Name: FairBridge Inn Express Melrose Park
Address: 1900 North Mannheim Road, Melrose Park, Illinois, United States of America, Melrose Park, Illinois, US
Rating: 5

What guests think

At FairBridge Inn Express Melrose Park, reviews are highly mixed: many guests report serious cleanliness problems, dated rooms with maintenance issues (heating, water, and Wi‑Fi), hallway noise and odors, and inconsistent service, while others note low prices and courteous staff.

Common areas and the elevator are very worn, and parking arrangements can be awkward. Several reviews say breakfast wasn’t provided, with coffee only and not always stocked. Expect a very basic, budget stay with significant tradeoffs.

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Facilities

Common areas and the elevator are worn, with unpleasant smells reported, and parking can be awkward or limited. The property feels dated and in need of renovation.

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Seniasor

Aug 24, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Edificio viejo y maloliente, no muy bien cuidado pero relativamente limpio.

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Keyosha

Sep 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was partially cleaned towels were on the floor and trash cans were full of used feminine products. Remote control volume does work the entrance smells like pee and mold and water damage walls that are actually finished are paper thin water pressure is low and is blatantly busting out of pipes. I stayed 8 hours just to sleep it was terrible never again the air conditioner was so loud that you should just sleep next to a every half hour car crash and it pops on randomly times. The customer service guy was all dismissive and nonchalant.

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Kwamisha

Mar 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This is the nastiest place I ever been in and my life omg I couldn't believe the smell in the condition I lived 2 hours away from where I was coming from I book this place want there first off the hallway stanks like pee in the condition the rooms are in wow how dare they even have this online to book I want home the same night gave them they key card ge tried to give me another room like it's gonna look any difference never got my money back wowww I just couldn't believe it HONEY PLEASE

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Leonardo

Jun 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nelle foto mi era sembrato decente ma invece si è rilevato molto scarso. No colazione, no asciugacapelli, frigo rotto, finestra bloccata con vetro sporchissimo, parti comuni lasciate andare. Il prezzo è stato superiore ad altre sistemazioni in cui sono stato in zona quindi rapporto qualità/prezzo per me dei peggiori.

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Itzhel berenice

Aug 29, 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Elegi el hotel por ubicacion, pero en general el hotel esta viejo, descuidado, y muy muy sucio. La persona de recepcion amable, pero el resto del hotel es horrible. El elevador esta sucio y apesta a humedad, la habitacion tenia piso laminado y parecia que no lo habian limpiado en años, el techo tenia moho.... horrible.... Solo nos quedamos por la ubicacion y poque el hotel era petfriendly. No lo recomiendo

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Georgine

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The building is dated, and there are a few things that need repairs. The main issue was other guests being loud. But the staff was amazing and helpful! We gotnin a bit too early for check-in, but they still let my family and I check-in. We enjoyed our stay.

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William

Jul 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The parking is weird, they got a gate that has no access and barely no parking. The smell of marijuana in the hallway is powerful and the smell gets in the room, you have people screeming and making loud noises on the hallway between 12am and 3am that will not let you sleep.

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William R

Jun 9, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

POSITIVES: good front desk staff, sometimes harried by being alone at busy times. Bed, pillows comfortable. Linens clean, fresh smelling. AC working well. New floor vinyl seemed clean (not a dirty rug). Largely quiet except for inconsiderate guests in hall. NEGATIVES: bath full of fleas/small flies. Hair on floor. Human waste at base of toilet. Need vacuuming and not just wet mopping; both needed; down on hands and knees wiping needed. No wash cloths. No housekeeping during 2 day stay. Walls, woodwork need replacement, updating. Common areas (entrance, halls, elevator) desperately need rehabilitation. Attention needed to key card activation as card failed on 2nd nights. Somewhat difficult to access from highways/streets. Not pleasantly walkable area due to heavy traffic on streets. Public bus present but not easy to access on foot. An old facility run down in need of investment in repair, renovation, improvement . . . but that would cost guests more to finance.

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Aaron

May 15, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Very old and run down

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Denise

Aug 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I had no issue finding a parking place right outside the main entrance. The desk clerk didn't exude friendliness and was difficult to understand due to having a heavy accent. He also spoke quickly and softly so it was hard to understand what he was saying. He didn't mention that the WiFi password on the jacket of my passkey at time of check in (I came back to the desk to ask, then he told me). On the upside, the clerk quickly accommodated my request to move rooms once I discovered the first room smelled of stale cigarette smoke and the bathroom looked rather gross. The second room was fine. I like that the room had a mini fridge (wasn't mentioned in the posting). The air conditioning worked well and easily adjustable. The common areas had an odd smell that I couldn't quite place. This is definitely a budget operation but the lower cost made it manageable.

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Cleanliness

Many reviews cite severe cleanliness issues: stained linens, dirty bathrooms, strong odors, and pests (roaches, ants, bedbugs). Housekeeping appears unreliable, with some rooms left uncleaned or with soiled towels.

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Joshua

Dec 1, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Room is dirty holes is walls stains in toilet towel dirty sealing is falling apart.

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Jamial

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We could not sleep there, the room and mattress was beyond dirty. I really want a refund.

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Jose Antonio

Aug 8, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Un olor feo las sabanas quemadas por cigarrillos el baño sucio ahí jamás volveré una desepcion

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Takahiro

Apr 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very dirty and stinky.

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Tanya

Mar 19, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This was the nastiest and unsanitary hotel I’ve ever seen in my life. There was feces on the wall in the bathroom on the door here in the bathtub on the sink dirt in the bathroom floor like it’s not been swept in months blood drops on the floor, Fishies on the blanket and it looked like blood as well. The towels were there and brown with stains on them, the ceiling had holes in it and watermarks as if it had a leak the refrigerator was leaking water almost caused me to slip. The bed was very uncomfortable. The mattress was just old and had stains on it. The room smelt horrible. It was very dusty and nothing was updated at all the elevator smelt disgusting people stayed up all night long party and drinking , and possibly doing drugs never stay at the FairBridge Inn.

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Amber

Sep 11, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Sheets and towels were stained and dirty. Brown shower water. Felt unsafe

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Jerome

Apr 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is absolutely dirty, terrible and I wouldn't let anyone I love to stay here. I would like my money back asap! The absolute worst place to stay..

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ana

Mar 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Llegué al lugar antes de tiempo era cobro d 15 por entrar antes el cual no era problema no queria entrar habitación al final me diero. Una sin estar limpia ni las sabanas ni el baño estaba limpio fue mi peor estancia

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Mayumi

Sep 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was blood on the sheets. The towels were also yellowed. The floor was sticky and uncomfortable. We were so disappointed. Please improve them.

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Danisha

Dec 19, 2022

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Stayed 19,344 nights

Rooms were very nasty, staining on walls, pillow cases and towels were dirty. I found dried blood on one pillowcase.Needs to be shut down

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with frequent maintenance problems (heating/AC, hot water, door/TV issues) and inconsistent Wi‑Fi; hallway and neighbor noise is reported. A few guests found rooms spacious or comfortable for the price.

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Mark

May 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The internet hookup did not work my entire stay there. Three times during the day I had to walk to a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts for a hook up, which was then perfect. The staff at the hotel counter pretended he didn’t know the real problems with the Wifi. Despite what they say on their webpage, there is NO wifi setvice ay the hotel.

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Jaime

Apr 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

There was no running water, I was told the pump would start and I had to wait an hour. They provided another room, eventually the water turned on. The water came out yellow and the bathroom/room conditions were very unpleasant. Stains all over the walls, especially in the bathroom. Hallways are dirty.

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sebastian

Apr 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The water pressure was turned in the unit where it made it a problem to get hot in the sink and the rrom didn't hv a remote for the tv and tje room door was not secure as it should be needed maintenance to it

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Tiesha

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The heat didn’t work my room was freezing cold when I told front desk he told me I had to wait till 12 at 12 it was a different front desk and he said he didn’t know what I was talking about. At first I thought it was people having a party in the hallway at 4 am but no it was the room next door you’d swear they right outside my door. The mattress was so nasty I brought my own sheets though and the phone was connected to nothing with no fire alarms I just couldn’t bear how unsafe.

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Abiodun

Apr 22, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Quite average. Nothing special but not poor either. I would describe it as average which isn’t a bad thing. For the price, you get a decent room that’s spacious and does what you need it to do.

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Georgine

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The building is dated, and there are a few things that need repairs. The main issue was other guests being loud. But the staff was amazing and helpful! We gotnin a bit too early for check-in, but they still let my family and I check-in. We enjoyed our stay.

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William

Jul 26, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The parking is weird, they got a gate that has no access and barely no parking. The smell of marijuana in the hallway is powerful and the smell gets in the room, you have people screeming and making loud noises on the hallway between 12am and 3am that will not let you sleep.

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Denise

Aug 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I had no issue finding a parking place right outside the main entrance. The desk clerk didn't exude friendliness and was difficult to understand due to having a heavy accent. He also spoke quickly and softly so it was hard to understand what he was saying. He didn't mention that the WiFi password on the jacket of my passkey at time of check in (I came back to the desk to ask, then he told me). On the upside, the clerk quickly accommodated my request to move rooms once I discovered the first room smelled of stale cigarette smoke and the bathroom looked rather gross. The second room was fine. I like that the room had a mini fridge (wasn't mentioned in the posting). The air conditioning worked well and easily adjustable. The common areas had an odd smell that I couldn't quite place. This is definitely a budget operation but the lower cost made it manageable.

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Lisa

Jan 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

When I got there the power was out. Also there was no hot water in the bathroom sink.

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Maxine

Oct 15, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

WiFi wasn’t available towels and sheets were stained as of the last person had a nose bleed and they just fixed the bed right after. First night I was scared because the room across from me had just gotten robbed .

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Service

Service feedback is mixed: several guests praise friendly, accommodating front-desk staff and smooth check‑in, while others report rudeness, denied room changes or refunds, and poor follow‑through on issues.

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Christopher

Nov 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff

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Levan

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Horrible HORRIBLE stay last night. (I have pictures of everything as well if needed) The first room I had was being worked on with paint everywhere. 2nd room had Roaches, stains in bed sheets/showers. A/c leaking a lot of water upon entry. No T.v. When asked to switch again the agent said no he can’t. (Rooms was available, then told me to wait for maintenance (never came) by far the worst and experience and customer service. All Rooms had one towel. Absolutely horrible experience.

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Tallevette

Apr 3, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Check-in was fast. And I thought the lady was personable and efficient. The lobby was clean an spacious.

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Georgine

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The building is dated, and there are a few things that need repairs. The main issue was other guests being loud. But the staff was amazing and helpful! We gotnin a bit too early for check-in, but they still let my family and I check-in. We enjoyed our stay.

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Greg

Jun 19, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The attendant was rude, not understandable. Day one entering the room the towels, face cloths and sheets are stained, looks like blood and feces. The bathroom light was not working. Expressed to attendant to change room, was denied. He said he would fix light in morning and replace sheets, towels with clean ones. The next evening the light still not fixed, the towels and face cloths I had on the floor were folded and placed back on counter with the stains still there. The bed was made, no sheet change, the stains still same area. Truly the worse hotel experience I ever had. Get what you pay, the rates were still over a hundred a night. I wouldn't stay there for free.

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Marciana

Jun 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I called and was told everything would be fine with me and my children, when I got there I was turned away and did not get my refund, which in turns left me and my children to stay outside the whole night.

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Kenyatta

Apr 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This was a last minute booking and the reviews were good. This place did nit live up to the reviews. The desk clerk at check in was rude. I booked a smoke free room but I could smell some coming through the vents in the bathroom. The faucets in the bathroom had not been run for a while, as the water had a yellow tent. I have had better accomodations for the $111 I paid for this room. Very disappointed ☹️

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Tallevette

Apr 13, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

The staff is courteous and helpful. The lobby was clean and roomy. I enjoyed my stay here.

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Allen

Apr 11, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff are friendly no matter what other say the staff help you out in anyway they can. They are only human they can’t do it all so I liked my stay

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Jalen

Apr 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had to switch rooms over 5 times because first it was disgusting then water was working then the heater caught on fire almost blew up. The staff was really rude instead of helping us they tried to kick us out because we were causing to many issues.

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Location

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Itzhel berenice

Aug 29, 2022

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Stayed 3 nights

Elegi el hotel por ubicacion, pero en general el hotel esta viejo, descuidado, y muy muy sucio. La persona de recepcion amable, pero el resto del hotel es horrible. El elevador esta sucio y apesta a humedad, la habitacion tenia piso laminado y parecia que no lo habian limpiado en años, el techo tenia moho.... horrible.... Solo nos quedamos por la ubicacion y poque el hotel era petfriendly. No lo recomiendo

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William R

Jun 9, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

POSITIVES: good front desk staff, sometimes harried by being alone at busy times. Bed, pillows comfortable. Linens clean, fresh smelling. AC working well. New floor vinyl seemed clean (not a dirty rug). Largely quiet except for inconsiderate guests in hall. NEGATIVES: bath full of fleas/small flies. Hair on floor. Human waste at base of toilet. Need vacuuming and not just wet mopping; both needed; down on hands and knees wiping needed. No wash cloths. No housekeeping during 2 day stay. Walls, woodwork need replacement, updating. Common areas (entrance, halls, elevator) desperately need rehabilitation. Attention needed to key card activation as card failed on 2nd nights. Somewhat difficult to access from highways/streets. Not pleasantly walkable area due to heavy traffic on streets. Public bus present but not easy to access on foot. An old facility run down in need of investment in repair, renovation, improvement . . . but that would cost guests more to finance.

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Ariel

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Accesible

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Dining

Reports indicate there’s no real breakfast; coffee is available but inconsistent.

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Tallevette

Apr 6, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff at the desk is polite and knowledgeable. The lobby is super clean. Coffee in the mornings are helpful in starting my day.

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Leonardo

Jun 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nelle foto mi era sembrato decente ma invece si è rilevato molto scarso. No colazione, no asciugacapelli, frigo rotto, finestra bloccata con vetro sporchissimo, parti comuni lasciate andare. Il prezzo è stato superiore ad altre sistemazioni in cui sono stato in zona quindi rapporto qualità/prezzo per me dei peggiori.

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Luis

Nov 24, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The front desk guy was acting weird and he even locked my card for no reason but les say it was an accident, the morning girl was nice,they said the offer breaksfast but they only had coffee and last day they didn't had coffee.

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FairBridge Inn Express Melrose Park

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Smoking

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