Name: Econo Lodge Milwaukee Airport
Address: 6541 South 13th Street, College Heights, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, US
Price range: US$63–US$86 per night
Rating: 7.51

What guests think

Econo Lodge Milwaukee Airport draws mixed reviews as a low-cost, airport-area stay, with convenient shuttle access and some comfortable beds, but significant reports of dirty, dated spaces, smoke odors, pests, and maintenance problems that affect guest comfort.

Location is convenient for flights, transit, and nearby food, and a few guests found the property quiet. Staff interactions range from friendly and helpful to slow or unresponsive. Breakfast is minimal—typically just donuts and coffee—and some guests said it was missing. Overall, expect a basic budget stay with trade-offs in cleanliness and upkeep.

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Facilities

Amenities are basic and common areas feel worn; several reviews note a helpful airport shuttle but no elevator.

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Richard

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First - the name is misleading - this is not a hotel within the airport as the name sort of implies. It's very NEAR the airport but not on the airport grounds. The main two problems we had with this place was they don't have an elevator for the folks on the second level and the property looks like it hasn't been remodeled since the 70s. The steps feel like they are going to collapse underneath you. The desk person was sort of friendly but kept cracking what she thought were jokes but were more cutting/insulting than funny. We didn't pay a lot for this place so we didn't have very high expectations. There are probably better choices in this area.

10

Edel

10 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Needed some rest for one night; the shuttle service to MKE is very convenient !

10

SUSAN

17 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff, clean room, airport shuttle was very helpful. Opportunity to leave our car was an added bonus.

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Randal

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Was under construction and was fairly dirty, especially the parking lot. Was supposed to have a microwave but didn't. They placed one on a table in one of the halls, communal microwave

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leslie

30 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Came for Summerfest. Staff was very friendly. The donuts were amazing! Felt safe! Plenty of security cameras. Had anything you would need, fridge, microwave, shower, and a decent bed.

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Gary

10 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed a night before flying out the next morning. Gave us a shuttle ride at 3:30 AM, just the three of us and even got us going early.

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Paul

23 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms were clean and in okay shape but looking for amenities this is not the place. They have coffee and donuts for breakfast we expect a little more for breakfast. If you are looking for a pool there is not one. If you are looking for a reasonable hotel with not a lot of amenities this is the place.

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joseph

23 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

it need to update from floor carpet to laminate. parking lot need to recontruction. toilet need to check n maintainance the water flow. on flush. more trash bag.

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Catherine

10 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Got this booking at the last minute as our other booking fell through when we arrived into Milwaukee,so we were glad to find a room during Summerfest! The property was clean,staff were helpful and there was a complimentary airport shuttle bus which was super convenient.

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Nirjara

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk never pick up the call. Don’t book here if you wanna get stuck at airport trying to get ahold of front desk to request for shuttle.

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Cleanliness

Many reviews report dirty rooms and hallways, smoke odors, mold, and pests (roaches/bugs), with a few noting clean beds or rooms.

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diana

26 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms are dirty their not being cleaned right. Towels are dirty. There are cockroaches. We did not notice them at first until we came back 1 day late and turned the lights on.

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Khadija

11 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The bathroom was filthy, with what looked like blood around the back of the seat. There was no remote for the TV.

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Emily

4 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The carpet felt gross to walk on. The little shampoo and conditioner bottles had already been used. There is no breakfast, just donuts. The juice machine didn’t work. The room smelled gross. Wouldn’t stay again.

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Dawn

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Somewhat dirty. Bed was hard. Pillows were old. Black mold on the shower. Got to the room and someone had used the soap and there was trash in the trashcan, so don't know if the room was cleaned. Dirty on the walls.

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Richard

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location is great. The staff was very professional. The air conditioning did not remove the humidity in the room so it was wet in the room. The bathroom door had tape on it to cover a large crack.

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Amanda

19 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This property is suppose to be non smoking but when we arrived the building reeked like cigarette smoke. Our room was filthy. The headboards were covered in dust, looked like it hadn’t been dusted in months. The lamps were broken. Our pillows were dirty and didn’t have pillow cases on them. The bathroom mirror had white splatter on it and the shower had hair hanging off the handle. The floor felt like it was caving in. The blanket on one of the beds had a cigarette burn. The a/c was covered in dust and black/brown substance. We complained the following day and they said the room was in that conditioned because we checked in late after 12:30am. That’s no excuse for a dirty room. They did end up giving us a new room which was way cleaner and better than the original room. But I would still not recommend this property.

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Twylla

16 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Soo dirty, I didn't want to touch anything. Stains all over the carpet and chairs. My room had something wet on the floor and plastic wrappers, a used bar of soap, peanuts and a pencil in the crack of the desk chair seat. It was filthy! So disgusting that I asked to change room and was given one marginally better. will never stay there again. Yes, it is cheap but not worth it!

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John

9 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place and room was dirty and run down. A lot of sketchy people hanging around outside. Not good. I won’t go back.

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Tiana

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty

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Steven

8 Feb 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The property does not serve breakfast. Poop on walls. electrical hazards. Burnt blanket. Mold in shower.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with recurring maintenance issues, smoke smells, humidity, and thin walls that allow noise. Beds are sometimes comfortable, and many rooms include a fridge, microwave, and working A/C, though Wi-Fi reliability varies by room.

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Peter

24 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The room we stayed in was run down. Lots of broken things and cigarette burns. It was a non-smoking room that smelled of smoke. There were several sketchy people wandering around the grounds/building. The staff was extremely nice and accommodating. We had no real issues but there were some things that made me uncomfortable.

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Gabrielle

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I heard a lot of horror stories so I was prepared for anything. Nothing that bad about these rooms! The beds were comfortable and clean, the bedside lamps and outlets worked, and the A/C worked great, so no need to bring your own bedding, a power bank, or travel fans. The rooms also include a mini fridge and a microwave, which was nice. Bring your own tissues and toilet paper if you're staying here. There aren't any tissues and the toilet paper is super thin one-ply. I brought both from home, so I was comfortable! I also brought some shower wipes and dry shampoo to avoid using the shower. They've got old school tubs and their anti-slip grip is wearing off pretty badly.

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Michael

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall decent stay. Beds were harder than expected,but slept ok.

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Richard

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First - the name is misleading - this is not a hotel within the airport as the name sort of implies. It's very NEAR the airport but not on the airport grounds. The main two problems we had with this place was they don't have an elevator for the folks on the second level and the property looks like it hasn't been remodeled since the 70s. The steps feel like they are going to collapse underneath you. The desk person was sort of friendly but kept cracking what she thought were jokes but were more cutting/insulting than funny. We didn't pay a lot for this place so we didn't have very high expectations. There are probably better choices in this area.

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Monzell

26 Feb 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Comfy

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Leonardo

27 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The don't have breakfast, they have donuts and a very waterdown coffe, nothing else, you can really hear every single noise outside and from the rooms next to you. Im not an easy person to wake up but the noise was so bad i could not sleep at all.

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Yoko

14 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We can hear what is going on the next room .

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Greg

21 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property is dirty and worn and needs to be renovated. The breakfast is misleading as they had only had old stale donuts and coffee (no fresh creamer was available) The free internet did not work in 4 rooms so we had to change to a room that had internet that worked. The cheap towels were adequate and the bed was not lumpy, and we did get free transportation to the airport. The staff was friendly but many could only speak limited english so they tried not to interact with guests which was a little strange. The front desk told us not to use expedia because they charge a $30 commission.

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Juan

16 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms were average but for the price they were a very good deal. Nice clean beds and pillows. Microwave and fridge in the room with your TV and free Wi-Fi. I always have a fast easy check in and check out.

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Eric

25 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall, the stay was great. Our only problem was that the room we shared a wall with were thin. There were a couple men's voices we would hear throughout the night having conversations and laughing.

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Service

Staff is frequently described as friendly and accommodating, but there are repeated complaints about rudeness, slow responses, key/access problems, and difficulty reaching the front desk or shuttle line.

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Robert

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Friendly check in, convenient 10 min drive to downtown, room clean.

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Heidi

11 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The woman at the front desk was so rude and condescending, I even asked her at one point if she was mad at me lol I would never stay here again. The shampoo and conditioner bottles had obviously been used before.

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Rachel

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff, nice air conditioning.

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Andrew

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk refused to give a room key. Had to be let in to hotel and room doors. Had to prop open room door to leave and unload luggage into the room.

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La Toyia

18 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Peter at the front desk was very unprofessional. I checked in at night and his attitude was rude, unfriendly and unwelcoming. Based on his demonstration alone I will never stay at this hotel.

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Jamie

22 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Said check out was 11, rushed to get out, super loud in the entire hallway. Carpets super dirty. Staff just sat on their phones and earbuds and hardly worked lol.

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Travis

14 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

it was great.Jonny (Donny?) at the front desk was great. everything was clean the new and nothing was damaged. this was an unexpected stay after we canceled our other hotel for a safety concern asked to leave. wow. they were gracious here at this hotel letting us check in a bit early without even explaining my circumstances as to why. we plan on staying in hotels close to events to avoid parking fees and traffic so we plan on staying at this hotel again for the next couple of weekends. all of it was because of the hospitality, the cleanliness of the hotel, space, comfortable bed and pillows, the towels were great and we didn't run out of hot water in 5 minutes like the other hotel. one important thing is the lighting in the bathroom. so many hotels don't have this and you can't see what you're doing to get ready. there's lamps all over the room usually that nobody uses but nothing in the bathrooms yet this hotel has figured it out. congratulations and I appreciate this more than anything. I only complaint is the coffee, it was way too strong even for me who bruise it with three times as much coffee grounds. something was off a bit 😆 it doesn't matter because there are so many good places for breakfast right near the hotel I don't really care about a continental breakfast or coffee. we're running a bit late on checkout, we were graciously given another half hour without anyone checking up on us. cant add any photos, theres something wrong with the web page. roomy, comfy. thx!

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Vincent

2 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great friendly staff they are excellent but they could definitely clean better than they do

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Michael

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were friendly, efficient and professional.

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Nirjara

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk never pick up the call. Don’t book here if you wanna get stuck at airport trying to get ahold of front desk to request for shuttle.

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Location

Convenient to Milwaukee Airport, bus lines, restaurants, and a short drive downtown; some guests mentioned sketchy activity around the property.

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Blanca

18 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Stores around

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Robert

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Friendly check in, convenient 10 min drive to downtown, room clean.

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Ben

13 Dec 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Rocky start with some miscommunication but great for it's price, very close to bus stops and airpot

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Edel

10 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Needed some rest for one night; the shuttle service to MKE is very convenient !

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Blanca

9 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Walking distance to restaurants etc

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Cindy

28 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Convince

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dane

18 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There are many hotels in a 3 block area near the MKE airport. The cost for the room was the lowest

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Bridget

27 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was very close to the airport and a place to rest our heads. I’ll leave it at that.

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Gary

10 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed a night before flying out the next morning. Gave us a shuttle ride at 3:30 AM, just the three of us and even got us going early.

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Blanca

6 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Bus line

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Dining

Breakfast is very limited—usually just donuts and coffee—and several guests said it was missing or quickly gone; occasional mentions of instant oatmeal or all-day coffee.

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Erika

22 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Not bad for the price. The rooms were clean but the stairs and hall floors didn't seem to be getting vacuumed regularly. The "grab and go" breakfast was donuts. The coffee was one of those automatic machines so it was avaliable all day and night. Staff was friendly.

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Heather

23 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was good, continental breakfast was just donuts and coffee, and unfortunately the bathroom looked like someone kicked a hole in it and the shower handle didn't work properly so it was hard to get hotter or colder. But everything else was fine. Just a little disappointed.

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Emily

4 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The carpet felt gross to walk on. The little shampoo and conditioner bottles had already been used. There is no breakfast, just donuts. The juice machine didn’t work. The room smelled gross. Wouldn’t stay again.

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Beverly A

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Just because there was a Harley motorcycle event in town, the price was more than double the normal amount. The only reason we stayed there was because it was the lowest price I could find in the area we needed for a reunion dinner. Would have expected a bit more fore breakfast than coffee, tea and sweet rolls in the hallway

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Zinda

1 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast consists of a donut and coffee. Did have instant oatmeal.

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Ibrahim

18 Dec 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

misleading advertisement (says breakfast included) but actually the breakfast is just donuts and coffee and it will go out very quickly !!

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Randy

14 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They DON’T serve breakfast, even when they advertise it. Listen to the reviews

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David

5 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Only breakfast food was coffee and sweet rolls. King size bed was very comfortable. Microwave and refrigerator were working and useful. TV did not have local FOX station so could not watch World Series.

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leslie

30 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Came for Summerfest. Staff was very friendly. The donuts were amazing! Felt safe! Plenty of security cameras. Had anything you would need, fridge, microwave, shower, and a decent bed.

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Helen

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was clean for the most part & the beds were comfortable. The only issue I had was they only had donuts for breakfast & there was no juice or milk for the kids to drink with their donuts. Other than that I loved my stay!

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Month	Average price
January	US$51
February	US$48
March	US$47
April	US$46
May	US$50
June	US$62
July	US$62
August	US$70
September	US$55
October	US$55
November	US$50
December	US$46

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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13	14	15	16 $86	17 $64	18 $71	19 $63
20 $63	21 $64	22 $64	23 $64	24 $73	25 $73	26 $73
27 $69	28 $73	29 $73	30 $73

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $69	2 $69	3 $69
4 $69	5 $69	6 $69	7 $66	8 $66	9 $66	10 $66
11 $66	12 $66	13 $66	14 $66	15 $66	16 $66	17 $66
18 $66	19 $66	20 $66	21 $66	22 $66	23 $66	24 $64
25 $66	26 $66	27 $67	28 $66	29 $67	30 $66	31 $66

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