The Bluemont Hotel

The only reason this place gets two stars is because our room was great.
Came here for our Valentine’s Day date. Went to the lounge to have dinner and drinks and we were highly disappointed. With the service, the other people in the bar, and the food. The bartender Jaclynn was less than attentive and hardly competent enough to tell people to leave. She continued to serve three guys who couldn’t stand without hanging onto one another and didn’t ask them to leave till one of them dropped his beer all over the floor. Then when they were asked to leave, the girls at the desk were going to give them a room. I wouldn’t want or trust people like that in rooms I was responsible for.
Now for the food… it’s a complete joke. Im sure the only thing they’ve got back there in the «kitchen» is a microwave. I was served store bought hummus and the sliders were frozen microwaveable tiny hamburgers that I’m not even sure were ground beef, they were cold and the bacon my fiancé added to his was microwaveable bacon as well. And to top it off it wasn’t cheap! I paid $ 160 for a room at this hotel to have a nice relaxing night with my fiancé and I got a horrible experience and a poor excuse for food. I will be having a word with the manager in the morning. Can’t wait to see what’s for breakfast.

Great Hotel. Awesome staff. The best staff I have experienced at any of my 150 a year hotel stays in many years!

You cannot find a better place in Kansas, bar none. The staff is friendly and helpful, room was clean and spacious (king suite), and the price was far better than even economy national chains. Aggieville is literally across the street, so plenty of places to eat, drink, and just soak up some relaxation.

This hotel is wonderful. Friendly staff, clean rooms, great (free) breakfast, and you can’t beat the location. Walking to Aggieville takes no time at all and you are just about as close to campus as you can be. The wifi is free, with a pass code from the front desk, and there are a lot of channels on the TV. The rooms look exactly as pictured on the hotel website and I don’t know if I could be more pleased! I will definitely be recommending this hotel to friends and we will be returning!
(Also, currently, The Bluemont has a promotional rate that includes a $ 50 giftcard to Coco Bolos… I wouldn’t pass this up! The combination of an amazing hotel and an excellent restaurant is a no-​brainer for me!)

This is a new hotel, very clean and spacious. Fast wi-​fi, and helpful staff. Was able to park off the street, right by the back door and elevator. It’s walking distance to a fabulous Indian restaurant, and you can stroll through the university’s very pretty grounds. Unfortunately we were a little late for the art gallery, but it looked stunning through the windows– a much better presence than an east-​coaster would think of «bloody Kansas.» Same thing with the pretty downtown area with its Victorian homes and interesting-​looking clubs and shops. Anyway the hotel had a nice view– a huge thunderstorm with hail blew through and it was quite a site. We got a rate of less than $ 100– worth twice that in a bigger city. Breakfast was included, but just acceptable. Lots of things heated over. There was an upstairs bar with 1 free drink, but the live jazz was pretty poor, and the audience looked like their friends and family. At least the Bluemont tried. The only real disappointment was that there was only one bath towel. It was nice, but if you have an evening shower, you will have a wet towel for a morning shower. The management later said that if I had called, they would have sent up more towels, but I had hoped it would dry by morning. It’s just that most 4 star hotels would have no shortage of towels– an interesting fault. Another weird thing was that it had a plastic sheet under the cotton that rattled and crinkled when you moved on the otherwise very comfortable bed– I hadn’t seen one of those since my kids were in a crib. Weird on a king bed. I just pulled it off, and got a great night sleep. I like certain weird cultural shortcuts found in the midwest, so no hard feelings– just different.
It’s cool that such an out-​of-​the-​way place would have such a well-​appointed hotel. For Manhattan, KS it definitely deserves 5 stars– especially for the price and service– and the Dancing Ganesh Indian Restaurant just across the street. Would love to stop by Manhattan again, walk the campus more and spend a few hours in the University’s art gallery.

If you’re looking for a nicer place to stay in Manhattan that is close to KSU and Aggieville, this is the place! The downtown area is also just a little over a mile away which can be a nice walk if the weather is right outside. During my three-​night stay at the Bluemont, we always walked to the downtown scene, aggieville, or the KSU campus with no problems.
The downside to Bluemont, in my opinion, is the price. I stayed here for a wedding and was able to get a discounted group rate which was still a bit pricey in my opinion but considering how close they are to the KSU campus and how nice their hotel is compared to others in the area, they can get away with it. Luckily they do serve complimentary breakfast each morning which consisted of scrambled eggs (with and without cheese), sausage links, biscuits, sausage gravy, fruit, yogurt, cereal, oatmeal, waffles (already made) and some breakfast pastries like muffins and danishes along with juices.
During my stay the hotel staff was always friendly and accommodating even during our 4:30am check out (boo early morning flights!) and the event space was just wonderful for the wedding reception! It is located on the 5^th floor and there is a balcony overlooking Aggieville which was really beautiful. I also learned that they have a summer music series in this space which would have been fun to attend. So if you plan to stay here, make sure to check it out!
Overall, I enjoyed my stay here! My room was clean, the location was great and the staff really were so nice and friendly, even when I ask the weirdest questions like if they have safety pins I can use.

This brand new hotel hotel is beautiful, well maintained and the staff are exceptionally friendly. (Not to mention you can tell everything has been meticulously cleaned) The main lobby has free wifi (pass code at front desk) and the Bluemont Lounge seems like it would be a great time in the evenings. Located in the heart of Aggieville, this would be a great place to stay if you are doing a college visit or are in town for game day. It might not be walking distance from the football stadium but you can walk to dozens of local restaurants and bars and campus appears to be in walking distance. For about $ 129 a night on a holiday weekend this hotel is very reasonably priced. Plenty of parking for guests and easy to find.