Hotels in Urbana, Illinois

A little about Urbana...

Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2005 population estimates, the population was 38,463. The city was named after Urbana, Ohio. Urbana shares a border with the neighboring town of Champaign. Together the two cities are often referred to as Urbana-Champaign, Champaign-Urbana, or Chambana. The joint cities are the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois. Urbana, Champaign, and the nearby village of Savoy form the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area.

Points of interest: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Arboretum, and University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection

Master Host Historic Lincoln Hotel - The Lincoln Hotel is connected to Lincoln Square Mall, an indoor walking mall, in the center of Urbana. The hotel was built in 1924 in a mixture of classic European styles. It was completely remodeled in 1977, and a number of new rooms were added to the top floor.

Parks:
Meadowbrook Park is located southeast of the Race Street and Windsor Road intersection. It has a sculpture garden with about twenty sculptures from local artists. Around the prairie restoration center of the park loops a wide concrete path suitable for walking, running, and bicycling. Several small hills make it unsuitable for inexperienced rollerbladers. The park has two entrances: one on Race Street and one on Windsor Road. A playground and shelter are located near the Windsor Road entrance. A community garden, a herbal garden, and a shelter are located near the Race Street entrance. The park also contains many streams which are among the first tributaries of the Embarras River.

Carle Park, established in 1909, is located at Indiana and Garfield in Central Urbana. The Urbana High School is immediately to the east across Race St. Measuring 8.3 acres, it contains the Lincoln the Lawyer statue by Lorado Taft and more than 50 well-established trees that are part of the Hickman Tree Walk.