After my loving girlfriend decided on this hotel after it's nice description and eye-pleasing pics, we were set for a nice Hotel stay for us and close friends. Pool, Bar, sounded great!

Then, reality kicked in.

We pulled into a parking lot that resembled a land-mine testing site. And half of the vehicles in the parking lot appeared to be victims of the explosions.

After walking into the lobby and talking to the girl behind the counter, (who was honestly very nice to us) she gave us the key to our room and sent us on our way. Walking down a hallway, stepping over old cigarette cartons and drink cups, eyeing the stained cinderblock walls, we found the door to our room. And then opened it.

The room, although massive, appeared to be the room that the hotel "forgot about". It didn't look like anyone had cleaned it in years. Honestly. The window was broken, the carpet was stained to the point that it almost looked like old flannel, the beds were broken and crooked... the bathroom would have been too gross for an uncensored HBO special, I think that the walls in the actual room were made from cardboard - I don't even know if the TV worked because we turned around immediately and asked for another room.

She understood, and gave us a key to a room upstairs. As we walked upstairs and through the hall, we were "greeted" by a man who burst out of his hotel room and looked a lot like a haggard BB King, fresh after a shot of "mace" directly to the eyes. After asking each one of us (there were 4 of us) if we had any cigarettes or anything to smoke, he let us go, but not before watching us take every last step into our 2nd room.

...Which, turned out a lot like our first room. Only smellier, and down the hall from someone who was now knocking on other hotel room doors asking for smokes. After a good 30 seconds of reviewing the room, listening to other patrons fight with each other, and witnessing what I think was a drug deal in the lobby, we decided to go back to the desk and leave.

The best thing about this was that the girl at the counter said "Yes, we get this reaction a lot." She gave us a full refund and let us on our way without any arguements at all. The guy next to her (who was wearing sweatpants and a football jerzy) didn't seem happy about it.

I would recommend visiting this place if you don't have any children to care for and want to shoot a documentary on the inner-workings of a drug ring.

we have stayed in this motel quite a few times, and more than once i had a few problems...but if u take your pick out of the motels in collinsville ,caseyville,belleville at the price its okay..they have helped us out a few times also...grant it,its not the hilton...
i have stayed there numerous times....and have not encountered live bugs...(although ive never used either pool or jacuzzi)
it is safe there.......i have stayed there by myself for over a week..and i have never had any hassles.

I had the unfortunate event of booking a non-smoking room with 2-queen beds in this hotel. It was advertised as being close to the Belle-Clair fairgrounds & expo center on South Belt Drive in Belleville. It advertised both an indoor and an outdoor pools, jacuzzi suites and an in-house restaraunt. The outdoor pool was green with algae, the indoor was closed and I didn't look for the jacuzzi...
Here's what I found...
The hotel parking lot in a bad way, pot-holes and a really rough surface which really shook the vehicle I was driving from side to side. The building had obvious structural problems with algae growing under the room window a/c units and guttering hanging from several spots. The windows on the second floor also had cardboard over some of them and you could see curtains hanging-as if they had been partially torn down in more of the windows. I could not drive my truck through the circle drive due to a broken-down pickup in the path (there wwere several other broked down vehicles in the rear of the building), so I had to park at the end of the building and walk past the bar to get to the lobby (it is very difficult for a handicapped person to navigate). The window a/c unit from the bar smelled of vomit.
After waiting for a hotel clerk that spoke english (approx 10 minutes), I got a key and said I wanted to check the room first. The key did not work at first in the door, and the entire wall moved when I tried to turn the knob. The room smelled musty and as if it had been flooded. I turned on the a/c unit and immediately turned it back off. This was definitely NOT a non-smoking room. When I checked the bathroom I found mold and mildew in the tub and dead bugs all over the floor. No stopper in the sink or tub and black mold on the shower sheet. There were also no towels or toilet paper. I then pulled the covers and top sheet back on one of the beds. The LIVE roaches and bugs literally scurried from the bed. Yes, they were under and in the bed. Needless to say I did not stay there and Strongly recommend that anyone go anywhere but there to stay.

We were afraid to let our children do anything after finding out that there were people doing drugs in the hotel. We witnessed first hand someone on drugs. The police were called for the situation. Unfortunately after all the children in our group had seen it happen. There was also a party going on during the night that spilled into the hallway and someone from the party pounding on the door of one of the rooms of someone in our group. The front desk did nothing to stop the noise. They only refunded one night of the stay and that was only after everyone complained at the front desk and threatened to report what was going on. Do not ever stay in this hotel. There are things going on there that will not make you feel safe. This hotel should be closed.