551 Granite Peak Dr, Casper, Wyoming, United States | (937) 315-4602
Modern suite hotel excellent for extended-stay guests
Located near shopping and dining
Spacious units with fully equipped kitchens
All units have flat-screen TVs and sofa beds
Free breakfast buffet with cook-your-own pancakes
Indoor pool, hot tub, and fitness center
Free on-site parking
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Pet-friendly (for a fee)
Not as close to downtown Casper as other hotels
No lunch and dinner restaurant
The three-pearl MainStay Suites is a convenient and affordable extended-stay property about a 10-minute drive from the center of Casper. Facilities are extensive, with an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, convenience store, and laundry room on-site. There’s no lunch and dinner restaurant, but guests are served a free continental breakfast that earns mostly praise for its spread of cook-your-own pancakes and cold items. The 93 spacious units all come with sofa beds, full kitchens, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. Those who don’t need a suite with a kitchen and want to stay closer to the downtown core might consider the Hampton Inn & Suites Casper.
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Scene
Modern chain hotel with spacious suites and pool, draws mostly extended-stay guests
The MainStay has the atmosphere of a chain hotel intended for convenience, with small and limited public spaces. A lobby living room features a large mirror, striped sofa, and bright-red ottomans, and the colorful breakfast room is decked out with orange and violet-hued chairs and a flat-screen TV. Guests gather here and around the indoor pool and hot tub. The hotel draws both leisure and business travelers.
Location
Off I-25/U.S.-87 near shopping and dining, a 10-minute drive from downtown Casper
The MainStay Suites is off I-25/U.S.-87 in an area with car dealerships, a hospital, shopping center, restaurants, and several other hotels. It’s a fairly calm, and there's lots of green space. Casper Planetarium is a little less than a 10-minute drive from the hotel, as is downtown Casper with its shops, bars, restaurants, and attractions like the Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center. Casper Events Center and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is 10 minutes by car, and Casper College, the Tate Geological Museum, and Werner Wildlife Museum is a 15-minute drive. The 19th-century Fort Caspar is a little more than 15 minutes by car, and Hogadon Ski Area is a 25-minute drive. Casper-Natrona County International Airport is a 20-minute trip by car from the MainStay.
Rooms
Spacious contemporary units with kitchens, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi
The MainStay features 93 spacious efficiencies, studios, and one- and two-bedroom Suites. The units have a modern chain-hotel look but they're still fairly inviting, with light-wood furniture and art on walls. They’re done in a warm, muted color scheme, with orange accenting headboards, sofa beds with a green-and-gold leaf-print, and some have gold bedspreads or decorative throws. Each unit has a kitchen with two-burner stovetop, full-size refrigerator, sink, microwave, coffeemaker, toaster, cookware, tableware, and dishwasher. Sofa beds, 32-inch flat-screen TVs (larger Suites have second TV set) with HBO, and free Wi-Fi also come standard. Larger Suites have living areas. Bathrooms are spacious and well-lighted and have hairdryers, make-up mirrors, and shower/tub combos.
Features
Indoor heated pool and hot tub, free continental breakfast, and laundry room
The MainStay offers a nice set of facilities for an extended-stay property. The heated swimming pool is about 15 meters long and is situated in an indoor space with a small hot tub and deck with lounger chairs. The fitness center has cardio equipment, a weight-training machine, and flat-screen TVs. There's no lunch or dinner restaurant on-site, but the hotel serves a free continental breakfast with a wide range of cold items, make-your-own pancakes, and microwaveable egg-and-sausage sandwiches. A business center, convenience store, laundry room, 24-hour front desk, and free parking are on-site, and free Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Housekeeping is weekly, and pets are permitted for a per-night, per-pet fee (with no weight limit).
