Name: Red Roof Inn Tucson Downtown - University
Address: 1300 N. Stone Ave, Feldman's, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, Tucson, Pima County, US
Price range: $56–$126 per night
Rating: 6.83

What guests think

At Red Roof Inn Tucson Downtown - University, reviews describe a budget-friendly stay with some clean, comfortable rooms and convenient access to I-10 and the university, but recurring concerns about cleanliness, pests, strong odors, late-night noise, and the rough surrounding area.

Staff experiences are mixed, from friendly and helpful to unresponsive or rude, including reports of overbooking and refund issues. Facilities draw criticism for a small or cloudy pool, a lukewarm hot tub, and tight parking, though some noted bright lighting and an occasional working jacuzzi. Rooms are basic; some found beds comfortable and stays quiet, but others noted smoke smells, maintenance issues, and unreliable Wi-Fi/TV. Expect a no-frills budget motel with tradeoffs, especially regarding the area and upkeep.

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Facilities

Guests frequently cite a small or poorly maintained pool, a lukewarm hot tub, and tight or limited parking; a few appreciated bright lighting and, at times, a working jacuzzi.

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Valerie

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Laid out nicely so we could park in front of our rooms and not have to carry our pets far. Had a very nice looking little pool area but it wasn’t swimming weather. No cream for the coffee.

10

Brenda

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

It was very close to the University of Arizona. The room was very clean and no issues. Felt safe and parking was not an issue. The only issue was that the pool was very cloudy and that discouraged us from using it because we were unsure how often it was cleaned and maintained. It Would have been nice to use the pool the weather was 98 degrees. Other than that it was a nice stay. Convenient for us.

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Joan

Aug 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This was exactly what I needed. It was a $60 a night room, and I got exactly what I needed. Clean, friendly, comfy bed, TV, pool that’s open late, everything I wanted for a late night quick overnight stop in Tucson. To the people who leave negative reviews because it’s old and not fancy, you want the Marriott. That’s not $60 a night. This was perfect.

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Mariann

Apr 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean. Parking was bad, not enough spaces. Drug deals in the parking lot, scary area.

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Carlos

Jun 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The property was upscale for its location, the pictures hide the truth, the Pool was a kids' pool but twice the size, very small and looked unkept or maintained, the staff was very short, and rude, the room was ok but the price was pushing it for the locaton and what they provided

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Scott

Nov 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean rooms, nice jacuzzi.

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Shanendoah

Feb 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Parking lot got filled up, noisy, room semi clean. Its just your average cheap motel room

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Rick

Mar 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Limited parking

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Mahlon

Mar 26, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Rooms are spacious and clean. My bathroom drain was a bit slow and the shower curtain rod was loose. Parking spaces are tight and a difficult to squeeze into. Surrounding neighborhood is sketchy, but the property feels safe. Overall, very comfortable stay.

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Rhonda

Jan 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Hot tub was barely Luke warm and no water jets

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent: many reviews report roaches, stained linens, strong odors, and missed cleaning, while others found rooms acceptably clean.

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Kurt

Dec 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This place is absolute trash. We found a bunch of hair in the sink and bathtub after checking in. We didn’t look right away and we were in the room 30 minutes or so. I went to get a refund because it was disgusting and they told me it was 41 minutes since I checked in and at 40 minutes you can’t get a refund. They took us to another room and same thing, hair in the floor and in the bathroom. That might be the biggest bunch of crap I’ve ever heard. I told the front desk I was going to write this review to tell everyone to avoid this place and they didn’t care. Unreal. I’ll be calling and emailing their corporate offices as well.

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Russ

Nov 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very good value and the property is older but was very comfortable and the rooms were recently updated and near a clean, a good value!

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Amber

Nov 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cockroaches in the room the size of half dollars including smaller ones. I contacted the front desk. She refused to switch my room and said there’s more cockroaches in another room so I switch my room but she would get a dustpan come up to my room and get them out for me. I couldn’t believe this. It was late and I had to work early in the morning, so I proceeded to shake down the bed to make sure there’s nothing in it to find dirty, crusty blankets. I made sure they weren’t just stains. They were crusty and then proceeded to look even deeper into the room, the drawers had marijuana paraphernalia, as well as trash in them. The floors had the past guests, hair, ties, and garbage, which means they weren’t vacuumed I contacted the manager the next day who is even more rude than the receptionist the night before she would not give me her name and became very argumentative and aggressive towards me before she hung up never ever again. Super disgusted and disappointed.

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Salona

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was very dirty, rust in the tub, wall and ceiling falling down, shower head was zip tied on. There were also roaches in our room. Will never stay there again.

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Angela

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was dirty. The comforter looked like someone jumped on the bed black shoe prints as well as rips. Sink was filthy. Toilet had been pooped in and had skid marks all over it. Property is 1 star and that’s being nice. We didn’t stay, because of how gross it was!

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Damian

Jul 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Found a dead roach legs up in the bathroom the size of a fist i noticed immediately walking in. Would have complained but didnt want to frighten my 11 year old daughter so picked up with tp and flushed it. Wish i had took a picture might have gotten a comp, but it was already bed tine didnt want to hunt down another hotel

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Alex

Apr 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Working AC and good hot water. Bed was comfortable and the rate was fair for the area. However, the floors and sheets were dirty and there was a cigarette mark on the comforter. Lots of people loitering around the building. You can probably find a better alternative, though this was on the cheaper side when I booked.

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Lesly

Feb 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was dirty the blankets had cigarette holes and the shower was very dirty and the floor to it looked like someone had thrown up in the shower and I asked to have it cleaned and front desk told me they could bring me cleaning supplies and I could clean it on my own I needed up cleaning the shower

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Claudia

Aug 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very well located near I-10 and 1 mile from U of A Honors Village. The building seems old and the area is not safe. Although the rooms seem they have been remodeled, the general state of the place is pretty run down and dirty. After arriving to my room and opening the door, I was hit by a very foul smell. I assumed it was because pets are welcome. Then, I noticed a random pair of gloves on the desk nobody cared to pick up. The bathroom door was opened and I walked into the bathroom to realize there was urine in the toilet sitting there for who knows for how long since the smell in the room was so strong. I went back to the front desk to explain the situation and request a change of room. The man who assisted me only worded an annoyed yes but never apologized or offer any further assistance. The new room seem “cleaner” but there was not hand soap in the bathroom, the TV could never connect to the Wi-Fi and the hand towels where nicely folded but never washed (there were dirty hand prints on them). By this point it was too late to find another place so I just stayed and “slept” intermittently due to the uncleanness of the place and the guests on both rooms next to mine yelling during the night and their children running around on the corridor outside my room. I would never stay in this place again. I understand this is a budget hotel but it’s insulting they treat their guests this way.

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Chance

Nov 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean, and quiet. The best stay for the cost bar none. Especially under such a short warning.

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Rooms

Rooms are basic; some found beds comfortable and stays quiet, but others noted smoke smells, maintenance issues, and unreliable Wi-Fi/TV.

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Perfect

Apr 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The other guests were loud and swimming at 3 am. Hard to fall asleep bed was uncomfortable. The hotel room smells like smoke when we got there. The staff were not friendly and the surrounding areA was taken over by people on drugs.i will never go on that side of town

10

cynthia

Mar 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The comfortable beds!

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Lorraine

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The Staff was very helpful and friendly, checking in and out. This was an over night stay. The room was for 2 people. Only one chair provided that was in terrible condition. Should be replaced. Beds were not very comfortable. Very noisy all night both from outside and the room above and beside us. Room service was available if you had a phone that could scan a code otherwise not available. Neither of us were able to sleep. I expected better from this brand.

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Robert

Oct 8, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was hot because they keep the AC units off. Took us 8 hrs to cool our room to a comfortable temperature. Cleaning service stole our personal rag that we had brought and only gave us one cup to use. Three throw pillows is what you get for your bed which was uncomfortable. Tweekers walking around at night. Room was decent and bed was ok. You get what you pay for! ($65/night)

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kristen

Oct 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

the place is surface nice, but cracks in walls shower head falling off, refrigerator seal broken etc. The smell of 'cleaner' was nauseating and overpowering.

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Jonathan

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The tv never worked. I called and for 2 days, and they never showed to fix it. I asked them a couple of times. My door card stopped working everyday. So I had to go back and have it reprogrammed everyday. They never checked my ID to see if I was who i said i am. They just gave me the card with whatever room i said i was in. Mold in the bathrooms. I will never come back.

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Sindie

Mar 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The comfortable beds

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Lindsey

Jan 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet, Clean, Comfortable and centrally located. Amazing value

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Kyle

Nov 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good price for what you get. Hard beds

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Rondell

Feb 15, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I booked for three days, but on the evening of the second day the Internet went out. I was absolutely counting on that to coordinate a series of medical procedures and they said it would be fixed by morning. It was not fixed. I got back to my room in late morning after a med visit, still no Internet and so I checked out to look for another hotel. It was after the 1100 checkout time (about 1200) and they wouldn't refund my money. They claimed the Internet was up and running, but it was not. The rooms were clean, but the property (stairwells, parking lot, sidewalks, etc) were filthy with trash, discarded food items and so on. Also, irritating as hell, they have a little coffee bar in the lobby but the lobby is locked up until 0800 or so. If you have business in town, you'd better scout for a Starbucks because the hotel coffee isn't available early enough.

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Service

Service is mixed, with both friendly, helpful staff and reports of rudeness, poor problem resolution, overbooking, and difficulty obtaining refunds or timely maintenance.

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Crystal

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Had the rudest and coldest person check me in. No conversation or talk about the property or my room. The place was dirty. My room smells like smoking and cigarettes! I had homeless pounding on my bathroom window at 3am. Paper thin walls and can hear everything! Holes in my towels

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mavis

Oct 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff

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Jack

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was most helpful and then room clean and nice. Excellent experience

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Logan

Feb 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT BOOK THIS PROPERTY AND ASSUME YOU HAVE A ROOM. This property overbooks and all they could offer was a sorry. No call, no email, no text earlier in the day of hey, we don't have a room for you any more. Left scrambling to find another hotel with a kid and within budget. If it's on a busy Saturday night, good luck.

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Jonathan

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The tv never worked. I called and for 2 days, and they never showed to fix it. I asked them a couple of times. My door card stopped working everyday. So I had to go back and have it reprogrammed everyday. They never checked my ID to see if I was who i said i am. They just gave me the card with whatever room i said i was in. Mold in the bathrooms. I will never come back.

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ann

Nov 18, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

On line photos varied greatly from actual conditions. House cleaning did not come to the room 2 of 4 days. Bathroom shower fitting was apart from the wall, room was dirty, gaps between door frame and door very apparent.

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Michael

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff gives good customer service and the room was clean and comfortable.

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Michael

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I was charged 170 when I didn’t even go to the room reserved I was unable to cancel aswell

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Alexandra

Mar 25, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The folks who run this place were exceptionally kind - it's just so nice to interact with people like them.

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Lauren

Nov 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Upon trying to check into Red Roof Inn we were told they would not be able to accommodate us and a room would be saved for us at a Motel 6 near the airport. Arriving at the Motel 6, the front desk staff was very kind, but the room was very unkept, the sheets and towels were dirty with stains, and some of the furniture was missing pieces. It’s clear there was a renovation underway, and the 2 star rating was evident.

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Location

Convenient to I-10, downtown, and the University of Arizona, but many mention a rough, unsafe-feeling area with homeless activity around the property.

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David

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lots of homeless hang around near the hotel and across street

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Alissa

Apr 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The Inn was pretty good but the location was sketchy and unsafe to walk. So, for the location, the nightly rate was too much.

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Brenda

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

It was very close to the University of Arizona. The room was very clean and no issues. Felt safe and parking was not an issue. The only issue was that the pool was very cloudy and that discouraged us from using it because we were unsure how often it was cleaned and maintained. It Would have been nice to use the pool the weather was 98 degrees. Other than that it was a nice stay. Convenient for us.

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Amanda

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rough neighborhood

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Bryan

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was smooth, and I was able to get my preferred type of room. This location is super convenient to the I-10. Not far from U of AZ

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Jay

Nov 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There are a lot of homeless in the immediate area.

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Perry

Oct 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is fine but location is terrible, Addicts and homeless everywhere

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Jesse

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Property is an absolute dump. Homeless everywhere. Rummaging through trash cans on property! Website pictures are not an accurate representation. This hotel should not be more than $30/night.

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Adrean

Mar 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Pulled up, could barely get in to the lot and once I did it was sketch central. Harassed twice before I got to the door only find a dude prowling by my car when I got out of the office. No where near as nice as the pictures, but what do you expect for the price. Super unsafe

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Melissa

Nov 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall a quick stay and a well kept place for what this place is. The property is well lit and I felt safe at night. It’s close to campus and restaurants.

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Dining

Very limited on-site options: several guests reported no breakfast and inconsistent or unavailable coffee, while others appreciated free coffee; nearby food choices were described as limited.

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Waleed

Dec 1, 2022

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Stayed 19,321 nights

We couldn't find coffee or tea as mentioned. And unprofessional giving information.

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ricki

Mar 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Limited food options, poor neighborhood.

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Valerie

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Laid out nicely so we could park in front of our rooms and not have to carry our pets far. Had a very nice looking little pool area but it wasn’t swimming weather. No cream for the coffee.

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Marisela

Mar 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

First time in this hotel but definitely recommended, remodeled, very clean , fridge, good I will definitely stay again the only thing was missing breakfast or coffee

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Emmett

May 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Had to move the microwave to be able to plug it in, no coffee maker in the room, no breakfast, cleaning person left a dirty rag on the dresser, no do not disturb sign to hang, key cards barely worked, lots of loud guests at 3 am, pool was dirty and much smaller than appeared on the website, dead bugs in the bed

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Ronald

Apr 17, 2024

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Stayed 13 nights

First of all this is a Red Roof Inn not a Biltmore or Four Seasons. It is not in the best neighborhood—homeless people are wandering around, but this property is very well lit. It also has a very competent and helpful night desk clerk. They also provide free, great tasting coffee

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Janet

Aug 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

My room was very clean but coffee would have been nice even if it was in the lobby.

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Tammy

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Other than not many choices for food, we had a good stay.

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Samuel

Feb 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Didn’t like? Floor was dirty when my husband was barefooted, towels are olds , stated free breakfast and there was no breakfast ..

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Rondell

Feb 15, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I booked for three days, but on the evening of the second day the Internet went out. I was absolutely counting on that to coordinate a series of medical procedures and they said it would be fixed by morning. It was not fixed. I got back to my room in late morning after a med visit, still no Internet and so I checked out to look for another hotel. It was after the 1100 checkout time (about 1200) and they wouldn't refund my money. They claimed the Internet was up and running, but it was not. The rooms were clean, but the property (stairwells, parking lot, sidewalks, etc) were filthy with trash, discarded food items and so on. Also, irritating as hell, they have a little coffee bar in the lobby but the lobby is locked up until 0800 or so. If you have business in town, you'd better scout for a Starbucks because the hotel coffee isn't available early enough.

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Month	Average price
January	$73
February	$84
March	$64
April	$57
May	$60
June	$53
July	$51
August	$54
September	$66
October	$72
November	$64
December	$63

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 $56	19 $62
20 $61	21 $61	22 $61	23 $61	24 $61	25 $62	26 $62
27 $62	28 $62	29 $62	30 $62

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $62	2 $124	3 $126
4 $62	5 $62	6 $62	7 $62	8 $62	9 $62	10 $62
11 $62	12 $62	13 $62	14 $62	15 $62	16 $62	17 $62
18 $62	19 $62	20 $62	21 $62	22 $62	23 $62	24 $72
25 $72	26 $63	27 $63	28 $63	29 $62	30 $62	31 $62

Red Roof Inn Tucson Downtown - University

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