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Champaign HotelsChampaign was founded in 1855, when the Illinois Central Railroad laid its track two miles west of downtown Urbana. Originally called "West Urbana," it was renamed Champaign when it acquired a city charter in 1860. The city is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with its twin city of Urbana. In addition to the University of Illinois, Champaign is also home to Parkland College. A Kraft Foods plant and Herff-Jones form part of the city's industrial base. The city also features a large technology and software industry mostly focusing around research and development of new technologies. The Research Park, located in southern Champaign and backed by the University of Illinois, is home to many companies including iCyt, the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois State Water Survey, Motorola and others. The downtown area of Champaign was recently the target of a largely successful revitalization effort designed to bring more businesses into the area and return the downtown district to the center of city life. The new growth in downtown Champaign has coincided with the larger growth of the "north Prospect" shopping district on the city's northern boundary, similar in a smaller scale to the sprawl famous with areas like the Chicago suburbs, Atlanta, and Houston. Champaign is also known for its Boardman's Art Theatre, which shows critically-acclaimed independent and foreign films and the Historic Virginia Theatre (a recently-restored 1525-seat movie theater, dating back to the 1920s). Champaign boasts with the following hotels: Baymont Inn & Suites - Champaign, Comfort Inn - Champaign, Country Inn & Suites - Champaign, Days Inn - Champaign, Drury Inn & Suites - Champaign, Econo Lodge & Suites - Champaign, Extended Stay America - Champaign, Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Champaign, Hawthorn Suites Limited - Champaign, La Quinta Inn - Champaign, Microtel Inn - Champaign and Red Roof Inn - Champaign. The La Quinta Inn-Champaign is just a few miles from the Krannert Art Museum, downtown Champaign, the University of Illinois, and Parkland College. This hotel hosts IHSA wrestling events and the State Cheerleader Competition. All 122 rooms and 2 suites are freshly remodeled at the La Quinta Inn-Champaign, and include many useful amenities, such as a coffee maker and hair dryer. La Quinta Inn-Champaign has an outdoor Swimming Pool (heated seasonally) and offers one-day passes to Gold's Gym. Enjoy the complimentary First Light Continental Breakfast each morning. Hotel's location is perfect for visitors to Kraft Foods and the Business Research Park. Choose between a king or 2 queen size beds in the133 guestrooms or try a spacious two-room suite at Drury Inn & Suites Champaign! All suites have two separate rooms - a bedroom and a living room so you can have the space, comfort and privacy you deserve. All two-room suites come with a microwave and refrigerator. Your money deserves a nice place to stay, like in your wallet. Free high-speed internet service available in every room. Let Drury Hotels help you stay connected, for free! Centrally located off Interstate 74 with easy access to a variety of restaurants and shopping malls for your convenience, come and check out the Drury Inn & Suites Champaign that also offers meeting space to accommodate your next event! |
