Name: Red Roof Inn Gastonia
Address: 1700 North Chester Street, Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America, Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Price range: $60–$67 per night
Rating: 6.98

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Red Roof Inn Gastonia is an older budget hotel with friendly staff and some clean, comfortable rooms, but recurring reports of poor cleanliness, maintenance problems, a rough area, and limited amenities like breakfast and the pool.

Several guests note ongoing renovations and a worn exterior. Room experiences vary, with some spacious and comfy stays but others affected by smoke odors, thin walls, and door lock concerns. The location is convenient to the highway, yet many felt uneasy due to late-night activity. Expect a very basic, no-frills stay.

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Facilities

The pool is repeatedly described as closed or green and unusable. Guests also mention ongoing renovations and a worn exterior.

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Jason

Jun 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Turned around at the desk and never even checked in. Roof collapsing and pieces laying in pool area. Some fool fixing a car in main parking lot, looked like 2 “ladies” of the night towards the street and definitely was concerned with drug labs and bed bugs. Still requesting full reimbursement since never stayed but was charged. Good luck with that i’m sure because the place needs to be torn down.

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Travis

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff were amazing. I was a bit underwhelmed by the “Breakfast” options. Only waffles, toast and cereal. And the waffle machine was out of batter (at 7am) Also, the pool was gross and closed. Lastly, my room door was slightly warped required a bit of force to close. All that said, the room itself was awesome and the a/c was a dream.

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Tammy

May 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is undergoing renovations. The rooms were nice but since the roof is under construction my first room leaked a small stream through the fan vent in the bathroom. Which I figured out at 3am while it was pouring rain (which is why there was a leak). I had to go to the office in the pouring rain to get a new room key, then drive around to the new room. Both rooms were nice, just changing in the middle of the night in the rain was inconvenient. The staff was exceptionally helpful and made the actual room transfer easy. I’m not sure if I would stay there again until the renovation is finished, but the staff were great, and the rooms were clean.

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John

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Place is being renovated, rooms are comfy, good value for what you get! But keep in mind the outside and roof is being renovated and so are the rooms still. Yet was quite and ok for the start

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Alicia

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Dirty sheets, used soap and shampoo in the room. Pool is like the color of a shadebof green.

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Linda

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and bed was comfortable. Small pillows on bed. Faucet loose in bathroom. Pool was green. Signs on door no longer serve a continental breakfast.

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Linda

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When we arrived we were not allowed in the building. Met the receptionist at I would call a walk up window. I was informed there is no continental breakfast even though it says it online. If you want coffee you can tell her and she will make it for you. We had a shower where the water went onto the bathroom floor. Three small pillows. Bed was comfortable and did have a tv. Pool was green so couldn’t swim. Location is good which is next to Highway. Rooms are inexpensive so if looking just to lay your head it’s good for the price.

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Karen

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

People were nice. Key worked but had to use my shoulder to open as it was stuck. Water pressure low but water hot. Nice accessible shower. Humidity in room high so we used our dehumidifier. Pool was green.

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Shelia

Sep 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Checking in with great the lady had wonderful customer service we loved her. She's a keeper! The place looked a little sketchy we drove around to the back ot Park. As soon as we got out of the car we smelled marijuana. Walk to our room the door was open we pushed it open more the beds were not made we turned around to walk out three ladies walked into the room from behind us. We went back to the office to tell them that the room was occupied. We could tell the clerk was not sure what was going on with that room but she gave us another room. We almost canceled because of the marijuana smell and the riff Raff that was around. We realized that there were people staying there weeks at a time. No wonder they didn't serve breakfast or coffee because those people probably took advantage of that. We went to church and did our service on Friday night, came back to the room lock the door and tried to sleep. This morning we got up packed and was walking to her car as soon as we opened our hotel door we smelled marijuana again. Not a good place to stay maybe when you get all of the remodeling done you'll have better quality people staying there. The pool is a disaster it's not like it show in the picture. We will not stay there ever again sorry for the bad review but you deserve it

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Jackie

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean. Exterior badly needs upgrade. Pool was disgusting.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is inconsistent, with many reports of dirty rooms, strong odors, stained linens, pests (roaches/bed bugs/gnats), and mold. A smaller share of guests found their rooms acceptably clean.

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Nathalie

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Non smoking room had old cigarettes behind the mattress. Weird stale smell and dirty floors.

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Jacqueline

Feb 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms were covered in bed nugs

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Josephine

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Day 1 of stay…..turned down blanket to reveal bloody sheets. It was 11:30 pm so we accepted a room change and it appeared to be clean. Day 2 no service to room. Towels, soap, washcloths weren’t replaced and room was not cleaned. Both days we were with an ill family member and did not arrive at hotel till near midnight. So stayed that night and cancelled the last day and came home.

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Alicia

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Dirty sheets, used soap and shampoo in the room. Pool is like the color of a shadebof green.

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Jalil

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bath tub was dirty and had hair in it. Sheets had cigarette burns in them. Chair in the rooms was filthy and discolored. Holes in the wall plus they had roaches.

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Tasha

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cleanliness was below average. Gnats in room, cigarette holes in comforter and overall a nasty room. I didn’t even feel comfortable sleeping in the bed so I turned my key in & left!!!

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Nikki

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Once checked in, we placed our belongings in the room, we left for the evening to drive down to South Carolina. When we returned around 10 PM, we walked into a nightmare—roaches were crawling everywhere, including across the floor and even inside the drawers. It was so bad we couldn’t stay the night and had to leave immediately and find another place to stay. Absolutely unacceptable conditions. Won’t give you owners contact info, only said to call the hotel and ask for AD.

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Xavier

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This place was poorly cleaned there was no sense of security pathways to certain rooms had blood stained tiles and not any regular blood like very old blood like the floors get neglected there was bugs in the room and the are is very sketchy wouldn’t recommend staying there under any circumstances

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Anthony

Oct 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Don’t. Very dirty. Blood on the comforter. Smelled like urine. You’ll get better sleep in your car if that’s your only option. Checkin was quick and he was pleasant.

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Thomas

Jun 2, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Not as advertised. Assigned room had black mold around bathtub and had been smoked in. Second room had multiple spiders in bathroom. Third room was acceptable. Breakfast is not provided nor was coffee available in lounge as advertised. I cannot recommend this hotel.

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Rooms

Room quality varies: some are spacious and comfortable, but others suffer from smoke odors, thin walls, and noticeably dated interiors. Several guests reported insecure or hard-to-close doors and balcony/slider lock issues.

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Jason

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

While the room was ok seemed clean enough and the bed was comfortable. Plenty of water pressure and hot water but the shower drain was clogged so water did not drain well from the tub. There is no breakfast offered so Expedia needs to remove that from the listing. The lobby seemed nice from the window but was unable to go inside during check in I assume due to crime the doors were locked and there was a glass bank type window to check in with the front desk. People seemed to be living at this hotel long term vs just a quick stay. People were up all hours of the night outside smoking and doing who knows what coming and going. Was noisy and the sliding glass doors to the rooms did not seem the be the most secure with just a little hardware store hinge lock added on since the primary door lock was broken. There was also the main door to the room which the primary lock did work. Seemed not to be the safest area of town. Back in the day was probably a nice hotel with the courtyard and pool area but really needs some major updates along with security to monitor and run off people coming and going all hours of the night probably dealing etc. Would not recommend due to sketchy area and folks staying there.

10

Jonah

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From the outside, I thought what did I do. Once I got my room, it was decent , clean, and comfortable!

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Layla

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Service was extremely poor. Check-in was slow and when we went to go to breakfast we were told there was none. Our booking said breakfast was included and there was a sign inside with breakfast times. There was no explanation of why this was not to be provided. The member of staff seemed agitated that we had asked/were expecting breakfast to be provided. The room itself was a good size and cleaned to a moderate standard. The bathroom was functional, although the toilet flush buttons were slightly challenging to access because there was limited space between worktop of a toilet flush. One key thing to note is that the walls are very thin so you can hear activity in neighbouring rooms. This was very disruptive during our stay. The area itself is also not very welcoming - people hanging around the parking lot and close to the accommodation. The location might seem suitable for travel to/from Charlotte but given the negatives (noisy, poor service etc.) I would not recommend staying here.

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Kevin

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Open rooms with high ceilings

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John

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Place is being renovated, rooms are comfy, good value for what you get! But keep in mind the outside and roof is being renovated and so are the rooms still. Yet was quite and ok for the start

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Rachel

May 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms are bigg

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Corinna

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel had so many problems. I don’t know if I can fit it all here. First, I was told that even though it’s advertised that there is free breakfast there is no breakfast. Then I got my key, went to my room & the room was a dump. Then I noticed that the balcony door was open, but locked. there was a big gap. I tried desperately to close it & couldn’t. The desk person came up (who was very nice) & got it to close, but then it wouldn’t lock & I was told don’t worry it’s very safe & no one can get on the balcony. then I saw that the front door has the bottom lock, but the safety latch was broken and when you open the door, it went right past the latch. There were gnats in the sink & spiderwebs on the ceiling. In the morning, they ended up having breakfast, but what they had was cereal, but no milk, bread & English muffins, but no butter. And the waffles that we cooked twice in the griddle, and they still weren’t cooked all the way, possibly because it was almost pure water. we were told that we could not get a refund because we booked through Expedia I spoke with Expedia and they tried to offer me $20 to stay there and risk my life. This property has a rating of seven point something with Expedia but only a two point something with Google maps which would make it about a four point something out of 10 the Google maps one is more accurate. That hotel is not a seven point anything ever even on its best daythe pool had green swampy water and there were residents as well as guest

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Cristina

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pictures are definitely not what the full property looks like. It’s in a very sketchy area that did not feel completely safe. On top of that our balcony door was left slightly open which added to the feeling of being unsafe. It wasn’t dirty but didn’t exactly feel clean. People were in and out of the building at all hours and the door to the outside was loud when closing. I wouldn’t recommend staying here overall until some of the construction is cleared up and some more upgrades have been done to rooms. The staff was very nice so that’s a plus.

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Brent

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The price is good. Contonential seemed lacking. Microwave wasn't working properly. My door wasn't secure. The striker plate which holds it shut was missing. The only thing keeping it closed was the trim of the frame. I'd reported it and even have pictures but nothing was done to secure my room.

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frank

May 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

comfortable bed good shower no noisy neighbors . all together very nice

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Service

Staff are often praised as friendly and helpful, and some noted consistent housekeeping. However, others reported slow or unprofessional check-in, billing/refund problems, and uneven communication.

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Tyler

Oct 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Front desk lady charged me for a room after I prepaid. Facilities are gross, not as nice as the pictures. No breakfast and felt unsafe.

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Carolyn

May 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Customer service was very poor. Front desk service was extremely rude and unprofessional. Drug addicts was allowed to enter my room to dump our garbage. Addicts were sleeping in the stairwells and present around the hotel day and night. The rooms and the hallways had an unpleasant stinge. I reserve 2 queen and was give standard beds. No breakfast was served per reception.

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Joshua

Oct 8, 2025

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Stayed 16 nights

The ladies at the front desk was the best

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Lavar

May 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The don't desk attendants are very awesome they help me and give me great service every time

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larry

Jun 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They was very helpful and understanding

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Narshara

Oct 30, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The place is clean and quiet I stayed a week and housekeeping came by every day to clean and restock the towels and take the trash out

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Bobbie

May 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff

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D

Feb 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in took forever. The man kept doing other stuff and left me standing there. Not friendly at all.

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Carey

Apr 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is very helpful and efficient

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Virginia

Nov 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was friendly, all 3 rooms were clean, we received housekeeping for both nights of our stay and there were a lot of amenities nearby. I would definitely stay here again. The only downside is the website says they offer breakfast, but they do not.

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Location

Convenient to the highway and parts of Gastonia, but many guests described the surrounding area as rough with loitering and late-night activity that felt unsafe.

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Joseph

Sep 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Was good and secure little noise in the area just off freeway exit.

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Jeni

Sep 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Really bad neighborhood, didn't feel very safe as a single woman there

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Sandra

May 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was in a BAD area. It was a stay bc our booked room, at another hotel, was given away. We heard police/rescue sirens ALL night. There were homeless people sleeping under the stairs,outside. There were people and kids running up and down the hall past 12am. I seen a couple bugs in the room. The room and FRONT of hotel itself looked, on surface, much more cleaner than the Days Inn we stayed at in Virginia. The front desk employees were nice. They have to be aware of the sketchy people on the hotel property. Not worth the $100+ per night. Also be prepared to pay $100 deposit (cash is best).

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Glory

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great price, doing repairs, shady, unsafe area, no breakfast

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CAREY

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient to most places in Gastonia

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Linda

Jun 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The lady at the front desk was wonderful and was very helpful. It seemed there was questionable people around but we weren't bothered by them

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Linda

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When we arrived we were not allowed in the building. Met the receptionist at I would call a walk up window. I was informed there is no continental breakfast even though it says it online. If you want coffee you can tell her and she will make it for you. We had a shower where the water went onto the bathroom floor. Three small pillows. Bed was comfortable and did have a tv. Pool was green so couldn’t swim. Location is good which is next to Highway. Rooms are inexpensive so if looking just to lay your head it’s good for the price.

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Mary

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean, the bathroom could have been cleaner, the bed were comfy, the neighborhood was sketchy and a lot of homeless people walking around. I was nervous to leave my car. The staff was polite!

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Cristina

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The pictures are definitely not what the full property looks like. It’s in a very sketchy area that did not feel completely safe. On top of that our balcony door was left slightly open which added to the feeling of being unsafe. It wasn’t dirty but didn’t exactly feel clean. People were in and out of the building at all hours and the door to the outside was loud when closing. I wouldn’t recommend staying here overall until some of the construction is cleared up and some more upgrades have been done to rooms. The staff was very nice so that’s a plus.

10

Rosalind

May 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and close to highway..

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently unavailable despite listings; when provided, options are very limited and basics are sometimes missing. Expect little to no breakfast service.

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Travis

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff were amazing. I was a bit underwhelmed by the “Breakfast” options. Only waffles, toast and cereal. And the waffle machine was out of batter (at 7am) Also, the pool was gross and closed. Lastly, my room door was slightly warped required a bit of force to close. All that said, the room itself was awesome and the a/c was a dream.

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Faith

May 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel was in average condition but I'm aggraated at the fact the websitecshowed free breakfast and when we arrived,there was no breakfast. The pool was closed too. The room was decent and comfortable but there were hairs in the bathroom in the sink and tub, with hardly any toilet paper. When we went to the front desk for toilet paper, he said we had to wait for housekeeping to come around.

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Richard

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Late night check in was confusing. The door near the covered drive is not the door to enter and no one responded to the doorbell. I walked around the other side and was waived at by the front desk rep. She eventually opened the door for me (in her defense, it was 1:30 am). Check in was slow. But the room was clean and comfortable. Ignore the pictures . . . there is no breakfast served here.

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Anthony

May 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The door to my room looked like it had been broken into before and seemed very insecure. Breakfast was very disappointing in that all that was available was: coffee, waffles and toast. No jelly, no cream for the coffee, no milk to drink with the waffle, no knives to cut the waffle, no other food choices. The desk clerk said the owner was in Las Vegas at a conference and hadn't ordered enough breakfast supplies.

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Linda

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When we arrived we were not allowed in the building. Met the receptionist at I would call a walk up window. I was informed there is no continental breakfast even though it says it online. If you want coffee you can tell her and she will make it for you. We had a shower where the water went onto the bathroom floor. Three small pillows. Bed was comfortable and did have a tv. Pool was green so couldn’t swim. Location is good which is next to Highway. Rooms are inexpensive so if looking just to lay your head it’s good for the price.

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Christian

Oct 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is a complete dump, rooms smell so bad, I am sure there is mold behind the walls, the pictures of the room you see online are nothing compared to the reality of them, the entire place smells bad and is dirty, breakfast is a complete joke, bread, waffles, bagels, frozen butter, milk and cereal. This should be in the MOTEL category and not cost more than $30 a night. I would rather sleep in my car than in this place.

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Corinna

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel had so many problems. I don’t know if I can fit it all here. First, I was told that even though it’s advertised that there is free breakfast there is no breakfast. Then I got my key, went to my room & the room was a dump. Then I noticed that the balcony door was open, but locked. there was a big gap. I tried desperately to close it & couldn’t. The desk person came up (who was very nice) & got it to close, but then it wouldn’t lock & I was told don’t worry it’s very safe & no one can get on the balcony. then I saw that the front door has the bottom lock, but the safety latch was broken and when you open the door, it went right past the latch. There were gnats in the sink & spiderwebs on the ceiling. In the morning, they ended up having breakfast, but what they had was cereal, but no milk, bread & English muffins, but no butter. And the waffles that we cooked twice in the griddle, and they still weren’t cooked all the way, possibly because it was almost pure water. we were told that we could not get a refund because we booked through Expedia I spoke with Expedia and they tried to offer me $20 to stay there and risk my life. This property has a rating of seven point something with Expedia but only a two point something with Google maps which would make it about a four point something out of 10 the Google maps one is more accurate. That hotel is not a seven point anything ever even on its best daythe pool had green swampy water and there were residents as well as guest

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Jesse

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was okay, was told there was no breakfast that day and noticed the food grade where breakfast was suppose to be was in the 80s

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Virginia

Nov 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was friendly, all 3 rooms were clean, we received housekeeping for both nights of our stay and there were a lot of amenities nearby. I would definitely stay here again. The only downside is the website says they offer breakfast, but they do not.

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Thomas

Jun 2, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Not as advertised. Assigned room had black mold around bathtub and had been smoked in. Second room had multiple spiders in bathroom. Third room was acceptable. Breakfast is not provided nor was coffee available in lounge as advertised. I cannot recommend this hotel.

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Month	Average price
August	$62
September	$59
October	$66
November	$58
December	$60

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Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

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