Red Roof Inn

I looked at some of these reviews and don’t know how anybody could have given over 1-​star to the Red Roof Inn located at 212 W Anthony Dr., Champaign, IL, 61 820 United States of America.
Our party consisted of four adults, we were headed to UIC for one day and we only needed two rooms for overnight. We arrived Sunday, 6÷12÷2016 around 7:12p. The clerk behind the desk was nice enough and that counts for something but not much. Our rooms were on the ground floor. As we walked toward the rooms we could see clouds of smeared dirt on the windows, not just the windows to our two windows but all of the windows to the other rooms that we could see. Every window we passed had not been cleaned properly. I was ready to walk, but my group was tired.
Our rooms were side-​by-​side so we were opening the doors about the same time. Mistake! The muggy stench that slapped us in the face made us all take a step away from the rooms. We cautiously entered the rooms and we backed out of them and confirmed that overall, the rooms had a not-​so-​clean feeling about them and the smell was sickening. Once again, I was ready to go when I had the bright idea to turn on the air and maybe that would take care of the smell. It worked — temporarily, but the smell really never left. The only two good things about the rooms were (1) the air conditioner worked, and (2) there was fake vinyl or laminate flooring — thank goodness there wasn’t carpet!
The things that were wrong and hard to overlook were: (1) dirty, dingy off white towels; (2) called to ask for a new set of towels and the phone didn’t work; (3) The bed was barely made but the sheets looked cleaned. I threw the rest of the bedding on a top shelf, I didn’t want to even touch it. (4) Poor drainage in the face bowl sink; (5) When I went to rinse my face with water, I saw ants around the face bowl. (6) Some water spilled from my water bottle onto the floor, when I wiped the water from the floor the dirt that came off let me know that these floors had not seen the face of a mop for quite some time; (7) The bathroom had a barely once over cleaning and the shower curtain looked like it had been hanging there for the past ten years. (8) From looking at the tub, you could see that a bathmat had been removed. That would have been fine with me, but by removing the bathmat it left a disgusting dirty imprint at the bottom of the tub! Yuck! (7) The other party’s room was worse because they shared our problems and they complained about (8) ants and spiders crawling around the room. (9) A dirty tub, and (10) the rug under the beds were filthy. (11) They also removed the top covers from their beds and only slept under the top sheet.
Since one party had to be on campus by 8:30 a.m. we decided to stick it out and try to get through the night. Big Mistake!
The next day, the other party head for campus around 8:15 a.m. and left us behind with the intent of returning by 11:00 a.m. We were up at 10:00 and dressing preparing for our ride to return by 11:00 a.m. However, they had been held up during registration and could not get there until about 12p. Because a maid had knocked on the door about 11:00 a.m., my husband went to the front desk to explain the situation and said that we would be leaving near noon. When the front desk told this to the manager, she said that we had to be out by 11 a.m. because their cleaning crew leaves at 11 a.m. My husband was all dressed, but I was halfway dressed. With the front desk ringing the phone, and the manager standing near the room, I rushed to get dressed. As soon as we opened the door, a man was standing there with a cart and a woman walked past us rolling her eyes! All of that grief for a funky dirty room! I don’t think so! I will never ever stay at another Red Roof Inn, that was my first and last time. I have stayed at five-​star hotels and some three and four-​star hotels and never incurred a problem like this one!
When the other party returned, we dropped off the keys and complained to the front desk about the dirty rooms and that we did not receive any consideration concerning our circumstances. We did not receive an apology — only that the manager would be notified and would call me. I’ve been home for some time now. It’s nearly midnight and I haven’t received a call yet, nor will I be holding my breath waiting for one.
Like I said at the beginning, I don’t know which Red Roof Inn received such rave reviews, but it could not have been the one located at 212 W Anthony Dr., Champaign, IL, 61 820 United States of America. Red Roof Inn is surrounded by good hotels within walking distance from each other — something that we did not know when booking our reservations. Do yourself a favor and bypass this Red Roof Inn, pick a nicer hotel because this Red Roof Inn is horrible

Just arrived for a one night stay and looking for somewhere else to stay instead. Front desk staff is friendly but otherwise this place is a complete bust. The room is musty and not quite clean (mirrors are smeared, there’s a greasy hand print on the desk chair). Upon parking and unloading our bags from the car, we were approached by a woman staying on the first floor. She mumbled us a warning about the Pentagon and planes flying over the motel. Not a confidence-​inspiring start… Oh, and the toilet doesn’t seem to flush properly and the ice machine downstairs has an out of order sign on it.

Was not impressed. My room smelled faintly of smoke, the bed wasn’t that comfy. I came out of there smelling like cigarette.
I will say, the room was recently renovated and had a modern feel. The price wasn’t bad either.

Room was clean. Nothing fancy. Staff was friendly and let us check in several hours early. Close to many eateries and the mall and interstate. No problems, would stay again.

I stayed at this motel for a few weeks while waiting to get into my house. I had a «deluxe king,» which was a large room with a very roomy desk, along with a coffee maker and a microwave. There are TONS of outlets for your electronics. As others have said, the staff is very accommodating, and the manager makes it his business to see that his customers are pleased. You may not get breakfast, but there is always free coffee, and at these affordable prices, it is the BEST VALUE in town.
I actually heard the front desk person make the police report regarding the theft discussed by another reviewer on ⁸⁄₂₈ (who did not stay here). This staff is not the kind to make up stories. Something happened, who knows who may be to blame, so I’m not sure that review is credible.

My friend and I stayed here last weekend while attending a horse show last weekend. The place was affordable and the staff was really nice. The laminate floors in the rooms were a brilliant idea. I don’t ever walk around in my bare feet in hotel/​motel rooms but had no problem doing so here. The place is pet friendly which is another plus for a lot of people. The only reason I have a 4 instead of a 5 star rating was because out bathroom door did not close properly. I would definitely stay here again.

My wife and I stayed here after booking it on Expedia. We got the room for a discounted price and expected cheap quality. The room looked amazing! The sign outside the Hotel stated that they just remodeled their rooms and I have to say the remodeling was a bulls-​eye.
They removed their carpet and placed laminated floors so the floor was very clean. I like to walk barefoot so I could tell that the floor was clean. We had the use of a mini fridge that worked very well, a microwave that was strong, and a coffee machine that was a little odd but it worked well enough. The bathroom was big enough for two and the shower pressure was hot and heavy. The shower head didn’t even have calcium build up like most low cost places to stay.
The bed by far though was the best part. It was a king size with soft and clean feeling sheets. The mattress was very comfortable and the A/​C worked like a dream. I didn’t use the desk that was built into the wall but it looked like a comfortable design. The flat screen tv was louder than it looked and the interior of the room was quiet from the outside. I loved the fact that all the room windows faced the parking lot so it was very easy to keep an eye out for my car from inside our room. I would definitely stay here again.
A great price for a clean room and comfy bed.

Super nice staff and clean basic renovated rooms. Plus you can’t beat the price. We found a coupon online
and it was only $ 49 for a double room. We were traveling with a small trailer and were concerned about safe parking. Christopher at the front desk went above and beyond and walked the property before we arrived to find us the perfect room. Thanks Red Roof for a good night’s sleep and piece of mind.

The hotel was a prime location for passing thru, for a one night stay. The location is right off the freeway and the room was clean and perfect. The staff was real friendly. The only complaint was that the freeway noise depending on your location may be a bit loud, which could cause some noise coming into the room, due to the rooms being located outside entry and not indoor entry. Overall, the hotel was great for my needs.
PROS:
— TV has HDMI can connect to Ipad, Chromecast, etc.
— Clean Interior (recently new renovated room)
— Clean bedding
— Great WI-​FI
— Friendly Staff
CONS:
— Noise from Freeway

The entire place is recently renovated, so it has pretty good rooms and exceptionally clean interiors. Bath towels were changed every day, bed was made perfectly well, and bathrooms were cleaned every single day of my stay. I paid only $ 45 a day, which is a steal at the price.
Very important tip: Check coupon websites for a 10−20% off coupon, which saves a ton. This is applicable for all red roof inns.
Pros: Clean, comfortable, affordable, excellent restaurants nearby, situated right next to the interstates, friendly staff at the front desk, super fast wifi, TV can be connected to chromecast.
Cons: they do not provide breakfast (which is ok considering the price you pay).

The hotel is not bad at all. Kids 17 and under stay free, pets also. By I74 and near several places to eat. We requested one of the newly renovated room and bottom floor. The room is very clean, bed isn’t firm but it isn’t squishy either. Only down side to the room is that that bathroom is small and there are no toilet seats, I’m weird and I don’t like to see in toilets especially more public places like hotels etc. but other than that I will stay again, staff is very friendly as well which is a plus

–5 stars for being gross. Like sketchy gross.
I was not expecting luxury by any means but I also did not think I would be sleeping in my jeans or becoming best friends with a resident room fly. This place has it all, carpet stains, sheet stains, previous guests snacks in the bible drawer, mold on the ceiling and if your lucky. cockroaches. Oh and our non smoking room left my clothes soaked in a gross smoke smell. Blegh. Not worth the value.
+ 1 star for being near a Taco Bell and TGIFridays

Don’t even bother. The rate may be cheap but it’s still too much. Stains on the bed, stains on the towels, mold and stains in the tub and on the shower curtain. Musty damp smell in the entire room. There was even a bug smashed and stuck on the wall. I can’t believe housekeeping would even consider this clean. There are plenty of other choices in the area and I suggest you look at those first.

We were on day seven of a 27 state road trip when we stayed here. We used a coupon from one of the green books at the roadside information centers and were not expecting a whole lot for $ 39.99 plus tax (for a total of $ 46…What were we thinking?).
The best thing about our stay was that the manager was very understanding and quickly changed rooms when we were dissatisfied with the initial one (there was a lot of renovation activity going on near the room, there was construction waste and laborers making noise).
The location of the second room was better, but its condition was quite rundown (carpets, furniture, bathroom, door locks). There was no refrigerator, microwave, or breakfast. They did have coffee in the lobby and some nice Hazelnut creamer.
The friendly manager did call up ask if the room was okay, but we decided we could tough it out.
I expect things will get better here because this was clearly one of the rooms which had not yet been renovated (our visit was during the last week in May 2014).
After this experience we were much more careful about checking reviews prior to relying on coupons from the rest stops (and generally used Hotwire for places with satisfaction ratings higher than 75% — this worked very well).

Roadtrip from MN to Cincinnati and this was our overnight. It was clean although the room had a musty/​stale smell and damp carpet. It served it’s purporse for a place to crash. The morning coffee was terrible and we stopped at a coffee shop in Danville to dump it and get good stuff.
The staff feeds the squirrels and they’re friendly.
Construction is going on and lots of storage containers in the parking lots.

For 52 bucks a night I wasn’t expecting much soooooooo let’s just say this was a no frills place to rest our heads for Unofficial Weekend at U of I.
Staff was helpful the first night we came back late and asked if there were any 24 hour spots to eat at.
After a certain time the lobby is no longer open and you have to use the bulletproof glass side. LOL
It was a run down looking room, reeked of cigarette smoke, clean… ISH. We were only there to shower and get a couple hours of sleep each night.
On the other hand it was quiet, surrounded by plenty of stores and restaurants and about 10 minutes away from all the partying at U of I.
No hair dryer or iron.
If your bougie… pass this up and spend more money elsewhere.
If you are just partying all weekend and not really going to hang out in the room… spend your money here.
So I am giving this spot an A-​OK just based on the experience I knew I was going to have with this caliber of hotel chain.

Rundown rattrap. Low price was the main attraction. Place was noisy, and needs complete renovation. Manager was sarcastic, toward any complaints. Have stayed at other Red Roofs; nothing like this one. Moved to La Quinta next morning.

We checked in late because of Ebertfest and was given a supposed non smoking room and got a room that reeked of smoke. The smell was so bad that it seeped into our clothing. There was also a cigarette burn in my blanket. When I went to complain, they gave me a «too bad» attitude from the man behind the bulletproof glass.
We were able to find a room at the I Hotel for the next night and we checked out a day early from the Red Roof Inn. They had a audacity for five minutes to charge me for BOTH days even though I was able to check out. The manager just charged me for one day, but it was HORRIBLE!

Blah. Stayed here over Illinois Homecoming weekend, and with my friend’s wedding block rate it was still ~$ 90/​night. The room was moderately okay upon first sight… but then things just started going downhill. There were cigarette burns on our blankets, a shower that looked like it had been pulled from a foreclosed doublewide and, much to my chagrin after realizing I had forgotten mine, NO HAIR DRYER. That made for a pleasant morning of tailgating in late October.
Things didn’t really get bad until the day we checked out and I noticed I had some sort of rash on my torso and legs. Are. You. Kidding. After Googling bed bugs for about 20 minutes I got an email asking to fill out a survey about my stay and was not very polite. Thankfully, I got an email from the manager shortly after who wanted to «make things right» and ended up cutting my bill in half.
So…good customer service after the fact… not so great hotel stay. Never again. Until next year, that is, when I’m scrambling for Homecoming weekend accommodations without a wedding discount.

«Do all the non-​smoking rooms have ash trays in them?» — what I thought to myself and asked the person at the desk of the Red Roof
It got me $ 15 off my night’s stay, but is that enough compensation for a room with sticky sink and table tops, no hair dryer, and dirty looking sheets? Oh, and the only time I like to smell anything remotely like smoke in a room I occupy is when there’s BBQ a-​cookin’.
First and last time I stay at a Red Roof.