Regency Lodge

I was very surprised by this hotel. You’d think it’d be some cheap hotel due to the price. This place is awesome! It has its own character! It’s very well maintained!!! I’d stay here again!

I am going to start by saying that we should have picked a familiar hotel. I. e AmericInn or Best Western. My mistake, I know. Regardless, this stay happened. We came to Omaha to visit my parents & also took a trip to the zoo (Go! It’s so cool) Anyways– this hotel… the staff was amazing, so so friendly. The lobby & bar area were wonderful. I love the décor! The rooms themselves were very average. The bathroom sucked. It was very outdated, the water from the sink was nor hot nor flowing in the middle of the sink like it should be (all the way at the back). The beds were comfy and from what I could tell everything worked. The ceilings though are paper thin. Ugh. The pool area was seriously disappointing. THERE IS NO HOT TUB. What hotel doesn’t have a hot tub?! Not the mention all of the obnoxious kids dicking around in there with no parental supervision. By the way — children under 16 should NOT be allowed in the sauna. Speaking of, the sauna itself has a broken bench. This needs to be fixed. In all, the rooms & pool area need a serious update!!!

What a great stay!
Our room was excellent, the front desk people were excellent, the food was excellent, the whole atmosphere was excellent.
The location of the hotel is great as well, not too far from down town but far enough that we could get away from down town if needed. It’s not on a Main Street, so not too noisy. There are some restaurants within a walking distance and they are all good.
All in all, was one the best places I’ve stayed!

I’ll give the Regency Lodge 3 stars. There were some things here and there that they could have done better, but for the price I can’t complain too much. For $ 81 a night you’ll get a room. Standard fare here, nothing really to write home about when it comes to the rooms. But I’ll break it down.
Room: I booked a one bedroom King. Got one bedroom two queens. Don’t know what happened there but I didn’t complain. Has a very old tube TV, no flat screen here. Which given how cheap flat screens run nowadays, I think this should have been an upgrade by now. Basic cable, no guide or anything. The phone also didn’t work. But the room was pretty spacious and had plenty of room for activities!
Bathroom: Small but not uncomfortably small. My complaints with it is there is no water proof shower curtain/​liner to keep water from getting all over the floor. So you are making the curtain extremely wet during a shower. There also isn’t a fan in the bathroom, so the bathroom turns into a steam room. But it was still serviceable by all means.
Bed: Comfortable enough. Nothing wrong with it. Though we did find a couple stains on the covers which is always sketchy. But they were big and comfy.
Hotel/​Lobby/​Entertainment: The hotel itself is definitely lodgey. Bears everywhere, fish everywhere, it is decorated to be a lodge. By Nebraska lodge standards. The lobby is really cool! Big squishy leather chairs and sofas, a fire pit, a restaurant with hotel patrons coming through. That was a fun place to hang out late at night. The pool was nice. Not too hot of water and the room was heated. The sauna didn’t work however. I definitely think they should put instructions on how to operate it outside the sauna, cause I’m 21 and couldn’t figure it out. So it’s either broke or difficult to work haha.
Food: Breakfast served fresh every day. Typical fare plus a waffle maker. All was pretty dang good for a hotel. And the bar at night served good drinks. No complaints.
Staff: Helpful and friendly! Nothing to complain about!
Location: Not bad, about 17 minutes out from the city which the site I booked at said it was 7 minutes. But it really wasn’t that bad of a trip back and forth.
Things to See: Old Market is awesome. If you’re in Omaha you must go.
All in all a good hotel for the price. Definitely some thing’s they could do to take it to the next level for the price, but if you’re in need of a cheap but decent place to stay, Regency Lodge delivers.
Positives:
–Not too far from city
–Lobby
–Breakfast
–Bar
–Staff
Negatives:
–No phone
–Some weird stain
–No bath fan
–No shower liner
–No sauna
–Décor is a little outdated
–Small bathroom

I will NEVER stay here again! I booked 3 executive 2 queen rooms, upon arrival we were booked in 3 king rooms. This was an issue as we had 11 people in our group. The customer service was TERRIBLE, they acted like it was not their issue and offered to send us some roll-​away beds and offered to switch us rooms the next night since they were booked up. Um, we would rather sleep in a queen bed instead of twin roll away bed. RIDICULOUS! When asked for a pillow and blanket (twice) we never received it. The place is definitely run down, the carpeting, molding, etc but is kept decently clean except for hair in the shower. The sauna was broken. The water pressure was very low. The breakfast was decent. I would rather pay a little bit more money to stay somewhere else. I never write reviews, but I was completely put off by this hotel.

The reviews that give this place four and five stars are mind-​boggling to me. They’ve got to be from guests accustomed to staying at really inferior hotels, in my view.
First, this place is really rundown from the lobby to the stained carpets in the halls and rooms. It just has not been well-​maintained over the years. I’m sure it was nice about five decades ago, but we found our room had a horrible odor that housekeeping had apparently attempted to mask by spraying copious amounts of Lysol everywhere. Further, our room was loud. The weather was unseasonably nice, so we were treated to drunken revelers outside our window into the wee hours, in addition to the incessant I-​680 noise. Overall, it’s just an aged, inferior lodge. If you’re into low-​brow Kitsch you’ll appreciate the attempted NW Pacific attempt to emulate a true «lodge» atmosphere, but as Seattleites, it just made us laugh.
Our reservation was for three nights, but we couldn’t stand this place, so for an additional $ 25 per night we moved after the first day to the Regency Marriott, which turned out to be well worth the slight additional charge.

Ok motel with some problems.
Minor problems I had with my room:
1) Room had 3 lights but was dark. Difficult to read in unless you set directly under a light.
2) Safe did not work. Dead batteries?
3) Lower molding in bathroom dirty both on the top of the molding and where the molding and the floor join.
4) Bottled water has in the room with a $ 3 price tag per bottle. Who thinks this is a reasonable price?
5) Internet worked fine until about 7pm and the really slowed down to an very low speed. Happened all three nights.
Moderate problems:
1) The interstate freeway is right behind one wing of the hotel and it sounds like the traffic is driving thru your room.
2) The breakfast was missing yogurt and fruit. Not a single health item at breakfast. The eggs were greasy.
Good points:
1) Staff is friendly and helpful.
2) Bar prices are reasonable.

If you’re looking for clean, courteous, and affordable, you’ve found the right place. I stayed here for a last minute work trip, and it was a great deal for the price. When it comes to hotels, much of a review is based upon your expectations. I really was just expecting a no-​frills place to sleep. In terms of the bed and lobby, that’s what I got, but there was oh so much more for the value. The small kitchenette is clean and incredibly useful. The in-​room shampoo and conditioner are good quality (Bath & Body Works, if you’re wondering.)There’s also a small patio in the back of each room if you’re here in nice weather and/​or smoking is your thing. Also, while hotel-​provided breakfasts can be iffy for me as a celiac, there was still plenty for me to eat. The free breakfast buffet included real scrambled eggs with veggies, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, oatmeal, and other additions for carb lovers, such as waffles, toast, and cereal.
But what really put the hotel over the top were two things: 1) Free, reliable wi-​fi (seriously, I had no issues), and 2) great management service. During my stay, there was an incredibly loud party in the room next to me. I called to complain, it quieted down, but then went back up. I called again, it quieted down. 5 minutes later, management called me to check on the noise and apologize for the situation. When I said it was still loud, the manager went to the party, and spoke with them about how to solve the issue. The folks in the room next door said they were having a family reunion, and were rather stand off-​ish about the noise complaints. Unphased, the manager offered to let them continue their party for free in one of the conference rooms, thus keeping everyone happy: We had our quiet, and they had their party. That’s true service, at any price.

We came this week and have mixed feelings about it. We didn’t mind the décor, but it’s a LOT of bears. Since we had 3 small kids with us, that wasn’t a problem. We ate in the restaurant and it was not great food. Microwaved, expensive and dry would be how I’d describe it. My husband thought the room had a bit of a funk, but I couldn’t really confirm it. When we went to check out, the nighttime desk clerk didn’t know how so we had to wait until the daytime person came in at 7am. By the time we were able to check in a big accident happened on the highway which put us behind on the next leg of our trip.
All in all, it was little things that made this hotel a 3star for our family.

Stayed here for a work meeting. Rates were good and I see why my company booked it. The hotel was okay. I was greeted quickly and checked in upon arrival.
The place is decently clean but outdated. My room smelled of musty cigarette smoke. It bothered me all night. I feel like I smell of it now.
The bed sheets were clean but really worn. The pillows were old and lumpy. The bathroom was small and severely out of date. The toilet seat was worn down so you could see the wood under the paint. You have to hold the toilet handle down for 15 seconds for it to flush. There was a hair dryer available from the 1980s. The door to the bathroom was really beat up and covered in gross sticky residue from what I would assume is hairspray.
The breakfast was standard fare. Available 6 to 9. They have pool but I didn’t go to it.
For economies sake this was a good stay. But if your looking for a nice modern stay… look elsewhere.

Inexpensive and clean. Everything was great except the room service, which was mediocre.

We came in to Omaha from Kansas City for a conference. The hotel looks great from the inside and outside. They are VERY clear that there is NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED so do not plan on ordering take out and having it delivered. We did not check in until 10pm but the staff was nice. When we got to our room it was clean but I was surprised that the pillows were small compared to other hotels that I have stayed at in the past and the beds were very hard.
The biggest disappointment at the Regency Lodge in the food served in their breakfast buffet. I think my 3 year old could made better tasting eggs and hash-​browns than what was served on this breakfast buffet. The orange juice was a joke and completely watered down. We were extremely disappointed in the breakfast buffet.
The hotel was nice except for the breakfast buffet so if you stay here you may want to pass on the breakfast buffet and find a nice Omaha restaurant for breakfast.
Katrina

Best cheapo hotel ever! We found a fantastic last-​minute deal ($ 50/​night) though the Hotel Tonight app, and were continuously impressed by what we saw during our stay.
Firstly, unlike your usual cheap chain hotels, this place has personality — and that personality is BEARS. Bears basically everywhere you look, against the backdrop of a nice woodsy lodge. I was way more excited about that than maybe I should be, but it really doesn’t take much to transcend the usual boredom/​cheapness of these hotels.
The free breakfast buffet was way better than usual — the eggs had cheese, tomato, & green pepper on top, and there was biscuits and sausage gravy. The hash browns were pretty dried out when we were there, but overall, it was still better than some breakfasts I’ve paid for.
Everything in the room seemed clean and of decent quality, and the staff was great. I didn’t get to use the pool, but it seemed nicer than usual, with some indoor trees to liven up the place and no intense chlorine smell in the hallway.

This is only based on sitting up at the bar, drinking. Classy, I know.
Small bar, really nice.
**TIP: the bartender does not know how to pour a glass of wine. She literally filled the wine glass up to the top. More wine for your buck, haha**

Nice clean rooms, good price. Excellent continental breakfast. Heated indoor pool, work out facility & friendly staff. Would stay here again.

We stayed at the Regency Lodge for a wedding we flew into town for. It was me & my spouse. The room was very tidy, very clean and nicely decorated. I like the little wilderness trinkets around the room. Our room had a microwave, fridge and small kitchenette area — came in handy. Breakfast was nice! I saw some previous reviews and honestly I think people are too picky. This breakfast had all the normal continential items with sausage gravy and biscuits (yummy) and everything looked fresh and it was delicious and included w/​our room rate. The lobby is beautiful. I came back from the wedding in my bridesmaid gown and felt like a princess walking up the long, winding stairs in the lobby. It was classy. It looks like a lot of business/​conferences are here — we like seeing a full parking lot — it means lots of people are staying there/​trusting the hotel… The bathroom was clean. Room service was great. I read a lot of the reviews before staying here, however since I work for AAA in Hampton Roads, Va, I trust my travel agent with bookings. Once my package was booked, THEN I read the reviews (I know, not smart.), and it did scare me based on previous reviews but it was a non-​refundable package that I had booked, so I was «stuck». I’m glad I was «stuck» because the lodge has a nice atmosphere, friendly staff and if we ever find ourselves in Omaha again, we will definitely stay here.
The reason I titled my review «Solo Travelers» is because the area around the bathroom/​kitchenette is very tight. So, if you have a couple or more than 2 people, it’s hard to get ready at the same time. The bathroom was very small and the sink was also in the bathroom… so for one person, this wouldn’t be a problem, but for 2 or more people all trying to go someplace at the same time… it was a little cramped. Not much one can do about that… can’t exactly make it bigger, so it didn’t make or break my stay.

Old outdated hotel. Carpeting in rooms is ratty, furniture is old and banged up, televisions are old tube TVs and half the channels don’t work. My room smelled incredibly musty but also had a heavy stench of room deodorizer layered on top of the musty smell. Stink on stink. Yuck. There were also bugs in the room (I saw a couple of ants and a cockroach), but fortunately no bedbugs. Could have been worse.
The bathtub in my room was gross. I posted a picture, but the picture doesn’t do justice to how gross it really was. The floor of the tub needed a good scrubbing. There’s no telling how many fungi were living and breeding in that foul tub. I steered clear of the tub opting for the sink and a washcloth instead.
They have fast free internet and their staff is very nice. They have a nice big indoor pool as well as a lounge for military personnel. There is a free buffet breakfast that’s fairly decent.
For the $ 99/​night that my company paid for this room, I really didn’t expect greatness. If I would have had to stay for more than one night, I would have been terribly disappointed.

Stayed here the night of our Wedding. Considering I paid as much as I did for the hot tub sweet, It was a bit disappointing that they never offered anything as congrats for us getting married. It was apparent that we had just gotten married by the way we were dressed.
The room was nice, but nothing extravagant. I would probably try and find another place for us to stay next time we have a special occasion.

A great find! My company has a $ 100 cap on hotels, and I got this one on a travel website for $ 99 a night… I was hesitant because it wasn’t a familiar chain, but I lucked out big time.
The important stuff: Comfortable beds with pillow tops… yum. Great lighting. Showers that keep a constant temperature. Rooms that have exterior views also have doors to the outside as well, so you have doors going both inside and outside! Kinda cool.
Complimentary breakfast is, as noted, a full buffet. The hotel has a rustic «bear» theme, which is charming, but is a little out-​of-​sync with Omaha.
Overall, a winner and my hotel of choice in the area for the price.

I liked the bears, a little Twin Peaksy, a lot of character, comfy beds, big huge rooms, room service open late, and lotta bears! (interior designed by a bear lover)
I much prefer this to a chain hotel. Its a jewel in Omaha