Red Roof Inn Winston-Salem

Before booking at this hotel I read the reviews and there were a lot of great reviews. When I arrived it was nothing like the reviews described. Upon entering the lobby there was an odor. I booked a non-smoking room online but during check-in was told there were no more non-smoking rooms so they put me in a smoking room. When we got off the elevator there was an odd smell in the hallway. When we got in the room the smell was horrible! There were 2 rolls of used toilet paper in the bathroom, stains on the tub/shower, and trash on the floor. We were uncomfortable even sleeping in those beds. Due to the smell we had to leave asap due to me literally getting sick to my stomach. I would never book here again.

The entire property was dirty. Cigarette burns in the comforter (non-smoking room) and stains on the sheets. None of the surfaces were cleaned and had drink stains on them. There were small bugs all over the windows in the room. Side door was held open by an unused tampon to allow guests to get in after hours. 10 out of 10 would never stay here again or recommend this property.

Terrible

Clean room great and around

GREAT job on renovations for this older building! The bathroom had a modern shower stall, new flooring through the entire room, comfy mattresses & pillows w/ bright white bedding, & everything smelled clean & fresh. Excellent room with all my needs met; WAY better than I expected at such an affordable price. Based on just THAT, I would've given it 5 stars. However, there was one big hiccup with check-in, though I'm hoping it isn't a "usual" occurrence. I arrived at 6:50, way past the 3PM check-in stated on my Hotels.com confirmation & the hotel's website. I was told my room wouldn't be ready for another hour because someone from housekeeping was late to work that day, causing ALL room preparations to fall behind schedule. Fine; no problem. I grabbed dinner & came back. No room yet. Two hours...no room. By the third hour, the desk manager starts cancelling reservations of people who haven't arrived yet. I'm not sure who owns &/or manages the property day-to-day, but I should think they'd have a better back-up plan when someone doesn't show up to work on time. I finally got into my room shortly after 10 PM. The ONE housekeeping person - who was hustling to do everything himself - apologized profusely as he completed mopping the floor & backed out of my room. I can't be mad at the staff that WAS there because of their colleague's lack of responsibility. I hate to think of the negative reviews this hotel will receive due to the fallout from one person pulling a no-show for work.