Ramada Topeka Downtown Hotel and Convention Center

Currently on hour 5 of waiting for our room to be ready. We’re here for a large conference and many others have had their rooms ready to go prior to the technical check-​in time. On our first time asking we were told they were assigning rooms. On the second time we were told the room isn’t ready even though others have theirs. Upon the third time asking the front desk person reminded us that check-​in is technically at 4pm so we should just come back then.
When we finally did check in successfully we were put away from the other conference members in the older part of the building.

Awesome place for a night’s stay. Quiet and very restful.
Our Dinner of a Chef Salad and a Classic Club Sandwich was refreshing.
Big salad, fresh and tasty. My Club was huge on toasted Texas Toast with lettuce, tomato, bacon, ham, and turkey along with a hot and fresh serving of fries.
Morning breakfast buffet is excellent. Fresh coffee, juices of all sorts, fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, potatoes, Sausage patty, French toast, cereal, bagels, toast, and, and… Great selection. Oh yeah and very delicious.
Folks here are very friendly and pleasant to deal with.
The best one we like is «Mike» who monitors and assists with the morning buffet. He comes with a big, friendly and down to earth smile combined with a beautiful character.
He checks on us frequently and makes sure that we have coffee, juice, or other drink filled.
He makes our day EVERY TIME.
All in all, a great place to stay at, rest, and enjoy a great meal. Come by and see Mike at the morning buffet.
And stay awhile.

I almost never get to stay here because I live in Topeka. But I seem to eat here at sometimes 3/​week.
I have found the food here to be excellent at every price level. From inexpensive small meeting lunches to the most fancy of banquets, the cooks and the service staff are wonderful.

When I first pulled up in its parking lot it was very full and had a hard time finding a parking spot. After checking in the hotel I know why. This is one of the best hotels for your dollar as their eye pleasing lobby adjoins an even more impressive atrium setting where a free (yes free) breakfast BUFFET is offered in the atrium giving an ambience that rivals Vegas Strip hotels. Their rooms are average but clean and their wifi is strong and fast. The room’s tv is the biggest I’ve ever seen (40″+ lcd). I highly doubt I would come to this hotel again since I have no business contacts there but if I do enter the state of Kansas I’ll definitely stay there again!

So, I made a reservation through this hotel for a friends and family rate. The night I was to arrive, they changed the rate to double what I was quoted and did not contact me informing me they had done so. Then, when I called to talk to the front manager (Daniel), he was very rude and told me that they could revoke the rate at any time and I was lucky they were giving me the rate they were, which was DOUBLE the price I had on my reservation. I said I could get that rate on Priceline, and he stated, well then go find one on Priceline, and hung up on me. Then, come to find out, he canceled the reservation, without my knowledge, and emailed the friend that made the reservation and told him to tell me that I was not welcome at that hotel! I contacted the corporate office and they talked to the manager. The representative started a case and apologized over and over, stating that they were a franchise, so they didn’t have many avenues, but she would start an investigation. I implore anyone staying at this hotel to keep this little story in mind the next time you book here. I just had a family reunion here, but I think we will move that somewhere else next year.

Dated and worn-​out décor. Noisy. Staff is polite but not helpful. Vending/​ice NOT on every floor. Room was clean and comfortable but no heavy blanket provided. Breakfast was good and staff was really nice.

This was an okay place to stay. I was here for only one night and it was close to the area that I needed to be in. They need to remodel some but other than that they hotel is pretty cool.

Uncle Bo’s Blues Bar in the basement of this hotel is really cool. They have great bands from all over. I’ve been to events here and they are well done. Some of the rooms have been renovated so I recommend you ask for a newer one when booking. Rooms I’ve stayed in are good but other reviewers say theirs have not been so good. Staff is friendly and helpful. Good place for events.

Stayed there one night 9÷20÷13 on 3^rd floor. The hallway was almost scarey, every door to each room was a mess, carpet dark and dank, smelled. Our room was so dark, dark carpet, walls, drapes so couldn’t tell if it was clean or not, BUT there was a live cricket in my bed! There was a second room attached that was empty except for a fridge and coffee maker. Furniture, like large armoire in front of windows. The bathroom seemed clean, with no place to put anything. Frankly It was gross and creepy, and billed on Expedia as a three star for $ 112. It felt like it should be rented by the hour!

Called ahead to see if our room would be ready this morning by 2pm for an early check-​in. Manager says yes. After a long 8 hour drive, we try to check-​in and are told our room isn’t ready and won’t be until 4pm. Poor front desk staff. Poor management. Bunch of liars.

A true study in contrasts. Guest rooms desperately require modernization yet lobby /​atrium area is pleasant.
The area near the nightstand between the beds smelled distinctly of vomit. The room was otherwise clean. Bathroom had been somewhat updated. Food in the ‘diner’ was passable. WiFi sporadic. Depressing downtown location might be scary for some. Staff helpfulness and friendliness somewhat made up for shortcomings.

When you advertise wifi, it should work. Called the front desk and they assured me they’d take care of it and call me back, but I never heard back. Also, horribly rude breakfast staff. And the fridge in the room made an annoying popping noise all night and it kept me up. All around a bad experience and I’m never staying at a Ramada again.

I only stay here because my employer requires it when I travel. The hotel always smells like an locker room. Rooms have a lack of electrical outlets for the modern traveler.
On this trip I had to ask the front desk to send up someone with some bleach to kills the mold growing in the shower and on the bathroom ceiling. When I returned to my room the shower still had mold and the ceiling had a fresh coat of paint over the mold that was already showing through.
Wi-​Fi is spotty in rooms. Seems depend on what floor you’re on.
Avoid this hotel unless and until it gets a total make over if at all possible.

This is not a review of the actual Ramada Inn, but I’m talking about the amazing blues bar in the lower level of this Ramada – it’s called Uncle Bo’s. Went there last night and. Could not believe the place – great venue for the up and coming blues man Josh Garrett and his band from. Louisiana. The place seems new, good stage, sound and lighting. Why fight the traffic into KC when you can just hop on 70 and get off on 10^th Avenue downtown. It is right there next to the highway.
Plenty of parking and they also serve food from the Madison Diner, which is also in the Ramada.
We were just bowled over by how good this place is. Can’t wait to go again.
Visit their website to see the daily schedule of nationally known talent!

Got a good rate for what should have been a nicer room. The AC barely kept up though (and we aren’t even into July or August yet). The breakfast was above average with some hot items all of which were fresh and tasted good. The room was clean except for the water bottle under the bed but clearly older with there being ceiling tiles that were broken and missing bathroom trim pieces. The hotel restaurant was quite good. It was a decent value but not a nice as I had expected. The rooms could use some updating but the staff was quite helpful (had some booking/​travelocity issues). We’d probably stay here again.

Decent place at a good price. Room was spacious and comfortable. Noise from the free breakfast crowd was loud at 7am on a Sunday morning but not bad enough to keep most normal people awake if sleeping in. I wish I was normal. That free breakfast was better than most you will find.

I needed a cheap place to stay while on the way back towards Kansas City from Lincoln and I got a great deal on
for this place.
It was listed as a 3 star hotel and I got 2 king beds on a Saturday night for $ 32.
The rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable. The location was just what I needed, as it was right off the I-​70 freeway. Because Topeka is a smallish city, the hotel was easily visible from a distance as we were approaching in the car because it’s one of the taller buildings in town.
Free breakfast is included and it was pretty solid. It was more than a continental breakfast because they had hot trays of french toast, eggs and biscuits/​gravy.
Parking was also free, as was the wireless internet, which was easy to log onto with my phone.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be back in Topeka again, but I would stay here again for sure.