Our organization, " The Illinois Taxidermist Association" once again recently held our annual taxidermy show and convention at this location and once again we were very satisfied with the accomodations and the friendly staff that works there. Our members comment on how friendly the staff is and the great banquet that this hotel put on for us. The food was unbelievably good and was one of the finest spreads that I have ever seen. My thanks to the chef - the food was outstanding. I have never worked with a place that is so willing to make our convention a huge success and so friendly to work with. I would highly recommend this facility to anyone. Thanks, Shannon, Susan, Chris for all your hard work for our organization, we really appreciate it. Look forward to seeing you all next year!

Pete Sweitzer - ITA President

This hotel was bought by the city recently and they are operating it as best they can while shopping for a good, experienced hotel owner. They did that to keep from losing this facility and I commend them for it. I've stayed there twice and will be back again on October 9. The rooms have been clean and the food has been good. Those seeking perfection should perhaps search out the Garden of Eden. This is just a hotel with real people doing the best job possible. Get a grip.

Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, Decatur, IL
Written by Trip Advisor Member RRRock O'Fallon, MO USA

I contacted the hotel regarding the Golf Package offered by the hotel and The Decatur Parks Department. The Decatur Parks Department operates four golf courses in the city. I booked a weekend package for 16 golfers. We have a golf outing in the Spring and Fall every year. I received nothing less than outstanding service when I inquired and booked our trip. I asked about area restaurants and was told that the hotel has two restaurants. One is a Sports Bar and Grill and the other is The Greenhouse Restaurant. I went ahead and made reservations for 16 people for Saturday night at 6:00PM.

We played two different courses, Hickory Point where LPGA Futures tournaments have been played and Red Tail Run a new Raymond Floyd designed course that opened in 2006. Both courses are very good. I really enjoyed Red Tail Run. Raymond Floyd has a sign on the back nine which reads, Raymond's turn, If you can play 4 holes in one over, congratulate yourself. We didn't make it. Four really great holes.

We returned to the hotel and got ready for dinner. Everything was set up when we arrived. Everyone ordered off a full menu. Almost everyone got something different. Everyone really enjoyed their meal. I have to mention that three of the guys in our group are in the restaurant business. All of them agreed that the food was great, they were a little surprised because sometimes things don't quite measure up when your on the road. The group order everything from steak, spagetti and meatballs to beef stew and everyone was very pleased with their meal.

After dinner we had a little meeting to discuss our trip and golf in a room provided by the hotel. We have all agreed that this is one of the best trips we have taken. I've been doing this for at least ten years and it started long before I joined the group.

My only regret is that when all the other guys hear about this trip they'll all want to go next Spring, I imagine our size will double.

The whole experience was fantastic. Congratulations to all.

I travelled with my Husband and In-Laws for a wedding reception. There is no bell-staff, although they did offer us a bell-cart to haul our own luggage to our rooms.

I think the hotel is trying to save money by not running the air-conditioners in the hallways, because as soon as you walk out of your room, you are hit with hot-humid air, especially in the elevator banks.

One thing I found especially to be true is that the whole place reeks of stale cigarette smoke. It reminded me of a second-rated Laughlin, NV casino/hotel but without the games.

The reception food was bad, especially the salad, which was brown and wilted.

A sandwich that was ordered in the sports bar was made with cheap, over salted lunch meat and the breakfast buffet was quite possibly the worst food I've ever eaten and a hotel.

I'm just glad that the room was cheap, less that $100 a night for our stay.