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I was looking for a hotel close to the MSU campus so I could take my daughter for a tour. I found the Wild Goose Inn on Yelp and saw how quaint it looked and read the great reviews. The proximity to campus is the best you will ever get. It's next to municipal parking, which the Inn covers, and it is by the MSU Bookstore. There are quite a few popular restaurants nearby, which are all well under a mile away and easily walkable. Insomnia Cookies is very close and we enjoyed some amazing cookies. Highly recommend for those with a sweet tooth!
We choose a Friday check in and a Saturday check out, with the intent of touring the campus Friday morning and Saturday afternoon. Friday and Saturday selections
have a higher rate. We did not count on pouring rain and dreary weather. So what would have been a walking tour became a driving around on campus in a car tour. But we rolled with it. We also failed to consider that being on a college campus by businesses and parking lots and waking paths frequented by students on a Friday night would not be without some noise. I think if we both would have been tired we would have fallen asleep easily and not been bothered. But since we both were wide awake we did hear boisterous students screaming and shouting as they walked by intermittently until well after bars closed. So we did truly get a campus experience! I do not know if every weekend would be like that, but I imagine football weekends would be worse, but it is certainly something to consider if you are a light sleeper. High quality earplugs might be good to throw in your bag, just in case.
When we arrived at check in, which is at 4pm, we found an envelope with a key and the parking voucher. Our room, called The Spring Meadow Jacuzzi & Fireplace Suite was on the first floor literally a few steps from the front door. The rooms are not large, but the layout is clever and we enjoyed the amenities so much! The room is perfect for 2 people. Next to the bed was a cozy loveseat, which pulls out into a twin sized bed. I called to get sheets so that we could each have our own bed. When we returned from dinner the bed was made with a thick memory foam pad added on top and fresh flowers added to the table. Both beds were super comfortable with crisp fresh sheets. There was a gas fireplace which we enjoyed as well. The bathroom has a long countertop with a beautiful glass sink bowl and it was a high countertop. The shower was gorgeous with a soft rock floor and a tile sculpture of a person, called a Matawi Tile, both in the shower and another one outside the shower. Very unusual and unique touch. The shower was nice with 4 shower heads and a built in seat. But the best feature and the reason we selected this particular room was for the jacuzzi. The brick grotto alcove with the jacuzzi is stunning! There are 3 lighting options. You can light the tea lights inside of the lanterns, turn on a bright light or you can turn on the stars. The ceiling has a round recessed area that is painted blue like the sky with white lights which are the stars. The jacuzzi has surprisingly powerful jets. I was expecting a jetted tub, so I was very pleasantly surprised and pleased to see a real jacuzzi! Since the jacuzzi is an alcove w no door, depending on who you are traveling with, you might consider if it is a bathtub you will use sans clothes, or a jacuzzi where you will wear a bathing suit. My daughter and I brought bathing suits. It says it is 2 person. It does fit 2 people, but people are all shapes and sizes, so it might not fit two if the people are larger. We got in like sardines and made it work.
The next morning at breakfast we were greeted by the hosts, as well as a beautiful dog, who was very polite and well behaved. The hosts were wonderful with a great sense of humor. We were offered tea or coffee, a fresh fruit bowl and some muffins. We had a choice of eggs any way, an omelette, oatmeal or French Toast. We both chose the French Toast. It was delicious!
The outside has a patio with pavers and a fire pit. It was too cold and too wet for us to go outside. But in the summer and fall it would be nice to sit outside by the fire.
Check out was 11am and we packed up and thanked the hosts and were on our way.
We had a great time and really enjoyed our jacuzzi. The room pricing is higher than a hotel cost. The pricing takes into account the included full breakfast, the parking fee, the jacuzzi, the location which is directly on a college campus, where parking is expensive and hard to find, and the close proximity to the football stadium, which is a mile away. Highly recommend!