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Nicest little hotel on the prairie. Located just off of Interstate 70 for east/west bound travelers heading to Denver or Kansas City - or northern snowbirds heading to warmer weather along Highway 156, enjoy a stopover stay at the Pride of the Plains - Best Western Garden Prairie Inn, in Ellsworth, Kansas. Daily complimentary continental breakfast, in room coffee, hair dryers, irons/boards, free local calls, daily paper, free fax and copies. Full cable TV - over 50 channels including FOX News, HBO, ESPN, TNT, and TBS. Coin operated laundry facility. Truck parking available. Restaurants next door. Handicap rooms - all lodgings are on the groundfloor, exterior entrance. Gathering or family reunion function room available at a reasonable rate featuring a fully equipped kitchen. Nearby attractions: Salina, Kansas, only 20 minutes away - Smoky Hill River Festival - KSU Vo-Tech School, Kansas Highway Patrol Center or the BiCentennial Center for Athletic and Entertainment events and the Exotic Rolling Hills Wildlife Refuge. Russell, Kansas only 20 miles away, if you are wanting to stop in and see the childhood home of Senator Bob Dole. Hays, Kansas - Western Kansas - mere 45 minutes away from Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum, and the Kansas Special Olympics. Wilson, Kansas - a city of heritage is less than 15 miles away and you will want to visit during the Czech Festival in July or back to hunt in November. Hutchinson, Kansas - a country drive of 50 minutes to this city featuring the Kasas Cosmosphere, Kansas State Fair, World Ranked Prairie Dunes Links Golf Course, home of the 2006 US Senior Men's Open. Ellsworth, Kansas - You will not want to leave without visiting the local Fort Harker Museum which hosted General Custer and General Grant back in the day, or take a walking tour down the main street of Ellsworth, Kansas where Sheriff Wyatt Earp kept a tight grip on his six shooter.
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