I stayed for one night at the Magnolia in the end of May. I was very impressed by the staff and the property. The rooms are nice and I loved the styling in the bathrooms. There are many little extras at the Magnolia, including the milk and cookies, happy hour, breakfast, and the free Escalade shuttle service. They ahve a great location, close to the Old Market District. I will definitely stay at the Magnolia again when I am in Omaha.

I was really looking forward to my stay at the Magnolia, so I was really upset to find myself so disappointed. The rooms are very small and walls are very thin. You can hear everything in the adjacent rooms and the hallway. There are no safety rails for the shower, which is raised, so I was nervous every time I stepped out of a wet, raised shower floor. Not only that, but the bathroom door is a sliding door that was engineered badly. If you are staying with someone, you should know that you can see into the shower through the large gap between the door and the wall. The food was ridiculously bad. I ordered a burger medium well and it came back very well done and over seasoned. It was so bad I could not eat the thing. The next morning I thought of skipping breakfast, but was so hungry I gave it a shot. How could they mess up pancakes? Sure enough, the pancakes were awful. I had two bites and gave up. When I complained to the front desk about the food, they didn't seem to care (they were also extremely young - which I noticed is a constant there). Also, I like to relax after a long day of meetings and zone out to TV. Of the few channels they had, the ones that might have been worth watching were scrambled. There are no movie channels, but there are 8 (yes 8) sports channels. I do not recommend staying here.

Our visit to Omaha was for a graduation and we couldn’t have been happier with our stay at the Magnolia Hotel. This renovated, upscale contemporary charmer was wonderful! PROS: exceptional staff, cleanliness, comfortable beds, nice towels, ottoman at end of bed, complimentary continental breakfast, complimentary beer & wine during happy hour, cookies and milk during the evening, fast shuttle service, 24-hour fully equipped fitness center w/steam room, free newspaper. CON: not much counter space in the bathroom, which I prefer.
We would definitely stay here again.

This is a strange place. First, it is in the middle of nowhere. Theater down the block and 1 restaurant in walking distance (Flatiron Grill - highly recommend it - awesome). Otherwise, its a depressing area. Closed down stores & offices all around. I think the biggest problem here is that they are majorly understaffed. Every staff member seemed to pull double and triple duty. Only 1 person manning the front desk at a time. Thus, there can be a backlog. They also seem a little confused - not seasoned hotel workers. Hotel touts "renovation" which is really nothing more than fresh coat of paint and new carpet in rooms. Common areas (lobby, hallways) have strange, old musty smell. But rooms are fine. Bed comfy. Wireless super fast! Size of room not properly utilized. Big room with big empty space in the corner - put a chair there. Bathroom spacious - big empty corner but then the shower is narrow - you spend your time trying to avoid shower curtain sticking to you - ick!! Rooms were very clean, which is a big plus. But this place didn't have some of the basic hotel amenities - luggage rack, room service, etc. It is more like a glorified B&B than it is a hotel. The freebies are nice, cocktail hour, milk & cookie hour, etc. Lounge area actually had a nice vibe to it later in the evening after the play let out. Staff really tries hard and they are very pleasant - just clearly overworked. I usually stay at the Hilton but it was sold out so I tried this as an alternative instead of my usual Embassy Suites backup. Experience was too bizzare - think I will be back to Embassy Suites if I need a backup to Hilton. I sort of felt like I was staying at that hotel in The Shining. Something just didn't feel right.