Best Western Plus Kelly Inn & Suites
A family-friendly Fargo stay along I-94 with large rooms, very comfortable beds, and a generous breakfast buffet.
The verdict
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Best Western Plus Kelly Inn & Suites offers sizeable rooms, very comfortable beds, and an accessible I-94 location near Thunder Road mini golf and the Fargo Air Museum. Guests frequently compliment the friendly staff and the wide variety of items on the morning breakfast buffet. However, occasional service lapses and maintenance issues, including broken televisions and pool closures, have disrupted some stays. 16912
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What travelers noticed
- Guests consistently praise the comfortable king beds and report getting a good night of sleep. drawn from the full read
- The staff earns strong marks for being friendly, welcoming, and helpful with reservation changes during inclement weather. 10
- Reviewers highlight the good breakfast selection, including a breakfast buffet stocked with a wide variety of fresh items. 12
- The I-94 location earns praise for keeping the metro in easy reach of stops like Thunder Road mini golf and the Fargo Air Museum. 16
The catch
Who it's for
- — Families visiting Thunder Road mini golf and the Fargo Air Museum
- — Road-trippers seeking easy I-94 access and comfortable beds
- — Guests who value a hearty breakfast buffet
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to occasional downtown noise
- — Anyone who considers an operational swimming pool essential for their stay
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Score breakdown
How the 92/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
94- “My glass shower door shattered everywhere this summer at the Radisson” 2
Location
94Room
92Service
92Bed & Sleep
91Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
88Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-08-29
Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Beats what $ usually buys
Scores 6 points above the modest median of 86, across 223 hotels in the same bracket.
- This hotel
- 92
- Bracket median
- 86
- Index median
- 90
Based on 223 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 1 mention
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 42 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “Yeah, the Jasper's rooms are nice. The Radisson next door has renovated, and their new rooms aren't bad either.” 2
- “The hotel was VERY clean, and the service people were extremely helpful.” 10
- “The Sebel Hawkesbury was excellent. Great friendly staff and excellent rooms.” 6
- “Pool was down for a month, no TVs worked staff just stated they don't know what to tell me and didn't even try to come fix television it was my honeymoon and it was horrible” 7
- “The reception area is huge but very nice. We were on the fourth floor in a lovely room overlooking the Mississippi. It was just wonderful.” 10
- “Very friendly staff at the front desk every time I talked to them!” 10
- “The staff makes you feel right at home and is helpful with any requests.” 10
- “From booking the reservation the staff was extremely helpful even thought we had to change reservations due to inclement weather. After we arrived, they offered helpful suggestions.” 10
- “The resevation service was simple to use and efficient.” 6
- “The staff makes you feel right at home and is helpful with any requests." "We had our conference here. It was really nice being connected to the Convention Center and staying here. Made setup in the meeting rooms easy in the morning.” 10
- “Yeah, the Jasper's rooms are nice.” 2
- “Great food!" "Another Great Stay at the Kelly Inn! We stayed at this Kelly Inn a couple of years ago and I can say that the service and quality of our stay was just as good if not better than our last trip.” 10
- “Excellent stay Awesome breakfast Friendly staff King bed very comfy Perfect” 6
- “I received a Drekker beer at the lobby bar during check-in, which stood out among the other area hotels.” 12
- “The staff was great, the pool was perfect for our family, breakfast was great, clean and comfortable rooms.” 6
- “Grand Hyatt hotel has met our expectations. Our flight was very late and they allowed us to have late check out at 4 pm without extra charges.” 6
- “- The team at the Lobby Desk was very welcoming.” 10
- “Excellent breakfast, pool is open extended hours so it is great for kids.” 6
- “Great stay. Room was clean and good breakfast.” 1
- “The breakfast buffet, managed by Val, featured a wide variety of fresh items.” 12
- “Restaurant/bar is priced well, food is excellent and service was great!” 10
- “Great to work with for a conference! Great food!” 10
- “Lovely hotel , lots of facilities and good breakfast selection, I only had tea as wasn't hungry Had a cool swimming pool area, I think some people having a birthday party so area was full so didn't use . Bed and pillows are comfortable.” 6
- “The staff was great, the pool was perfect for our family, breakfast was great, clean and comfortable rooms.” 6
- “Reply Share CurlyAce84 • 3y ago We've stayed several times on our anniversary. We've stayed several times on our anniversary. Enjoyed each of the rooms we were in. Downtown can be a little noisy sometimes, but very classy rooms.” 2
- “Spacious, quiet rooms suit longer stays.” 16
- “I spent my evenings playing pinball machines in the open-air common areas before retiring to my quiet room on the upper floors of the building.” 12
- “Downtown can be a little noisy sometimes, but very classy rooms.” 2
- “The location is good. Cleanliness and room size are great. Tge decor is updated.” 6
- “My room on a higher floor provided panoramic views of downtown Fargo.” 12
- “Lots of room with a couch and roomy counter area for our stuff.” 10
- “Wasn't exactly what I would call luxurious or anything, had more of an industrial vibe, but it was totally functional for that scenario. I didn't hear any complaints and having the decent sized balcony was a plus.” 2
- “Clean comfortable room, Best Western's usual quality.” 1
- “After the wine and cheese hour in the gathering room, I enjoyed the rooftop view of town.” 12
- “Had a friend get a room(one bed) for a birthday beer/whiskey tasting at brewhalla. It was definitely sizeable enough for 15 or so people to hang out.” 2
- “Great stay. Room was clean and good breakfast.” 1
- “The Prairie Rose room at the Jasper is likely the best hotel room in the state. Spendy (around $1k), but worth it for a one-off treat.” 2
- “I stayed in the Japanese soaking tub room at Hodo one year for my Birthday 'treat yo self'. 10/10 would recommend.” 2
- “With its convenient location and thoughtful extras, the best Western Plus Kelly in and Suites truly feels like a home away from home.” On camera91:15
- “Thunder Road mini golf and the Fargo Air Museum add family stops, and the I-94 location keeps the whole metro within an easy reach.” 16
- “Getting ready for the day felt effortless with the full-length mirror located by the door.” 12
- “My glass shower door shattered everywhere this summer at the Radisson” 2
What we still don't know
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- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 15 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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- 8Best Western Plus Kelly Inn & Suiteshotelplanner.comReview site2026-05-31CurrentRead originalhotelplanner.com
- 2Best hotel room in Fargo-Moorheadreddit.comForum thread2023-12-30Ageing13 quotes used
“Yeah, the Jasper's rooms are nice. The Radisson next door has renovated, and their new rooms aren't bad either.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Best Western Plus Kelly Inn and Suites | Fargo Hotelsonder.comReview siteDate not stated3 quotes used
“Clean comfortable room, Best Western's usual quality.”
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