and to mich tech campus.

10

KRYSTYNA

15 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was nice and clean, perfectly located to MTU.

8

Jill

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very friendly. The rooms are spacious with lots of amenities. It is a newer building outside of the downtown area. It would be a great place to stay for a few days while visiting the area. Unfortunately, we were only there for 1 night.

10

Steven

17 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room I had was like a bachelor apartment, with kitchen, medium sized fridge and lots of room. Very clean and newish room. It's not near downtown or the water but it was also much cheaper than the alternatives. The nearby Walmart was good for stocking up.

10

Vicki

18 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Well priced, nice rooms, good location.

10

Emily

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable, quiet, lots of food options in the area.

10

Regina

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

I loved having a kitchenette! This location was convenient for my snowshoe adventures as well. The Maasto Hiihto and Chassel trail systems are an easy drive from here and both excellent venues.

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Dining

No full breakfast is provided; the lobby offers coffee and grab-and-go items that some found limited or occasionally out of stock. A restaurant/bar/arcade is next door and vouchers are sometimes offered.

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Marti

28 Apr 2024

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The Independence was very clean, the room was very nice. It was convenient and the staff was very pleasant. Even though they did not have a restaurant nor continental breakfast, they did give us a coupon for the restaurant /bar/arcade next door. We will stay there again. Near to Michigan Tech, but not walking distance.

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Colleen

18 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Really enjoyed staying at the Independence Stay hotel in Houghton- very new and nice. Rooms were “roomy” Coffee in lobby; nice. Recommend having complimentary water in lobby too. Thank you!

8

Joelle

3 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Should be a toaster in the full kitchen. Food options/room service would make this hotel perfect.

8

Curtis

7 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This property was really good. Clean, spacious, close to downtown Houghton. The only reasons it did not get five stars. 1. No breakfast. They provide pre-wrapped muffins and snack bars and juice bottles, and apples, but no place to eat and nothing fresh. We knew this going in, but it was still inconvenient. 2. The sofa sleeper mattress was the WORST. No support whatsoever. The king bed was very comfortable. Overall a positive experience.

8

Bruce

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property has beautiful rooms!! No pool. The breakfast consisted of nutri grain bars and small donuts pre wrapped from Walmart!!!! Very disappointing!!!

10

James

12 Mar 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff were friendly and helpful; property was very clean and quiet. Would be nice to have a breakfast option.

10

Carol

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel was clean with nice staff. We stayed 2 nights- my only complaint was the delicious takeaway microwaveable breakfast sandwich was out of stock the second morning- not a big deal. Will stay there again.

8

susan

24 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice new hotel, missed having a nice breakfast.

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Carolyn

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is fairly new and very clean. They said you don't get breakfast, but they did offer a small selection of breakfast items.

8

Bette

31 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed was comfortable. Continental breakfast was pretty limited. Spacious room, with most of what you might find in an efficiency apartment.

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $130	2 $129	3 $130	4 $121	5 $129	6 $136	7 $148
8 $143	9 $140	10 $144	11 $144	12 $143	13 $156	14 $158
15 $142	16 $143	17 $137	18 $137	19 $141	20 $157	21 $162
22 $135	23 $140	24 $137	25 $138	26 $136	27 $156	28 $156
29 $135	30 $139

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