2-Star Hotels in Nebraska, United States

Overall, a good experience but with caveats. Staff were professional and super helpful. The room: Very clean, very tidy and smelled fresh. Beds were comfy and maintained pretty well. The room was great and not shabby at all. Coffee maker was good once you know how to find the switch and use it. The bathroom was well stocked with the needed soaps/tissues etc.  Ok, that’s the good stuff… now the not so  The bathroom sink didn’t drain properly at all. As you brush teeth and the seeds from the strawberries you just ate, fall out from between your teeth, then land in the sink, they have a mind of their own and just when you thought they’d rinsed away, they re emerge as you wash your hands. Yes, up from the grave (sink drain) they arise! Ugh. Kinda gross - but not the end of the world. The next thing, breakfast: I arrived at 8am and there were tow hot items. 1. Possibly the worst sausage patties I’ve ever tried to eat. 2. Scrambled eggs - which I found to be empty and only found the promise of fresh ones to be fleeting… I waited a bit (5mins maybe) and lost interest. So my take on breakfast is it’s about as good as a poor gas station.  All this said, I’d go stay again as it was so clean and the staff were so nice. 👍👍🙂

The room is large and well-equipped. Although the breakfast is not very varied, it tastes good. There is a convenience store 50 meters from the hotel, where you can buy food and daily necessities, which is very convenient.

My shower head was installed poorly. It was too high and wouldn’t angle down. Two lightbulbs weren’t working. No convenient plug near the bed. The front desk person didn’t speak much English, and handed their cellphone to my travel companion (in a different room where the shower was better) to talk to someone with better English. I won’t be booking a room here again. Overall it wasn’t terrible, just not what I needed.

The New Victorian Inn worked well for our brief stay of just 2 nights. The room was large, the bed was comfortable, and the location is easy to find and close to lots of restaurants. The sink area was tiny but adequate, the bathroom is very compact as well but clean and stocked with plenty of towels. The complimentary soap and shampoo is by Dove (good choice!) The one weird oddity of the room was a metal panel around the base of the bed that made a huge ”gong” every time I ran into it. The breakfast buffet was served from 5-10 and includes eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, pancakes and waffles. There was also 4 kinds of cereal, fresh fruit, yogurt, and a decent coffee. My husband did not like the scrambled eggs, but he is very picky.

Check-in clerk was friendly until I declined the $3 added to my bill for a tip for staff; then after that she acted like she didn't want to talk to me. Sorry, but I've never before had to decline a tip presumptively added to my hotel bill. Seems like a scam by the hotel to put me in the awkward position of declining a tip for staff who are looking me in the face when I do it, and I resent that, so I don't feed into it. Just pay your staff what they deserve to take the job and don't put me in that position. So I was put in a room right next to the lobby which was maybe my punishment for declining to add the tip, and was very noisy. The room had a pungent musty odor but otherwise seemed clean.

Check in was quick and easy. The room appeared clean. The bathtub was speckled with dark rusty spots. Bedding appeared white until the linens were pulled down and they were soiled. Popcorn in between the mattresses. Debris in dresser drawers, corners, behind the toilet. We were only given one set of towels. Had to ask for more towels (the reservation was for two adults), and they bought us one more towel. (No additional wash cloths or hand towels,) and weren't exceedingly friendly about it.. they have been remodeling for awhile now, but it doesn't take a lot of $ to clean and even less for adequate quality control attempts. .

I love the fitness room, the free cancellation of the room, and the location. The only thing was the refrigerator wasn’t cleaned out, so I cleaned it out myself. I just like cleanliness when I stay at hotels. More breakfast options, especially healthier options and I’m just comparing this to other hotels with free continental breakfast. Would have liked to have seen hard-boiled eggs or scrambled, bananas, oatmeal was not available as I believe they were out. But I was thankful for the continental breakfast because any free food is wonderful so thank you! I will definitely recommend it and will be back.