Ramada Inn

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 17 Sep 2010 rated 5 out of 10.

Great location in downtown Waterloo.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Room needed work on bathroom tile and outside window.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 27 Aug 2010 rated 5 out of 10.

I have some advice for anyone wishing to use this in the future. We reserved rooms for this hotel a year in advance for a wedding. While the staff was helpful, and we were happy with the rooms for the most part, there were no rooms reserved for our block that had two beds. We felt as if we were given left overs. Some were smoking and the rest were one bed with a pull-out. I checked on this afterwards and was told that I would be contacted as to why this happened. It has been over two weeks now, and I have not heard from them. We were very frustrated, as some of our guests had to stay elsewhere and take smoking rooms, and they called within the designated time frame.

Positives: Our room was clean and the staff was helpful.

Negatives: Smoke alarm had old batteries in one of the rooms and kept beeping every 20 minutes.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 08 Oct 2009 rated 3 out of 10.

This hotel was very dark and cold. The heat in the room didn't work well. It didn't have a parking lot.

Positives: Friendly staff.

Negatives: It was dark and dirty looking.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 24 Jun 2009 rated 8 out of 10.

This hotel has been keep up well and clean for 27 years. It has a nice swimming pool area and friendly staff. Some of the equipment and the skywalk area needs to be updated. They serve an excellent breakfast that is included with the room.

Positives: The cleanliness of the rooms and the housekeeping staff service.

Negatives: We keep getting booked into a smoking room and we are alergic to smoke.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 09 Sep 2008 rated 5 out of 10.

This hotel is nothing to write home about. It is in need of updates and more helpful staff. It is conveniently located next to the Convention Center which may be the only thing keeping it in business. I was not very impressed. The pool area is like walking back in time. Just a place to sleep which is all we were looking for. No pleasant surprises here.

Positives: Close to convention center.

Negatives: No extra bed for 10 bucks. Small rooms. Pool area badly in need of update. My brother cut his foot on a piece of glass at bottom of pool.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 25 Aug 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

A complete waste.

Positives: Absolutely nothing.

Negatives: Filthy dirty rundown ghetto area.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Jul 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

That is the worst hotel to stay in. Not a safe or clean hotel. I was not treated well at all.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Everything.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Jul 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Very nice room. The staff was very nice and helpful.

Positives: The room was very nice.

Negatives: The entrance from the parking ramp to the hotel was very dirty.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 03 Apr 2008 rated 2 out of 10.

Motel is fine if you don't mind the cigarette aroma.

Positives: The pool area and game area was nice entertainment for the kids.

Negatives: The cigarette smoke all the way from the lobby to the floors you were staying on.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 09 Sep 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

The first impression is the smell of fresh & stale cigarette smoke in the hallways & other enclosed public spaces made me cringe. The hallways smell bad & the hallway ash trays stink especially when you are standing next to the elevators. Their is no parking provided by the hotel so if you are traveling by car expect to feed meters, and hope that one of the patrons of the many seedy adult bars or drinking establishments does not feel like breaking into your car in the late night hours. This hotel should provide security for the cars of their customers. I would probably not stay here again.

Positives: Nice downtown location.

Negatives: No parking, smoking allowed in public spaces.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 18 Aug 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

Overall, nice stay.

Positives: Nice rooms, clean updated hotel.

Negatives: No continental breakfast, no fridge or microwave, parking across street in deck, no laundry.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 17 Aug 2007 rated 9 out of 10.

Very pleased with it. Definitely would stay here again.

Positives: Overall appearance, hospitality and cleanliness

Negatives: Parking garage is inconvenient.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 02 Aug 2007 rated 2 out of 10.

Please get some better hotels in this area.

Positives: Cheap.

Negatives: Nothing.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 24 Jul 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

Hotel was old and not kept up. Really did not like my stay.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Hotel was not clean.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 21 Jul 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Good value for the price. Clean and comfortable. Several restaurants within walking distance. The hotel was very quiet maybe 25% full during my midweek stay. Parking was in a parking garage across the street. Staff was very accommodating. I would have liked an exercise facility in the hotel. Overall I was very pleased with the accommodations.

Positives: Rooms were clean and comfortable.

Negatives: Swimming pool/spa area needs a maintenance/upgrade.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 16 Jul 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

This has to be one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in. I got in and was given a room in which the toilet didn't work. I went back down and got the room changed and then was given a room in which the AC was leaking. I called to get someone to check it out and no one ever came the whole time I was there. The rooms were dirty, the hallways were dirty. The skywalk to the garage was burning hot because there is no AC in it. The front desk people were unhelpful. Literally, the worst hotel I have ever stayed in.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: The rooms were dirty, the toilets were messed up, the AC was leaking, the walkway was burning hot, the building was dirty, the staff was unhelpful

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 26 Apr 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

This hotel was clean but lacked hotel charm. I was disappointed that my room request was not granted.

Positives: It was convenient for me to the other place I needed to be.

Negatives: I did not get the room I had requested when I made my reservation.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 25 Sep 2006 rated 8 out of 10.

Hotel is older but staff make it pleasant and as a female, I felt safe!

Positives: Free parking in ramp staff very nice and easy to deal with.

Negatives: Ice machine broke!

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 07 Sep 2006 rated 8 out of 10.

Other than the wall of the room, we enjoyed our stay. The staff members were friendly and efficient, knowledgeable about the area and very accommodating.

Positives: Enjoyed the pool and spa area.

Negatives: The dark brick interior wall of the room reminded me of prison movies.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 03 Sep 2006 rated 10 out of 10.

For a moderately priced hotel, was very accommodating and friendly. Close to many places off Hwy 218 and had great access. Very comfortable bed also!! The bed in our 3 star hotel the next night was bouncy and not as comfortable. Great price for the money! Thanks!

Positives: Was perfect for the area I was trying to be by and the front desk people were very friendly and helpful.

Negatives: Hotel restaurant food (ribs dry and over cooked), (crab stuffed mushroom very salty) staff fair.