Mark Twain Hotel

I chose this hotel for a combination of reasons - the overall positive reviews from a few different sources and the price for a quality hotel. I was not the least bit disappointed. My room was clean and included nice bathroom amenities. I was particularly impressed with the quality of bedding (mattress included) and am especially grateful of that, now that I am staying at a different, sub-par hotel in a different city. My only disappointment was that I was told over the phone, twice, that I would receive two complimentary drinks (cocktail or otherwise) at the hotel restaurant and bar for my stay. However, when I checked in and later asked about this, the hotel restaurant is closed on Sundays, the only day of my stay, so this did not apply. They should have simply told me this, instead of twice promising me drinks. But this does not at all chance my impression of the Mark Twain Hotel, it was a simply oversight.

Great place to stay (especially if you are going to an event at the packard plaza next door).. it is very clean, has a great breakfast, and great staff.

The view of the river and bridge was absolutely fabulous. The restaurant/bar (for receiving comp. drinks) and breakfast buffet were both great - wonderful atmosphere and good choices. Waffles were truly made to order on Saturday, but pre-made on Sunday when there were a lot more people. The one thing that was really a problem was the firmness of the bed. The pillows were nice and soft, but the bed was practically hard. My friend staying in another room found the same to be true and slept terribly.

The hotel was very clean and comfortable. Attached bar/restaurant very nice as well.

We stayed in a "deluxe" King size room. The website refers to feather beds and I am allergic to feathers so I asked if it was possible to have no feathers in my bedding when making reservations. The receptionist informed me they would be removing the feather bed topper. I assumed they would have replaced it with a foam one, but to our surprise they didn't and the bed was as stiff as plywood. The shower floor had lots of mold in the grout, and then the toilet wouldn't flush! The staff was very young and inexperienced especially the chef's cooking the AM breakfast. Definitely not worth $150 a night.

The hotel was awesome. Nicely decorated rooms. The staff was very cordial. The lobby and bar had a very nice atmosphere. I would stay here again.

Great quaint little hotel in the heart of downtown Peoria. We will definitely stay here again. Rooms were spotless, and tastefully decorated. Our room was quite small - but all we really needed was a bed - so a small room was fine. The morning breakfast was WONDERFUL! Our ONLY complaint was that the room and hallway were COLD! It was about 60° outside - and probably the same temp. inside. Of course there are thermostats in the rooms so you can control the heat.

It's a nice boutique classic hotel in a good location, but the small things that went wrong really ruined it for me. First, the smoke alarm started beeping intermittently at 2:30 in the morning because of a low backup battery. The connection on the phone to the front desk didn't work so I had to get dressed and go downstairs to get someone to replace it! THEN, after essentially not getting back to sleep, I showered and the shower would not shut off! It spewed water all over, so I just shut the shower door. The night guy was still at the desk- no apology, he just called someone to come, who sort of got it to quit. (Maintenance wasn't in yet.) I was glad to get out of town.

We have stayed at this hotel several times on trips to Bradley. They have recently updated the hotel and added a new restaurant. The additions make an already good hotel even better.

Impressed with the decor and surroundings, very curteous and friendly staff. Fine dining the hotel resteraunt, dinner and breakfast. Comfortable room and surroundings