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If you’re looking for a budget friendly hotel in Athens, look no further than Hometown Inn.
Rooms at Hometown Inn offer air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a desk providing exceptional comfort and convenience, and guests can go online with free wifi.
24 hour front desk and express check-in and check-out are some of the conveniences offered at this hotel. Free breakfast will also help to make your stay even more special. If you are driving to Hometown Inn, free parking is available.
Travellers looking to enjoy some falafel can head to Restaurant Salaam. Otherwise, you may want to check out a wine bar such as Athens Uncorked.
Athens is also home to Strouds Run State Park, a popular state park that is not too far from Hometown Inn.
The staff at Hometown Inn looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
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I travel a lot and have spent frequent nights at the Hometown Inn in Athens, Ohio. The staff have always been friendly and accommodating to me. I never had a complaint about the cleanliness of the rooms or the comfortableness of the furniture while there. One of the things I like that I did not get at other more expensive hotels was the sincere kindness of hotel managers in making sure I was safe and had what I needed during my stay. When I stayed at other hotels in Athens I was met with a load and non-restful environment that catered only to the students. I needed to sleep. I recommend this particular hotel to working travelers as a comfortable place for a restful night before hitting the road again.
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Date of stay: August 2014
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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Very surprised by the Hotel Inn Athens! Very affordable compared to the other hotels in area..which are very limited. Manager/Owner at desk, could not have been more polite! Room very clean! A bit dated here & there..but nothing to be concerned about. Unlike 1 prior review, zero bugs in the room. I will definitely return to this hotel next time in the area! Do not expect the ritz...but for a affordable clean room, this is it!
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Date of stay: July 2013
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Most rooms you can back your car up to the door..LOVE IT!
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I read the reviews before booking my room and I am glad I gave more credence to some of the positive ones. If you are a high maintenance type of person who tends to be critical of every little detail, then maybe this is not the place for you. If you are, like me, mainly interested in a nice, clean, economical place to stay while visiting the Athens area then this may be just for you. It may be dated, but it is clean, comfortable and has a staff that is friendly and helpful. It has easy access, away from high traffic areas, and the refrigerator and microwave was a welcome touch. I will not only recommend this to family and friends in the future, but I will also recommend it to myself.
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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With Athens' hotels all booked or grossly overpriced, I was relieved to find this hotel option just outside of town. A 2-night stay revealed a mix of good and bad.
Pros: My well sized room was adequately clean, bug free, and had a mix of nice vs basic room decor. It included a fridge, microwave, office desk, sitting chair, convenient luggage space, good bed & bedding, iron, board, and hair dryer. The ac worked well and upon request I was provide a good portable heater for the chilly nights.
Cons: The highway noise was obtrusively loud without the ac/fan unit on, the room carpet dirty and stained, the outside walkway of unfinished boards ugly, and the internet unworkable in my 2nd floor room.
Overall, the place isn't up to par with the Quality Inn in downtown Athens but it is cheaper. In my view, it should be a 3 star hotel, but the poor wifi knocks it down a point. It's an unnecessary, significant, fixable problem of too few routers not providing a signal to all of the rooms.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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I lived, went to school, and worked in beautiful Athens, OH for nearly 10 years, but left town for another job 7 years ago. After getting tired of couch surfing during my first 2 years of returning to Athens to visit, I began looking into local hotels to stay at.
I stopped in and price-checked at the two new big chain hotels that had been recently built. As a rewards club member of both chains, and a AAA card holder, I was unable to negotiate a rate under $100 at either hotel...and the parking lots of both were empty. I remembered this old hotel a mile or two south of downtown athens, and went to check it out. I got a single-bed room at a rate of $45 per night. That hotel was the Hometown Inn (was called Budget Host at the time, but now privately owned by the same people and called Hometown Inn). I stayed for 3 nights. My total bill was only $25 more than one night would have been at the cheapest of the two big chain hotels. Five years later, the rate for a single-bed is still currently $45 per night.
I've had at least 10 different stays here over the past 5 years, ranging anywhere from 1-5 nights per stay. I have never stayed anywhere else in town, as this is the cheapest rate that I am aware of. It is certainly the best value. The owners have owned the property for decades. Their experience has paid off, as they run a very efficient, guest-friendly place. It is their family business, so they give you a little more service and courtesy than you may find in a chain hotel. They even brushed off 4 inches of snow off my car in the morning, during my most recent stay last weekend.
Unlike the reviewer who conveniently found bed bugs on the 3rd and final night of his stay, after mysteriously being bed bug free his first two nights, I have never seen a single bed bug, roach, or spider in all the nights I've stayed here. I've easily slept in at least 7 or 8 different rooms, both single-bed and two-bed rooms.
About this hotel: - CLEAN EVERY TIME - Mini-frig - No microwave - Alarm clock - Free wi-fi - Free cable with HBO and 60-70 stations - Desk - Iron/board - Phone - Athens visitors guides - Coffee maker w/ coffee packs - Plenty of in-room lighting and parking lot lighting - Minor noise from nearby highway. You get used to it. - Lobby has stock of basic amenities in case you forget, say, a toothbrush - Single-bed and two-bed rooms, smoking and non-smoking. Non-smoking rooms are truly non-smoking...no smokey smell drifts from the smoking rooms into the non-smoking ones. - Only $13 cab ride ROUND TRIP to downtown athens (with Green Cab)
Sure this place has a few minor imperfections, but I am someone that looks for a clean, affordable place with a somewhat comfortable bed. I'm not going to pay nearly three times the nightly rate just to get a more "modern" looking room. Personally, I think the 60's/70's decor adds a bit of character and nostalgia to the place. It's all very clean every time, so it doesn't matter to me that it looks old. When visiting, I generally am not in the room that much anyhow.
One other point I should make. During special college weekends such as homecoming, halloween, parents weekend, etc, all the hotels in town jack up the rates since every hotel room in town sells out regardless of price. The Hometown Inn understandably does the same, but they are still the cheapest rate in town. I've personally checked all the other hotels in town for Homecoming and Halloween weekends, and the Hometown Inn always has the cheapest rate.
If you're not an overly-fussy traveler, I would definitely suggest trying a stay at this place.
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Date of stay: December 2012
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Â Smoking and non-smoking rooms available. One bed and two bed rooms available.
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I thought I could stay and just ignore the fact that the security bolt had been removed from the door...I thought I could stay and just ignore the fact that I had to stand on a chair to turn the air conditioner on since it was just below the ceiling ...I thought I could just put the AC on medium because if you put it on high, the noise was unbelievable... I could even handle the decor that was last changed in the 50s when green was the "in" colour for toilets and sinks... But when I went to lay down after having my 3rd asthma attack in 30 minutes (there must be mould and mildew throughout this room because the smell was overpowering), I pulled down the bedspread and discovered that the underside of the bedspread - the side that is closest to your face when you sleep - had big yellow stains on it. (And yes, I took pictures.... It was so bad I figured people would only believe me if they saw it for themselves! We left.
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Date of stay: August 2014
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The room was clean, the tub, sink, and toilets were clean. No complaints about this hotel's cleanliness at least in my room. The bed was comfortable. The window air conditioner worked. The room had a working refrigerator. The room was spacious with a queen-size bed. It did however have insufficient sitting furniture and what was present was old but clean.This hotel advertises that it serves breakfast. It does not; please see attached picture. I will be seeking a partial refund for the cost of the breakfast that I did not get. I booked through Hotwire so that is who I will seek a refund from. All that is served is watered-down coffee, sunny delight or off-brand orange juice, and a prepackaged muffins. That is not even a continental breakfast. That is false advertising. With a facelift, new furnishings, this hotel could do much better. As it stands, it is a two star budget motel worthy of about $40 per night. I would request that the hotel owners invest more into updating furnishings one room at a time. If you can't get a budget rate, stay somewhere else.
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Date of stay: August 2015
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â When checking in ask manager for a clean room. Let him know that its important to you, he'll...
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The staff at the hotel was very friendly and helpful when we needed information, directions, etc. The rooms were very clean and had all the comforts of home. We would definitely stay here again and recommend it to anyone traveling to Athens if you are looking for a nice, quaint place to stay.
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Date of stay: December 2008
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The title sums it up. This retro-motel reminds me of trips with my parents. The room was clean and beds comfortable. That's all I needed. The owners are very nice. Free coffee and muffins in the morning - this is the best value in Athens, if you just need a nice place to stay. Extras include, small fridge, iron, blow dryer, microwave in the vending area, free parking. I would recommend Hometown and will stay again.
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Date of stay: June 2013
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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We called the Chamber first and they said we'd be happy with it, and we were. No frills here. Older motel, but very clean and neat, well kept grounds. Breakfast is coffee and sweet rolls, but there were plenty of them. Ice, snack and pop machine. Lots of hot water. Would have liked to have chairs outside to sit for visiting with others in our party, we had to sit inside a room and the rooms aren't large. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Had some trouble checking in, they had a new credit card machine and were having trouble using it. Can be seen from the highway, but be prepared to take a sharp turn to get back to the property or you will miss it.
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Date of stay: July 2018
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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PRICE RANGE
$116 - $125 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Budget Host Coach Inn
LOCATION
United StatesOhioAthens
NUMBER OF ROOMS
29
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