I stayed at the Clarion at the end of summer for a business trip in Wichita. It was an average experience. Apparently, the night I was there was also the same night as a big softball tournament in town, so every room at the Clarion was booked. I had to stand in line about 30-40 minutes to check in (I had a reservation, thank goodness) because the line was so long at the front desk. I was a little worried about the room I would end up in, though, because several people were also complaining to the front desk that their air conditioners had quit working in their rooms.
When I finally got into my room, I was relieved to find that my air was nice and cold. The only problem was that my room was located in the back of the hotel, where the entrance was not lit very well. As a female traveling alone, I would have preferred a more secure entrance.
The room was clean and cozy, however, and the bed was very comfortable. The bathroom needed some maintenance. In fact, this part of the hotel needed some updates and perhaps some refurbishing. It was a little run-down. The front half of the hotel looked much nicer from what I could tell, so I recommend trying to get rooms in the front and not in the back.
My room was also (unfortunately) under the stairs - so ALL night long, it was THUMP THUMP THUMP up and down the stairs. Like I said, there were a lot of kids there for a softball tournament, so you can imagine the noise. This, however, is an isolated event, so I don't hold that against the hotel.
Overall, I would not go back to the Clarion, because there are nicer options for the same price in Wichita.

Disappointed in the hotel. Checking in was easy and the staff were friendly. The room was okay, but the airport must be extremely close. Sounded like we were on the runway which made sleeping extremely difficult. Also, the AC made a roar which added to the inability to get a good night's sleep. The main reason we stayed there was to get a good night's sleep as we were on a long vacation trip. Outside our room in the night, there was an argument that became very loud. Thought we were going to have to call the police, but it ended. We would never recommend this hotel to anyone.

We were tired after being in a business meeting in Kansas city all day so we arrived late....went to check in and the staff seemed more interested in whatever they were doing prior to our arrival but that is not the worst the hall leading to our room was dirty and stunk, our room was full of bugs all over the bathroom floor behind the door and under the sink and the drain clean out cap under the sink was missing which is a health issue, the overflow in the tub was chaulked thick and gunky looked aweful, the room stunk and was dirty..and the shower curtain was not fitting properly so taking a shower floods the bathroom causing it to be slippery....after calling some other places near by and finding out they were booked up we were stuck...needless to say no sleep so we were not able to go as far the next day on our trip home due to being exhausted.....would not recommend to anyone...value terriable due to condition

I arrived at Wichita Kansas a few days ago because their was going to be a novelist seminar here at the Wichita Center for the Arts Theater. I chose this hotel to stay at and it was a great choice. The staff was friendly and gave me clear answers to all my questions. The room was also very comfortable. They had a lot of great channels for the TV and it kept me entertained. The restauraunt there was also superb. It had a great deal of selections and the specials were great. I am very glad I chose this hotel and will be returning if there is another event here.