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BEST WESTERN Reid's Inn
2150 State Street, Chester, Illinois 62233-1100Phone: 618/826-3034 | Fax: 618/826-3034
The BEST WESTERN Reid's Inn is a charming Chester, Illinois hotel and is near many of Randolph County's historic attractions including Fort DeChartres, Pierre Menard's home and Fort Kaskaskia.
Guests staying at the BEST WESTERN Reid's Inn will experience the warm, friendly customer service of the Reid family, who have owned and operated hotels for over 25 years.
The BEST WESTERN Reid's Inn is located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and is nearby the Elias Kent Museum, the Cohen Mansion and the Popeye Statue River Outlook.
The BEST WESTERN Reid's Inn offers 46 spacious well-appointed guest rooms each featuring work desk, microwave, refrigerator, cable satellite television with HBO® and high-speed Internet access.
Other hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, exercise facility and select business services.
Guests will enjoy dining at the Reid's' Harvest House Smorgasbord, a regionally renowned restaurant located nearby. Pets are welcome!
Chester, Illinois is the home of the famous cartoon character, Popeye. Visitors will be able to enjoy displays, events and collect memorabilia in honor of the cartoon.
Nearby attractions include Cole Memorial Park, Mary's River Covered Bridge and Fort de Chartres. Within an hour's drive of Chester, guests can visit Fairmount Park, Gateway International Raceway and Six Flags® Over Mid-America in nearby St. Louis. There are a variety of events year round for both visitors and locals to enjoy including the Popeye Picnic and the Prairie DuRocher Rendezvous.
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Local Events Worth Considering:
May 2012
Walk through fields of irises during the spring time, at the Iris Farm in Wayne City.
Italian food, grand parade, midway rides and games, live music, a bocce tournament, a grape stomp, a pasta cook-off and more.
June 2012
Metropolis, Home of Superman, holds a celebration the second weekend in June each year celebrating the 'Man of Steel'.
Performances from Mt. Vernon to Cairo, Murphysboro to Marion with the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale at the heart of the Festival.
Cars and trucks are polished to perfection and fill Fort Massac State Park for a popular summer show. In Metropolis.
July 2012
Huge fireworks display at the Mt. Vernon Airport. Also includes live entertainment, children's area, food vendors, and much more.
A bicycle race to promote the region of “Egypt” or Southern Illinois to the rest of the cycling world. In Marion.
August 2012
Carnival games, rides, farm and agriculture exhibits, rodeos, horse racing and tractor pulls, Queen contest, demolition derby. In Anna.
Nearby Attractions:
List All IL AttractionsChester Bridge over the Mississippi River
The Chester Bridge spans 2,826 feet over the Mississippi River and connects Illinois Route 150 with Missouri's Route 51. The bridge first opened in 1942 as a toll bridge - with the tolls removed in 1989. The bridge averages more than 5,500 passengers daily. Visitors of the bridge will recognize it from the beginning of the 1967 film, In the Heat of the Night.
While in Chester, be sure to visit Elzie C. Segar Memorial Park and have your picture taken with the bronze statue of Popeye, the famous cartoon character. Make yourself at home at the Best Western in Popeye's home town of Chester, in Southern Illinois.
