Name: Red Roof Inn Indianapolis South
Address: 5221 Victory Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America, Indianapolis, South Indianapolis, US
Price range: $59–$94 per night
Rating: 7.18

What guests think

At Red Roof Inn Indianapolis South, travelers describe a budget, no frills motel that delivers decent value, with some clean, comfortable rooms and helpful staff, but with experiences that vary widely depending on room assignment and maintenance.

Common complaints include lingering cigarette smoke in non-smoking rooms, uneven housekeeping, stained linens, and maintenance issues such as TVs, HVAC, plumbing, or hot water not working. Location earns praise for highway access and plentiful nearby restaurants, though some guests felt uneasy about loitering and late-night activity, while others reported quiet stays. Expect a basic budget stopover with limited amenities and variable room condition and service.

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Facilities

Amenities are minimal: there is no breakfast and several reviews mention only lobby coffee; some noted ongoing renovations and that the advertised EV charger is not available.

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Margaret Palcher

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This Red Roof Inn was fine for our 3 night stay in Indianapolis. The room was clean, and the mattress was comfortable. It was a short drive from there to the stadium and the convention center, where we were headed each day of our stay. The price for 2 of our nights was really good, but we had booked those several months in advance. When we realized that we would need a 3rd night, we were unable to change our original reservation to add that night and had to make a separate reservation. Although this was still well in advance of our stay, the price had doubled, so we paid slightly more for that one night than what we paid for the other 2 nights combined. I recommend booking early! This is no-frills, so only morning coffee is available - no breakfast. There was a refrigerator in our room, so that was helpful, but there was no coffee pot. We'd rather have the savings on the room cost than have the frills, so that was okay with us. The people at the desk each day were nice and helpful. We would stay here again if another opportunity to visit Indianapolis comes up.

10

Arthur

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Average hotel. Needs some upkeep. Heat worked great, bed was comfortable. Room was pretty clean. No breakfast, coffee was awful but for the price I would stay again.

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Todd

Aug 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Price was right. Room was clean. Bed was comfortable. Unfortunately, I booked solely on the fact that an EV charger was available. Upon arrival and check-in I was told that the advertised EV charger was not there. I spent 2 hours the next day looking for an EV charging station. Otherwise, it was a 3 to 4-star stay

8

Susan

Feb 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property currently being renovated

10

Kimber

Oct 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is a motel style accommodation with exterior doors. My room was clean as was the bedding. The floor is laminate with a small bit of carpet under the bed. The bed was comfortable, I slept well. Only one ice maker was available next to the lobby and unfortunately my room was located about as far as you can get from it. Check in was smooth and the clerk was friendly. There is coffee in the lobby, no makers in the room. Im not complaining, only stating. The bathroom included a small shampoo, bar of soap and 2 wall dispensers with shampoo and body wash. The wall shampoo did not lather and now I know why there was a seperate small shampoo. There were 2 towels, hand towels, wash cloths and a bath mat. The room had a small refrigerator and a microwave. I was very pleased with my accommodations and would definitely stay again.

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Steve

Aug 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk clerk had the lights out in the main lobby and appeared to have been asleep when I arrived. The hotel is under renovation, so the conditions were not ideal. The room was clean and in good condition and we had no other issues.

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Mark

Aug 9, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Checking in was fast and efficient. The amenities were good and the only problem I could complain about was not all of the electrical outlets were 100%. I would plug something in and didn't get connected right away.

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Felicia

Aug 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Jody was an absolute delight! The rest of the staff was wonderful too. The property is under a remodeling so it’s clear the new owners care! Our room was very comfortable. We will be back definitely! Many stores are close by , we loved the location!

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John

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Red Roof Inn and Orbitz list this property has as having EV charging, but there is no EV charging at this property.

6

Steven

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No elevator for handicapped

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: many guests found rooms clean, but repeated complaints cite smoke odors in non-smoking rooms, dirty floors or bathrooms, stained linens, and occasional reports of pests.

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Nancy

May 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The smell of smoke everywhere

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terrion

Jul 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

had many roaches coming out corners and behind tv , couldnt even sleep in the room and they didnt allow a refund even though i had picture of roaches. disgusting dont stay here

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Ricardo

Nov 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I had to leave the hotel because bedbugs. Need reimbursement

4

Dustyn

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Smelled like smoke in our "non-smoking" room

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Daniel

Nov 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Dirty room, floors not clean

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Amanda

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Blankets and sheets had numerous spots/stains. Bathroom not very clean.

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Nicole

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

My bathroom was dirty, the sink and sink area was dirty, the blow dryer had hair all over it, and didn’t work. The floor was dirty and had crumbs under the table. My room smelled like smoke, and so did the other 2 rooms my friends stayed in. The room overall was not clean. The ice machine was also broken.

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Anthony

Dec 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room smelled like cigarette smoke upon entry, numerous patches in the walls. Alarm clock buttons were broken or nonfunctional.

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Cameron

Dec 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was alright floor was pretty dirty line no one cleaned it. Smelled like smoke even know it’s a smoke free room shower wasn’t clean besides that not too bad came for big ten championship

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Patricia

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room smelled really awful,had to go buy air freshener. Comforter had holes,rips in it.Was locked out of my room an hour before checkout because it seems they turned off the keycards.

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Rooms

Rooms are basic with generally comfortable beds for the price, but several reported worn or broken mattresses, small or dated spaces, traffic noise, and equipment problems with TVs, HVAC, plumbing, or hot water.

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Ni'ko

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived to our hotel and the room was ice cold on an already rainy and breezy night. We only had three channels to watch is a first.

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Claude

Jul 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room wasn’t bad at all especially for the price. Room and bathroom was clean. Comfortable bed!!

8

Brad

May 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great my only recommendation is to update the mattress you can tell its seen bettet days

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Jackie

Feb 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was very updated. Cracks in tub. No hot water. Someone had written on bathroom door. Bathroom door had holes in it and cracks on the bottom. Room Should not have been rented.

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Michelle A

May 14, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was awesome. TV didn't work whole stay not sure why.

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David

Dec 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were first assigned to Room 120; however the television would not work. We notified the front desk, unplugged the TV from the wall and it still did not work. She moved us to Room 119 and all was good.

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Justin

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

One bed had a broken spring and rooms smelled funky. Also found out there was a sexual offender living in the hotel

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Art

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was good for the night. No amenities like soap or shamppo. Glad I had some in my suitcase. Room was ok. Bed was ok. The area was a little noisy with traffic.

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Joseph M

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Couldn't get in the room on time no water. Had to wait a day for the water to get hot to take a shower

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Ramiro

Feb 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Worst bed ever

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Service

Service is mixed: many praised friendly, helpful front-desk staff and quick room changes or fixes, while others reported rude or inattentive interactions, language barriers, and frustration with deposits and surprise charges.

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Jessica

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The housekeepers were great! Some of the front desk attendants were really rude.

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Brett

Dec 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quick check-in

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James

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Where do I start? When I came to check in it was late, I came in and stood at the window waiting for someone to comes I waited for 5 minutes before I pulled up the number and called. It was then someone came from what seemed like under the desk. He was there the whole time asleep or not paying attention. Then my keycard didn’t work immediately and I came back to office and he told me to try it again by tapping it like I’m an idiot. At the point i tried to explain that it just blinked a red light when I try. He seemed annoyed at me and finally reprogrammed the card. THEN at 1 am there were multiple people outside on the balconies on their phones smoking marijuana. Then when I finally got in the room it smelt absolutely horrendous like someone had been smoking cigarettes in the room. The bedsheets of one of the beds had a blood stain on the visible part; it wasn’t even attempted to be hid. I had to go buy odor eliminating spray for coat Al everything in the room to be able to sleep on the second night because I didn’t sleep at all the first night. When I went to shower, I popped the seat of the accessible shower up and the bottom was almost completely coated in mold. There also was the requirement of the $100 deposit after I had already paid for the room in advance. Normally that would be fine but the fact that the room was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had really upsets me and makes me fearful they will try to keep the deposit and blame all the stuff on me. Tv broken

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hailey

Feb 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

confusing charges .

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Laroylyn

Jun 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff is helpful and nice…

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Sam

Aug 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They were very professional. I knew the answers to our questions was very helpful.

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David

Dec 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were first assigned to Room 120; however the television would not work. We notified the front desk, unplugged the TV from the wall and it still did not work. She moved us to Room 119 and all was good.

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Kevin

Feb 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Took a while to get checked in and it was after our 3pm check in time. The room was supposed to be smoke free and it was full of smoke smell. The remote to the tv wouldn’t change the channel. All would do is turn the tv on/off and change the volume. Brought it to their attention and they lady at the desk couldn’t even understand me because she didn’t speak English.

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Deborah

May 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Jody at the front desk was very good. Made check in simple. Very friendly and helpful.

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Paulina

Mar 6, 2023

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Room was fine, what you would expect for a red roof. Nice steakhouse next door. $100 deposit at check-in is annoying and then you have to wait 3-5 business days after check out to hopefully get it back. I’ve never had to do that at a red roof before.

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Location

Convenient to highways and a short drive to downtown venues, with many restaurants and shops nearby; some guests felt uncomfortable with loitering or the atmosphere at night.

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Margaret Palcher

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This Red Roof Inn was fine for our 3 night stay in Indianapolis. The room was clean, and the mattress was comfortable. It was a short drive from there to the stadium and the convention center, where we were headed each day of our stay. The price for 2 of our nights was really good, but we had booked those several months in advance. When we realized that we would need a 3rd night, we were unable to change our original reservation to add that night and had to make a separate reservation. Although this was still well in advance of our stay, the price had doubled, so we paid slightly more for that one night than what we paid for the other 2 nights combined. I recommend booking early! This is no-frills, so only morning coffee is available - no breakfast. There was a refrigerator in our room, so that was helpful, but there was no coffee pot. We'd rather have the savings on the room cost than have the frills, so that was okay with us. The people at the desk each day were nice and helpful. We would stay here again if another opportunity to visit Indianapolis comes up.

10

Edward

Mar 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Place was clean, affordable, close to the highway, plenty of restaurants and gas nearby. The staff, neaning the lady at the fron desk was GREAT!

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Jeffery

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

A great value for the price, especially when compared to downtown hotels. Lots of restaurants nearby was a bonus. Not fancy, but functional. Extra kudos to housekeeping, who did more than one would expect for the price.

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Michael

Jun 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I tried early to get in and was denied said inspectors in and wouldn’t accept me paying early ck in. I realized by observing that I wouldn’t feel safe. Very scary atmosphere. I tried to cancel with Expedia and that is pending. I did not return to ck in.

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Ni'ko

Mar 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I Stay here often and it is convenient and a good price.

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Aaron

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was ok for what it was, a place to sleep while an a weekend getaway. Room was clean, bed was comfortable. There are a lot of extended stays though, so lots of groups hanging around outside and public space trash cans were overflowing with empty alcohol bottles. We weren't bothered by anyone, just made it a little uncomfortable late at night coming and going. There were plenty of cameras fed to the office though. Be prepared, there is a $50 deposit required when you checkin.

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Tommy

Mar 11, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

People hanging out in parking lot

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Brian

Apr 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We were pleasantly surprised with our visit! The staff upon arrival was friendly and personable. The rooms were clean, shower had great water pressure and the beds were comfy! Close distance to tons of shopping and quick access to highways. Evenings were quiet so we were able to rest. I definitely would choose to visit again.

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Jesse

May 6, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Didn't feel safe property just did'nt seem to be well kept

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Donald

Mar 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I didn’t stay there I was scare for my life after couple of people came up to me asking for drugs

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Dining

No on-site breakfast; lobby coffee is mentioned, and guests highlight plenty of nearby dining options, including restaurants next door.

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Margaret Palcher

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This Red Roof Inn was fine for our 3 night stay in Indianapolis. The room was clean, and the mattress was comfortable. It was a short drive from there to the stadium and the convention center, where we were headed each day of our stay. The price for 2 of our nights was really good, but we had booked those several months in advance. When we realized that we would need a 3rd night, we were unable to change our original reservation to add that night and had to make a separate reservation. Although this was still well in advance of our stay, the price had doubled, so we paid slightly more for that one night than what we paid for the other 2 nights combined. I recommend booking early! This is no-frills, so only morning coffee is available - no breakfast. There was a refrigerator in our room, so that was helpful, but there was no coffee pot. We'd rather have the savings on the room cost than have the frills, so that was okay with us. The people at the desk each day were nice and helpful. We would stay here again if another opportunity to visit Indianapolis comes up.

10

Sean

Dec 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to shops

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sherrie

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Room was clean and the staff was nice Plenty of places to eat..

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Edward

Mar 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Place was clean, affordable, close to the highway, plenty of restaurants and gas nearby. The staff, neaning the lady at the fron desk was GREAT!

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Gump

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I was in town on business and was on a budget so I looked around and I found this location. The reviews were decent so I thought I'd give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. The beds were super comfortable, the staff was very friendly, and the Japanese restaurant next door was fantastic. Just had to walk next door. At the price I paid it was well worth the experience. Thank you Red Roof for your hospitality.

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Jeffery

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

A great value for the price, especially when compared to downtown hotels. Lots of restaurants nearby was a bonus. Not fancy, but functional. Extra kudos to housekeeping, who did more than one would expect for the price.

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Arthur

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Average hotel. Needs some upkeep. Heat worked great, bed was comfortable. Room was pretty clean. No breakfast, coffee was awful but for the price I would stay again.

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Kimber

Oct 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is a motel style accommodation with exterior doors. My room was clean as was the bedding. The floor is laminate with a small bit of carpet under the bed. The bed was comfortable, I slept well. Only one ice maker was available next to the lobby and unfortunately my room was located about as far as you can get from it. Check in was smooth and the clerk was friendly. There is coffee in the lobby, no makers in the room. Im not complaining, only stating. The bathroom included a small shampoo, bar of soap and 2 wall dispensers with shampoo and body wash. The wall shampoo did not lather and now I know why there was a seperate small shampoo. There were 2 towels, hand towels, wash cloths and a bath mat. The room had a small refrigerator and a microwave. I was very pleased with my accommodations and would definitely stay again.

10

Brian

Apr 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We were pleasantly surprised with our visit! The staff upon arrival was friendly and personable. The rooms were clean, shower had great water pressure and the beds were comfy! Close distance to tons of shopping and quick access to highways. Evenings were quiet so we were able to rest. I definitely would choose to visit again.

8

Paulina

Mar 6, 2023

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Room was fine, what you would expect for a red roof. Nice steakhouse next door. $100 deposit at check-in is annoying and then you have to wait 3-5 business days after check out to hopefully get it back. I’ve never had to do that at a red roof before.

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Month	Average price
January	$49
February	$49
March	$51
April	$75
May	$81
June	$60
July	$66
August	$65
September	$56
October	$58
November	$55
December	$51

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 $83	19 $69
20 $59	21 $59	22 $59	23 $59	24 $59	25 $69	26 $69
27 $59	28 $59	29 $59	30 $59

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $61	2 $68	3 $68
4 $61	5 $59	6 $61	7 $61	8 $60	9 $68	10 $84
11 $60	12 $61	13 $61	14 $61	15 $61	16 $68	17 $68
18 $61	19 $61	20 $61	21 $94	22 $94	23 $93	24 $94
25 $61	26 $61	27 $61	28 $61	29 $61	30 $68	31 $68

Red Roof Inn Indianapolis South

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