Best Western Lorson Inn

I had a great experience at this Best Western!! The room was very nice, clean and inviting, everything worked properly and was up to date. The staff was very welcoming and made me feel very comfortable staying there. less

Two thumbs up. Front desk staff were friendly, efficient and genuinely concerned about us enjoying our stay. About 0 rooms needed for a family wedding and the stay could not have been better. Will certainly stay again! less

Overall, the hotel was nice and the staff was friendly, but the blankets were super thin and the toilet was up against the wall and toilet paper was behind the door. It was awkward. Would probably come back if no other options were available. less

We stayed while visiting family for Christmas. Everything was clean and comfortable, but the desk staff did not wear masks. At current count, more than 10% of Clay County residents have tested positive for coronavirus. Clay County is one of the 10 counties with the highest covid death rates in Illinois—which is why their frontline healthcare workers got a priority shipment of the Pfizer vaccine just three days after it was approved. There is a mask mandate active. And yet, every time we walked through the lobby (wearing our masks), the desk clerk was not wearing one. There is a partial plexiglass window, but it does not extend to the ceiling and does not run the full length of the desk, so it does about as much good protecting from coronavirus as the smoking and non-smoking sections in restaurants used to do protecting from smoke inhalation. It’s bad enough seeing customers everywhere else in town—Walmart, Casey’s, the pizza place—not wearing masks. It’s infuriating to see it from staff. If they don’t give a rat’s for their own health, that’s their problem, but for almost $100 a night per room, they can put on a mask for the safety of their guests. The reality is there’s probably no hotel anywhere closer than Mt. Vernon or Effingham where you’ll find hotel people smart or normal enough to take the virus seriously. But if you’re high-risk, it might be worth driving the extra miles to avoid the plague. less

We've stayed at this specific Best Western multiple times in the past couple of years, but this time was not up to par with the other times we've stayed. The entire second floor hallway wreaked of marijuana - thankfully our actual room did not smell bad, but the hallway consistently smelled like it. As soon as we stepped into the room, we noticed red stains on the floor (that honestly looked like blood at first, but I don't think it was.. still off putting though), dust all around the edges of the room, part of the cabinet/TV stand was missing a chunk of wood at the bottom, the bathroom had spots on the wall that looked like they had tried to "touch up" with the wrong shade of paint. The bedding appeared and smelled very clean and the breakfast was hot and delicious as usual. Thankfully they were booked up for the rest of the week, so we were only able to stay one night there. I'm not sure if we'll be staying there again, which is a shame, because it's the only hotel in Flora and we've always had positive experiences there in the past. less