Blackstone Lodge and Suites

Good budget hotel, centrally located for the area. Friendly staff. Good Price!

Stayed for 7 nights while working in the area. Every evening after returning home from work I could not get into my room because my key had expired. So every day there was a trip back down to the front desk to get the key reprogrammed. Breakfast was a lackluster effort, they served plain white gravy with biscuits (not sausage gravy). The food would run out and not be restocked even with an hour left for breakfast. In a double queen room, there were only 2 towels. The air conditioner did not have a filter and the coils were caked with dust and it couldn't keep the room really cool. The bartender couldn't make correct change for a pizza and shorted the change rather than padding it (change should have been $3.50, but only gave $3.00 not $4.00). Yes, the change issue is petty, but it shows a pattern of lack of integrity.

The unmaintained parking lot was the first thing I noticed as I arrived at the property. Forgivable, but then the conditions inside matched the parking lot. Unfortunately, the room had a strange odor and holes in the wall behind the door. The hall floors were dirty and the elevator was sketchy. Complimentary breakfast consisted of cold scrambled eggs and cold flavorless biscuits and Gravy. I did not utilize the bar or hot tubs.

The bed was nice, but the bathroom had what looked like mold on the ceiling and the drywall was completely missing in a few spots.

Great budget-friendly hotel. Good base to see the areas around Lead. Staff very helpful and friendly. Good for a day or two if you just need the basics. And the price is very competitive. Continental breakfast average. Would go again.