Days Inn Grinnell

After my recent 4 night stay at the Days Inn in Rockford, this place is a dream. Clean, well lit and convenient. Front desk person was great to deal with. I don’t mind the striped carpet at all. The room has everything I need.

Like most Days Inns, this was probably built as a different brand property. It’s just off I-​80 in historic Grinnell, location of one of the most impressive of Louis Sullivan’s «Jewel Box» banks.
My room is large, well furnished and appears to have recently undergone a major refresh with paint, new furniture and flooring in the bath and in the room. It includes a refrigerator and an iron. There is a hi def flat screen television. The bath has a new tub and surround, and a new tile floor but the same old fixtures. The shower handle requires some thought to use. The shower head was popular back in the Carter years, but it’s serviceable.
A few little annoyances besides the shower: I thought the rate was a little high but tolerable, the bath is separate from the vanity and there is no towel rack on the vanity. My only real complaint is a dizzying striped carpeting in my room.
The staff is very friendly and accomodating, and made me feel welcome.
By the way, don’t expect gourmet coffee, the coffee is lousy but then, most hotel coffee is. I just didn’t care for their brand at all.

Reserved two rooms for three nights for Grinnell College graduation. Due to Grinnell event, premium pricing was in effect (as with every other hotel in Grinnell during this time).
Upon entering the rooms, noticed significant dust on TV stand, and tables. My room had sticky rings from glasses on the bedside tables that I wiped up. Our kids room had a DEAD MOUSE under the bedspread and after moving to another room late at night, we found empty 12-​pack beer carton beneath the bed. Checked out after first night and went down the street.
Front desk staff was understanding, helpful and accommodating, but management of this property seems to be poor. Hallways were extremely hot, AC turned off in rooms before we arrived. Musty smell (beyond the dead mouse smell).
This property lost $ 800 worth of billing due to our checking out early.
I travel regularly and have stayed at a wide range of hotels over the past 20 years. This place was not the worst I’ve experienced by a long shot, but given the significant premiums charged during the Grinnell graduation, one would expect some basic attention to cleanliness. Don’t like the feel of gouging, then ignoring basics.