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This motel 6 dekalb county property sits 10 minutes northeast of Northern Illinois University's innovation campus, where guests can smell the earthy sweetness from the nearby DeKalb County Corn Processing Plant on breezy mornings.
Breakfast seekers flock to the adjacent Sycamore Family Restaurant for skillet-sized pancakes drenched in locally produced maple syrup, while history buffs explore the 1854 Greek Revival-style Sycamore History Museum 2.5 miles west, its archives containing Civil War-era diaries from local regiments.
As a sycamore il budget motel, the property provides easy access to the Kishwaukee River's fishing spots where smallmouth bass bite at dawn, particularly near the East State Street bridge.
Student athletes utilize the Sycamore Park District's Sports Complex 3 miles south, featuring eight lit baseball diamonds and a skatepark with concrete bowls.
The motel's vending machines stock nostalgic treats like Vienna Beef hot dogs, nodding to Chicago's culinary influence 65 miles east.
Transportation options include Chicago Rockford International Airport 40 minutes north via IL-23, with shuttle services connecting to major hubs.
The Metra Union Pacific West Line's Elburn Station 12 miles east offers rail service to Chicago's Ogilvie Center in 90 minutes.
Ride-sharing services frequently patrol the I-88 corridor, while budget-conscious travelers might prefer the hotel sycamore il near dekalb Travel Inn's weekly trucker rates or the Sycamore Guest House's converted 1920s farmstead with shared kitchen facilities.
Guest reviews consistently praise the 24-hour coffee station featuring locally roasted beans from nearby Ellison Coffee Co., though some note the distant hum of freight trains passing through the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railyard after midnight.
The property maintains a small library of Midwest travel guides highlighting hidden gems like the 1936 Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, complete with original hieroglyphic murals.
Cultural enthusiasts visit the Midwest Museum of Natural History 4 miles west, its taxidermy collection including an albino white-tailed deer shot in 1953 near Cortland.
Food trucks congregate at the Sycamore Farmers Market Saturdays from May through October, selling elk burgers from Stillman Valley ranches and heirloom apple varieties.
The motel partners with local outfitters for guided kayak tours through Shabbona Lake State Park's flooded timber areas, 25 minutes southwest.
Alternative accommodations include the pet-friendly Red Roof Inn DeKalb with its oversized truck parking, or the historic DeKalb Inn downtown featuring pressed tin ceilings from its 1912 construction.
Business travelers frequent the conference facilities at NIU's Barsema Alumni Center 15 minutes away, while antique hunters scour the Sycamore Antique Mall's three floors of Midcentury Modern furniture.
The area's agricultural roots surface at the annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival each October, when Main Street transforms into a sea of orange gourds, including the world record-holding 2,145-pound pumpkin grown locally in 2021. For evening entertainment, the Egyptian Theatre hosts classic film screenings using its original carbon-arc projector, the flickering light illuminating Art Deco details untouched since the Great Depression.
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