Name: Sleep Inn Athens I-65
Address: 1115 Audubon Lane, Athens, Alabama, United States of America, Athens, Alabama, US
Price range: $78–$185 per night
Rating: 8.03

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Sleep Inn Athens I-65 is praised for friendly staff, generally clean rooms, comfortable beds, and a convenient location off I-65, while some guests note areas needing updates and occasional maintenance shortcomings.

Cleanliness feedback is mostly positive, though multiple reports mention odors, mildew or mold in showers, stained carpets or linens, and an isolated pest sighting. Rooms are comfortable but often small, with shower-only layouts in some, intermittent highway or guest noise, and a few issues like door latches or drains. Breakfast is commonly described as good or adequate, but several reviews cite cold or mediocre items and occasional coffee problems. Overall, expect a convenient, budget-friendly stop with friendly service and basic comforts.

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Cleanliness

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Service

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Facilities

Facilities are basic, with a well-lit parking lot, an EV charger, and pet-walk areas noted. There were occasional issues such as the elevator being out of service and the pool unavailable during a stay.

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Sharon

May 23, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

hair found on bathroom floor and no service for 4 days without asking to have garbage dumped pool was not available was not told that when booked

8

Mario

Aug 13, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Basic older hotel. Well maintained, all works fine, nice pool, good breakfast area, quiet Air Conditioner. A good option for business trip or a family trip

8

Thomas

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A number of contractors were smoking outside on premises. The rooms and building were nonsmoking. However the smoke smell was very noticeable. My wife has severe Asthma and coughs intermittently 24/7. For us we might have to start looking for hotels that do not allow smoking on grounds. However we have stayed here before and it wasn’t a problem.

10

Tamara

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to stop for the night. It was clean, quiet and close to the interstate. We are traveling with our dogs and they gave us a 1st floor room close to the back door and dog walk area. The check in person was excellent! Would definitely recommend!!

4

Demetrio

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After I checked us in that's when the clerk advised me the elevator did not work and that we needed to walk up the stairs to the second floor. I told her that my husband had just had knee surgery a couple of weeks back that it might be difficult for him, could we have a room on the first floor. Apparently, they had already rented out all the rooms on the first floor. He made it up the stairs slowly, but I definitely would have chose another hotel had the clerk told me the elevator was not working before checking in. It's supposed to be a pretty new hotel. It appeared to be clean. However, what really freaked me out was the little cockroach in the bathroom area of the room. Maybe a previous guest brought them in I have no idea but I know for sure we did not. Don't think we will visit this hotel again.

8

Teresa

Jan 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Parking lot was a solid sheet of ice! I think they did the best they could! But was very slick!

10

TRACY

Oct 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was quick and easy, love having an EV charger in the parking lot for our car. Property was clean, needs a few touch ups here and there, but overall it met our standards for pit stop along our trip.

10

JoAnn

Dec 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff at check-in. Terri asked if I needed a first floor room due to elevator being unavailable. Told me about the good breakfast in the morning and restaurants where I could eat dinner. Very helpful and friendly. Appreciated her thoughtful and caring attitude.

10

Haley

Mar 29, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Was very clean . The staff was very friendly and helpful ! Also the parking lot was well lit and so was the designated smoking areas ! Will definitely stay there again !

10

Cheryl

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely lady at check-in. Requested a d received a ground floor room close to dog walk area. Room is clean, spacious, with a walk in shower.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms and common areas clean. Recurring comments also mention odors, mildew or mold in showers, stained carpets or linens, and occasional housekeeping lapses.

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Sharon

May 23, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

hair found on bathroom floor and no service for 4 days without asking to have garbage dumped pool was not available was not told that when booked

8

Amanda

May 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff at the front desk was so nice and helpful. The room could have been cleaner but it was fine for one night.

10

travis

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was the cleanest hotel I have seen in a very long time. Excellent service, hot shower and comfortable beds. Great place to stay.

2

Clint

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked through Expedia and they have this hotel listed as a 4 star hotel with great reviews but it’s more like a 1 star hotel. Room smelled like urine, carpet was frayed, walls were dirty. I prepaid for the room and front clerk was unable to give me a refund.

8

Michael S

Dec 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and staff were helpful.

2

ANITA

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Smelled bad, mildew, staff did not speak English.

6

Dustin

Jul 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was definitely in need of repairs. Tub was stained, paint peeling, and carpets stained. Beds were clean and that’s all we needed for passing through. Bathroom is really tiny the smallest I’ve seen yet. Don’t plan on staying there again or any Sleep Inn.

8

Charles

Feb 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet. Good service. Good breakfast. But, there was mold and mildew on in the shower on a fold-down wood seat.

10

Robert

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean. Very quiet. Quite a change from some of our other stays at other places

6

Will

May 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff was very helpful. I was just staying overnight. Upon entering the room, I found mold in the shower, stains on the sheets, and boogers wiped on the walls. It was an ok resting place while on the road, but definitely not the quality I expected from a sleep inn.

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Rooms

Rooms offer comfortable beds and walk-in showers, but bathrooms and some rooms feel small. Intermittent highway or guest noise appears in several reviews, and a few note issues with latches, drains, or limited lighting.

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Rhonda

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room 306 door latch was broken

10

travis

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was the cleanest hotel I have seen in a very long time. Excellent service, hot shower and comfortable beds. Great place to stay.

10

Tonya

Jan 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was convenient to get to with many other services nearby. No complaints although the room we stayed in was small. Do not know if all the rooms were like that. I would have no problem staying here again.

10

Allie

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was nice but the bathroom and shower are small. They get the job done though and the breakfast was great. I wished they'd had grits on the menu and was looking forward to a hot bowl but everything else was excellent.

6

Sophia

May 26, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Shower in room only. No bathtub for the little ones

6

Beth

Jun 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room door didn’t even close all the way

6

Ricky

Dec 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed the tv and WiFi working properly. our negative concerns are, the shower drain In room 110. The drain cover isn’t secure by any means. Maybe it’s not secure on purpose? but it could pose as and easy hazard for anyone especially children

8

Kris

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great, smooth check in. Clean, soacois and comfortable rooms. My only slight negative was noise heard from room directly above us when guests were walking around.

4

Nicole

Apr 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The interstate noise was loud. There was only one lamp in the room and no overhead lighting. Very dark and dingey.

8

Andrew

Dec 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bed was very comfortable. The highway outside can be noisy so pack the sleep buds 💤

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Service

Service is consistently friendly and helpful at check-in, with staff accommodating requests and resolving issues. A few guests reported communication or policy frustrations, but these were less common.

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10

Sheila

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very friendly. Front desk clerk took the time to explain how to access the WiFi, breakfast hours, and which restaurants in the area offered a discount for showing your room key. Breakfast was good, I had a nice hot waffle, egg and coffee. Room was clean, bed was comfortable, and plenty of free channels on the large TV. Very quiet, did not hear any noise from the other rooms.

4

Demetrio

Dec 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After I checked us in that's when the clerk advised me the elevator did not work and that we needed to walk up the stairs to the second floor. I told her that my husband had just had knee surgery a couple of weeks back that it might be difficult for him, could we have a room on the first floor. Apparently, they had already rented out all the rooms on the first floor. He made it up the stairs slowly, but I definitely would have chose another hotel had the clerk told me the elevator was not working before checking in. It's supposed to be a pretty new hotel. It appeared to be clean. However, what really freaked me out was the little cockroach in the bathroom area of the room. Maybe a previous guest brought them in I have no idea but I know for sure we did not. Don't think we will visit this hotel again.

10

Debra

Mar 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The service at this hotel is excellent. I had a small issue with the room they gave us. The manager did not just give us a different room, he upgraded it to a larger bed with a larger room! That was so appreciated!

10

Teresa

Sep 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Person at counter was very friendly and did a great job. They let us check out the room before we paid. My OCD gets very bad if the room is not very clean or smells. I don’t do well in hotels because I’m very picky. This one was our half way stop to New Orleans Cruise. Very clean and I definitely recommend this property to anyone.

10

JoAnn

Dec 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff at check-in. Terri asked if I needed a first floor room due to elevator being unavailable. Told me about the good breakfast in the morning and restaurants where I could eat dinner. Very helpful and friendly. Appreciated her thoughtful and caring attitude.

10

Deborah

May 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very helpful with locating us on first floor due to elderly individual staying with us. Hotel was very clean with room in good shape and comfortable. All in all good value for money spent...breakfast was an added treat as it had all the basics for a quick start on the road.

8

Shannon

Sep 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Quick overnight stay. Nice comfy beds and Miss Terry at the front desk was really nice.

8

Kathryn

May 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was quick and easy... the representative working the front desk was knowledgeable and easy to work with... best of all she did not announce my room number out loud... VERY GOOD as a woman traveling by herself. Gold star for that!!!

10

Michael

Nov 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clerk at the check desk was very pleasant and helpful.

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Mark

Apr 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Checked in and there was no wifi service or cell phone service. I spent about 45 mins trying to get internet access so I could work but no success. I went back down to the lobby and said I would need to check out because I could notbwork without internet connectivity. I asked if I could have a refund as I had not used the room and they refused. They said they only give refunds after 10 mins from checkin. Will never stay at another SleepIn again.

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Location

Very convenient just off I-65 with easy access to fuel and restaurants. Some guests experienced highway noise or tricky ingress due to traffic, and a few felt the surrounding area was less appealing.

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Mindy

Jul 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean, comfortable and nice. The breakfast was just right. The location was just right off the highway very easy to get to. We will definitely stay here again, as we are traveling through Alabama.

10

John

Feb 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient to the interstate exit, fuel centers, your choice of many restaurants.

10

James

Feb 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Heavy traffic near entrance way hard to make a left turn into hotel otherwise room was excellent would use that hotel again.

8

Steve

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Older property in pretty nice condition. Convenient and close to I-65.

8

Darryl

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

For a place right off the interstate it was great

10

Mohammad

Oct 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

very nice hotel, comfortable, quiet and convenient to the freeway

10

Lonnie

Mar 2, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The location is. Perfect. We traveled from Louisiana and had no problem finding the property. Being this was our first time in Athens, had no problem locating places to shop and eat.

10

Denise

May 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Safe, clean spot to spend the night. Friendly staff. Quiet and right off the highway. Breakfast as well.

8

Anna M

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was comfortable for a night’s stay. It was not an easy entrance to see from road. Or to enter and exit because so close to interstate entrance.

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Mark

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Terry was delightful at check-in, the breakfast was adequate. The only downside was that the area surrounding the hotel was kinda sketchy.

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Dining

Breakfast is generally considered good with staples like waffles and eggs and available coffee. Several reviews describe the breakfast as average to subpar or cold, and there are occasional coffee machine issues.

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Sheila

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was very friendly. Front desk clerk took the time to explain how to access the WiFi, breakfast hours, and which restaurants in the area offered a discount for showing your room key. Breakfast was good, I had a nice hot waffle, egg and coffee. Room was clean, bed was comfortable, and plenty of free channels on the large TV. Very quiet, did not hear any noise from the other rooms.

8

Melissa

Jun 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The breakfast was not that great.

8

Patrick

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed one night. Guests were loud breakfast was cold

6

Michael

Oct 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk was very friendly and room was clean. Backside of hotel is a large semi parking area that had trucks coming and going all night. The air conditioning would not cool to set temperature so room was a little warmer than we would prefer so between that and the truck traffic, sleep was not good. Had the feel of a remodeled Motel 6. Sink was in the main area not in the bathroom and very strange light switch positions. Due to inability to sleep, we left before breakfast was served. Coffee in lobby was the worst we had ever had. Was a little concerned when we saw so many 10/10 ratings and many appeared very similar. Many appeared AI generated. Would not stay again or recommend especially at that price point.

6

Rebecca

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lot disappointed after reading the reviews before booking Parking our RV was great. the grounds are clean. it’s an older hotel that has been updated but lots of little out of date things. The fire doors were propped open. The AC wouldn’t adjust. the coffee was out of order. Def overpriced for the condition.

10

Allie

Oct 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was nice but the bathroom and shower are small. They get the job done though and the breakfast was great. I wished they'd had grits on the menu and was looking forward to a hot bowl but everything else was excellent.

4

Karen

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Shower didn’t work. Breakfast was subpar. Bed had sharp edge watch your knees. Frig was missing one leg no freezer for such a small frig. Big tv a plus, nice pillows

6

Lisbeth

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The shower was more complex than any I’ve encountered in other countries and the breakfast is mediocre at best but I would stay here again because it’s still very pleasant and clean.

10

Shanna

Apr 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room had everything you needed: a place to sleep, shower, and even a fridge and microwave. The breakfast and coffee were decent.

8

Marie

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice breakfast

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Month	Average price
January	$85
February	$93
March	$111
April	$97
May	$94
June	$100
July	$83
August	$82
September	$93
October	$103
November	$87
December	$82

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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13	14	15	16 $90	17 $92	18 $115	19 $90
20 $82	21 $89	22	23 $94	24 $88	25 $112	26 $106
27 $78	28 $87	29 $89	30 $97

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $115	2 $185	3 $159
4 $86	5 $84	6 $78	7 $81	8 $85	9 $134	10 $110
11 $78	12 $85	13 $84	14 $82	15 $80	16 $131	17 $108
18 $80	19 $83	20 $84	21 $83	22 $82	23 $120	24 $104
25 $80	26 $85	27 $84	28 $86	29 $84	30 $103	31 $105

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

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Very good

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