Highway proximity free Wi-Fi and breakfast and a pool put the non-smoking Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Lansing MI on guests' short list of hotels in the area. At the three-story Country Inn a lobby fireplace welcomes guests and the 88 rooms include amenities that continue the homey theme — coffeemakers free satellite TV hairdryers and ironing equipment not to mention work desks free local calls and free high-speed internet access. Guests can practice their backstroke in the indoor pool get pumped in the gym or pump out a presentation in the business center. The Country Inn also has daily housekeeping and a guest laundry facility. Parking is free. The hotel is less than a half-mile from I-496 and within two blocks of various sit-down and fast-food restaurants. Michigan State University is a 15-minute drive east and Old Town Lansing — eclectic boutiques galleries and restaurants amid landmark buildings — is 15 minutes northeast. Potter Park Zoo is a 10-minute drive and Capital Region International Airport is six-and-a-half miles away.