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Review of The Eldridge Hotel

This old yet charming hotel is situated right in t...

This old yet charming hotel is situated right in the heart of Lawrence, surrounded by an unfathomable amount of quaint shops, diners, and restaurants.

I stayed in the most 'economical' room, the Deluxe King room and it was simply fantastic, very spacious and premium, although probably not exactly worth $179 per night flat rate - but still quite nice. My room had two seperate areas of the room, a bedroom with a flatscreen TV and also a sitting room with another flatscreen TV, including the premium type bathroom.

The hotel features an excellent restaurant if you'd rather not deal with the masses of people near the outlying shops, and also includes a bar that is open on most days until midnight, but some days open until 2am aswell.

My only complaint lay with the bar, and the noise coming from the loud music. My room was situated almost directly above the bar (on the second floor) and I could hear the tacky music almost crystal clear. And no, I don't mean I could hear a faint muffled version, I could actually hear the music better than I really wish I could of.

This was almost enough for me to request a change of room, but I decided against it based on the fact I was only staying there 2 nights.

So, if you are 'lucky' enough to recieve a 2nd or 3rd floor room facing Massachussets Street (the main street of downtown where all of the shops are mostly situated) be prepared to possibly lose some sleep because of the tacky bar music being played under your feet.

It is an old building afterall, but everything is very premium. Staff very nice, building decor and overall feel is pretty great. When I call it an old building, I don't in any way contribute that in a negative way. It's more than likely one of the better hotels Lawrence has to offer.

Bed quite comfortable, would I stay again?

if I could choose for my room to be the opposite side of the bar? Absolutely!