Ramada by Wyndham

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 26 Aug 2009 rated 7 out of 10.

We came out to see the Shenandoah Valley with our kids so we were looking for family friendly and affordable, but clean. I can say we did get that. The place was clean, decent sized room, fridge and microwave in room. It's not spectacular but if you're not super picky, it's a good deal for the money. The continental breakfast was nice. The staff is friendly and it seemed like a pretty safe place. One bad thing is that it is located right off the highway so that when you're standing outside of the hotel the highway is right beside you and you hear trucks zooming by all hours. It's kind of loud. The other drawback for us was the contractors staying there, hanging out, drinking beer, partying, etc. It's not real conducive to a family atmosphere. Luckily they weren't up past 2 am. so they didn't keep me awake. (I'm a night owl) However, they were a bit loud. The breakfast buffet was decent offering yogurt, fruit, bagels, waffles, etc. The only bad thing about it was the lady tending it was apparently sick and kept coughing all around the food. I set my waffle down and carried something to my table and she came out coughing all near it so I had to throw it out. She shouldn't have been tending the buffet. Hopefully no one got sick. My other complaint is that the pool turned my hair green. I dye my hair light blond so if the chemicals aren't right in the pool that can happen. I've never had it happen before but have since found out that can happen if there is too much copper added to the water. Sometimes the pool person puts in too much chlorine and then adds extra copper to combat the chlorine. This will turn real light hair green. My hair was not recently dyed, by the way. I told the front desk person about this. I was told they monitor the chemicals and test them. I never heard anything else about it before we left. (no one checked in with me) After returning home and my hair was still green, I called the hotel. I asked them to find out what was going on with the chemicals so I'd know how to fix my hair. I was told they'd call me the next day. I never did hear from them. I did some research online and did manage to fix my hair. If your hair turns green from high copper content in a pool, soak it in tomato juice. It absorbs the copper. My husbands boxer shorts were totally bleached out after being in the pool also. The hotel itself is decent and a good value. However, when I go to Harrisonburg again I will stay somewhere else if I want to swim. It was inconvenient and irritating to have green hair and have to figure out how to fix it. What was more irritating to me though was the lack of concern on the hotel's part. If I ran a hotel, or any business I would make some effort to make sure my guests were taken care of if there was a problem. That's just basic customer service. If you go above and beyond, a guest will come back even after a bad experience usually. They will also be more likely to give you a good review.

Positives: Fridge and micro in room, clean rooms, breakfast.

Negatives: Noisy, beer drinking contractors. noise from highway.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 30 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Nothing fancy but clean, quiet, and comfortable. Nice microwave and small fridge.

Positives: Staff met our needs with a smile.

Negatives: Needed more wall plugs for chargers etc.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 25 Aug 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

This hotel was okay for the night.

Positives: The hotel was close to the Interstate (I-81).

Negatives: The room was small and they only had 2 twin beds available for us.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 11 Aug 2008 rated 4 out of 10.

This is a total no frills hotel. a motel. It was fairly quiet, but you could hear people talking outside. It seemed old and run down.

Positives: The pool looked good.

Negatives: Uncomfortable room for four people. No privacy at all.

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

Very nice, and clean place.

Positives: Location was great, restaurant in walking distance, pool was crystal clear.

Negatives: Small bathroom.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 17 Jul 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

Hotel was nice, unfortunately I had a personal bad experience.

Positives: Convenience.

Negatives: At 1am I smelled smoke and the air conditioner unit burned up.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 24 Jun 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

This is a clean, convenient hotel. All rooms open directly to the outside (not an inside hallway). The hotel is also located next to a major highway. If you want a safe, quiet room, insist on a room that is facing the swimming pool.

Positives: Very clean.

Negatives: Very noisy.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 18 Mar 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

Overall the hotel was very clean, staff friendly and accommodating, however, the outside environment was very noisy with vehicles starting, guests banging their feet as they exit on the stairs. They really had no consideration for others.

Positives: Hotel staff friendly and room/lobby very clean.

Negatives: Outside environment was very noisy with vehicles starting, guests banging their feet as they exit on the stairs. Had no consideration for others.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 25 Feb 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

The hotel is comfortable but aged, with exterior corridors and somewhat drafty doors. The only complaint I had was the noise - it's located near a few truck stops and so traffic was an issue all night. Otherwise, the facility is clean and comfortable, though nothing special.

Positives: Cheap.

Negatives: Location near tractor-trailer activity  noisy!

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 21 Feb 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Good place to bunk down for the night when driving down 81. Clean room, friendly staff and convenient to the highway. May lack dining options but has good continental breakfast. I would stay there again if ever traveling though Harrisonburg.

Positives: The people were very friendly, hotel was near highway.

Negatives: Not many dining options around the hotel, had to travel a few exits.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 26 Oct 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

NA.

Positives: Access to freeway.

Negatives: Overall quality.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 06 Sep 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Not at this time.

Positives: Convenience to highway and included continental breakfast.

Negatives: Not enough functioning toasters at breakfast.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 06 Sep 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

The lobby and breakfast area of the hotel were nice. The room was ok but that is all. The border around the room was ugly. The dark green bedspread and carpet made me wonder what dirt I couldn't see.

Positives: The continental breakfast area was very attractive.

Negatives: The decor of the room was ugly. Besides it felt "tired."

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 18 Aug 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

Room was clean with no smells. The pillows were very thin and the fitted sheets kept pulling off which made for uncomfortable sleeping. Breakfast was very basic.

Positives: Convenient location; very good parking.

Negatives: Poor bedding; fitted sheets came off.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 31 Jul 2007 rated 6 out of 10.

The hotel served my needs but it is not up to the standard expected of a Ramada. The continental breakfast was very good and well organized.

Positives: The location is excellent and easily accessed from the highway.

Negatives: Both the interior and exterior need to be updated.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 12 Jul 2007 rated 10 out of 10.

Our family would highly recommend the Ramada Limited hotel for any kind of travel. Everyone on the staff was friendly and quite accommodating. We are not fancy in our expectations, but felt, overall all things were great and very clean. That is most important to our family!

Positives: We were impressed with the absolute friendliness of staff and cleanliness of room.

Negatives: The pool latch on one gate is broken, causing some worry!

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 04 Jul 2007 rated 4 out of 10.

Not horrible, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The room wasn't very clean, the bed not very comfortable, and the key cards didn't work the second day; they had to be reactivated, which was annoying.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Not too clean, not enough toilet paper, too many steps to climb.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 23 Jun 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

Convenient, but bare-bones accommodations. Some members of staff not overly friendly and room needed some small upkeep. Did appreciate the continental breakfast and free newspaper. Seems to be one of Harrisonburg's better motels.

Positives: One of the better lodgings in Harrisonburg.

Negatives: Physical appearance of rooms needed work (light bulb missing, bathroom wall peeling).