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  • Hotel class: 3 of 5
  • Rooms: 74
  • Address: 11334 Oldenburg Lane Galena, IL 61036
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
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“Awesome- recommend highly for families!!!”

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Galena

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4 of 5 stars
Chicago, IL
Apr 11, 2006
7/7 found this review helpful

Wow- we had an amazing night here last nite. We were escaping from an awful "waterpark" in the dells and decided to stay in Galena rather than coming right home. I was so glad we did! Right away from the outside, the hotel is beautiful, homey, and welcoming. When we walked in, there were fresh apples, oranges, and cookies to greet us. The staff were friendly, and bent over backwards to help. Used AAA and got a great rate, with a room 2 doors from the pool. The pool area was great and very small child friendly. While not what I would call a "waterpark," there was a small wading pool (ranging from 1/2 ft to 1 ft in depth) with a large frog mini water slide right in the middle. The stairs up the slide had a nonstick coating, and my two 3 yr olds had great fun with the minislide- it was just perfect for them. The main pool was also child friendly- it started at 3 ft and maxed out at 4 feet deep. So with their floaties, my preschoolers were able to swim with us in the main pool with no problem. The whirlpool was immediately next to the minislide, so my dh and I could take a few minutes to soak while easily keeping an eye on our kids in the gated, well secured minislide area.

The room was very comfortable, nothing fancy. Met our needs well.

The continental breakfast was amazing! There were hard boiled eggs (with no shells!), 3 kinds of cold cereal, oatmeal, freshly made waffles, all kinds of bagels, fresh donuts, yogurt, sausage links, orange and cranberry juice, milk, coffee, tea. We went twice- early in the AM and then again before we checked out- and everything was as well stocked at the end of breakfast as it was when they opened!

We plan to visit Galena several times a year just so we can return to this hotel!!

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tchrchgo's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2006
Member since: April 11, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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“Nice hotel with great swimming area”

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4 of 5 stars
Des Moines, Iowa
Apr 5, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

We stayed at the Country Inn in early December and the hotel was quite full. Our room was good sized and was clean and comfortable. We had a roll away bed brought in and there was plenty of room to use it. The service was very good and there was really nothing negative to report.

The pool area was great with a small waterslide and fairly large pool. They also included some balls and other water toys which made for additional fun for the kids. We were in Galena to ski at Mt Chestnut and the hotel was well located for the stay. It does get busy as we wanted to stay again over Christmas break but had to stay at another hotel.

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Date of Stay: December 2005
Member since: December 19, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Families with young children, Tourists
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“Great, no complaints”

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Galena

Aug 27, 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

We spent one Friday night in Aug. We also stay at the Country Inn back in '02, no complaints.
Hotel staff very friendly. The hotel is nice nothing fancy just nice. Short ride (5-10 minutes) to Main Street for shopping and restraunts. Our room was clean and in order, but very humid, didn't make my sinus issue happy. We weren't sure if it was muggy because we were on the ground floor or just because of the warmth from the day.
They do have a pool w/ slide but we didn't use it.
Complimentary breakfast was all the basics, juices, milk, cereal, donuts, ect. What we had was good. Its nice when a hotel can offer that so you don't have to run out first thing in the morning.
All in all no issues at this hotel, we'll stay again on the next trip to Galena.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2005
Member since: March 08, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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“Great stay”

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4 of 5 stars
Chicago, Illinois
Jun 14, 2005
8/8 found this review helpful

We spent the weekend of the 6/11 - 12 at the Country Inn and Suites in Galena, checking in on the Friday night. The hotel is very modern and has a great swimming pool complex. The room we had was very clean and spacious. We were on the top floor (4 floors) and overlooked farmland at the back of the property. The only complaint we had about the room was it has a connecting door to the next room and the occupants were quite noisy first thing in the morning.

The complimentary breakfast was excellent - with everything from cereal, bagels, donuts to freshly cooked waffles with cream and strawberries. The breakfast room is quite small for the size of the hotel (75 rooms) so did become busy during breakfast service.

The location of this hotel is excellent. It is a couple of miles outside Galena itself . It has ample parking and is near a family restaurant, gas station and atm so you don't have to travel far for the necessities.

We would certainly use this hotel again if we travel back to that area.

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“Caution...screaming kids”

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Galena

Apr 17, 2005
15/15 found this review helpful

We stayed 2 nights at the Country Inn and Suites. The room was clean and was what we expected. They seemed unprepared for breakfast as someone was sent out to get breakfast rolls. The main complaint that we had was the indoor water park is rented out to birthday parties and special occasions. Both nights that we wanted to enjoy the pool - we really couldn't as the kids and their parents took over the place...even the spa! My daughter could only use the water slide once as the kids formed a blockade. We complained when we checked out, but the woman behind the desk said they rented the pool out all the time. It was disappointing.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2005
Member since: March 08, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 11334 Oldenburg Lane, Galena, IL 61036