Quality Inn Auburn – Foresthill

The hotel has rented out a room which had no curtains but only see through sheers. Hence it did not prevent the early morning light coming into the room. The whole family including me were deeply disturbed and could not get proper sleep. Apparently this room was one of few rooms which were changed for photo shoot and staff did not put the curtains back. This room should never been rented out till the curtains were put back.
On top of that, despite the staff assurances multiple times, the manager never called to explain on how this happened and listen to our concerns.

It’s a Quality Inn so expectations were low. I kept waiting to stumble across at least one major problem: a broken AC unit, TV that doesn’t work, stained bedding, hooker in the mattress etc. But nothing! A perfectly clean, perfectly functional and actually NICE hotel! I am almost disappointed I don’t have something to bitch about.
Service was friendly. The room was real clean and well-​maintained. Everything worked. The TV came with literally about 300 channels, many of which were premium like 4 different HBO’s. The bed was firm but springy and the bathroom was nigh spotless.
The biggest downside is a sort of sad looking building. Who cares? Not I. Especially when there’s a kick-​ass market only steps away with tons of hand-​crafted goodness including killer pies and muffins.
Breakfast is the typical powdered eggs and waffle-​maker fare. It’s in an odd location, being served in a gutted hotel room. You also cannot take food out of the room for your sleepyhead companions, but this isn’t a huge deal imo.
Rates were very reasonable. Stay. Feel good about your Choice Rewards membership for a refreshing change.

I was there last minute Thanksgiving night, everything was full and we went to the Quality Inn. Krystal was at the front desk. It was soooooo crazy busy n she was there by herself which to me she should have had one person with her for the night but she handles even call, ever person who can in the lobby and me without even seeming like it was as much as it was. She kept smiling was very sweet checked us in was calm n seemed to get everything handled. Most of the people as far as I saw that needed attention were quite older n she never seemed to lose any composure. Five stars for her customer service skills and sweet demeanor throughout.

There was no coffee pot, ice bucket, wash cloths, bathmat, or clock in the room and only one bath towel. Called and the coffee pot and ice bucket was brought to us, we didn’t notice the towel situation until late at night.
When we walked into the room the pillows were just sitting on the edge of the bed like they had been tossed there. nail holes in the walls, carpet needed cleaning, furniture was stained and This was not what I would call a «quality» experience.
This was the first time I had stayed in Quality Inn and it will be the last, I would rate this Inn as a class D and certainly not recommend it to anyone.

Do Not Stay Here: 2 night stay 3 rooms because something was wrong in every room. The first room had duct tape in the freezer to hold the items in the door, blood stains on the towels and no pictures on any walls in the room. I called the front desk 3 times and no answer.
The second room we couldn’t get into our room because the door handle broke and had no towels at all in the room so we had to wait.
The third room things start to get better until I go to turn on the TV. I call the front desk, guy says I’ll be right up, comes up and can’t fix the TV so… No TV!
Last but not least, I go up to the front desk and the lady is on the phone with corporate and leaves me standing there for literally 20. I liked through two magazines waiting while she never said a word to me. Finally I walked out!
Don’t do it!

We stayed here over a weekend for the Western States Trail Ride (aka the «Tevis Cup»), but we probably won’t be doing that again. We booked a pet-​friendly room since we like to travel with our two well-​behaved dogs (35 lbs and 55 lbs). The room was ground floor, under the stairs, in the middle of the building. Lots of noise.
Our Ford Escape was barely able to fit into the parking spaces; I don’t know how the people with giant trucks/​large SUVs were able to park. All of the stair railings have been backed into multiple times.
We checked in rather late (9 pm), and had to wait 10 – 15 minutes for the desk clerk to come back. No «Be back in X minutes» sign or bell to ring. We were told over the phone that we should be prepared to pay cash up front for the dogs’ stay (something about not wanting to put it on the credit card), but at check-​in, the young man never mentioned anything about paying cash even though he knew we were staying in a pet-​friendly room.
The room was clean, but definitely old; lots of scuff marks and bad patches on the walls. Apparently the hotel doesn’t use normal pillows and just wraps regular pillow cases around throw-​sized pillows. 5 throw pillows does not equal 2 normal pillows. The maids took our bath mat and wash cloths but didn’t leave fresh ones. We didn’t have an ironing board or iron, but that wasn’t a huge issue for us.
The *only* pluses to this hotel is that it’s next door to Ikeda’s and that they allows bigger dogs.

Do not stay at this hotel… The staff was rude… my room was not cleaned… they did not offer to give a discount. Walls had old molly bolts showing… bed spread was stained and had cigarette burn holes. Stains on the desk chair… not enough towels… maids leave at 3pm… Choice Hotels should be embarrassed to have this as part of their chain. Had to give 1 star to the nice Mexican night clerk who was at least apologetic to the whole situation.

Booked a non smoking room two weeks in advance only to arrive to find only a smoking room is available.
Guy behind the desk wasn’t very sympathetic.

I think they forgot the «low» in «Low Quality Inn».
First we were put in a non-​smoking room which was directly next to a smoking room. It reaked of old smoke. I tried to live with it the first night but when we got back the next day it was even worse. On our arrival we found our towels missing and the room still mess — including the sheets we requested to be changed because they had thick stains on them. Mysteriously the $ 20 that was in my pants was no longer there. The next day we were (kindly) put in a new room where the AC didn’t work, the refrigerator shut off in the middle of the night and ruined our food, the toilet constantly plugged up, the bed was too soft, and we were missing a trash can. The worst part was that I got food poisoning from the continental breakfast. Luckily it was the day after the wedding we were working at, and not the night before.
On a different note the staff was really nice and a accommodating (although one of the clerks held a strikingly resemblance to Christian Bale playing Norman Bates). Across the street there was a really neat grocery store and diner and a tasty Caribbean restaurant right next door.
Overall it was a poor experience. Even without all the problems we had, the rates were at best acceptable. Unless you like gut wrenching diarrhea with your continental waffles — I’d stay somewhere else.

After calling several other hotels in the area that did not have availability for an 18 night stay I called Quality Inn and I WISH I would have called them first. Would have saved me so much head ache. Not only did they have the availability, but after initially offering me $ 72/​night the front desk asked if she could call me back when the manager arrived to see if she could lower the rate even more. After waiting a few minutes I was called back and offered $ 50/​night! It is amazing when companies such as this one go out of their way to make sure you are taken care of.
To the manager: Thank you very much! This was my first impression of any Quality Inn and you better believe that I’ll consider Quality Inns in the future.

This hotel exceeded my expectation. Things I care most are all good.
We stayed just one night on my way to ski in Jan. Given the star level we didn’t expect a lot. Hotel was booked on Hotwire for about $ 70. However from hotel stuff to house keeping it did give a good start of our ski trip.
Pros:
— Very nice front desk. He smiles and very friendly. He was so nice that we forgot to ask two beds. In the end he realized we might need two and reminded us of that. Thank you for your consideration.
— Very decent free breakfast. We got up at 7. Like other reviews said the breakfast is in another hotel room, actually two merged rooms. Think about what a 4 star hotel offers this quality inn has everything. Last time I remembered I enjoyed fresh made waffle was at hilton 5 years ago.
— Very clean and spacious room. There are refrigerator and micro oven! I really like the convenience of keeping our own food cool and reheating before our departure.
— Free wifi. Speed was good.
— Though it is close to I-​80 freeway but we didn’t hear any noise at all.
Cons:
— Elevator is very small with smell of air fresher. It doesn’t bother me at all.
— Appliances are old. But all are in good quality and are working.
— Old style hotel door. The hall way feels strange. But again I don’t care.
As it was a short stay we didn’t use other facilities. I will again stay in Quality Inn and recommend it to all my friends.

The front desk man, Connor, is extremely welcoming and kind. If there was any problem at all he would address them and help in a very kind manner. Absolute great employee. This inn is lucky to have him.

Bed had hair, toilet had water on the seat, microwave had sauce remains, carpet very dirty. No internet, no breakfast. Towels hard. They need a renovation, bad. Place was disgusting.

This place is terrible. On first impressions, it’s scary. The hotel room doors have dents from people/​police maybe banging them down. The the carpet is filthy. There was what looked like a blood stain on our carpet. The furniture is old and dirty. The beds were god awful. I could barely sleep because my back hurt all night and I never have that problem anywhere. The hair dryer was broken. The lamps don’t all work. The AC is noisy. The tv is all static and local channels. The complimentary breakfast isnt in a common area, it’s in another hotel room. On a positive note the showers are nice, the pillows are comfy, the linens are clean, there’s a refrigerator and coffee maker. The staff is really nice. But go somewhere else if you can.

This is a reasonably-​good quality motel with wonderful people. My stepmom and I were on our way back from Burning Man to SF and they were closest hotel west of Reno with a room available on Labor Day.
They let us check in at 7:30a and depart around 3p on Labor Day but only charged us for one day… this was technically two days so they could have charged us as such. They allowed us to drop off four bags of trash in their dumpster and provided a safe place to lock up a dusty playa bike. The room was large, clean, and smelled fine. There was a microwave and mini-​fridge in the room.
All in all, the accommodations were much better than what one would expect for $ 90 on Labor Day. The staff was particularly friendly and accommodating. Totally beat my expectations = 5 stars.

They don’t even deserve one damn star. I tried to check in with my husband who is 21 I’m 20. He was the one that was going to sign and the lady at the front desk was extremely rude and stated that because I was not over the age of 21 we could not stay there?! How does that even make sense? My husband had a valid drivers license and valid credit cards with his name on it and because I wasn’t over there age we couldn’t stay there??? Am I missing something here? So let’s say someone over the age of 21 wanted to check in with their child (obviously under the age) they would deny??? This place is ridiculous. And to make matters worse I called a few hours later and asked why I couldn’t check in and they couldn’t even give me a valid answer, the person kept saying that there must have been another reason why the lady said no. Oh well I guess I’ll take my money else where, the people at the best western were happy to check us in (:. YOU SUCK QUALITY INN!

Wanted to stay in Grass Valley, but all the hotels were full for a world music fest. So I called here and got a room in Auburn. Its right off the freeway so I asked for a room off the highway. It was quiet enough. My problem was I walked into the room after a hot July day at 1000 at night and the room was unbearably hot. I opened the door and windows and turned the cooler on, but was unable to fall asleep until around midnight and even then I did not sleep well. When I checked in there were no customers in the lobby, but the attendant had me wait because someone else was coming back. I had to wait a few minutes until the person came back and then wait through all of his questions. It was annoying considering I could have checked in and been done before the other person even got back.
In the morning breakfast was onlyl cheerios or raisin bran and it was on the second floor of the main building. I asked the front desk where it was and they said upstairs and I asked where the elevator was and they said right there. It was a across the room in the lobby. Their computers are super slow checking in and checking out, we didn’t bother to wait for a receipt when we left because it was taking too long. I would try somewhere else before making a reservation here. The cost was $ 99 for two queens for one night.

Good for a budget | Clean | Friendly Staff | Fast Service
Quick Points:$
–pet friendly, stayed one night
–clean
–fast service
–internet was not the greatest
–conveniently located across from Ikeda’s
We needed a place to stay for one night that was close to the Auburn Quarry. (Yeah, we do some filming as our side business, so one of our events was filming at that location.) We found this place on Unilocal under pet-​friendly places to stay. There’s a $ 15 pet fee per pet per night, but I think in the end they only charged me $ 10 after looking at my bank statement. (Thanks, guys)
It’s not like every nook and cranny is clean because, at least in our room, it wasn’t the newest building, but it was clean enough that it didn’t make you cringe at the sight of it. We had all of our soap, instant coffees, cups, towels, and everything else you expect to be there waiting for you when you arrive. Also, they have 4 pillows for each bed (we had the 2 queen bedroom because the 1 king bedroom wasn’t ready when we wanted to check in early, which is completely okay with us).
Fast service checking in and checking out. No complaints. And, the people at the desk seemed pleasant.
The one thing we had a problem with, but didn’t really mind anyway, was the Internet connection process. I think you only have access to the wifi for 24 hours before you need to ask for their code at the front desk again. It’s not the fastest connection either, but we waited until we got home. They also provide a cord connection, but we didn’t use it because we had trouble with it and decided to just call the front desk for the wifi password instead.
Ikeda’s is my favorite place to go grab some snacks or a quick bite to eat before heading up to Tahoe or Grass Valley/​Nevada City. And, the fact that it is conveniently located right across the street made me give this place another plus, haha.

We checked in yesterday and the room was freezing so naturally we turned on the heater which only seem to blow cold air for the first hour. We got settled in and decided to watch TV until the TV stopped working for no apparent reason. The only solution the staff had was to move rooms however we chose not to. I will say the room was spacious and the beds are comfortable. I am also looking forward to the hot breakfast this morning.

I booked this place looking for an affordable hotel near Auburn. We stayed only 1 night and our overall impression was that this was a good hotel, and certainly what were hoping for and expecting.
The room has all the basics including refrigerator and microwave. The AC unit was really loud though. And unfortunately we ended up on the highway side of the hotel so our room was not too quiet throughout the night.
Theres free wifi, which we did not take advantage of and free breakfast in the morning. The have juices, a waffle maker, cereal, small yogurt cups, pastries/​muffins, scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, and sausage.
The front desk service was on par for what we were expecting. Hardly conversed with them to be honest.
A decent hotel for the price.