Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Manteno, IL

On the second night, I learned that they had booked me for the wrong date. They still had room, but I had to take a suite — at full price. The motel is nice and clean, the rooms are showing some age but all in all, it's a good value — if you get booked for the correct nights.

The staff is wonderful!! I highly recommend. The rooms are clean however there is an odd odor in the room. Ran the fan/air all the time and it was better. Food was okay but we were treated very well. They added new items to the breakfast menu, breakfast burrito and frittata (I think that is what it is), both were good. Love to see more fresh fruit. No complaints though. Did I mention how nice the staff is?

Price I was charged was too high to be considered any type of bargain, and did not correlate with amenities provided - in my opinion. Breakfast wasn't worth sticking around for. I didn't appreciate the "contract" that was required to be signed by me, which stated that the hotel could charge for any missing or damaged items directly to the credit card used without my notification. There was no listing of items this included so it was impossible to understand or confirm that these items were even present in the room @ time of check-in. Nothing terrible but nothing outstanding.