We had the chance to stay in DeKalb several times this past school year and the Baymont was the best. The inside pool area was clean and a nice place to take a break. Breakfast was the same as what you get at any other hotel. What we really liked were the updated rooms (compared to another nearby hotel). Also,... More

Spent the winter and spring of 2012 travelling in and out of Dekalb, and always stayed here. It is family operated so the staff is always willing to help out whenever you run into an issue. There has been a lot of major changes over the past few months: new room TV's, carpeting, breakfast area, and more. I get the... More

Spent 1 night at this hotel. The room was dirty, tub did not drain and too much water softener. Breakfast consisted of stale donuts. Breakfast area was dark when breakfast was supposed to be served from 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Extremely disppointed considering my family and I had stayed in Baymont Inns previously. Noisy with trains in back of... More

$103 for a dirty room. My wife and I went to my sons wrestling sectionals and stayed the night there on March 2, 2012. The first thing we ask when getting there was if the kids could use the pool. We were told the pool could not be used over the weekend due to chemicals they just added to the... More

A couple of months ago (after the prior hotel ownership went under) this hotel is once again a Baymont Inn & Suites. The new manager is involved in updating the whole hotel, to get it back up to par! Right now, business is slow in the industry & you can get a very good rate - just ask... Once the... More

Hadn't planned to stay here. But had a little problem checking into the Best Western, where I usually stay. If you are going to an NIU Basketball this is probably the closest Motel. I require a Handicapped room, and the Room was fine. Rate was $75., which was also fine. Large Bathroom with no sloping in the shower, and PLENTY... More

I have never heard of a Magnuson Inn before but had a pool and was close to the convo center so we gave it a shot. Last time i ever do this. Pool area was so humid and hot could not breath in the room (hard to watch kids swim when you feel like in a sauna), had some nasty... More

The room smelled strange, there was stains on the floor, the pool was only 4 feet deep and about 70 degrees, the staff was less than charming, the maintenance guy was creepy, they cleaned the elevator using only a can of oust, the cable box kept falling and needed to be readjusted several times, the train tracks just outside the... More

I spent three days in DeKalb at the Magnuson in Nov. 2009. The room was spacious, clean, and comfortable. Free high-speed Internet in the room, and free local calls, were a plus. The complimentary breakfast was OK though limited to pastries, bagels, toast, hard-boiled eggs, waffles (fry-your-own), dry cereal, microwave oatmeal, coffee and juice. Some fresh fruit would have been... More