Econo Lodge

Just don’t. Seriously. I booked a room here for 3 nights this past week. When my 5 year old and I arrived after an almost 5 hour drive we walked in to absolutely no staff. Not one person. I rang the bell, no one. Called the phone number, no one. We were there for an hour with trying to contact the umbrella company Choice Hotels. No one responded to them or ever showed up. We then had to drive an additional 20 minutes to another location out of the area we wanted to stay in. I called the next morning to find out about the other two days of our stay and still no one answering. When I finally got a person on the phone I was told I was marked as a no show! When questioned about the situation I was told the deal clerk had stepped out for just a moment! An hour and who knows how much longer was attempted to be passed off as a moment! The staff member ended up after another call through with this time an extremely rude agent at choice hotels refunding my stay after telling me it was impossible to just transfer the stay to the location we were moved to. So while I’m still waiting for the refund and had to put out more money on top of that to stay I can easily say I would not recommend Econo lodge to my worst enemy.

This place is a dump run by scam artist. I stayed there this past weekend on a hunting trip with my 14 year old son. The room smelled like mold and mildew similar to a wet dog. The shower would not drain properly and when we showered we had to stand in 6 inches of dirty water the entire time the bed was saggy and uncomfortable. The motel had a special hunting rate of $65.00 a night and because we were literally only using the room to sleep and shower in I did not complain. After I checked out the general manager charged my credit card $150 and when I called to find out why none of the employees were competent enough to access their computer system and I had to wait two days for the general manager to return to explain the charge. He then said my son and I broke one of the beds and broke one of the blinds and that’s why I was charged. That was impossible the bed was already trashed and the blinds seemed to work fine. This guy is just a scam artist and you should avoid giving this place your credit card at all cost. I have filed the dispute with my card and they have refunded my card.

I stayed with a friend because some work was being done at the house and this was the closest accommodation available. I don't like motels due to a lack of esthetics, quality, and amenities. It did meet the need for a clean bed and warmth for the night. The location was quiet and seemed safe.