Name: Fairfield Inn & Suites Seneca Clemson Univ Area
Address: 800 Bypass 123, Normandy Shores, Seneca, South Carolina, United States of America, Normandy Shores, Oconee County, US
Price range: US$132–US$714 per night
Rating: 9.15

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Fairfield Inn & Suites Seneca Clemson Univ Area earns consistent praise for friendly staff, very clean spaces, and a convenient lakeside location with attractive views, along with a breakfast many guests rate highly for quality and variety.

Several reviews note uncomfortable or low beds and flat pillows, occasional housekeeping misses despite every-other-day service, and some maintenance or AC issues such as loud units, broken fixtures, or worn carpets. Guests also highlight quiet surroundings and easy access to Clemson University and nearby dining. Expect a clean, friendly stay with great views, though room comfort can vary.

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Facilities

The lakeside deck/patio with seating is appreciated, and parking is ample and easy.

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10

Amanda

25 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful location. Great convenient area. The only downside is no bar no atmosphere in the lobby. There was nobody at the desk on check-in. I waited about 10 minutes before someone came out for the hotel overall was fantastic

10

Shameka

13 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and clean property with great amenities

6

John

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Outdoor area and the lake view are great. Lobby area is very nice. The room was very clean. Carpet is very outdated and the pillows and mattress are terrible. Would not stay again just because of the bed.

10

Jamie

2 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great property close to Clemson with larger rooms and a good view of the lake. We enjoyed the complimentary breakfast options and fitness room as well.

10

Merle

20 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Ample parking and quiet environment.

10

Michael

24 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

From the time they greeted you at the front desk and throughout our stay the staff was very courteous and helpful. The facility was very nice, clean, and welcoming. A very enjoyable stay

10

Ken

1 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Location , staff, facilities, top notch.

10

kurt

4 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was a back deck/patio overlooking the lake with tables...perfect for breakfast.

10

Steven

18 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This seemed like it was newly built. Hotel was very clean, inside and out. Lots of parking. Food choices nearby or within a few minutes of driving. The best part of this hotel was the lake views. There's a deck that overlooks the lake. Ample seating for the views to enjoy the serene settings. The room was very clean and I just loved the shower. Breakfast had many choices either sit in or take to go. Lastly let me add, the staffing is very friendly. Everyone was so courteous and nice. I would love to return and further enjoy the stay here.

6

Nicole

29 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall the stay was decent. The front desk staff was very helpful and friendly. The bed was very uncomfortable - it felt worn out and I had a hard time sleeping and woke up with a terrible back ache. The mattresses need to be replaced. The WiFi is also very unreliable - it took me 15 minutes and a trip to the front desk to finally get connected. Safe area and easy parking.

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Cleanliness

Reviews consistently describe the hotel and rooms as very clean and well maintained. A few guests reported lapses such as missed service, a dirty room at check-in, or missing supplies.

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10

Fiorella

5 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were super nice! Really nice bath and clean all around. We enjoyed it very much. The staff were very friendly! Would stay here again!

10

April

27 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, comfortable, great breakfast, nice view of the lake from the room and very friendly staff. Will stay again when visiting the area.

10

Linda

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful clean hotel. Staff was very welcoming. Breakfast area was very clean with many options. The river view is so beautiful.

10

Kiran Kumar

29 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Haven't seen such a clean & well maintained hotel premises so far! Great job by the management and cleaning crew!

6

John

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Outdoor area and the lake view are great. Lobby area is very nice. The room was very clean. Carpet is very outdated and the pillows and mattress are terrible. Would not stay again just because of the bed.

10

Michael

24 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

From the time they greeted you at the front desk and throughout our stay the staff was very courteous and helpful. The facility was very nice, clean, and welcoming. A very enjoyable stay

6

Rich

27 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The maid service is offered every other day and they day they were supposed to do it, they forgot to make the bed. Its a fine place and for what they charge for the area I'd stay there again. Its a commuter hotel and that's it nothing more.

10

Marsha

3 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Extremely clean and overall great hotel! 5 star experience!

4

Marti Lynn

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stayed here for Clemson’s Parent Weekend. The young man working the night shift was very nice and helpful. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of our stay. The room was extremely small, and the bed was low, hard, and incredibly uncomfortable. By day three, our room still hadn’t been serviced—no clean towels, toilet paper, or soap. When we asked the woman at the front desk why housekeeping hadn’t come, she responded rudely and repeatedly stated that the hotel only services rooms every other day. We had to explain multiple times that it was day three, and our room hadn’t been touched at all. She finally said she’d send someone, as if she were doing us a favor, rather than acknowledging the oversight. When you’re paying over $300 a night, you expect better service than this! After we left, we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in Charleston and paid about the same—but had a way better experience! The staff was amazing, the rooms were nice, and although housekeeping was also scheduled every other day, they actually followed through. We get it—Parent’s Weekend is always crazy busy—but all we were asking for after three days was for our room to be serviced. Not too much to ask.

10

Bruno

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

All the staff were friendly and the hotel was very clean and rooms nice

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Rooms

Rooms offer scenic lake views and are often quiet, but comfort is mixed: several guests found mattresses low or too firm and pillows lacking. A few noted loud or older AC units and minor wear like broken fixtures or misaligned doors.

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Kevin

4 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room. Lake view. Bed was very comfortable, firm but soft.

8

ZHAO JUN

25 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was really good. The room was clean and staff was nice. When we checked in, there was no soup nor hank wash provided. The air conditioner was very loud in the evening. When I adjusted the room temperature from 74 degrees to 72 degrees, it took more than one hour and didn’t reach the temperature and I had to stop it.

10

Nancy

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay in Clemson! Got off our trip south on 85 to stay here. Pretty views from the lake view rooms.

10

Larry

9 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice. Great view. Pillows need an upgrade.

8

Rebecca

5 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. beautiful lake view and plenty of parking space. bed was not comfortable - too firm.

6

John

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Outdoor area and the lake view are great. Lobby area is very nice. The room was very clean. Carpet is very outdated and the pillows and mattress are terrible. Would not stay again just because of the bed.

10

Matthew

27 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Second time staying here. Peaceful rest, on the lake. Windows open slightly so you csn get fresh air. Only downside is the extremely tiny fridge with no freezer which is typical of Marriott

8

Michelle

6 Jun 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful views and nice hotel. Breakfast was good. Bed and pillows need improvement

4

Marti Lynn

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stayed here for Clemson’s Parent Weekend. The young man working the night shift was very nice and helpful. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of our stay. The room was extremely small, and the bed was low, hard, and incredibly uncomfortable. By day three, our room still hadn’t been serviced—no clean towels, toilet paper, or soap. When we asked the woman at the front desk why housekeeping hadn’t come, she responded rudely and repeatedly stated that the hotel only services rooms every other day. We had to explain multiple times that it was day three, and our room hadn’t been touched at all. She finally said she’d send someone, as if she were doing us a favor, rather than acknowledging the oversight. When you’re paying over $300 a night, you expect better service than this! After we left, we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in Charleston and paid about the same—but had a way better experience! The staff was amazing, the rooms were nice, and although housekeeping was also scheduled every other day, they actually followed through. We get it—Parent’s Weekend is always crazy busy—but all we were asking for after three days was for our room to be serviced. Not too much to ask.

6

Nicole

29 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall the stay was decent. The front desk staff was very helpful and friendly. The bed was very uncomfortable - it felt worn out and I had a hard time sleeping and woke up with a terrible back ache. The mattresses need to be replaced. The WiFi is also very unreliable - it took me 15 minutes and a trip to the front desk to finally get connected. Safe area and easy parking.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, welcoming, and helpful, including attentive breakfast staff. However, a few guests cited weak or rude front-desk interactions and occasional delays at check-in.

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10

Fiorella

5 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were super nice! Really nice bath and clean all around. We enjoyed it very much. The staff were very friendly! Would stay here again!

10

nonya

23 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great. The two ladies at the front desk (night and morning) were extremely nice. Will stay there again.

6

Shawn

14 Aug 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel is right on the lake yet there is no lake access. They have fences, barbed wire, and a huge retaining wall to block lake access. That's absolutely ridiculous. So forget about bank fishing or hanging out by the water. FWIW, I happen to run a hotel on a lake and we have boat docks, a fire pit, and more and the lake is the focal point of the property. The room was OK, but it had brown stains on the wall and the bed was made sloppily. There's no towel rack at the shower. The woman at the front desk was disinterested when I checked in and spoke so quickly and robotically I could not understand what she was saying. She also seemed to struggle with the computer system and it took much to long to check in. Years ago I was both a Fairfield and Courtyard GM and this hotel was not up to the standards I was accustomed to. It wasn't terrible, but there was nothing about it that would make me want to stay there again.

10

Amanda

25 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful location. Great convenient area. The only downside is no bar no atmosphere in the lobby. There was nobody at the desk on check-in. I waited about 10 minutes before someone came out for the hotel overall was fantastic

10

Scott

14 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I stay at a lot of places on business, average 25 hotel stays a year, the staff here are hands down the best and friendliest people I've ever come across. I even witnessed the lady at the desk assisting an elderly man in the parking lot to his car, offering several times to go get his vehicle and bring it up for him. The room was very clean and the entire facility is very well kept. Encountering room staff in the hallways, we were always greeted with a smile and a good morning/evening. Breakfast was on par and again, staff were there to make sure we didn't need anything else and to make sure everything was satisfactory. I enjoyed our stay here more than at places I've paid double the price for. If I ever need to return to this area this is absolutely where I will be staying.

6

John

11 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Slept well but evening customer service was weak

10

Michael

24 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

From the time they greeted you at the front desk and throughout our stay the staff was very courteous and helpful. The facility was very nice, clean, and welcoming. A very enjoyable stay

4

Marti Lynn

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stayed here for Clemson’s Parent Weekend. The young man working the night shift was very nice and helpful. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of our stay. The room was extremely small, and the bed was low, hard, and incredibly uncomfortable. By day three, our room still hadn’t been serviced—no clean towels, toilet paper, or soap. When we asked the woman at the front desk why housekeeping hadn’t come, she responded rudely and repeatedly stated that the hotel only services rooms every other day. We had to explain multiple times that it was day three, and our room hadn’t been touched at all. She finally said she’d send someone, as if she were doing us a favor, rather than acknowledging the oversight. When you’re paying over $300 a night, you expect better service than this! After we left, we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in Charleston and paid about the same—but had a way better experience! The staff was amazing, the rooms were nice, and although housekeeping was also scheduled every other day, they actually followed through. We get it—Parent’s Weekend is always crazy busy—but all we were asking for after three days was for our room to be serviced. Not too much to ask.

10

Lawrence

13 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff wonderful! Breakfast the best of any hotel anywhere…ever!

10

Jennifer

2 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about our stay was perfect and every employee was friendly and welcoming.

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Location

Convenient to Clemson University and restaurants, with a quiet, safe setting and easy access around the lake. Many guests enjoyed the lakeside outlook.

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Bonnie

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient and close to restaurants. Loved the view.

10

Joseph

8 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Close to a great bar and Applebee’s.

8

Michael

25 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient location

10

Charles

17 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were pleasant and helpful. Quiet, and safe. Convenient to Clemson University

10

Siu Wang

8 Mar 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Near airport

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Megan

18 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful views in every room. Stayed with a large group and staff went above and beyond to make everyone feel welcomed. Location is convenient with a lot of food options in the area

10

michael

29 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

great location

10

Nancy

9 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Quiet location, convenient to Clemson University

10

Robert

31 Dec 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

We stayed at the Fairfield for the holidays. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. The staff was very friendly and took good care of us. Breakfast was excellent to start our day. The location in town was perfect to get to restaurants and centrally located in Seneca. Great view of river. We'll be back to stay here soon.

8

Shannon

24 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean. Easy to get anywhere around the lake and to Clemson.

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently praised for quality and variety, with multiple mentions of an excellent spread. Minor criticisms include packaged waffles, weak coffee, or a basic selection on some stays.

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Kelly

11 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great visit at this hotel. From booking, to checking in, and throughout out stay... everything was great. Very nice and clean. Beautiful view of the lake from our room. My only complaint, i asked at check in if the breakfast had waffles, and was told yes, but it ended up being a prepackaged waffle and my very picky daughter would not eat. Was really hoping they would have had waffle maker for fresh waffles.

10

Sally

12 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, very clean, and very good breakfast buffet.

10

Linda

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful clean hotel. Staff was very welcoming. Breakfast area was very clean with many options. The river view is so beautiful.

10

Marty

27 Feb 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice and clean. Friendly staff. Great Breakfast

10

Donna

8 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were very friendly and they included breakfast had a good variety.

10

Hillary

31 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This was one of the best stays we’ve ever had at any hotel! The room was quiet and clean, the view of the lake was so beautiful, and breakfast was incredible! Hands down the best breakfast at any hotel. It far exceeded any expectations, and they even had vanilla almond milk for my son who is lactose intolerant. The service was incredible. The employees were so nice and kind. If there were any negatives, I would say the kind size bed was a platform bed and too low for our liking, but it was comfortable and made for a good night’s sleep. The hotel is in a great part of town near so many restaurants and we felt incredibly safe there. We will definitely stay here again if we are ever in town again!

8

Diane

11 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Liked the view of the lake and the large breakfast area. Breakfast was excellent.

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Thomas

16 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property was super nice! We had a Beautiful corner room with views of the lake. The staff were very pleasant. Very quiet and roomy. Plenty of breakfast but the coffee was not drinkable. Glad to see a gluten free option for bread as well. We will stay there again for sure!

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Dusty

2 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Stayed 2 nights. This hotel has great view on the water at Lake Keowee. Room was comfy, did have slight issues such as shower tile and door. Both were off kilter/settling has occurred, cracked shower tiles. Breakfast was complimentary, but not a hearty one. Basics only like waffle, muffins, 2 hot items were eggs and bacon/sausage. Conveniently located to Seneca and Clemson was 8 miles away.

8

Amanda

5 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, affordable, great staff, amazing free breakfast

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $714	2	3
4 $142	5 $142	6 $142	7 $142	8 $142	9 $203	10 $203
11 $142	12 $142	13 $142	14 $142	15 $244	16	17
18 $142	19 $183	20	21	22 $612	23	24
25 $142	26 $163	27 $163	28 $163	29	30 $173	31

Fairfield Inn & Suites Seneca Clemson Univ Area

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Room, 1 King Bed, Lake View

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Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub, Lake View

Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible, Lake View

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