Lamplighter Inn & Suites

Based on the qualities of safety cleanliness and amenities I would rate this hotel as solid 4 star. The check in was quick and friendly and well my room was not yet ready, the head of housekeeping have had a family emergency and I was in my room very quickly. The room was huge. The bathroom is also extra large and I had plenty of room for their just being me. Overall cleanliness inside the room was excellent however in the hallways common areas stairwells except for us and left a little to be desired. The high def TV and the refrigerator and the microwave when nice touches and the decent size desk was also much appreciated. Breakfast was below average and the biscuits were hard and the gravy was tasteless. You didn’t have hot items selections with eggs and sausage but overall I was disappointed. The swimming pool was very nice and well kept and I had a wonderful afternoon keeping myself cool in the outside swimming pool. Overall I would think this is a good value for being $ 80 a night. And I would consider staying at this property again in the future.

A solid three-​star place. But that was with the funeral rate, too. The rooms are typically $ 80 a night per their website and that’s just too high. What is the deal with high priced rooms in Pittsburg, KS? I know it’s a college town, but really, is it that much of a hotbed of entertainment that the hotel rooms are ridiculously expensive?
Anyway, I called to find out about a bereavement rate as my dad passed away, and his house was just too full of relatives for everyone. The lady on the phone was super sweet and quoted me a price of $ 69 a night.
For that price, this place is a sold three-​stars, maybe even three and a half. The check in was quick and easy, and the place was clean.
The only room they had left was a double double but that was fine for hubby and I. A bed to sleep on and a bed to put our crap on. It was a decent sized room with the usual extras: mini fridge, coffeemaker, microwave, iron and ironing board, and a hair dryer. I did check for bed bugs before we brought anything in, and as of August 2014, all was good!
The weird thing was the bathroom had no fan… so when you took a hot shower there wasn’t an exhaust fan to help with the steam, but there was a nightlight built into the light switch. So there’s that.
The bathroom was big enough. Well, okay, truthfully, is there ever a bathroom big enough for a woman and her accoutrements? Yeah. No. But it worked.
The room was quiet; we were right by the pool and I worried that it would be loud. I was physically exhausted after a 10 hour drive, and emotionally exhausted just from the circumstances, and wanted to get some rest, and luckily it was very quiet.
Breakfast is included, and it’s pretty dang good, as far as hotel breakfasts go! They have bagels, toast, eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, pancakes, cereal, OJ, coffee… and while it may have not been gourmet, it was always hot and the hotel staff was always refreshing it! That was nice… some places just put stuff out and when it’s gone, it’s gone, even if it’s a couple hours left of serving time.
I’m not sure I would stay here again, as all in all, it’s not $ 80 worth of hotel, but it’s a decent place if you need one here.