Name: Red Roof Inn PLUS+ Birmingham East – Irondale/Airport
Address: 1813 Crestwood Boulevard, Irondale, Alabama, United States of America, Irondale, Alabama, US
Price range: $64–$193 per night
Rating: 7.3

What guests think

At Red Roof Inn PLUS+ Birmingham East – Irondale/Airport, guests report a mix of recently updated, budget-friendly rooms and significant drawbacks, including inconsistent cleanliness, maintenance problems, and area or noise concerns, leading to very different stay experiences.

Common complaints include a $100 deposit not disclosed at booking, no breakfast despite expectations, and intermittent hot water or weak pressure. On the positive side, some guests found clean remodeled rooms, friendly check-in, pet-friendly policies, and convenient access to Barber Motorsports Park and nearby food. Overall, expect a basic, budget stay with variable comfort and reliability.

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Facilities

Several facilities are out of order: multiple reviews report the pool closed or unusable and ice machines broken. The parking lot and exterior areas need maintenance and lighting varies by area.

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Janette

Oct 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Handicap room needs an upgrade. No way could this room work for a handicapped person. Shower hose could not reach bench, curtain did not hold water in shower and water ran all over the floor. We had to keep mopping up the water. Plug did not hold water in sink.

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Daniel

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The listing said it had a pool and breakfast. They lied. The pool is no longer workkng and they lied about breakfast. The room was atrocious. The bathroom door was all messed up to wear you couldn't even lock it and would not even shut. The upgraded room didnt have anything special. This was a terrible experience. They mislead us om the ammenities

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ROBERT

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This property is not in safe repair and should NOT be available for rent, nor in a good area. The ceiling plaster in the bathroom was flaking into the tub as I was showering, the flooring throughout was split and peeling, the room's fixtures such as lamps and electrical receptacles were caked with gunk, some of the sockets I would not use for fear of getting shocked, the stairs to the third floor were wobbling and handrail was sticky with years of filth, parking area is dark and creepy, as several guys were always hanging around in dark areas of parking lot. This property has numerous piles of what looks like re-purposed construction debris lying around, parking lot in poor condition. I could go on and on, but I won't. I cannot believe Red Roof Inn would allow their name to be put on this property, or that Travelocity would be offering it on their site. I have never felt a need for a review like this, and I have stayed at some rather sketchy lodgings in my years.

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Chad

Jul 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It wasnt to bad we arrived around 2ish a little after 2, greeted politely and handled very well. Now we had a room on the 2nd floor and the room above us sounded like it had elephants running around till around 7ish. Had to use restroom around midnight walk in see a bug.... forgot to mention the ice machines didnt work which made us have to use the vending machine kinda odd but whatever. The room was great for the moat part. Water in the bathroom whole different story hardly any cold water at all for a 95° day.

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Phillip

Jul 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room it's self was clean but the floor sloped so bad in the room the chair would roll away from the desk. The TV remote stopped working and after replacing the batteries and it still wouldn't work they said there was nothing they could do. The beds and pillows are not comfortable at all. The property was full of cigarette butts and trash. Before booking this room we called to verify that they had a pool and offered breakfast, but upon check in i was informed the pool and breakfast have been closed since 2020, which these were 2 of the main reasons we booked here since traveling with children. The customer service was less than to be desired. We are very disappointed with our stay and definitely would NOT book another room here and strongly advise others to stay somewhere nicer considering the cost of this room was over $100.

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Jeffrey

Mar 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very good lighting in parking lot. I liked the wooden floors. Stayed one night on the road.

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Charles

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

For the price it was OK but there's no breakfast, parking lots is kind of broken up, and temp construction workers staying there. Kids in room above stomping around the room both nights I was there.

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Lori

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Building is old and in rough shape. The pool is a shade of green I have never seen. There was mold covering the ceiling in the bathroom of room 204. We were then moved to 207. No mold that i see but its filthy

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Jade

Jul 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and i enjoyed my stay, wish the pool was open though!

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Aeriel

Jul 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Suri was extremely rude and the pool was closed.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is highly inconsistent: some guests found renovated rooms clean, but many mention roaches, lingering smoke odors, dirty floors or linens, mold, and other upkeep issues. Hot water and water pressure problems were also reported.

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Robin

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We knew this was a budget hotel. We just needed somewhere to sleep to catch an early morning flight. However, it was worse than we could have imagined. As soon as we walked in the room, we were greeted by a giant cockroach. It was not the only insect we encountered either. There was someone’s hair stuck to the wall in the bathroom, and mold and dust all over. It was just generally filthy. Everything was also in disrepair, from the furniture to the shower curtain that was almost coming off the rings. We seriously considered just sleeping in our car instead of staying in the room. The staff was friendly so I’ll give them that. But we will certainly never stay here again!

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Eric

Apr 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There are roaches in my room

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Brian

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room smelled.

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Jacques

May 2, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The first day I arrived, even before it got dark, I observed at least a dozen cockroaches scurrying around the room baseboards, in the bathroom, and in the dresser drawers. I 'captured' a couple to show the front desk the next morning and strongly suggested that they call an exterminator to solve this problem. I didn't see any the next day, but the following day, I realized that I'd shared the bed with a big cockroach that night. To say the least, I was not impressed. Also, the laminate flooring in the room was damaged in the main traffic area and I was worried that I'd cut my feet or get slivers if I happened to step in this area. I kept my shoes on throughout my stay. It's obvious that routine maintenance is not high on management's list of 'things to do'.

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Jeset

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place is really dirty / No hot water

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Lori

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Building is old and in rough shape. The pool is a shade of green I have never seen. There was mold covering the ceiling in the bathroom of room 204. We were then moved to 207. No mold that i see but its filthy

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Michael

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t have any hot water. We all took lukewarm showers. They didn’t offer breakfast.

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John

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Would have been nice to have hot water.

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Courtney

Jul 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The main complaint was that this was an older property that had been remodeled but even though we were in a non smoking room it still smelled of old smoke. They attempted to mask it but it didn’t help.

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Phuong

Aug 30, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Dirty room and hallway

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Rooms

Rooms are basic with some updates, but comfort is mixed: many cite very firm or small beds and thin pillows. Noise is common from trains, thin walls, and the highway.

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Laila

Sep 27, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Terrible rooms, not very safe, walls are thin and you can hear everything

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Regina

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was average decent place to stay. There was no breakfast just coffee. The rooms were good, but the mattress were hard and the pillows were too firm for my liking.

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Marwan

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

You can see that they've done some basic upgrades. The bed and pillows were awful! The folks on top of sounded like they were moving furniture. I would not choose to stay here again.

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MICHAEL

Dec 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The place was adequate. It was remodeled some time ago, and although it is pretty clean, it looks it. The first room we checked into, supposedly non-smoking, smelled of smoke. The second room was better. There is no carpet on the floors which I think is a good thing. It is easier to keep it clean. The back of the building is theoretically the "quiet side" but the interstate runs behind it and is pretty noisy.

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marie r

Apr 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This is clearly an older property that they are gradually upgrading. The sink was new, the flooring was a mess. Room was on 3rd floor (elevator) at the rear so very quiet. Nice shower, good towels. Comfy bed.

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Tammy

Apr 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Area is clean and quiet, the mattress in the room needs to b replaced. Spent the weekend trying to stay n the center of the bed to sleep. The left and right side were sunk I …

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Pamela

Oct 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean comfortable room. Front desk service was very good. It is an older hotel and some flooring and bath fixtures could use an upgrade but nothing too bad. My only problem is that it is right next to train tracks. The trains coming by VERY early in the morning woke me up before I had planned to get up. The bright side is it did get me on the road to Ohio early so I arrived early.

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Michael

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Ok, so the pros and cons... Pro: nice quiet area, not a lot of traffic or noise. It was close to our venue: Barber Motorsports Park, but not so close to have been crowded. The room was clean and well supplied, minus a hairdryer that didn't work. Cons: The beds were VERY firm, like hardwood floor firm. The pillows were like 50 layers of compressed cardboard stuffed into a pillow case. They were brutal. Also, and not directly caused by the hotel, but the entire area, within 5 miles, of the hotel smelled like marijuana, reeked of that horrible weed/body odor smell. It was a room and it was quiet, but I doubt I would stay there again

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Terresa

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The beds were not the best

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Martha

Sep 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t get any sleep at all! The trains passing by blowing the horn on an hourly basis and you could hear every conversation being had outside and from neighboring rooms. The area is very sketchy and unsafe. The room was dirty especially the floors and the room and building were also very run down! Don’t stay there! Pay the extra money and find a better location with clean rooms!

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Service

Service sentiment is mixed: several guests praised friendly, professional front-desk staff and smooth check-in, while others reported rude interactions, poor issue handling, and policy disputes.

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Shaun

Jan 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Front desk person was rude

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Torrie

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel's front desk clerk was not customer friendly! The hotel asked for an additional $100 for a deposit! The rooms were not clean and there was no staff available to clean the room! I asked for an early check in for a business call and I was told no! The front desk clerk was Very rude! The hotel is not for business professionals! The hotel's appearance is not the same as a seen on this website!

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Robert

Sep 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was very clean, entire room has been updated to modern, and the front desk staff was friendly. Would stay here again in a heartbeat.

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Betty

May 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely great stay! Very friendly and accommodating staff.

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Kelvin

Feb 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was fine except for the lady at the front desk. Her attitude is awful she keeps a frown on her face and never greets her guest. This was my second encounter with her so i guess her attitude will not change.

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Jeanne

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet, clean room, quick check in

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maury

Aug 10, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was great. The manager had a bad attitude everytime i had to interact with her.

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Lisa

Jul 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was pleasant enough & the front desk clerk assured us it would be a quiet stay. It wasn't. The night desk clerk had to be contacted at about 04:00 to address loud carnival-style music that had been playing for hours coming from a truck parked in the hotel's lot. The employee said he wasn't aware of loud music, he couldn't hear it. Apparently his duties do not include walking the property. The floors were sticky, the bed was bad, it wasn't clean.

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tara

Nov 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Wouldn't let us stay with our 2 service dogs. I even had a letter from my dr. She didn't acknowledge the disability act. Very rude.

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Paula

Jun 25, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The lady in the front office was very rude. My kids are on special medicine, which causes me to use my own cleaning product for the health of the kids. She told me that I had to let her clean my room. I stated to her that I will clean my room and if it makes you feel better, you can watch me clean my room, the chemicals are too strong for my kids. She told me That if I don’t let them clean my room that me and my kids will have to go from Indianapolis, Indiana. We’ve been traveling on the road. I was very tired and she was very unprofessional not booked this hotel.

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Location

Location is convenient to major roads and Barber Motorsports Park, with food options nearby, but many reviews describe the area as sketchy and note train or highway noise.

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Josh

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great spot for a night stop in. The area was sketchier than expected after dark.

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ROBERT

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This property is not in safe repair and should NOT be available for rent, nor in a good area. The ceiling plaster in the bathroom was flaking into the tub as I was showering, the flooring throughout was split and peeling, the room's fixtures such as lamps and electrical receptacles were caked with gunk, some of the sockets I would not use for fear of getting shocked, the stairs to the third floor were wobbling and handrail was sticky with years of filth, parking area is dark and creepy, as several guys were always hanging around in dark areas of parking lot. This property has numerous piles of what looks like re-purposed construction debris lying around, parking lot in poor condition. I could go on and on, but I won't. I cannot believe Red Roof Inn would allow their name to be put on this property, or that Travelocity would be offering it on their site. I have never felt a need for a review like this, and I have stayed at some rather sketchy lodgings in my years.

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David

Oct 13, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean inexpensive, convenient to really good food and close to the venue i was attending, and really easy to get to

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Pamela

Oct 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean comfortable room. Front desk service was very good. It is an older hotel and some flooring and bath fixtures could use an upgrade but nothing too bad. My only problem is that it is right next to train tracks. The trains coming by VERY early in the morning woke me up before I had planned to get up. The bright side is it did get me on the road to Ohio early so I arrived early.

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ruth a

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Unsafe surroundings

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Michael

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Ok, so the pros and cons... Pro: nice quiet area, not a lot of traffic or noise. It was close to our venue: Barber Motorsports Park, but not so close to have been crowded. The room was clean and well supplied, minus a hairdryer that didn't work. Cons: The beds were VERY firm, like hardwood floor firm. The pillows were like 50 layers of compressed cardboard stuffed into a pillow case. They were brutal. Also, and not directly caused by the hotel, but the entire area, within 5 miles, of the hotel smelled like marijuana, reeked of that horrible weed/body odor smell. It was a room and it was quiet, but I doubt I would stay there again

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Lumekia

Oct 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My stay was ok but they had me in the front right where the train was no sleep train went by every 2 hours and kept waking me up

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Lynn

Mar 5, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, walking distance to Waffle House for breakfast.

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Crystal

Aug 18, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Just say NO - This is not a good area. PROS - Shower had good pressure and the water was hot. The fridge and microwave worked. The staff was nice. CONS - This is a bad area, do not stay here. The property says newly renovated, it's not, it's gross. It says it's completely smoke free which just means that you can't smoke in your room so everyone smokes cigarettes and pot right outside the room and then the air conditioner brings the smell into your room. We saw drug deals in the parking lot, at one point 3 cop cars were at the hotel.

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Martha

Sep 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t get any sleep at all! The trains passing by blowing the horn on an hourly basis and you could hear every conversation being had outside and from neighboring rooms. The area is very sketchy and unsafe. The room was dirty especially the floors and the room and building were also very run down! Don’t stay there! Pay the extra money and find a better location with clean rooms!

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Dining

Despite expectations, there is no breakfast; several note coffee only and limited drink options, with nearby Waffle House used as an alternative.

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Randy

Sep 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The bed i slept in was great.noy much around to eat.at .There is a waffle house down the street

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Cassandra

Oct 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

No drink ootions. Coffee mediocre at best. Are at kitchen not clean. No where for guests who aarive early to leave luggage aside from in dining area in pu lic view and access. No shower curtain in room but soap and shampoo dispenser up high out of teach when sitting in tub. Lots of people just hanging around back of hotel. Staff not friendly or knowledgeable. Un caring

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Lorena

Jan 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The heater worked. Run down and expensive for what you got. No breakfast.

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bob

Oct 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It's located near the highway so you can hear the traffic. Room needs updating. Faucet was loose, lots of dings on the wall and didn't offer breakfast or snacks.

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Ruby

Apr 5, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Didn’t have any breakfast like it said was disappointing if I knew that we would have stayed somewhere else

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Michael

Sep 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

clean room no breakfast for guests. was good for price.

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Thomas

Jul 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clerk was extremely helpful and polite, No breakfast, place was being remodeled (would have been nice to know in advance). I can not say enough about the clerk. but the condition of the hotel was bad.

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Troy

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was a $100 deposit that is not mentioned on the website when booking. Also they do not do breakfast, as advertised. At all. Room was fine, clean. Water pressure was low and did not get hot.

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Michael

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We didn’t have any hot water. We all took lukewarm showers. They didn’t offer breakfast.

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Eric

Jul 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was cheaper than most evrything without being a dump. If only they had a breakfast option, I'd love it.

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Month	Average price
January	$62
February	$62
March	$68
April	$67
May	$68
June	$59
July	$58
August	$66
September	$66
October	$79
November	$65
December	$62

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $65	17 $64	18 $73	19 $73
20 $64	21 $64	22 $64	23 $64	24 $64	25 $77	26 $78
27 $64	28 $64	29 $64	30 $65

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $72	2 $82	3 $82
4 $72	5 $72	6 $72	7 $72	8 $82	9 $193	10
11 $82	12 $72	13 $72	14 $72	15 $72	16 $107	17 $107
18 $72	19 $72	20 $72	21 $72	22 $72	23 $110	24 $129
25 $72	26 $72	27 $72	28 $72	29 $72	30 $111	31 $111

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (3Rd Floor, )

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible ()

Superior Room, 1 King Bed ()

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds ()

Premium Room, 2 Double Beds (Upgraded Bedding & Snack, )

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Upgraded Bedding & Snack, )

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