Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site, and it is uncovered.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

Does the property allow pets?

Pets are allowed with a fee of USD 10.00 per pet per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM until 11:59 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers an elevator for easy access, a stair-free path to the entrance, and designated wheelchair-accessible facilities. However, it is not fully wheelchair accessible.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

Located in the heart of Aberdeen, the hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Avera St. Luke's Hospital and Aberdeen Aquatic Center. It is 2.1 miles from Lee Park Golf Course and 2.8 miles from Dakota Event Center. The nearest major airport is Aberdeen Regional Airport, approximately 3.6 miles away.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and kids can stay for free up to a certain age, although the specific age limit is not provided.

The White House Inn in Aberdeen

Average nightly price at The White House Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$75
February	US$81
March	US$93
April	US$103
May	US$105
June	US$103
July	US$103
August	US$106
September	US$98
October	US$95
November	US$87
December	US$78

What guests think

The White House Inn draws mixed reviews, with many guests noting an old, worn property, strong odors, and maintenance problems in rooms and common areas, while others appreciated friendly staff, low prices, and basic, clean-enough stays when options were limited.

Common issues include very limited breakfast, noise from nearby train tracks, and frequent problems with TVs, AC, outlets, and elevators. Some guests did report comfortable beds or quiet rooms, but many described cleanliness concerns such as musty smoke smells, dampness, stains, and clogged drains. Overall, expect a very basic, budget stay with notable tradeoffs.

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Facilities

Facilities feel basic, and multiple reviews report elevator outages or odors; common areas appear run down.

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4

Keith

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is really old and dated and new owners are in the process of updating. That being said, there was literally no food available for breakfast. Railroad next to the hotel makes a lot of noise during the night making sleep difficult. Something was broken in every room we had rented.

4

Rick

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Elevator broke down, no food on the first night stay very little on second night. Air conditioning unit did not work and the curtains were splattered with something.

8

Lara

5 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There was a huge group of young 20 year old kids running back and forth to the pool yelling and slamming doors at midnight. The front desk staff knew who I was talking about when I called to complain so why didn't they tell them to be quiet before a complaint came in? They did quiet them down very quickly though so I'm happy about that. The pool though why is it open for people at midnight?? Otherwise the hotel smelled very strongly of weed everywhere when we first walked into the lobby. We aired out our room with the window open but again why is the hotel reeking of weed?

4

B

27 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It did the job. Front desk staff was dressed pretty sloppy. they were friendly and helpful. the entire 1st floor reeks of cigarette smoke. The elevator flooring has a plank missing from the middle. Got us out of the rain for the night. Bed & Shower was all we needed.

10

Keri

24 Mar 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean and quiet, friendly staff, close to bars and restaurants and pet friendly.

6

Joleen

25 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

key didn't work in closest outside door, next closest door was blocked open. bathroom door didn't close. room had no bad odor like hallways did. elevator was very smelly and dirty. minimal noise noted in room.

10

James

18 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed at The White House Inn in May 2024 and it was OK. The place is clean enough. It's next to train tracks so it can be noisy at times with the passing trains. We used the meeting room for a family event and it went well. It cost $75 to use the meeting room for the afternoon but it was worth it.

2

Zerr

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Liked nothing. Ask for handicap room, was on 3rd floor in a regular room and elevator quit working on Saturday. Had to walk stairs to and from room with our luggage and other supplies needed. No one could speak much English to ask for things. Our room had no towels, wash cloths, etc. we had to go down to front desk and ask for it. The man came out with it in his bare feet. Filthy dirty, I took pictures, pee spot on the bedspread when opened up to go to bed. TV only worked when it wanted to. The man at the front desk had a dirty shirt on. A bunch of homeless, etc inside and out asking us for money. Breakfast was a gallon of milk shared by all, 2 kinds of cold cereal and toaster waffles. I wouldn't recommend that place to someone. You shouldn't either

4

Matthew

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The price point around half of what the Marriott and Hilton Hotels charge compared to this one seemingly fit the bill. It took two days for staff to actually get me a tv that works, never mind that I never did get cable working. In addition 3 of 4 lamps were not working, and the fridge died overnight. 5 day stay, since checked out but I’m still waiting for additional pillows from the front desk. Don’t bother using the hotel room phone, no one answers. While the hotel says no smoking, maybe that wasn’t enforced until 2022 because it sure smells like it. Parking lot - lots of odd characters, trash everywhere, not one space feels fully safe to park. Bathroom - remember this ain’t the Hampton Inn. If you’re over 6’ tall good luck standing in the shower. And don’t worry, the spots on the tile outside the shower, or the spots under the sink were always there, no need to worry. Bedding - at least the bed was soft, and it was odd that only the morning of check out did I see the blood spots on the main blanket over the bed. Fun times!!

2

Robin

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The elevator was broke. The breakfast was coffee, cold cereal or toaster waffle. There were pallets on floor in lobby upon arrival. You should disclose that property is in restoration process

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Cleanliness

Many guests report strong musty or smoky odors, stained bedding, dirty bathrooms, and clogged drains; a few found rooms acceptably clean.

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Joshua

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our first room wasn’t cleaned at all when we arrived, when we got a new room, our keys didn’t work. Not a single member of staff during our stay spoke English. When we got to our second room, our AC unit was disgusting, our tv didn’t work, sheets were stained, and the box spring was covered in brown stains. The entire hotel had an odor that smelled like feces, and the lobby smelled like cigarettes.

2

Lynne

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Moldy, uncomfortable, smokey. Poorly maintained and cleaned.

2

Todd

1 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Upon arrival we found bed bug stains on the bedding and the comforter was wet. The room smelt very bad and the stains all over

2

Rosalia

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The whole place is dirty and filty

4

Vicki

20 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I checked into my room at 7 pm on Friday night. I was gone until 10:15. Upon returning, I sat down for a few minutes and then got up to go to the bathroom. There was paper in the toilet and it was yellow like someone used it. The toilet seat, around the screws and near the back of the toilet (by the tank) was dirty. GROSS. Also, the drain in the alcove sink was broken. I called the front desk and asked someone to "come up to look at a few things." The woman replied, "I'm the only one here until 11pm. We can send someone up at that time, or I can come up." No one came. (Not surprising.) The entire place smelled like an ash tray. The continental breakfast was a joke. It was just glazed donuts, opened bread and bagels, (no jelly, butter, or cream cheese to put on it.) There had been some containers of cereal, but the seal was broken on a few of them, like they had gotten crushed in the crate they were being store in. I took photos of all of this. I'm never staying here again.

6

Joleen

25 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

key didn't work in closest outside door, next closest door was blocked open. bathroom door didn't close. room had no bad odor like hallways did. elevator was very smelly and dirty. minimal noise noted in room.

4

Hannah

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Many of the outlets in the room did not work. Cleaning staff attempted to enter my room hours before check out. The room smelled damp and mildewy. If there has been other hotels with vacancy I would have left.

4

Douglas

11 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When I was running water for the tub, there was some type of metal type dirt. That was the tub disgusting. There was tile coming from the side of the tub where I could see behind the tile or baseboards. It was not a very clean or maintained bathroom at all.

2

Mike

18 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The smell of this place was horrific but better than the cleanliness. Very disgusting

2

jeanne

18 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Did not stay. Had a bad smell through out the motel. The elevator smelled of grease or oil and didnt feel safe. Did not like the atmosphere of the place.

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Rooms

Rooms are very dated with frequent nonworking TVs, outlets, AC or fridges, and some dampness; train noise can disrupt sleep.

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4

Jacqueline

3 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Uncomfortable beds No hair dryer in room Radio came on at 130 in the morning Found old candy on the floor Only donuts and juice for breakfast

8

Jeff

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Dated furnishings. Queen sized beds were missing the cover over the box springs. Vinyl near the tub has gotten wet over the years and is pulled up. Carpet appeared vacuumed. horizontal surfaces were smeary. Staff was somewhat distant perhaps understaffed? Continental breakfast was a bare minimum. No fruit such as Bananas or Apples were present. The building is dated and needs a lot of cosmetic work, inside and outside. Abandoned items litter the perimeter of the building. The hotel is located near an active train route. The train blasts it's horn at 3:35 AM each of the 4 days we stayed there. I would not recommend this location.

2

Todd

18 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No phone in the room not enough outlets. The room stunk floors felt wet.

4

Brett

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Tv got no channel, staff never cleaned the room just swapped out towels and emptied the trash, took 20 minutes to check out

2

Ken

5 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Tv set not working and no refrigerator

8

Seth

10 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Let's be honest upfront- This is a blue collar, workingman's hotel. It feels like the 1970's in the rooms, the outside areas are a little ragged and need some upkeep and the breakfast is sparse. Having said that, the room was clean, the bed was comfortable, the shower was hot and the TV and air conditioning worked well. The place is mostly concrete, so it was very quiet in the room and easy to sleep well without hearing hallway noise and creaking floors above. For the price, a decent place to spend a couple of nights.

4

Matthew

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The price point around half of what the Marriott and Hilton Hotels charge compared to this one seemingly fit the bill. It took two days for staff to actually get me a tv that works, never mind that I never did get cable working. In addition 3 of 4 lamps were not working, and the fridge died overnight. 5 day stay, since checked out but I’m still waiting for additional pillows from the front desk. Don’t bother using the hotel room phone, no one answers. While the hotel says no smoking, maybe that wasn’t enforced until 2022 because it sure smells like it. Parking lot - lots of odd characters, trash everywhere, not one space feels fully safe to park. Bathroom - remember this ain’t the Hampton Inn. If you’re over 6’ tall good luck standing in the shower. And don’t worry, the spots on the tile outside the shower, or the spots under the sink were always there, no need to worry. Bedding - at least the bed was soft, and it was odd that only the morning of check out did I see the blood spots on the main blanket over the bed. Fun times!!

6

Ethan

20 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I would pay an extra $20 to go somewhere else, the train horns were excruciating, the air-conditioning unit decibel level was higher than an AC/DC concert, and not to judge, but the clientele was very interesting. I would not stay there again. It really is disappointing when the ownership is not willing to upgrade and put some money into their facilities.

6

Jessi

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The first room we were given was incorrect. We booked a double room, but were given a king. That room smelled like wet dog. Was able to change rooms without any issues. The second room was better, smell-wise. The bedding was a bit damp on one of the beds and it was stuffy. We opened the window and the screen was tore with holes. The bathroom faucet was tough to turn off. The bathroom floor was in rough shape and the trim was in similar shape. The shower pressure was amazing though. Thankful my family is short, the ceiling was quite low in the shower. Thankful we were only staying for the night. The gal working the front desk was nice.

2

Ashley

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very outdated location. Rooms were not completely cleaned, beds are not comfortable and the a/c was not working in 3 rooms that I was assigned to.

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Service

Feedback is mixed: some found staff friendly and quick, while others encountered unresponsive or absent front desk, language barriers, mistaken room assignments, and early housekeeping entries.

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Jeanette

28 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lighting in hallways very low. It looked to be unkept dirty carpeting, neeed painting , last resort hotel. Staff unhelpful!

2

Bart

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I.....DID.....NOT....CANCEL. I SHOWED UP AT 0130AM on friday morning to check in. Yes. I was late (our plane was rescheduled late due to a bird strike and we all had to find another flight) and I called multiple times with no answere. And when he did answer, i told him i was going to be there around 1-140am. When we got there he was sleeping in his office out of site and 35 minutes later when i heard him snorring through a door i banged on the door multiple times befor he woke up and came out. Then he said I cancelled and and while arguing with him a few minutes he finally said HE CANCELLED ME BECAUSE I DIDNT GET THERE BY MIDNIGHT. Then I contacted Expedia and they could not contact him over phone even though he was in his office and would not pick up the phone. My friend and I had to sleep in the car 3 nights in South dakota in freezing tempreture because he would not grant my room. I am going to pursue charges against him with a Lawyer and maybe never use Expedia again. Bart Roberts Arrowheadsaver@aol.com 801-528-2278 On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 12:11:26 PM CDT, travel_expedia@expedia.com wrote:

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Jose

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Front desk the person really nice and everything else is good

10

Jose

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Quiet, clean front desk really quick to check in

2

Zerr

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Liked nothing. Ask for handicap room, was on 3rd floor in a regular room and elevator quit working on Saturday. Had to walk stairs to and from room with our luggage and other supplies needed. No one could speak much English to ask for things. Our room had no towels, wash cloths, etc. we had to go down to front desk and ask for it. The man came out with it in his bare feet. Filthy dirty, I took pictures, pee spot on the bedspread when opened up to go to bed. TV only worked when it wanted to. The man at the front desk had a dirty shirt on. A bunch of homeless, etc inside and out asking us for money. Breakfast was a gallon of milk shared by all, 2 kinds of cold cereal and toaster waffles. I wouldn't recommend that place to someone. You shouldn't either

10

Charlene

4 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I enjoyed the ever so wonderful diverse option available. The new owners were the most nicest in town. Very inviting and respectful 🙏

10

Tom

20 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly and understanding staff. Professional and curtious.

4

Tom

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No staff to be found. Dirty room.

2

Julia

11 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Be checked in and they couldn't find my reservation, okay no big deal she finds it gives us the key to the room it didn't want to open. Got it open, and in our room in our PJs and someone is trying to open our door they gave someone the same room. That is not okay. I slept awful all night with the hard bed and scared someone would try and come in

2

William

14 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We call to let them know William was going to be a late check-in. When he got there, no one was at the front desk. He tried calling their number and got no response. When we reached out to Hotels.com, they couldn’t contact them either.

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Location

Adjacent to active train tracks, and horns at night are a recurring complaint; some mentioned an industrial-feeling area and occasional safety concerns, while a few liked being close to bars and restaurants.

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Keith

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is really old and dated and new owners are in the process of updating. That being said, there was literally no food available for breakfast. Railroad next to the hotel makes a lot of noise during the night making sleep difficult. Something was broken in every room we had rented.

8

Jeff

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Dated furnishings. Queen sized beds were missing the cover over the box springs. Vinyl near the tub has gotten wet over the years and is pulled up. Carpet appeared vacuumed. horizontal surfaces were smeary. Staff was somewhat distant perhaps understaffed? Continental breakfast was a bare minimum. No fruit such as Bananas or Apples were present. The building is dated and needs a lot of cosmetic work, inside and outside. Abandoned items litter the perimeter of the building. The hotel is located near an active train route. The train blasts it's horn at 3:35 AM each of the 4 days we stayed there. I would not recommend this location.

8

Jani

19 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean, friendly staff, ok location.

6

Michelle

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I would not stay again. It was the only hotel available. Didn’t feel safe. Very uncomfortable/unsafe.

10

Keri

24 Mar 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean and quiet, friendly staff, close to bars and restaurants and pet friendly.

10

Darrell

19 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Motel is just by a railroad and kind of a warehouse district. The only real problem is you have check in at 11:00 am and it’s 2:00pm. Hotel says they have attempted to correct this with success.

10

James

18 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed at The White House Inn in May 2024 and it was OK. The place is clean enough. It's next to train tracks so it can be noisy at times with the passing trains. We used the meeting room for a family event and it went well. It cost $75 to use the meeting room for the afternoon but it was worth it.

4

Matthew

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The price point around half of what the Marriott and Hilton Hotels charge compared to this one seemingly fit the bill. It took two days for staff to actually get me a tv that works, never mind that I never did get cable working. In addition 3 of 4 lamps were not working, and the fridge died overnight. 5 day stay, since checked out but I’m still waiting for additional pillows from the front desk. Don’t bother using the hotel room phone, no one answers. While the hotel says no smoking, maybe that wasn’t enforced until 2022 because it sure smells like it. Parking lot - lots of odd characters, trash everywhere, not one space feels fully safe to park. Bathroom - remember this ain’t the Hampton Inn. If you’re over 6’ tall good luck standing in the shower. And don’t worry, the spots on the tile outside the shower, or the spots under the sink were always there, no need to worry. Bedding - at least the bed was soft, and it was odd that only the morning of check out did I see the blood spots on the main blanket over the bed. Fun times!!

6

Ethan

20 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I would pay an extra $20 to go somewhere else, the train horns were excruciating, the air-conditioning unit decibel level was higher than an AC/DC concert, and not to judge, but the clientele was very interesting. I would not stay there again. It really is disappointing when the ownership is not willing to upgrade and put some money into their facilities.

6

Sharon

9 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The ad on Expedia doesn’t mention the train tracks directly across side street. Continental breakfast past Sunday had same box donuts leftover from Saturday morning

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Dining

Breakfast is often minimal or unavailable, with repeated reports of expired items and broken juice machines; a few appreciated coffee or donuts.

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Dawn

6 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast, didn’t eat. Looked extremely and barely basic. No back on tv remote, couldn't read remote buttons, worn off. Room darkening curtain, but not completely hung up. Enough to keep light out. Only dead bolt, no chain on door. Bedding was clean. Very small pillows. Bathroom...looked clean, but you soaked your feet, up to ankles when you took a shower. Sink same, drained very, very, very slow. Towel i used had small stain, but had been washed. Very dark outside when i arrived. I grew up there and remember when it was built and know exactly where it is, yet I drove by it as i I was looking around (10p.m.). Hit the grade school about 6 blocks away and realized i had to turn around. Stayed there 12 years ago and was still okay. Definitely not what it used to be and will not stay there again even for the lower price. Disappointing to say the least.

4

Rick

24 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Elevator broke down, no food on the first night stay very little on second night. Air conditioning unit did not work and the curtains were splattered with something.

4

Rosemary

5 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was coffee but no breakfast food. The tables in my room were dirty but the rest of it wasn't too bad for cleanliness. The room temp was comfortable, the AC never turns off though...

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Jeff

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Dated furnishings. Queen sized beds were missing the cover over the box springs. Vinyl near the tub has gotten wet over the years and is pulled up. Carpet appeared vacuumed. horizontal surfaces were smeary. Staff was somewhat distant perhaps understaffed? Continental breakfast was a bare minimum. No fruit such as Bananas or Apples were present. The building is dated and needs a lot of cosmetic work, inside and outside. Abandoned items litter the perimeter of the building. The hotel is located near an active train route. The train blasts it's horn at 3:35 AM each of the 4 days we stayed there. I would not recommend this location.

10

Duane

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Limited breakfast items some unrepaired bathroom items ( towel bar pulled off, no cover on light fixture.

2

Curtis

30 Jul 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Suppose to have breakfast 6to 10. Milk was curtled an sour Orane juice machne broke Otherwise there was no breakfast

6

Brian

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a budget friendly hotel. Bed was good and room was clean. This hotel desperately needs some repairs. Nothing special here. Continental breakfast was a box of donuts thrown on the counter and coffee.

4

LeeAnn

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our room smelled horrible. I couldn't get that smell out of my nose for days! I sprayed body spray just to try to clear the air. Didn't work. TV didn't work. Asked for new batteries for remote, but that didn't work. Continental breakfast was until 9:30 and food was about gone by 9am. It was a convenient hotel for 1 night, but will never stay there again.

2

Theresa

30 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Person yelling right outside our window at 11pm making sleeping impossible. Breakfast was very minimal.

2

James

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The night attendant at the front desk, appeared like he was sleeping when we came in. Room only had towels for 2 people resevation was for 3. Breakfast milk was sour out of date, bagels and bread out of date. Juice machine didnt work. Coffee machine was overflowing and running on the floor, but employee didnt clean it up.

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The White House Inn

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