Flamingo Motel & Suites

This place was the worst motel I have ever stayed at. We came during the middle of the night and grabbed our keys to get into the room. Except we got locked out. We called for help, and it took them 15 mins to get to us. When staff tried to open the doors, they couldn’t do it either. They left us sitting in front of a dark motel for what seemed to be forever. We finally couldn’t take it anymore and we left to get another hotel. In the morning, we went to the front office where we waited around 7 minutes to be helped. When we finally got to the front, we asked to speak to the manager. The women looked at me once and pointed to another line about 2 feet away and told us we would have to stand in that line instead (are you kidding me!). So I waited another 5 mins standing in the other line to speak to the manager. we complained to management and they refused to give us our money back that I had pre-​paid. Then they refused to give me the name of the hotel owner. She was super snotty and said «well it was your fault that you left the premises». Oh really? Well any reasonable person that has been driving all day that lands at a motel in the middle of the night would not wait 30 mins total (in the dark) for a clerk to try and figure out that the keys are the wrong set. It’s been 4 years since this incident and me and my friend still get angry over it. I was to say the least: disgusted.

This place is disgusting! Springs popping out of mattress, dirty floor, stained carpet, torn screen, holes in walls and ceiling, etc. then to get rank smell out, thought turning on AV would help but AC unit mounted above bathroom sink and NO thermostat so had to pull up a chair, climb up on counter and try to adjust it. Awful. After trying to change rooms, we left and they refused to refund our deposit. BEWARE!!! Check out pics on Trip Advisor of bugs and stains.

Took my Girl Scout troop there for a weekend of fun — what we ended up with was a weekend of headaches. We had two family suites — rooms ⁶¹⁸⁄₆₁₉. 618 was the better of the 2 — with only ill fitted sheets on the beds and a room phone that did not work (oh and dirty carpeting) but room 619 was just AWFUL!
Both mattresses were stained so bad with brown stains — didnt know if it was blood or sh*t. But they were gross. The bed covers looked like someone had been murdered on them — full of soaked through blood stains that had dried — and was NEVER WASHED! Nasty!
They replaced the mattresses and bed covers after we complained, but we were told that if we were to get a full refund for what had happened we would have to stay elsewhere! I couldnt pack up 7 girls & two adults & try & find other rooms — it was packed that weekend!
The phone didnt work in that room either, nor did her TV.
Upon check oout all that was offered was 30.00 back — bottom line. Its apparent that because they are connected with Noahs Ark they know they will get a huge number of guests & dont care about keeping anyone happy for return visitors!
DONT STAY HERE!

Rooms were filthy, beds stained, carpet ripped and just plain disgusting. We will NEVER stay there again I don’t care if they are right next to Noah’s ark I’ll pay the 5 damn dollars for parking

Bad management. Six of us (all in our lower 30’s) came to check in and were told we would all need to show id’s. One of us was waiting to get a new id in the mail and we asked the girl at the front desk if an apartment id with a copy of the driver license would suffice and she said that would not be a problem. We waited until the last two of our party arrived as they said we can not check in until everyone is present. The short haired female manager came up as we were checking in and said she could not allow us in because of the id. Which we were told an hour before would be fine. She would not budge even after we explained our previous conversation with her employee. She didn’t even ask the employee that we pointed out about the conversation. She just said that we would have to stay somewhere else. Not a good situation to be in at 6pm on a Friday in July, which is peak season. Luckily Mt Olympus had a deal going on which was an even better price with much nicer accommodations and guest service. Avoid Flamingo at all costs. Reviews do not lie.

It is a motel and that is what we wanted for a Memorial Day getaway weekend last year. A simple, clean, safe place to stay and get free tickets to Noah’s Ark. Mission accomplished.
I had not stayed at a motel in years so I forgot that they are quite… rustic. Lol. But, as simple and slightly rundown as it looked in the room, we had a good night’s sleep and clean towels.
I liked that our room was right by the playground and my husband and I could sit on the bench outside of our room and people-​watch while keeping an eye on our kiddo!
It was a busy spot with friendly neighbors, all out and about with families! The front office staff was polite and informative and we paid a damn good price.
It would be in the hotel’s interest to put new carpeting in their rooms, because that ish was DONE.
However, we would stay again!

My best friend and I decided a few weeks prior to our stay to have a weekend getaway during the summer. We planned out that we wanted to stay at the Dells, and while I was looking at the hotels that are bigger and have waterparks attached, my best friend insisted on this place. Because she had stayed there when she was a kid and loved it and the fact that Noah’s Ark tickets were free.
I mean yeah, that sort of sold me, but it really is not worth it.
We made our drive up from Chicago on a Friday late afternoon, and when we arrived and went in for check in, I immediately did not like what the place looked like.
We got to our room, and I immediately got a whiff of who knows what. I mean yeah, the room itself was clean-​ish, but the sliding balcony door– did not lock, instead was kept closed by a sawed off broom stick. I mean really?
We stayed for a weekend, and I was not satisfied. There were bugs on the walls, and the beds were not comfortable at all. Not to mention the people that were staying in rooms next the ours were not exactly city people looking for a weekend to get away. They looked like they had been staying there for months.
Needless to say, the moment we packed up our stuff and drove away after leaving the key– was the best day for us both, especially after not getting much sleep due to the neighbors– uhm– you can imagine. Those walls seem paper thin.
Next time I come to the Dells, assuming I decide to go there ever again– I will not even think twice about staying at a small motel. I would rather pay the extra money and stay in a busier and clearly much cleaner place where there are more people around.
If I could have gotten my money back for that stay– I would have without hesitation. But unfortunately, there went my $ 175 for a two night stay.

Rooms are bad mold in bath room. No air conditioning no TV. Talk about roughing it. Brought items up to management and they said ” if you don’t like your room leave”

Do not stay here. Ever. It’s the most horrid place I have ever been to. The web page looks like the ritz compared to what you actually find. We booked in for 2 nights, as we thought free tickets to Noah’s arc would be great. We left immediately without even unloading our cases and booked into a hotel nearby. Bugs on the dirty carpet floors, stained mattresses, Mosquitos in the rooms. GROSS!

rooms were stinky small TV’s disgusting bathrooms. Noah’s ark tickets included but no refunds. If you’ve ever wondered what sleeping on rocks feels like then this is the place for you, beds are horrible! =[ wouldn’t recommend it at all.

The ads for it make it seem so much more than it really is. My uncle in law asked for rooms with adjacent rooms that connect, we didn’t get that.
The hotel rooms on the outside look like hell. It looks as cheap as a motel 6, but the insides weren’t too bad. It looks presentable but mattresses weren’t aligned with the baseboard, the fleece blanket has a ton of lint and some hairs, and the bunk bed that came with the room looks unprofessional. It was undone and the comforter was badly folded. The pillow and sheets for it are badly folded in a clear plastic bad.
The bathroom wasn’t too bad, aside from the toilet paper rolls already having been opened, and half used if not less. And the window sill is covered in webbed up dead bugs. The shower even has little red stains on the tiles and a little on the bathroom floor.
I think the best thing about the room was that it had a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker and a flat screen. Also we got the two corner rooms, so we were able to isolate ourselves and grill, carry a picnic bench over and make ourselves a little barbecue. Our spot was also convenient to Noah’s Ark and the convenience store and Go Karts.

1 star is one too many for this crap hole of a place!
I showed up on a Friday afternoon to meet up with my friends that were already checked in from Thursdays arrival. My plan was to stay until Sunday with them. After seeing the place and being forced to stay overnight, I left as quickly as I could on Saturday morning.
Never in my life have I see/​stayed at such a filthy establishment! I was grossed out from the time I pulled in with my car and now after reading others reviews, I am getting grossed out AGAIN! (Also praying that I DO NOT have bed bugs!)
staying here to get free passes to Noah’s Ark just simply isn’t worth it… especially when I spotted billboards of probably 6 or 7 other HOTELS that were giving away FREE Noah’s Ark tickets if you stayed at their hotel! Come on people, get smart and boycot this filthy place!!!
When we came back from dinner Friday night (at crabby’s, food well below par, will never go back) there was a group of Mexicans smoking pot across the way from us. A real nice thing to see when your group has 8 children, ranging from ages 6 – 14! We also heard what we thought was a gunshot and sirens followed not too long after that. Late that evening 2 of the older kids witnessed a man with a knife outside a motel room and the cops were there handling that. We also spotted a man carrying/​removing a mattress from a room and walking away with it. What the heck?!?
The TV channel selections were awful, and there want any wifi to connect to. Our room was NOT cleaned on Friday while we were gone and when I went to bed, I found sunflower seeds, staples and wrappers at the side of my bed. None of us has any of those things in the room!!! I picked the cleanest looking pillow of the 3 tiny ones on the long size bed and as soon as I crawled on top of the sheets, (the comforter was on the floor, it should’ve been in the garbage) I could smell an odor of absolute filth!!! The sheets did NOT fit the bed and they were torn as well as dirty from the previous occupant I’m sure. My car was looking mighty fine for bedtime if I wasn’t worried about all the other sketchy characters out there.
I was tempted to sleep in my car overnight once I saw how filthy the rooms were, but I did not feel safe after seeing the previously mentioned sketchy things happen earlier.
The bathroom was a joke, no drain plug in the sink and the shower curtain was only a fraction of the length of the shower!!! It was 3 feet wide at the most. WHY!!!
As I’m typing this I am scratching and thinking I’m feeling bugs crawling on me, god I hope not! This place needs a visit from someone and NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN!!!

The worst hotel i have stayed at. It smelled like my two year olds diaper. I was glad I had a bottle of Febreze in the car. The air conditioner made a horrible noise, but did work. The TV was older than my wife and only got one channel. I don’t mind dated hotels, but I would rather stay in a tent next time. It just wasn’t worth the two extra tickets to Noah’s ark.

This place is horrible. We were told that our check in time was 3:30 pm. However, we arrived and were told that are room was not ready and they were not sure when it would be ready. Rude management… especially the manager. By the time we finally made it to our room, it had been left unlocked with the sliding door window open and all of the windows left open.

We stayed mid july. Ws request a ground floor room. Upon xheck in they gave us a 2^nd story room. We told them i was in a wheelchair due to a beoken leg and couldn’t do a 2^nd floor. They didnt have any rooms left except a mini suit left on the first floor. They did upgrade us to that for no charge. We were in room 518. Gross stain on one of the beds, either vomit, poop or coffee. The bed sheets didn’t fit the mattress’ the blankets were old and pilly. Carpet and flooring seemed newer. Bathroom was clean. The walls are very thin. Our neighbors were bbq under the easement until 11pm and very loud. Very sketchy people there. A few gangster looking guys were smoking pot right by the pool and I the bitty playground. The help at the registration desk told us they have wifi and gave us the password. But no wifi available. They give u a $ 2 coupon for the food stand at noahs ark if u don’t get room service but u must bring the card to the desk the day that u don’t want room service or else they won’t give u the coupon. The room phone didn’t work. We could hear everything going on I. The room above us and next to us. The plumbing every time they flushed the toilet sound like a waterfall in our room. Horrible motel. Will never stay here again.

Im here now and all I have to say is. … my stay was horrid. .all of the bad complaints are dead on. This place is absolutely filthy and should be closed down… I booked this MOTEL by accident… i am so pissed I almost cried but for the kids sake I pulled myself together… if only I’d paid attention to the name instead of the pictures and the description. All I wanted was a CLEAN and COMFORTABLE room at a fairly descent price and I got NEITHER. Btw there’s NO WIFI or HOT WATER… stay at your o wn risk…
# major lesson learned.
# you’ve been warned.

Booked the room off of the website due to it’s proximity to Noah’s Ark & free waterpark passes. Not worth the free passes! Staff was crabby and not very helpful. Room was not very clean and outdated. Curtains coming off the curtain rod and blankets had big hairs on them. We checked out early and went to Chula Vista for the same price.

we rented a family suite. it accomodated everyone perfectly… rooms wer clean, there are 3 outdoor pools and one indoor. This is a motel. I know what to expect from a MOTEL. The people at front desk were polite and professional, when I came back to my room after a long day at the water park there were frsh toels in the bathroom and our beds were made. If you are looking for ritz hotel quality with motel prices you will not find it here. Its a nice neet motel. alil outdated but you get what you pay for. I have NO complaints about my room or the service. My only issue is that the walls are paper thin. So while I was in bed trying to knock out and get some rest for the next day, I could hear the people outside laughing and talking loudly almost as if they were inside my room… WIll I come here again? sure… nextime I’ll just bring earplugs. =)

We had a four day stay here. The place is not the ritz. It is a basic hotel. Considering that we spent only an hour or two in the rooms before sleep it was more than adequate. The AC worked great, the fridge kept the drinks cold. They were remodeling one set of rooms when we were there and with the two Noah’s Ark tickets for each nights stay, this is a good value. I will come back.

This will be, comparatively speaking, a positive review. First of all, people who say this place is expensive for what you get are forgetting that A) you get two free Noah’s Ark tickets for each room for each night you stay there and B) if you show up in the summer you will get summer rates. $ 125 for a room with two double beds seems pricey until you consider the two free tickets that end up being a $ 70 value. That $ 125 room is now $ 55 which isn’t so bad. Also, it’s very nice to be able to just walk behind the hotel to get to the water park without having to drive down the strip.
The room itself could definitely have used a refurbishing. Fortunately, we had a newer flat screen TV (although small). We had a second room in our party and that room had an older TV that did not get as many channels as ours did. I thought the bathroom fixtures were old, but the tub was clean. There was some mildew on the tiling and on the shower head but it didn’t bother me that much. There is a fridge included in the room which is a big plus.
It was mostly a very basic motel room for people on a budget. I didn’t hate it as much as other people did and I did not experience a bed bug problem.