[Transformer]

Will be attending grandson's bootcamp graduation at Great Lakes, but will be staying in the Springfield area one night. Looking for a safe area/nice motel and an old fashioned deli, the kind that makes big pastrami sandwiches and the like. Appreciate any help/advise. TIA

 

[dgamage]

Place to stay

If you're coming down I55 stay at Litchfield, Ill. Niehause Cycle is located there and there are several nice motels and good places to eat. Niehouse is a very large Honda dealer with anything a biker might need. It's about 1/2 way between St Louis and Springfield, Ill.

 

[ksiesel]

A very good breakfast / lunch diner in Springfield is Charlie Parker's. This place was on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives (DDD) on the Food Network. My wife and I ate there last week on our way back from Yellowstone and it was great. Note that they close at 2 pm though.

As for lodging, if you are a Holiday Inn priority club member, there is a hotel in Springfield on their 5k points list meaning that you can stay there for only 5k points instead of the usual 15k+. I think it was a Staybridge Suites so they are more like apartments than hotel rooms.

 

[Goldwing Guy]

An old route 66 landmark, The Ariston Cafe is just down the street from
Niehaus in Litchfield......Good food. Near Ariston in a bakery that has deli
sandwiches.


http://www.niehauscycle.com/

 

[RoscoeD]

Lincoln,Illinois has several nice motels right next to the interstate and the best local place might be the Blue Dog Inn in the downtown area if I can be of any help call me at 217-737-8174

I lived in Central Illinois for about 30 years