With the Missouri River to its east and a once-thriving stockyard complex to its south, Omaha, Nebraska is famous as the home of Boy's Town. Boy's Town, in west Omaha--with 72nd Street the line dividing Omaha's east from west--has helped generations of at-risk families. West Omaha's hotels are also close to several golf courses and the fishing, boating and hiking at Standing Bear Lake Park. Shopping, dining and entertainment venues are just minutes away.
West Omaha's Holiday Inn Express is a non-smoking hotel where pets are welcome for an additional fee. The hotel is less than three miles from Boy's Town and 25 minutes from central Omaha. Four minutes away, the 1,000-plus acre Edward Zorinsky Recreaton Area has a boating and fishing lake and several paved hiking and cycling trails. All rooms have high-speed and WiFi Internet access, cable TV with in-room movies and pay-per view, work areas and delivery of weekday newspapers. Guests can mingle over snacks and drinks at the Monday-Thursday evening manager's receptions.
Room rates include a hot breakfast bar with fresh fruit and cinnamon rolls, and use of the on-site heated indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. Adjacent to the hotel, the L' Evento Caffe Coffee serves breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. The stores and restaurants at the Shops of Legacy shopping center are within three minutes.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Omaha West
17677 Wright St.
Omaha, NE 68130
402-333-5566
holidayinnexpress.com
One minute from the One Pacific Place shopping center and eight from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, the Regency Lodge welcomes guests with a garden setting and pillow-top mattresses, in-room microwaves and refrigerators, WiFi and high-speed Internet access and luxury toiletries. The hotel's log cabin suites have sleigh beds, electric fireplaces, full kitchens with breakfast bars and baths with whirlpools.
Guests can unwind at any time day or night in the hotel's fitness center or relax in the heated indoor pool, sauna or hot tub. A hot breakfast buffet sets them up for the day. The hotel restaurant -- with Omaha's only piano bar -- offers a dinner buffet with choices of several chicken, beef, pork and seafood and vegetarian selections, a salad, rolls, vegetables and potatoes.
Regency Lodge
909 south 107th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68114
402-397-8000
regencylodge.com
West Omaha's Townhouse Inn & Suites provides nightly and extended-stay accommodations in a new, non-smoking, no-pets building. The hotel is just three minutes from the shopping, dining, children's play area and 24-screen theater complex at the Oak View Mall. Each room has a full-sized refrigerator, microwave and cable television, with DVD and CD players in every room. The extended-stay accommodations include full kitchens with dining tables, stoves with ovens, cooking utensils and separate living and sleeping areas. The 500-square foot Jacuzzi suite has its own fireplace. A coin-operated laundry is available for the guests' convenience. A Bag 'n' Save supermarket is two minutes from the hotel. An Old Country Buffet is three minutes away.
Townhouse Inn & Suites
13929 Gold Circle
Omaha, NE 68144
402- 333-3777
townhouseinnandsuites.com/
