Name: Econo Lodge Garner - Raleigh
Address: 1602 Mechanical Blvd., Garner, North Carolina, United States of America, Garner, North Carolina, US
Price range: US$65–US$84 per night
Rating: 7.07

What guests think

At Econo Lodge Garner - Raleigh, guests often note friendly front-desk service and acceptable value, but many describe a worn, aging property with cleanliness inconsistencies (including bugs and odors), basic, noisy rooms with hard or squeaky beds, and a limited breakfast.

Several travelers liked the quieter setting and proximity to food and shopping, though some felt the surrounding area and exterior corridors were sketchy. Maintenance issues recur, including loud A/C units, loose or stuck doors, leaks, and quirky showers. Overall, expect a bare bones budget stay where price outweighs polish.

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Facilities

Facilities are dated, with multiple mentions of worn exterior corridors and walkways.

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4

Donna

16 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff were very helpful and nice; however, the building, rooms and grounds need significant work. The breakfast was extremely limited, the pool was filled in and the lights around the property did not all have bulbs. Grounds are bare or littered with weeds. The price was way out of line for this property.

6

Mary

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Now, after having stayed at Econo Lodge Garner NC, I would not ever stay there again, because there are other hotels - notably Wingate by Wyndham - which are very close by to the Econo Lodge, but much nicer. Econo Lodge was clean enough but clearly really old, and the A/C unit was the loudest I've EVER heard in any hotel. The breakfast was, seriously, a joke: Twinkies? Please. I was in Garner for a visit with family in Raleigh, and the last time there, I stayed at an eclectic independent hotel, The Longleaf, which was very nice but very overpriced, in my opinion. So this time I purposely looked for hotels a bit farther from the downtown Raleigh area where my family lives. My sister and my nephew both expressed concern about the environment around the Econo Lodge, and strongly hinted I should choose some other hotel, whether in Garner or close by, that is better and feels safer. Now I know I could get the Wingate there for not much more per night, definitely will look at that next time.

8

Greg

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Run down rooms with patchy paint and trim. Doorstopper on back of the bathroom door was hanging off. Weird design of the shower with seashell-shaped shelf dead center 10 inches from the floor so you have to keep your ankles close together was awkward. Bedframe was noisy when weight shifted whatsoever. Neighborhood was industrial area with junkyards, utility company repair yards, etc. Everything worked though. Great front desk staff and cleaning crew. I’d stay there again but it may be off-putting for some guests.

6

Scott

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff excellent, friendly. Property feels worn down, very surprised how squeaky the platform of the bed was and how hard the mattress was. Outside hallways just feel rundown.

6

Shatitka

15 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The place needs a make over. Its dingy patched up and the owners are rude

4

Aisha

24 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property could you an upgrade. The tub water was leaking, the chair had many stains and the area felt a bit unsafe.

4

Kathryn

31 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Property is in serious need of updating. The walkways are dirty. Our room smelled of cigarettes and was musty. A/C unit is very loud. Mattress needs to be replaced. Breakfast is a joke- have to go to front deak for milk.

10

Alex

31 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice people and staff. Room was cleaned daily, hot water, ice machine laundry services and free light breakfast.

6

Christopher

29 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Everyone we interacted was friendly and helpful! The condition of the motel wasn’t… the greatest, a lot of it looked run down. The room we stayed in had some type of brown splatter? on one of the doors and brown and white splatter on the wall next to our sink. We were missing a light bulb in one of our lamps and one bed was extremely squeaky every time you moved. Probably wouldn’t want to stay here again, but was thankful we found somewhere close to what we were doing. Again the staff was very friendly!

6

Mariana

26 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

There are no elevators and keep in mind the property only has outside stairs and outside doors. We were okay the whole time with everything but a homeless person approached us practically right outside the building. Added security and making it more modern would be best.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: some guests found rooms clean, but many reported roaches or other bugs, dirty bathrooms, odors, and stained or holey linens.

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4

Jason

17 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The desk people were nice. The room was dirty. It appears clean but if you wipe anything its filthy. Had blood on the ceiling, wall behind the tv, and wall in the bathroom. The bed squeaked so bad you couldnt sleep. There were bugs on the floor and in the bathroom. There were many things in the room repaired poorly. My first and last econo lodge.

10

Alex

31 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice people and staff. Room was cleaned daily, hot water, ice machine laundry services and free light breakfast.

4

Oneisha

29 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Roaches, cigarette burns all over, filthy bathrooms and rude staff

6

Christopher

29 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Everyone we interacted was friendly and helpful! The condition of the motel wasn’t… the greatest, a lot of it looked run down. The room we stayed in had some type of brown splatter? on one of the doors and brown and white splatter on the wall next to our sink. We were missing a light bulb in one of our lamps and one bed was extremely squeaky every time you moved. Probably wouldn’t want to stay here again, but was thankful we found somewhere close to what we were doing. Again the staff was very friendly!

2

Shirley Y.

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I think rooms needs a little renovations. I found a roach and left hours of checking in. The refrigerator in the room was old and broken. The bathroom door the lock was lose and broken.

10

Lidymar

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was clean which was important

10

Dianne

29 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It is a typical hotel, but it is clean, staff is friendly and the room is very roomy. Excellent room for the cost.

6

stephanie

28 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was musty. Sheets had holes in them. It was a basic room, nothing to brag about. When it mentioned breakfast, it was frozen waffles, cereal and pop tarts. Will I book again, probably not. It was just convenient

2

Christina

18 Sept 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The room is falling apart. Extremely Dirty! The door doesn’t close all the way. The floors were so dirty we had to wear socks to walk around. Refrigerator and freezer both don’t work. We had to fix the drain plug in the bathtub. The toilet had poop stains in it. It was an awful place to stay.

10

James

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

great staff and clean room

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and dated; comfort varies due to hard or squeaky beds, loud A/C, and maintenance problems with doors, showers, and fixtures.

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4

Amanda

12 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I only stayed one night ! Not only did someone try to get into my room around 2 am, there was a gap in the door seal(frame of door) my room Was freezing all night I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.

8

Shaqona

4 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Decent room nice size bed

6

Mary

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Now, after having stayed at Econo Lodge Garner NC, I would not ever stay there again, because there are other hotels - notably Wingate by Wyndham - which are very close by to the Econo Lodge, but much nicer. Econo Lodge was clean enough but clearly really old, and the A/C unit was the loudest I've EVER heard in any hotel. The breakfast was, seriously, a joke: Twinkies? Please. I was in Garner for a visit with family in Raleigh, and the last time there, I stayed at an eclectic independent hotel, The Longleaf, which was very nice but very overpriced, in my opinion. So this time I purposely looked for hotels a bit farther from the downtown Raleigh area where my family lives. My sister and my nephew both expressed concern about the environment around the Econo Lodge, and strongly hinted I should choose some other hotel, whether in Garner or close by, that is better and feels safer. Now I know I could get the Wingate there for not much more per night, definitely will look at that next time.

8

Greg

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Run down rooms with patchy paint and trim. Doorstopper on back of the bathroom door was hanging off. Weird design of the shower with seashell-shaped shelf dead center 10 inches from the floor so you have to keep your ankles close together was awkward. Bedframe was noisy when weight shifted whatsoever. Neighborhood was industrial area with junkyards, utility company repair yards, etc. Everything worked though. Great front desk staff and cleaning crew. I’d stay there again but it may be off-putting for some guests.

6

Scott

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff excellent, friendly. Property feels worn down, very surprised how squeaky the platform of the bed was and how hard the mattress was. Outside hallways just feel rundown.

6

Steven

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was good bed a little hard feeling hurts my back but most of all could be a lot better for the breakfast it was good i mean no one wants waffles wrapped in plastic when other hands touch it or the waffles where thesame way and hard the choices for breakfast was terrible needs to up grade bad other than that it the stay was good

2

Shatitka

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room. The bed wasn't attached therefore it rolled easily and the bottom of it was medal so it made noise. The bathroom door was coming apart. Everytime you close it the bottom gets stuck. The bathroom fan don't work. The water from the shower sprays all over the place

4

Aisha

24 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property could you an upgrade. The tub water was leaking, the chair had many stains and the area felt a bit unsafe.

4

Kathryn

31 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Property is in serious need of updating. The walkways are dirty. Our room smelled of cigarettes and was musty. A/C unit is very loud. Mattress needs to be replaced. Breakfast is a joke- have to go to front deak for milk.

8

Teplah

30 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The bed was very comfortable

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Service

Many highlight friendly, helpful staff, but several experienced serious issues such as billing problems, poor communication, and a late-night room key mix up.

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10

Kassondra

8 Aug 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived late at night and the guy at desk was so friendly and the room was clean. Area was quiet and didn’t have any issues.

4

Holly

10 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The night time clerk actually gave my room and key access to someone else. So at three o'clock in the morning three men busted into my room (I was traveling alone). Thankfully, the men left and I called the clerk who told me the mixup. This could have went really bad but thank goodness it didn't.

8

Greg

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Run down rooms with patchy paint and trim. Doorstopper on back of the bathroom door was hanging off. Weird design of the shower with seashell-shaped shelf dead center 10 inches from the floor so you have to keep your ankles close together was awkward. Bedframe was noisy when weight shifted whatsoever. Neighborhood was industrial area with junkyards, utility company repair yards, etc. Everything worked though. Great front desk staff and cleaning crew. I’d stay there again but it may be off-putting for some guests.

2

Krystal

12 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The Staff was absolutely horrible. The black gentleman at the front desk charged my card without my authorization the night before for a single night then when I checked in to pay the remaining balance behaved as if I did not have the money to stay a motel they had already charged me a full night for. They double charged my room then said they would give it away if I couldn’t pay a $50 deposit. I had to call my bank on speaker for them to fix everything and give me my room key. They did not go into to the room once to clean it while I stayed. 4 nights for an event in town. Though they were moving to clean rooms every morning. The breakfast was Saran wrapped pop tarts and box donuts bought the day of. Even at check out another man looked at me crazy when I asked for a printed copy of my receipt. Stay here if you must but the staff is not kind and the rooms will be dirty.

6

Scott

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff excellent, friendly. Property feels worn down, very surprised how squeaky the platform of the bed was and how hard the mattress was. Outside hallways just feel rundown.

10

Megan

24 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Always friendly

10

Jade

19 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had a fantastic stay! The staff was helpful the bed was comfortable. It was a much better value for the same amount of money that I paid at a hotel down the street the night before

10

Alex

31 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice people and staff. Room was cleaned daily, hot water, ice machine laundry services and free light breakfast.

10

Megan

24 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They are always so nice to people

10

James

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

great staff and clean room

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Location

Convenient to food and shopping and away from freeway noise for some; others felt the industrial surroundings and exterior-access layout felt unsafe or sketchy.

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james lyman

16 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

quiet

4

Susan

22 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This motel was in a convenient location and the price was reasonable. However, it is showing its age, other people were loud, and I felt unsafe. Worst of all was the breakfast - donuts, sugary cereals, white bread, and no protein, not even peanut butter. I would not recommend unless you are on a very tight budget.

2

Laura

5 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The other guests near us were very sketchy. We left before dark. A lot of people coming and going from the neighbors room.

6

Kathy

1 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenience and wasn't the safest

8

Jason

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

One of the few hotels in the Raleigh area not located alongside a busy freeway.

8

Greg

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Run down rooms with patchy paint and trim. Doorstopper on back of the bathroom door was hanging off. Weird design of the shower with seashell-shaped shelf dead center 10 inches from the floor so you have to keep your ankles close together was awkward. Bedframe was noisy when weight shifted whatsoever. Neighborhood was industrial area with junkyards, utility company repair yards, etc. Everything worked though. Great front desk staff and cleaning crew. I’d stay there again but it may be off-putting for some guests.

4

Robin

9 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Loud, music from guests next door. The smell of marijuana was overwhelming. Prostitute activity I was very disappointed, once nighttime arrived..

10

lolita

15 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property was a decent and comfortable stay in a good location.

8

stepfon

1 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Location was close to food and shopping

6

Mariana

26 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

There are no elevators and keep in mind the property only has outside stairs and outside doors. We were okay the whole time with everything but a homeless person approached us practically right outside the building. Added security and making it more modern would be best.

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently described as very limited—mostly packaged items like donuts, cereal, or frozen waffles—and a few guests said it was not available; some found it acceptable.

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4

Susan

22 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This motel was in a convenient location and the price was reasonable. However, it is showing its age, other people were loud, and I felt unsafe. Worst of all was the breakfast - donuts, sugary cereals, white bread, and no protein, not even peanut butter. I would not recommend unless you are on a very tight budget.

2

Peggy

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Roaches, unsafe bathtub, dirty bathroom and people coming and going all hours of the night. There was no kind of breakfast offered and no workout area as advertised.

4

Donna

16 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff were very helpful and nice; however, the building, rooms and grounds need significant work. The breakfast was extremely limited, the pool was filled in and the lights around the property did not all have bulbs. Grounds are bare or littered with weeds. The price was way out of line for this property.

2

Krystal

12 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The Staff was absolutely horrible. The black gentleman at the front desk charged my card without my authorization the night before for a single night then when I checked in to pay the remaining balance behaved as if I did not have the money to stay a motel they had already charged me a full night for. They double charged my room then said they would give it away if I couldn’t pay a $50 deposit. I had to call my bank on speaker for them to fix everything and give me my room key. They did not go into to the room once to clean it while I stayed. 4 nights for an event in town. Though they were moving to clean rooms every morning. The breakfast was Saran wrapped pop tarts and box donuts bought the day of. Even at check out another man looked at me crazy when I asked for a printed copy of my receipt. Stay here if you must but the staff is not kind and the rooms will be dirty.

6

Steven

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was good bed a little hard feeling hurts my back but most of all could be a lot better for the breakfast it was good i mean no one wants waffles wrapped in plastic when other hands touch it or the waffles where thesame way and hard the choices for breakfast was terrible needs to up grade bad other than that it the stay was good

4

Kathryn

31 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Property is in serious need of updating. The walkways are dirty. Our room smelled of cigarettes and was musty. A/C unit is very loud. Mattress needs to be replaced. Breakfast is a joke- have to go to front deak for milk.

8

Stanley

17 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is a little old and run down, but overall quiet and comfortable. Check in was easy, bed was comfortable and breakfast was fine.

6

stephanie

28 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was musty. Sheets had holes in them. It was a basic room, nothing to brag about. When it mentioned breakfast, it was frozen waffles, cereal and pop tarts. Will I book again, probably not. It was just convenient

10

Jeremie

31 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The only concern was no breakfast

10

Chrislene

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was decent.

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Month	Average price
January	US$67
February	US$72
March	US$73
April	US$70
May	US$75
June	US$70
July	US$77
August	US$68
September	US$73
October	US$75
November	US$74
December	US$68

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $65	17 $70	18 $74	19 $79
20 $71	21 $73	22 $72	23 $71	24 $72	25 $74	26 $81
27 $67	28 $73	29 $73	30 $72

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $78	2 $84	3 $84
4 $67	5 $73	6 $76	7 $72	8 $76	9 $83	10 $84
11 $69	12 $77	13 $78	14 $77	15 $80	16 $83	17 $84
18 $73	19 $75	20 $76	21 $75	22 $75	23 $82	24 $83
25 $71	26 $76	27 $71	28 $71	29 $72	30 $76	31 $77

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Smoking

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Smoking

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