Econo Lodge Inn and Suites

Not a 4 or 5 star, but our room deserved at least a 3 star. We stayed here 3 nites ago on our way to Arkansas and it was decent enough for us to stay here again heading back home to NC. The front desk lady was the same one from 1^st nite. Very friendly and accommodating and we bothered her with questions and help with several things. though a bit outdated, our room was clean, sheets white and clean, towels smell fresh, coffee maker spotless, tv good quality, small fridge and small microwave spotless. Air conditioner a little loud but nice and cold. Shower pressure good and nice hot water. It has a safe feel to area and nice selection of food choices on this exit. Also VERY nice FREE breakfast 6am-​9pm (including waffle maker) yogurt, cereal, pastries, sausage buscuit, fruit, hard boiled egg.. Juice, milk and fresh coffee.

This place is absolutely disgusting.
Non-​Smoking my butt! I want my money back!

This was one of the worst hotels I’ve stayed in. It smelled musty like old smoke. The air conditioner was so loud I turned it off because I thought I may be disturbing other guests, The remote control for the TV did not work. I went to the hotel staff numerous times and they couldn’t supply me with a working remote. The breakfast was a joke, ended up eating somewhere else all week long.

I’ve stayed with Econolodge before, and this is why I made the decision to stay here tonight. My experiences have all been good. Until now.
There is not enough parking lot to park my truck and trailer. My non-​smoking room smells like there was a non-​filtered Camel tournament in here last night. The air conditioner has 2 speeds; freezing and blazing. It also may be the loudest A/​C unit
I ever heard. Perhaps this is because it was manufactured some time during the Kennedy administration.
In the bathroom, which has a ceiling stained by water, there is an empty roll hanging where the toilet paper should be. The slot that holds the tissues in the dresser is empty. The plastic door frame has a price tag on it ($ 14.99) and the bath tub creeks when you take a shower. Ask anyone who’s ever installed a bath tub what that means. It supported my weight. Barely. The shower curtain is new, but I assume this is because the last one was used to wrap a body.
One bad experience can destroy a franchise in the mind of a consumer forever. I know, because it just happened.
Now excuse me. I have to get busy removing the eye liner from my pillow case before I got to sleep.