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Jennifer D

Worst hotel ever do not stay here

1.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 5 Aug 2024via mobile
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broken TV
no hot water at 7:30 am
Fridge freezer had built up frost
Dirty floors
Bathtub not cleaned
Mirrors dirty
Mat at front door was curled up and falling apart
Crack and divit in flood tripping hazard.
dirty doors around the handles
Cut phone cord hidden under phone
Date of stay: August 2024
Room Tip: Find another one
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 30 July 2024

A family of 6.. 2 rooms reserved and paid for in early July. When we go to Econolodge the receptionist claimed that they never received are reservation. This was after 9 pm., he was rude and not helpful , he just simply refused to give me the 2 rooms that I had already paid for in full.
When I asked if he had rooms available he said yes uet when talking wilth Expedia he said no… liar.
When I asked where would I go .. that we were six people and as he was looking at one of the kids who was crying he stated ‘ I don’t care .. get out’. I had to call the police for some kind of help be cause Expedia who reached out to the owner got no where with them.
To pay on full and reach to uour destination on’y to be thrown out and treated like garbage while knowing that they are leaving kids with no where to sleep in the USA is a disgrace. Shame on Econo lodge and Expedia for allowing this kid of behavior.
Conclusion : the motel ne t door Howard Johnson gave me 2 cleaner rooms cheaper!
Beware to anyone booking a room at this place, this is not the first time they doo tjis and surely not the last.

Date of stay: July 2024
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 28 June 2024

We were due to fly in at 12:50am and couldn't get our rental car until 6am so we just wanted something simple to lay our heads in the meantime. Unfortunately our flight was delayed a couple of hours. We finally made it to the motel at 3am where my husband had previously made reservations. The guy behind the counter wanted him to pay cash despite my husband having already provided his credit card when making the reservation. My husband told him he doesn't carry cash and prefers to have the paper trail of the CC. After much frustration my husband called Choice Hotels who we used to trust and have used for many years. By that time, we just wanted to cancel the reservation and were willing to go back to the airport and wait two more hours for the car rental place to open. Unfortunately it was a "no cancel policy" and my husband was told that he would be charged. Somehow the clerk was able to check us in after a phone call with Choice but then went back to asking for cash and even pointed to the machine across the lobby. We finally got to our room and could not believe what we witnessed. There was hair on the bathroom floor and what looked like a blood stain. The floors were sticky as we walked around in our shoes. I wet a washcloth and "mopped" the floors in the bathroom, sink area and around all the beds because it was so disgusting. We all decided we didn't want to be barefooot and chose to not even take a shower there. We pulled back the sheets to find hair on the fitted sheet. We also found lots of hair on the blanket but unfortunately I failed to take a picture of that. We decided to sleep in the clothes we'd been traveling in on top of the flat sheet without blankets. My husband was able to find the room charge on his CC statement and went back to the office to show the clerk. We feel he was trying to scam us out of cash!

Yes, I am sure many are saying "You get what you pay for" and perhaps this is exactly the issue. As I stated previously, we have used and trusted Choice hotels for many years and didn't need anything fancy but had higher expecations than this!
Please beware!

Room tip: GO ELSEWHERE!
Date of stay: June 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 24 June 2024

We found this place at 2am in the early morning after a long day of traveling. We were fortunate to get a ground floor room close to the front entrance with parking in front of the room. The room was clean, the bed was firmer than needed and the shower was clean as well. They served a basic continental breakfast in an clean environment. Bob at the am desk shift was helpful with sending back my sleep mask back through priority mail to California. Thank you for sending my sleep mask. Now I can sleep in peace.

Date of stay: May 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 13 May 2024

Finding this with the best price I was concerned about the quality - that it wouldn't be a place I actually wanted to stay. But I was pleasantly surprised that it was clean and well maintained.
I actually enjoyed the rest, the shower, and the breakfast waffles. I interacted with the staff when checking in and then for breakfast and they were very pleasant and welcoming.

Room tip: If you're looking for posh this isn't it. But if you want a low price, a nice stay, that's clean and well kept then this your spot!
Date of stay: May 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Thank Allen R
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Reviewed 10 September 2023

Room smelled like a stale cigarette, dirty wash rags hanging in the shower, food in the sheets. Simply disgusting! Cable box was unplugged, took a half hour to even load. Floors don’t even look like they have been cleaned in days. Definitely not a place for children!

Date of stay: September 2023
Trip type: Travelled with family
Thank Sheila F
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