Cooper's Mill

My favorite hotel amenity is a bar! Not kidding - it's the best thing a hotel could have if you are staying there. Other than the fact that this hotel has a bar, I wouldn't really say anything else about it is my favorite. Cooper's Mill is the lounge in the Best Western across the river from Quaker Oats. They've done a nice job of rebuilding after being flooded in '08 but it is not really a bar-hoppers destination. (Unless you happen to be participating in any of the F Ave. Bar Crawls - one coming up this December by the way...) We didn't feel like the bartender spoke very good English which could be the reason that she didn't do a very good job of getting us drinks. The bar stools were full, the tables were empty, but it still took about ten minutes to get a drink. The obnoxious men next to us were drinking very large bone-shaped beers that required a wooden stand to hold them upright. The men were standing at the bar rather than sitting, my guess is so they were tall enough to drink the massive beer. I was reminded a lot of the Longbranch Hotel, not only because the glasses said, "Longbranch," but the decor was similar as well. Longbranch is also a Best Western, and Eric and I both agreed they probably have the same owner. His theory was that after the flood they just stole some of the glasses from the Longbranch rather than spending the money to buy new ones. Cooper's Mill wasn't bad, but the only time that it's probably a place to go is if you are doing a bar crawl or staying at the Best Western. You have to go out into the hotel to use the bathroom which was weird. Oh! They make their cherry bombs out of Red Bull too! Who likes Red Bull? Seriously. The End.