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Columbia Club

121 Monument Cir
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 767-1361
columbia-club.org
4 star rating based on 3 reviews
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The Columbia Club: A Mixed Review

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I was a guest at this club recently. I was sponsored by a Columbia Club member, and I stayed several nights in a smallish, though acceptable, room on the sixth-floor. I'm sure that an old building like this one faces daily challenges balancing modern functionality against preservation of historic character, and as such, I'm willing to be more forgiving of old wiring, broken plaster and rusty pipes. However, the furniture in my room was, charitably, junk; it was held and mended together with glues, adhesives and wood filler. The table, chair, lamp, bed frame, armoire: all of them were of insubstantial build and quality, wobbling, creaking under the most casual use. Unacceptable. This furniture, even when new, was never more than flimsy, mass-produced motel-grade flotsam.

Considering eating a meal at The Columbia Club? Well, I hope that you like your food saturated in a froth of butter and salt. Seldom have I ever paid such exorbitant prices for food so unhealthily and inexpertly prepared. Is the kitchen of this club staffed with glorified school-cafeteria workers? more accustomed to slopping out mindless gruel to satisfy the palates of Snickers- and Doritos-chomping teen-agers? It is one thing for the architecture, ambience and aesthetic "presence" of this club to remain... charmingly unenlightened, but the food must possess a contemporary sophistication and understanding of nutrition. It is not enough to just ladle on more butter and cream when the taste isn't quite right. I'm guessing that regular members of this club are generally unconcerned about high blood pressure, cholesterol and obesity.

Finally, I had the opportunity to speak -- at times, candidly -- with individual employees of this club: clearly, the upper-management of The Columbia Club is regarded as anathema to employee morale. The individual valets, housekeepers, front desk staff, waiters and servers with whom I had contact were courteous and professional. But this professionalism and dedication to good service seems to be in spite of the club's management-- not because of it. I encourage other visitors (or members) of this club to parse the dynamics of this too-familiar phenomenon: good employees operating in an environment of lousy upper-management. My guess? If this phenomenon continues, the venerable Columbia Club will suffer the unspectacular fate of over-priced condos with a great view of the Circle.
Posted by Qui Zui on April 26, 2008

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The Columbia Club Hotel, in Indianapolis, is a 3 star budget hotel. The hotel is recommended by seasoned travelers, who rate it 5 stars.
Posted by openlist on January 15, 2007

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Editorial Review by Christy Buena

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Travel weary guests stay at the historic landmark that offers 97 rooms and suites, complimentary wireless internet and free local phone calls.
Posted by Contributor on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 15, 2007)

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I am a member of the Columbia Club and decided to book a suite for the weekend. We chose a renovated room facing Monument Circle. Everything in the room was new and beautifully decorated. Marble bathrooms, brass fixtures, elegant linens. Dinner in the Harrison Room amidst butter colored leather seating and mahogany paneled walls accompanied by a first rate pianist... more
Posted by CEF909 on April 05, 2007

Perfect!

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Excellent staff! Excellent food! Excellent experience!The front-desk staff at this hotel could not... more
Posted by tripadvisor user on January 11, 2007

Fabulous Private Club

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First of all, you must be a member of a private club that has a reciprocal agreement with the Columbia Club or be sponsored by a member to stay there. Traveling from California, I arranged for my club to reserve a room at the CC for three nights. Located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, this venerable 1930s 10 story... more
Posted by A TripAdvisor Member on November 08, 2005
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