WELCOME TO GREAT BEND AND THE HEART OF KANSAS.. OUR 42-ROOM AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF GREAT BEND ON TENTH STREET WHICH IS US HWY 56, JUST WEST OF US HWY 281 BETWEEN HARRISON STREET AND LINCOLN STREET. OUR ROOMS ARE COMFORTABLE AND SUPER CLEAN. OUR STAFF IS FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. WE PROVIDE EXCELLENT VALUE FOR YOUR LODGING DOLLAR. CHILDREN STAY FOR FREE AGES 12 AND UNDER IN PARENTS ROOM USING EXISTING BEDDING. WE ARE DOG FRIENDLY PROPERTY WITH A FEE 10 USD PER STAY. THE NAME OF GREAT BEND COMES FROM ITS LOCATION ON THE BIG BEND IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER. NUMEROUS NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES WERE DRAWN TO THE AREA BY THE RIVER, LARGE HERDS OF BISON, AND HUGE MARSHLAND RICH IN WILDLIFE. THE FIRST GREAT AMERICAN TRADE ROUTE *** THE SANTA FE TRAIL *** RAN RIGHT THROUGH THE TOWN*S PRESENT-DAY COURTHOUSE SQUARE, MAKING GREAT BEND A HISTORIC CROSSROADS FOR SETTLERS ON THE PRAIRIE. OVER THE YEARS, GREAT BEND BECAME A CENTER FOR THE KANSAS OIL INDUSTRY, A TRAINING GROUND FOR B-29 CREWS DURING WORLD WAR II, AND CONTINUES TO REIGN AS A CENTER OF COMMERCE AND RECREATION IN CENTRAL KANSAS.

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FROM GARDEN CITY, KS* START OUT GOING WEST ON E WALNUT ST TOWARD US-50 BR / US-83 BR / N MAIN ST. TURN RIGHT ONTO US-50 BR / US-83 BR / N MAIN ST. TURN RIGHT ONTO KS-156 / E KANSAS AVE. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW KS-156. TURN RIGHT ONTO US-56 / KS-156 / 10TH ST. END AT 3500 10TH ST., GREAT BEND, KS 67530-3539, US. FROM SALINA, KS* START OUT GOING WEST ON W IRON AVE TOWARD N 8TH ST. TURN RIGHT ONTO N COLLEGE AVE. TURN LEFT ONTO W STATE ST. MERGE ONTO US-81 N. MERGE ONTO I-70 W / US-40 W VIA EXIT 95B TOWARD HAYS. TAKE THE KS-14 S EXIT- EXIT 219- TOWARD ELLSWORTH. TURN LEFT ONTO KS-14. TURN RIGHT ONTO KS-156. END AT 3500 10TH ST., GREAT BEND, KS 67530-3539, US. FROM HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT* START OUT GOING WEST ON OLD HIGHWAY 40 / E 8TH ST TOWARD 270TH AVE / COMMERCE PKWY. TURN RIGHT ONTO 270TH AVE / COMMERCE PKWY. MERGE ONTO I-70 E / US-40 E. TAKE THE US-281 / US-40 BUSINESS EXIT- EXIT 184- TOWARD RUSSELL / HOISINGTON. TURN RIGHT ONTO US-281 S / US-40 BR W. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW US-281 S. TURN RIGHT. TURN RIGHT ONTO US-281 / N MAIN ST. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW US-281. TURN RIGHT ONTO US-56 / KS-156 / KS-96 / 10TH ST. END AT 3500 10TH ST., GREAT BEND, KS 67530-3539, US.