Is parking available at the property?

Free self parking is available on-site.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is at 3:00 PM and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in a shopping district, within a 10-minute drive of the University of Florida and Shands at the University of Florida. It is 0.8 miles from Oaks Mall and 5.1 miles from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, the property features a swimming pool.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, but specific age policies for free stays are not mentioned.

Americas Best Value Inn Gainesville

Average nightly price at Americas Best Value Inn - Gainesville by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$58
February	$56
March	$82
April	$62
May	$138
July	$49
August	$49
September	$94
October	$88
November	$95
December	$55

What guests think

Across the reviews for Americas Best Value Inn - Gainesville, travelers note the low price and occasional friendly service, but frequently describe significant maintenance problems, safety concerns, and limited amenities, including a lobby closed to walk-ins and an unusable pool.

Cleanliness is a recurring issue, with reports of dirty or smelly rooms, mold, bugs, and stained linens. Rooms feel dated, with broken fixtures, thin or ill-fitting doors, old or noisy mattresses, minimal furnishings, and inconsistent TV or Wi-Fi; nighttime noise is also mentioned. Some guests appreciated helpful staff and the convenient location near I-75, stores, and eateries. Expect a very basic, budget stay.

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Facilities

Many reviews report no open lobby and window-only check-in, plus a pool that is closed or dirty. Several mention no breakfast or coffee and minimal amenities, with occasional requests for cash deposits.

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DANIEL

Sep 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lobby was locked up had to use a walk up window, no one was there at the time so rang the bell waited outside the window another person came up and rang the bell and got assistance, we then got assistance and they actually let us check in early but once in the room the towels and bedding felt damp and there was something red on the bathroom door not sure what, also no place to hang any clothing and the TV did not have a signal tried changing inputs to no avail, my daughter checked out the pool and said it looked really nasty and looked liked something dead was in it, I did not verify that. The Shower curtain fell down while i was showering and would not stay up causing the bathroom floor to get wet. I did not contact the desk at this point due to it being late and was a big college sports weekend in town and finding another place would have been more time then I wanted to spend for 1 nights stay, My daughter and her friend actually wound up deciding to sleep in the car due to the conditons.

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JoAnn

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

You could see daylight under the entrance door/not a good seal. The bathroom door did not shut. There are holes in the flooring where the vinyl planks don’t line up. The mattress is old and pillows were lumpy. It was a place to sleep, that’s it. We arrived late and had to use a window attendant to get our key. There was no one in the lobby in in the morning and it was completely locked. No coffee in the morning for guests.

4

Sheila

Oct 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel did not have a lobby. You had to talk to management through bars on a window. No smoke detectors. Holes in all the walls. Door did not close tight. Overall dumpy place.

2

Jorge

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not as advertised!! Plus wanted $50 cash deposit or no key

4

Crystal

Feb 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was all the way in the sketchy back. It was the last room right by the dumpsters. There were so many empty rooms closer that we could of gotten!! Then the dump truck woke us up at 4am getting trash! And they had NO amenities.

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Mia

Feb 16, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It needs painting cleaning no pool and no lobby inside or breakfast not even juice or coffee convenient store next door

4

Shelbye

Dec 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The ad for this.lroperty didnt mention that the pool has not been mantained and not available. They should remove it from the list of amenities as it was part of the reason I booked here. For $15 dollars more i could have had a pool AND a clean room. The ro om looked like it hadnt been cleaned in a month. The re were diry handprints on the bathrooom door and all light switches and a shoe print in the shower. Upon check in they said they were supposed toncharge a $50 deposit for my SERVICE DOG but would let it slide this time. A service dognis not a.pet and should not be treated as such. Overall the place is dismal at best.

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Michael

Sep 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Pool was green room was dirty, smelled of mold. They also asked for a cash deposit to stay one night, refused to stay in those conditions and was refused a refund. Tried to cancel prior to arrival but was denied it, said hotel was sold out. Know one there, to shapely for us. Would not reccommend

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Chris

Apr 18, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We checked in thru a "cage" on the outside of the motel. Told us that the staff didn't feel safe therefore why should we? We could not change our minds about staying there because it was booked thru you and they would not refund our money. Room didn't even have a place to hand your clothing, one chair, dirty grundgy shower curtain, lamps didn't work. Awful! Staff? What staff? Didn't see anyone ever on the premises. Even the cage person was hidden behind a WALL.

4

John

Mar 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Remote did not work properly, not the cleanest throughout, outside very dirty (not just recent from wind, but leaves etc had been there a long time, pool unusable, lobby closed - had to register from outside night window.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is widely criticized: dirty or smelly rooms, mold, hair, stained linens, and sightings of bugs (including roaches or bedbugs). A minority noted acceptably clean rooms.

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Soren

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room smelled like mold, the floor by the door and window was mushy and soft, pillows had dust on them and when I patted it dust came off. Bed sheets felt like sandpaper and a bug crawling in the shower. I tried contacting the front desk representative to see if I could get a refund and they said their policy was no refunds plus all the rooms were sold out. I even asked to see if the guy come come up to my room and see for himself, he said he was the only person at the front desk and was unable to.

4

atif

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was dropping off my daughter at University of Florida and needed to stay overnight. I decided to look for an inexpensive place on Expedia. I wasn’t expecting much but was still disappointed by the condition of the motel and the amenities. There were cracks in the walls, the floor and furniture was dirty, the bathroom didn’t have a towel rack, the tiny tube of shampoo had been used and was almost empty. The whole place needs a complete makeover. I would not stay here again.

2

Leon

May 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place was completely filthy

2

Alyssa

Mar 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nastiest motel I’ve ever stayed in. They didn’t even clean our room, left old Food in the fridge hair in the bathroom shower was nasty I had to wash it Myself before I could even shower do not rent a room here

2

Jacqueline

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel was dirty and nasty it smelled and very unsanitary therefore I nor my family stayed there and they still charged me $334.00 I called them every day trying to get my money back I reported them to headquarters and on Sunday I was told I will receive $174.00 of it back but that's still not fair I should receive it all back and I contacted hotel. Com and you were not any help either so I will not use you anymore I've been booking with you for years and I didn't appreciate how you handled me either., I'm so disappointed I'm on disability and can't afford to lose any money I had to go to another hotel and spend $500.00 so now I'm out of $800.00 now it's not letting me upload these nasty photos of the hotel

6

Timothy

Mar 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Black mold all around the shower. Shower would barely get warm. Won’t stay at one again.

2

John

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We checked in at 11:30 pm after a long day tailgating and going to a college football game. All we wanted to do was shower and go to bed. There were no towels in the room. Called the front desk and they were delivered by a maintenance man smoking a cigarette who looked like he was pissed to have to come to our room so late. There’s was no garbage can. No where in the shower to put soap or shampoo except on the floor. The floor felt dirty and there was mold on the shower walls and water damage on some of the interior walls. Worst hotel I ever stayed at. We left at 6:45 am just to get out of there. Should be renamed America’s Worst Value instead of Best.

4

Alyssa

Jan 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very dirty. Dead roaches on the floor, hair on the shower walls, floorboards are lifted.

4

Maksudul

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is really dirty. The rooms, bed sheets, toilet everything. There was bed bugs too

2

TENLEY

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Dirty, smelly, bugs, one towel, black mold in windows, crack- house type setting, sketchy deadbolt and door. Absolute worst hotel and room you could imagine in your wildest dreams.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated and worn, with issues like broken or ill-fitting doors, soft or peeling floors, old or noisy mattresses, sparse furnishings, and unreliable TV or Wi-Fi. Noise from other guests or outside appears in multiple reviews.

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JoAnn

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

You could see daylight under the entrance door/not a good seal. The bathroom door did not shut. There are holes in the flooring where the vinyl planks don’t line up. The mattress is old and pillows were lumpy. It was a place to sleep, that’s it. We arrived late and had to use a window attendant to get our key. There was no one in the lobby in in the morning and it was completely locked. No coffee in the morning for guests.

8

Stephanie

Dec 7, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

I liked the step-in shower a LOT. That being said, it would have been nice to have a soap dish, so that I didn't have to bend to the floor to get soap and shampoo. Also, the water in the shower was one temperature (very small valve ratio), which was, conveniently enough, warm enough for a shower. There was no closet or area to hang clothes, which would be nice. There was an area next to the vanity where such could be placed. There was no light in the vanity, which meant that the only way to have a night light would be to have the fan/light in the bathroom or one of the lights in the main bedroom area. Overall, my stay was acceptable, despite my comments.

2

Anthony

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

When i got there the place looked rundown, like the hood. The person that took my money was behind bars and served through a small window. The room had a stain by the headboard on the floor. The mattress was very cheap, and has this big dent in the middle like an elephant had been sleeping in it. The mattress made a noise every time i moved. Sounded like a wrestling ring. I went in the restroom and had to fight off a roach. The ceiling looked like it had mold in the shower. Was not worth what i paid. Foreigners just trying to get paid is what i experienced. That place needs to be torn down. Its a dump for cheap people. You can tell that sometime unlawful goes on there!!!

10

Julie

Oct 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No chair in room, nowhere to sit but on the bed. Used washcloth hanging on shower rod. As soon as I arrived two people who apparently work here had a long LOUD conversation outside my door and when I got in late that night there was a lot of shouting but I did not look to see because this place does NOT feel safe. Will not return.

2

Roxanne

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Charge me $20 to check in early wouldn’t give me back my deposit because I tried to say that I stained the sheets but the whole room was ran down. The racks are falling off the walls, the doors the tile all completely filthy the main door you can see outside the bathroom door did not shut. There was stains on the towels would never recommend anyone staying there. Don’t know how this hotel is not condemned.

2

ILBONG

Jan 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

leaking toilet, not drained sink, not working wifi

6

Bryce

Nov 7, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I booked this last minute and was a little concerned with all the negative reviews. I expected the worst and was pleasantly surprised. Its not the Ritz but its what youd expect from the price. It was clean, the air conditioner was awesome and the bed was comfy. Sure , its run down and could use some maintenance but for a quick stay it was on par with a motel 6 or something similar. The staff could use a little customer service training as they seemed bothered at check in and check out, but again, what do you expect? Overall, the place was fine.

2

Charles

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed made awful noise when you set on it. People sleeping in the car outside our door. Could hear People talking and walking in the room above us. Picture's on website were not accurate.

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Rachel

Feb 21, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This place was good for just a couple night's stay. It was very loud and busy at night, and it made it difficult to sleep. Overall pretty good inexpensive motel.

6

Niki

Dec 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It’s an old hotel but the room was clean and the beds were comfy.

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Service

Service is mixed: some guests found staff friendly, helpful, and accommodating for late arrivals. Others reported rudeness, refund disputes, cash-deposit requirements, and difficulty getting extra pillows or assistance.

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DANIEL

Sep 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lobby was locked up had to use a walk up window, no one was there at the time so rang the bell waited outside the window another person came up and rang the bell and got assistance, we then got assistance and they actually let us check in early but once in the room the towels and bedding felt damp and there was something red on the bathroom door not sure what, also no place to hang any clothing and the TV did not have a signal tried changing inputs to no avail, my daughter checked out the pool and said it looked really nasty and looked liked something dead was in it, I did not verify that. The Shower curtain fell down while i was showering and would not stay up causing the bathroom floor to get wet. I did not contact the desk at this point due to it being late and was a big college sports weekend in town and finding another place would have been more time then I wanted to spend for 1 nights stay, My daughter and her friend actually wound up deciding to sleep in the car due to the conditons.

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Christie

Apr 14, 2023

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Our catilac converters were stolen off of our vehicle. The manager was nice enough to look at cameras and let the officer now what they seen.

10

Mason

Mar 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nick was wonderful the check in was very helpful and fast and the stay was very nice and comfortable.. I will definitely go back when I’m traveling to Gainesville Florida.. like I said Nick was very helpful and very nice I really appreciate him so much..

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Susan

Sep 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This Motel should never be offered on Hotel.com! Not a safe place. Reason I booked was because all hotels were sold out so I booked this horrific place. The room smelt of spices mixed with death. There was an inch gap under entrance door. The TV or internet did not work. I complained to front desk through an 8x8 plexiglass hole. I was told No Refund! Yes place has a pool which looked more like a graveyard of outdoor furniture in a corner! Stay far away from this place ...drive 38 minutes to Ocala! I lost my money but my safety came first!

2

Jorge

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not as advertised!! Plus wanted $50 cash deposit or no key

4

Ellen

Mar 20, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was great -- accommodating us for very late check-in and refunding us when we requested. The bad news: the refund was due to there being bugs in the sheets.

6

HEATHER

Apr 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Person checking in little rude

8

Carolyn

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bathroom was very dirty, lots of hair and dirt in shower pan. Police were present for most of this night. The room was booked for 5 but only had 2 towels and 4 pillows. We checked in very late and they were able to accommodate a 2am checkin which is why I rated the service high. But we were unable to get an extra pillow. My husband slept with towels rolled up as a pillow.

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Chris

Apr 18, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We checked in thru a "cage" on the outside of the motel. Told us that the staff didn't feel safe therefore why should we? We could not change our minds about staying there because it was booked thru you and they would not refund our money. Room didn't even have a place to hand your clothing, one chair, dirty grundgy shower curtain, lamps didn't work. Awful! Staff? What staff? Didn't see anyone ever on the premises. Even the cage person was hidden behind a WALL.

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Willy

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was friendly and helpful. I was only staying there for one night and I needed a cheap place to sleep in and I feel like I got my moneys worth.

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Location

Several guests liked the convenient location near I-75, stores, and eateries, and some experienced quiet stays. Others felt the area and parking were sketchy or unsafe, with late-night activity and occasional police presence.

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Jules

May 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location

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Kelley

Mar 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

It was quiet

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Christie

Apr 14, 2023

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Our catilac converters were stolen off of our vehicle. The manager was nice enough to look at cameras and let the officer now what they seen.

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Susan

Sep 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This Motel should never be offered on Hotel.com! Not a safe place. Reason I booked was because all hotels were sold out so I booked this horrific place. The room smelt of spices mixed with death. There was an inch gap under entrance door. The TV or internet did not work. I complained to front desk through an 8x8 plexiglass hole. I was told No Refund! Yes place has a pool which looked more like a graveyard of outdoor furniture in a corner! Stay far away from this place ...drive 38 minutes to Ocala! I lost my money but my safety came first!

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Mason

Apr 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a hospital appointment and the stay was very relaxing and comfortable and quiet

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Francisco

Feb 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was cheap and close to various stores and even a mall. The building itself is a little unkept, but otherwise good

4

Crystal

Feb 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was all the way in the sketchy back. It was the last room right by the dumpsters. There were so many empty rooms closer that we could of gotten!! Then the dump truck woke us up at 4am getting trash! And they had NO amenities.

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Rachel

Feb 21, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This place was good for just a couple night's stay. It was very loud and busy at night, and it made it difficult to sleep. Overall pretty good inexpensive motel.

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Anthony

May 7, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It was ok and close to eateries I enjoy.

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Carmen

May 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We did not stay when we arrived and saw the place we were afraid to stay in that place. Men drinking and laying on the floor right in front of the room when we complaint the moved us to the other side of the bldg and when I entered the room it was smelling terribly. We immediately returned the key and tried to cancel. They would not cancel. The place is very unsafe We left and had to find another hotel in another city.

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Dining

Reviews note no on-site breakfast or coffee, and no restaurant options are mentioned. Plan to eat elsewhere.

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JoAnn

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

You could see daylight under the entrance door/not a good seal. The bathroom door did not shut. There are holes in the flooring where the vinyl planks don’t line up. The mattress is old and pillows were lumpy. It was a place to sleep, that’s it. We arrived late and had to use a window attendant to get our key. There was no one in the lobby in in the morning and it was completely locked. No coffee in the morning for guests.

4

Matt

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No coffee

4

Mia

Feb 16, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It needs painting cleaning no pool and no lobby inside or breakfast not even juice or coffee convenient store next door

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Suzanne

Mar 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We have had good experiences with this chain before, but this particular motel would have been a disgrace to a 3rd world nation. Broken light fixture; tv that wouldn't work until a staff member replaced a cable; dirty; soap bar so old it crumbled; no coffee or coffee machine; etc. I rarely write negative reviews, but this place screams out for one.

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1 $48	2 $50	3 $52	4 $52	5 $52	6	7
8 $52	9 $52	10 $52	11 $52	12 $52	13 $187	14 $187
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