Route 66 Hotel, Springfield, Illinois

We were definitely prepared for an older hotel experience but it seems more rundown than we expected, some maintenance overall making sure everything works like the pool & major upgrades on the rooms would go a long way to really making this a more exciting experience to stay at a Route 66 memorabilia venue. The curly dark haired lady at the desk was very nice & pleasant and the diner restaurant was cute. We wanted fun & it was meh because of the room while being very clean was beyond old, deteriorating & outdated.

Our room was SO CLEAN. Loved the facility. Very old school and such a neat place to stay on Route 66. The hot tub was absolutely DIVINE!!! We will be returning.

This place is SO AWESOME! The layout is a little strange: a divided hallway separates the rooms from a large collection of memorabilia, and it’s easy to make a wrong turn from the front desk and end up away from your room, but the place isn’t huge so it’s easy enough to turn yourself right. There’s an amazing collection of Route 66 stuff, including several entire cars, and the on-site diner is nostalgic, with good quality food. I was surprised and pleased by how wonderful everything was.

The place definitely has a Route 66 vibe. Easy parking, quiet, and right on the mother road.