Rebranded Roadside Hotel near Hollywood Casino
308 South Lincolnway, North Aurora, IL 60542
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Standard mid-range roadside hotel pricing.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Standard hotel building
Equipment
Photos OK
The hotel at 308 South Lincolnway sits in a commercial corridor of North Aurora, off Interstate 88 and three miles from the Hollywood Casino at Aurora. It operated for many years under the Baymont Inn & Suites Wyndham brand before rebranding to Comfort Inn & Suites North Aurora - Naperville. The property is a standard roadside hotel with an indoor swimming pool, complimentary breakfast, and an interior corridor layout typical of the Baymont format from the late 1990s and 2000s.
The building has no documented historical association with an older structure on the site. There is no published architectural record establishing significance beyond its function as a hotel, and the property does not carry any historical-society listings or preservation status. The Aurora area's historical haunted-tourism is anchored by older venues such as the Aurora Historical Society's collections and downtown buildings; this hotel is a contemporary lodging property rather than a heritage site.
Sources
The original Shadowlands entry that drew Hauntbound's attention to this hotel preserves a single dated firsthand account. According to the report, on St. Patrick's Day 2001 at approximately 2 a.m., a staff member and a guest using the lobby phone simultaneously witnessed a white ball of light emerge from behind the front office, travel out into the lobby, and vanish. The guest is described as visibly disturbed.
No subsequent independent reports from the same property have been published. The hotel does not market a haunted reputation, and the rebranding to Comfort Inn has not been accompanied by any heritage-style storytelling. The lore is preserved here as a single dated witness report rather than as evidence of an ongoing pattern of activity.
The hotel formerly operated as Baymont Inn & Suites Aurora and is now branded Comfort Inn & Suites North Aurora - Naperville. It is a standard roadside hotel located off Interstate 88, three miles from Hollywood Casino, with an indoor pool and complimentary breakfast.
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