Econo Lodge

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 24 Sep 2009 rated 1 out of 10.

From the jolt to our car when we exited the highway into the parking lot, to the check-out 3 days later, there wasn't a good thing I can say about our visit. We had problems making reservations on-line. Thank goodness! we had the foresight to check back prior to our arrival to confirm them. Then when we did arrive we were only charged one night. This caused problems the next day when, after a long day, we tried to get into our rooms but weren't able to do so as our keys had been canceled. As there were four of us, we had two rooms. Since management knew this, we were perplexed as to why they didn't give us adjoining rooms. This became somewhat of a concern when a construction crew was placed in the adjoining room next to two women in our party. As for the rooms, both had dirty carpets, one with wet spots and both room had bugs. The wireless internet was not operational until the last night prior to our departure. The staff was not personable at all. The breakfast consisted of coffee, cereal, some fruit and waffles. Orange juice and milk were available, however, they were both placed on the counter with no refrigeration at all. At least the coffee makers in the rooms worked. This is our first and last visit to a Econo Lodge. I'm sure there are pleasant ones out there, however, we are not interested in finding out. As this was the only motel within a 20 mile radius of our location we chose to stay here. Should we find ourselves in this location again we will gladly drive the extra miles to stay in another motel. For the money Econo Lodge should be ashamed to place their logo on this establishment.

Positives: Leaving.

Negatives: Everything.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 28 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

My family stayed here on our way back from Florida to Illinois. The rooms were nice, our bathroom had a little bit of a musty smell to it, but not bad. May be a little pricey, but then again it did have free wireless internet and a pool. Pool water was clean, but there was some debris on the bottom of it. We got there at 11:30 PM, asked for 1 PM check out, and was told no one was the latest. When we left at noon there was only one other vehicle there, most room doors were open as they were being cleaned, so not sure why we could not stay another hour, it would have helped us out a lot.

Positives: Wireless internet and pool.

Negatives: Latest check out was noon, for no good reason other than it's the rules.