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| - I have been staying here for campus visits for many years now and even stayed here for a few weeks a few summers ago, and the rooms have improved. Most have had the bathrooms modernized, new TVs installed, and the wifi is much better. The weekly breakfasts are awesome - the famous Lowell Center egg bake is a winner and the pool is a nice bonus.
It is walking distance to the Historical Society, the main campus, and the memorial union. It is also close to state street and a walk to the capitol will take just a few minutes and you can check out the many coffee shops and cafes on State Street.
What is not so great?
Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday the egg bake is out the door as the food service workers have the weekend off and work-study kids take over. On the weekends expect sausage links, bagels (which were pretty good) and bagged hard boiled eggs. For some reason only the food service workers can make the egg bakes - and the students can't. Now, no one would think to have the egg bakes made then frozen or - egads- have a food service worker work each day of the weekend. It is just silly if you ask me that they have one breakfast M-F and a totally different experience S-Sun. Give us the Lowell Center egg bake!
Coffee: Let us have coffee beyond the rather Spartan "regular" breakfast hours. A few pots on the first floor would go a long way to make guests feel like guests.
Parking: I don't remember paying extra for parking a few years ago, but now in order to park for free you must park several blocks away. Seems like a hassle.
Greek Life: The frat boys and sorority girls are walking up and down this street making noise all the time. The new mid-rise apartments across the street are very loud. My friends and I saw girls flashing tops and bottoms the night we were there. We were not complaining, but it was a bit loud, and a bit much. Of course, the Lowell Center does not have any control over the drunk boys and girls on the patio showing their short-shorts or lifting up skirts.
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