Super 8 by Wyndham Bend

The Super 8 is a typical chain hotel housed in a modern building, with a porte cochere entrance and set on well-landscaped grounds. The interiors are fairly nondescript, but the breakfast room where guests gather in the morning gets lots of natural light, and features light-wood furniture with cheerful, violet-colored seating. The hotel gets a few business travelers, but it mostly draws vacationing couples and families looking for a stay with affordable rates and value-added extras in exchange for a prime downtown location. 

The Super 8 is in a busy area on SE 3rd Street/Business U.S.-97 next to a shopping center and supermarket, within a short walk of several restaurants. The Fred Meyer Complex bus stop is a three-minute walk. The Deschutes River and Old Mill District with its shops, galleries, restaurants, and cinema is a little less than a three-minute drive or 20 minutes by bus. Downtown Bend has more shops and restaurants, as well as many coffee shops and bars -- it’s a little more than a five-minute drive or 25 minutes by bus. The Greyhound station is a five-minute drive or 10 minutes by bus. Other area attractions include the High Desert Museum (a 10-minute drive) and Les Schwab Amphitheater concert venue (a five-minute drive or 35-minute bus ride). The trailhead for the Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint is roughly a five-minute drive or 25 minutes by bus, and Mt. Bachelor Ski Area is a 30-minute drive. Redmond Municipal Airport is 20 minutes by car from the Super 8. 

Guest rooms at the Super 8 have a pleasant contemporary look, with light-wood furniture, distinctive brown-and-green bedspreads with a graphic print, and large black-and-white photos on walls. The hotel has started to renovate units, but many were still dated as of our summer 2017 visit. All 79 rooms come with air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs with basic cable, coffeemakers, and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms also have microwaves and mini-fridges, and suites with living areas and sofa beds are also available. Bathrooms are spacious and come with granite countertops, hairdryers, and shower/tub combos. 

The Super 8 offers a decent lineup of amenities for a hotel in its category. There's a free breakfast buffet with make-your-own waffles, biscuits and gravy, hard-boiled eggs, and a wide range of cold items, and free coffee is available all day in the lobby. There's no restaurant on-site, but several are within a short walk of the hotel. A small (about 10 meters long) heated swimming pool is another highlight, situated in an indoor space with a hot tub and deck with tables and chairs. While there's no fitness center on-site, the front desk hands out free passes to a nearby public gym. There is no business center or public computer, but a meeting room, coin-op laundry, 24-hour front desk, and free parking (with space for large vehicles) are on-site. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Pets (dogs only) are permitted for a per-stay, per-pet fee. Rooms are housed on three floors with no elevator, so guests with limited mobility may want to request ground-floor rooms.