Days Inn & Suites Tuscaloosa – University of Alabama

I am usually not a fan of the Days Inn chain of hotels, but due to the reviews here on Unilocal,I thought we would give it a try. We were pleased. I put good value high on my lists of reviews, and this place was a good value. It was not fancy, but was clean and comfortable. The man at the front desk was especially nice. Breakfast was everything we could need. Only drawback might be traffic in that area and kind of a tricky driveway into the parking area. We would stay again if in Tuscaloosa.

Not what we expected. My husband went on
and rented this room for our family of 5. He specifically requested a roll-​a-​way for one of our children. Needless to say, when we checked in, the girl at the front desk told him they did NOT have anymore left and did not save us one. VERY VERY POOR business!!! So, my husband spent $ 50 @ the local Walmart to buy a pump and air mattress. So, instead of paying $ 130 for a hotel room, it ended up costing us $ 180! For that price, we could have stayed in a much nicer hotel that you didn’t have to use an outside entrance to the room!!!
Another thing about this room was the heat/​air unit. We set it for 70 degrees — well that made the room too warm. Then, we set it on 69 degrees and it was too cold. One degree should not be that big of a difference! So, those of us who actually got a bed were able to keep from totally freezing, but my child on the air mattress froze!!!
Yes, I’m back on the whole «roll-​a-​way» bed not being provided. This room had a love seat in the «suite» part. One would think «why not utilize this space and put a hide-​a-​bed love seat here so no one would have to haul a roll-​a-​way up two flights of steps! »
The breakfast wasn’t much — everything microwaved except for the 2 choices of cereal. Not much seating, either.
Overall, I would NOT recommend this place to stay. NOT very accommodating and you could get a nicer room down on hotel row. This is definitely a hotel that needs to be renovated and brought up to this century!

My son traveled 8 hours by car to visit his girlfriend in Tuscaloosa. Prior to making a reservation with this hotel, he contacted them directly to find out if they had an age requirement for check in since he was only 19. He was told that the age requirement was 18 if he was traveling from out of town or in the military and 21 if he was local. He went ahead and pre-​paid the reservation. Upon arriving at the hotel, he was denied check in by the staff since he is only 19. Both his drivers license and car tags say Virginia so he was clearly from out of state. He then contacted the main Days Inn number and again was told that the check in age for this hotel was 18. He called back to talk to the manager at the hotel and was told he wasn’t available but would call him back. Seven (7) days later, still no call from the manager. There is nothing on their website stating this 21 year old age requirement. I would not recommend this hotel based on their policy that clearly changes based on the person checking in.
Follow up: My son received a phone call from the manager at at the Days Inn in Tuscaloosa this morning and his response was that he didn’t think he needed to return is phone call because he wasn’t 21. But I guess it was okay to take his money. The manager admitted the 21 age policy is only posted at the front desk and is not online. And the manager was extremely argumentative with my son and told him that it doesn’t matter what the website or what Days Inn corporate says.

I received everything I expected for a $ 55 hotel room for one night plus a continental breakfast. The pillows are oddly soft and fluffy. I loved it. The blankets are thin but somehow keep you very warm.
I always judge hotels based on the option and selection of the continental breakfast. They had a variety of bagels and toast as well as grits and oats. None of that appealed to me… until I came across this one strange looking egg omelette shaped a gyro bread. After 2 or 3 bites into the omelette, there is this tasty layer of hot oozing cheese that melts in your mouth. Now, you’re 3-​star night stay just became a 4-​star breakfast. Someone needs to thank the chef for this. It was incredible.
Wi Fi is free and the service is great. No complaints in this area.

For a hotel in this price range at a decent location, it’s pretty decent… Microwave and fridge… A small separate living area. WIFI that works and the best thing was a great big HD TV – something I didn’t count on. I’m guessing it was at least 42 inches and it might have been bigger. Plus the room had the NFL network and several other channels on direct TV. A couple of very nice restaurants (Cheddars and Logan’s steak house) are within walking distance… Cheddars is really great and they give you a very large portion for your money. Great person on the front desk too.
The only slight negative is that it’s not real quiet at this motel but I expected that since it’s on a busy road and it’s very close to I-​20 as well.

Looked to be a safe area. Price was reasonable. Room appeared to be cleaned by a pack of wolves. The unit was not tidy, but I was too tired to move to another room after coming in late.

Big room, had a queen and king sized bed. Decent breakfast included. Only problem was the room felt moist/​humid so with the AC on it was like being in a freezer, with it off kinda like a sweat box. But this might have just been an issue with the one room.

I recently visited Tuscaloosa and choose days inn from the reviews I read. I wasn’t disappointed. The rooms were big and clean. It had two queen beds and a sofa in the sitting area. The room was fully equipped by that I mean iron and ironing board, mini fridge, microwave, coffee pot and hair dryer. I can’t remember when I met a friendlier staff, right down to the maintenance man. Everyone greeted me with a smile and hello. James was very knowledgeable and helpful with local area and directions. I’ve never stayed at a hotel and not wanted to leave. Ive been to some really nice and expensive places too. My three day stay was excellent.

Staying in Tuscaloosa was a last minute, late-​night decision, and this Days Inn was just fine. Clean, simple room with two beds, a small fridge, and a couch/​TV area for $ 51, just above $ 60 w tax. Nothing special, and no disappointments. A fine place to sleep for eight hours.

i didn’t stay here. i booked a room, not realizing they are not pet-​friendly. the manager james called me and apologized for the confusion and suggested the jameson inn, where i ended up staying. the stars are for the fact that he called me early enough in the day that i could get another room instead of not being on top of things and then refusing us when we arrived. if i’m in tuscaloosa without my puppy dog, i will go to the days inn!

Pleasantly surprised. Actually 3.5 stars for this place. For a place with outside entrances and a busy area, I thought the room wouldn’t be that nice. But it was spacious, clean and had a little fridge and microwave. It was quiet with a big comfy king bed. We had cereal and fruit and coffee in the morning which was nice. They have a small enclosed heated pool too, which we didn’t use. I think the best part about this quick stopover, was the staff. They were so friendly and smiled a lot. Keep it up! $ 65/​nt for the room.