캐슬 록 인 & 스위트 - 퀸터

I had booked a five night stay for my brother and I while fossil hunting in the area. Unfortunately my brother’s brand new jeep started leaking oil in Omaha to the tune of 1 Qt per 100 miles so in Lincoln Neb. We decided we could go no further and made the decision to cancel the rez and return to Chicago while we still could. I contacted the hotel and was told since I had booked through Trip Advisor I would have to call them. I did just that and found the rep from TA to be very helpful and understanding. TA worked it out with the hotel and I was just informed that I would be getting a full refund. I had expected to pay for one night and hoped for a refund for four. So I have to thank both TA and Castle Rock Inn and Suites for being so accommodating! I will definitely book the hotel for my return trip. Thank You Castle Rock Inn!!

I drive back and forth across I-70 several times a year and decided to try a stop in Quinter. Here's what I learned: Before booking, pay attention to the amount of "service fees" that will be tacked on to your final room cost. These "taxes and service fees" amounted to 50% of the cost of my room, moving the price from $106 to $162. Not sure what those service fees go toward. This is a basic motel right off the freeway. My room was dated and somewhat musty. Breakfast wasn't great even by motel standards, and there don't appear to be any restaurants in town that offer an alternative. Felt like a rip-off. I would not recommend this place.

My wife and I stayed at Castle Rock Inn & Suites while traveling from St Louis MO to Colorado Springs CO. There aren't many choices other than Hays KS (which is substantially larger and offers many more restaurant/lodging options than Quinter KS), Wakeeney, or Quinter if you don't want to drive the entire 12 hours from St Louis to CO Springs. Hays is nice, but it's an hour further drive than Quinter - thus the decision to stay in Quinter. Castle Rock Inn provides an AARP rate for $81 - great deal. Taxes brought total for King-bed room to $93. Check-in was efficient with a team member sitting in a room behind the front desk quickly acknowledging us and getting our room keys ready quickly. We stayed in room 207 which faces I70 = there was a fair amount of interstate highway noise, but we travel with a 'noise machine' that provides white noise, therefore the close proximity to the interstate didn't impact our sleeping. The king bed was comfortable. The room looked like the photos of rooms on the hotel's website (something that is not always the case). The hotel WiFi is not password protected, but I always use a VPN anyway when on a public network, so I didn't feel 'exposed' using the good quality network. The bathroom was clean, toilet flushed well/fully, and shower had ample hot water and water pressure. The continental breakfast was adequate with yogurt, waffle mix available, cold cereal, a buffet-like serving container with hot scrambled eggs and sausage links, assorted pastries, and typical juices/coffees. Is it a glamorous breakfast? No - but again, $81 for a room, if you want a luxurious hot breakfast, stay at a B&B. We arrived into Quinter at 6:30 pm. I had researched meal opportunities before planning the trip and identified Center Pivot brewpub for dinner. There are only two or three restaurants in town, so do your research and if arriving later in the evening or if you want more than 'bar' food, stay in Hays instead of Quinter. I would stay at Castle Rock Inn again. We did our research and the town and hotel both met our expectations. Some of the 2 and 3-star reviews others have written about Castle Rock Inn reflect more on their poor planning than it does poor offering by Castle Rock Inn or Quinter. Some people apparently believe all hotels are Embassy Suites or Hyatt Regencies- not the case. For $81 on a Monday night, Castle Rock provides a clean, safe, and comfortable stay.

Our room was spacious and clean, so happy with that. But we chose this hotel because it’s website lists Covid protocols that were important to us in the midst of the Omicron surge. However, upon arrival we found that not only did they not require guests to mask up, but not one staff member wore a mask. If this issue is important to you, be forewarned. Also, this hotel does not have a restaurant— and when we asked for a recommendation where to get dinner, we were told Dairy Queen, or the Sinclair gas station that evidently sells pizza. Didn’t expect to find a Ruth’s Chris in town, but really? Next time we’ll head a bit further down I 70 for a better overall experience.