Econo Lodge Sacramento Convention Center

Alas, I didn’t come back here for the summer of 2014 as I said in my previous review. Nope, it was the very beginning of 2016 when I returned to the Econo Lodge. Upon my arrival at the front desk, I noticed that some remodeling changes had been made. The breakfast section appeared much bigger than the last time I was here. In addition, there were two tables with chairs placed there for those who wanted to enjoy their complimentary breakfast away from their rooms. Anyway, just as before, I was greeted with the same kind customer service from the last two experiences, and was able to check into my room without any problems.
When my friend and I walked into the room, we were absolutely shocked with the changes made to the rooms. Apparently, the employees spent some time refurbishing some of the rooms on the premises. We had new carpeting and new bedding in the room. The usual box TV set that I had in my previous experiences was gone. Apparently, the staff decided to keep up with the 21^st century; we had a flat panel TV screen in our room this time. They had a mini refrigerator that came with an egg rack, which was perfect, considering that I had brought some hard boiled eggs from home for snacking purposes. Let’s not forget the brand new microwave oven in the room, which was convenient for us to reheat leftovers from the places we’ve dined at. Also, we didn’t have a bouncy or noisy bed this time; it was quiet and comfortable. Last, but not least, the shower was perfect; it wasn’t lukewarm like the last time.
As for the continental breakfast, during the last two experiences, they didn’t have any cereal boxes. This time, they had cereal dispensers available for those who wanted something simple. Glad that they decided to use my suggestion… eventually. Just like the last time, I was able to grab as much as I wanted, and it was fantastic that we didn’t have to worry about getting there early before everything was gone.
I almost gave this place 5 stars, however, there was one problem — the complimentary internet. Unfortunately, the room we were in wasn’t internet friendly. When it comes to WiFi, everything has to be placed just right, and sometimes if you’re in a different area of the premises, you won’t get any reception at all.
Well, now that the rooms are refurbished (or at least the one we stayed in was), the complimentary breakfast is now up to par, let’s focus on getting better WiFi signal for every guest who plans to stay here. Other than that, keep up the great work with the rooms, the customer service, and the breakfast. :)
Oh, one more tidbit, the room we stayed in was clean. I’m so sorry that other people have had bad luck with some of the rooms in terms of cleanliness and bugs. Apparently, I’ve lucked out three times getting rooms that were clean and bug free. *shrugs*

I have never stayed in a hotel that awful. The bed isn’t even real. The headboard is attached to the wall. The bed is uncomfortable. The parking lot is so small. The refrigerator has stains. The bedding is low quality. The lamps and fans have stains and look disgusting. I wouldn’t stay there ever again.

Room was clean and nice. Microwave and fridge are nice to have. Heater worked fine. I’d give it even 4 stars if it hadn’t been for the sour milk at breakfast. Needless to say, we didn’t eat and still needed to get breakfast.

THEY MADE US CHANGE ROOMS WITHOUT NOTICE!!! We arrived Friday early evening and it was obvious they were doing some sort of construction in the rooms, but we checked in easy enough and the construction noise was done by 6pm, so we thought it was no big deal. BUT while we were out vacationing in Sacramento Saturday morning we received a phone call asking us to please come gather our items and switch rooms because they needed to replace the carpet in our current room. THEY CALLED TO TELL US TO COME BACK AND MOVE ROOMS AND GOT ANGRY WHEN WE SAID NO…
So we finish our morning vacation fun and return to the hotel to park and walk to lunch, only to be stopped in the parking lot by the hotel staff and asked again if we can move so they can get in our room. We had family waiting on us so we politely declined and said we would be back around 4pm and would switch at that time…
After we returned (at 4:15) my husband went straight to the office to switch our rooms and informed them that we had to pack up our things. We were packing when the phone rang… they literally called to ask us to hurry and see if they could get in while we were packing…
Now we are in our new room and the door to the bathroom doesn’t close… we have a walking 11mo old and this is problematic because the baby thinks the toilet is the best play area.
Another major issue is that our first room smelled like stale cigarette smoke and the bathroom’s smoke smell got significantly worse as the evening wore on. So far the new room doesn’t small bad (that is one good thing to come of this whole experience)!
Aside from the terrible customer service, the rooms are clean and the location is pretty close to some great food in downtown Sac.

You can probably do better. I could hear people walking around on the creaky floors above me, and the air conditioner didn’t work very well (likely decades old). The WFi was also super slow which was annoying. The place felt a bit sketchy overall.
If you’re going to a conference at the convention center or business in the downtown, the location is great, and the rooms were clean so it does have that going for it. It’s cheap too of course so that’s helpful. That said, it’s probably advisable to find somewhere else if you’re spending more than a night or two in Sacramento.

You get what you pay for I guess. It’s one of the cheaper of the hotels in downtown sacramento and just a hair above motel 6, but not by much. There was some sort of rave going on that weekend so we knew we weren’t going to get any sleep that night. Luckily we were too drunk to notice any noise and passed out right away. The rooms seemed to be clean but you never know. The stairwell to the rooms was located in a back alley which could get scary at night. The free breakfast was basically a few items from a gas station and there was a huge bug in our room when we woke up.

Like the stretch of 16^th Street that its on, it’s mildly ghetto and on the run-​down side but really not too bad. I wouldn’t plan a vacay here but for a night or two to be walking distance of all the downtown stuff at a reasonable price, it’ll do.
I came here on a «beggar’s can’t be choosers» type situation as I didn’t adequately plan for Memorial Day weekend this year (why did I think it was NEXT weekend?) and got run right out of Nevada by the herd of buffalo that all have to travel at the same time for some reason. This place took rewards points at a decent rate and was decently reviewed, so it ended up being the spot.
Did the job with no major incidents. No in-​room coffee but they did have a micro and fridge in-​room which was nice, small continental w/​coffee and OJ in the lobby in the morning. Bed and bathroom cleanliness was pretty good but for some reason a wad of chewed gum was left conspicuously on top of the AC. Old CRT TV but had like four HBOs and Comedy Central, good enuff for me. WiFi was pretty good too but I was literally right next to the office.
Only issue is it being a very old and kind of rickety building, and being right on 16^th Street. Weather stripping under the door was all jacked up and the frame had gaps, so up to midnight or so there’s tons of traffic noise, then after that you get drunkies from the nearby clubs wandering down the street yelling, a variety of hobos that camp out around here wandering by, people coming in late banging their luggage around on the stairs and yelling in the parking lot, etc. Normally this sort of thing is no big deal if you can put a fan on for white noise, but they have those new tightwad units that only heat or cool to a specified temp. and don’t let you just run the fan. Sleep was broken and janky with all the bullshit going on outside all the time.
I’ve been to better budget motels, but this was still a cut above the drug-​filled mom n’ pop flophouse level. Hard to get an affordable place in downtown of any big Cali city, guess this is about as good as you’ll do here. No idea what the usual prices are since I used points but the thingie inside the door listed their max rate for one person as $ 79.

I love this hotel. The people are very nice, the rooms are clean, it doesn’t smell like ass. There are no dead people under the beds. They have very comfy pillows, the bedding and towels smell clean and they have decent wifi.
My key usually only works one of two times before I have to have them rekey it, and the housekeeping is either deaf or doesn’t listen to «NO!» being shouted by me in my passed out hungover state of delirium.
I love that it is walking distance from all the bars and clubs I like to go to, and it’s near lots of food and fun. I prefer to stay here over most other similar priced hotels in down/​midtown area.

I stayed here last year and it was what I expected for a one star hotel. The lady at the front desk was very friendly. The room was what I expected it to be nothing fancy but clean. The Internet connection wasnt great but worked well enough for checking emails and such. The continental breakfast was awful. The coffee was bad and the patries were stale. Luckily there is a starbucks just down the block so we just got coffee there. They are also within walking distance of many restaurants so that was nice. Yes there were fishy looking people around but you’re in downtown sacramento so for me its expected. Other than the crappy breakfast overall it wasnt a bad place to stay.

COCKROACHES… BE AWARE! I brought this up to the management and immediately was told they were stink bugs. So I showed him the picture I had taken and rather apologize and say he’d look into it, he still denied that it was a cockroach. I know what a cockroach looks like and so does my exterminator friend who was with me. Don’t stay here unless you want to make new friends.

My wife and I wanted to spend a casual weekend in Sac to get away from our main environment a bit. I was all for a day in a nice hotel, but she insisted two days in a cruddy motel to save our dollar. I couldn’t argue with money, so EcoLodge it was.
The area and characters walking about were less than flattering, so I naturally expected the same of my room. I open the door anticipating a literal horror story, and get… a normal room.
Everything was tidy as tidy could be, and the odor was inoffensive. Included were basic cable TV with remote, a complete bathroom area with clean towels, hand rags, shampoo/​lotion and hairdryer, ice tray with cups, and a phone that went untouched (and probably invites hidden fees). Cracks on the wall near the door and a broken padlock may be a dealbreaker if you don’t trust the card key auto-​lock.
My one major gripe is the rate that was raised inexplicably for New Year’s Day, sullying my two day plan. So, no sweat off my nose, I book a room with American Inn across the street for about the same $ 60-​something. The only major differences between the two: American Inn has no cooling unit, while Eco offers a mini-​fridge. If you plan to have any food overnight, bring a cooler next time or stay at EcoLodge. That’s the one lesson I’ll take from this brief experience.

I would give this hotel three and a half stars if I could – it’s slightly better than «A-​OK!» but not the kind of experience a four-​star rating would imply.
That being said, this hotel is in a great location, within walking distance to K Street and nightlife or within a short drive to anywhere else. Rooms are your standard motel fare, clean but dated. Parking was free and the lot seemed secure, we didn’t notice any loiterers, although the hotel does seem to come with an «extended stay» crowd that may seem a bit rough around the edges to some. We didn’t mind and we weren’t bothered by any noise from «the stoop,» as our purpose was to be out late dancing anyway. The hotel is dog-​friendly but we opted to leave the little one at home during our stay here. Free coffee and pastries in the lobby in the morning, which was a nice surprise.
Overall, this is a perfectly fine, super affordable place to stay in Sacramento – would stay here again and usually check prices here first when planning a trip to the area.

I’m not sure why everyone hates on this place. I really liked it. I stayed for a weekend Because I was attending a convention a few blocks away so the location was perfect. we crammed 3 people into a one bed room. It was a little small for us for that reason but it was still awesome. It was cheap, clean and had a fridge and microwave! And I mean ya its a little out dated but its clean outdated NOT falling apart and nasty out dated. If your someone who enjoys fancy hotels this isn’t for you obviously. But if you are looking for a nice place to stay this works especially if you are going to a convention near by or something because it will be in walking distance which i really value. The only problem I ever had with the place was some of the people staying at the hotel (also people who where going to the convention) where not nice and I was harassed by some of them but they where drunk and I don’t hold that against the hotel.

Kind of a sketchy place. I gathered it was near a local homeless encampment or something. Across the street and around the corner is the governor’s mansion.
When I entered my room, I was greeted with the distinct smell of urine. Luckily the smell was confined to the doorway area; the rest of the room smelled okay. The toilet worked fine. Bathroom and shower was clean.
Bedding appeared okay. Didn’t notice any bedbugs or pubic hairs on the sheets.
Watched a saddening documentary about people at the Monterey Bay Aquarium trying to save orphaned sea otters in Monterey Bay. Suddenly, I didn’t feel so bad about sleeping in a crappy motel room.

Not a nice place. I booked a reservation online for a non-​smoking/​pet friendly room. When we went to checkin they informed us that we had to stay in a smoking room because I had my 6 lb chihuahua with me. My boyfriend tried reason with the attendant by informing him that this policy was not reflected online and that I was pregnant and it was not right to ask me to stay in a smoking room. The attendant continued to be rude and we gave up and stayed in the room because it was too late to find anything else.

It’s basic and did the job for one night, any longer than that and I would advise going somewhere else.
The rooms are clean but could do with updating and a new coat of paint and the TV’s are really old CRT’s. Rooms also have a Fridge yet when we arrived it was taped closed and not even plugged in. We also found we were missing bulb in 2 of the lights. Whatever. It was dark most of the time we were in the room and only really there to crash after an event anyway.
We found an array of take out menu’s in the room too which were for local restaurants that deliver to your room — Local Pizza place, Chilis, Chevy’s and a few other places.
Breakfast is included in the rate and is served in the lobby (6:30 — 9:30am). Nothing special, just a few store brought Pastries, English Muffins, Bread for making Toast and a couple of bits of Fruit (Apples and Oranges). Coffee and Orange Juice is also available.
Free WiFi is also available along with a fair amount of Parking.

It did the job! It was cheap, pretty clean and nothing majorly bad happened while we were here. It was also close to the convention center and we were able to walk to our conference and also walk to most bars and restaurants near us which was great!

When you go budget hotel, you know what you are getting: minimal amenities; and you know what you are hoping for: cleanliness.
This place has both in spades.
— Clean
— Cigarette-​y bathroom
— Dawson’s Creek-​era TV
— Friendly, accommodating staff
— Working class side of town, but safe
— Great view of the tire lot next door
— Free wifi
— Some real-​life Golden Girls by the pool
In town for a wedding or conference? Save your cash or per diem for the gift or drinks and stay here.

Not worth what little money they charged, the rooms feel institutional;
Think prison or underprivileged school. The walls are paper thin, and the neighborhood very noisy. The staff has a young child who manages to interrupt every interaction, and they don’t have enough parking.

Compared to our previous night’s stay at Motel 6, this place was luxury. Translation: the bathroom was clean. The bed was way more comfortable too.
We had just finished our late dinner at Tower Café and weren’t sure how we wanted to proceed. I decided to look up some local motels and found this Econo Lodge within minutes of the café.
I give them the four-​star I’m-a-fan treatment for several reasons.
1) The front desk guy was very generous. We were almost done with check-​in, but I saw the AAA sticker and discovered my friend had AAA; he was more than willing to still give us the discount rate ($ 50 with tax).
2) I saw in a Unilocal review that they are pet-​friendly. Well, we didn’t exactly tell them we had a dog with us. Long story short, the guy found out in the morning, but he didn’t charge us anything extra. (In the morning, I discovered a sign on the back of the door stating that you must be in a non-​smoking room if you have a pet or otherwise you face a fee).
3) It was just convenient to find a place right in the middle of the city at the last minute, at a good rate (cheaper than Motel 6, in fact), and that was actually quite nice.
The free breakfast was meh, but I never expect much from those.