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#17 of 19 hotels in Effingham
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  • Hotel class: 1 of 5
  • Rooms: 130
  • Address: 1600 W. Fayette Ave Effingham, IL 62401
Property Type: Motel
  • Small hotel conveniently located near a major roadway; limited staff and amenities; normally guest rooms open to the parking lot.
Description: Two story Motor Inn with modern facilities, located in the downtown area near junction I-70 and I-57. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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“Absolutely Disgusting!!!”

Econo Lodge

Jul 5, 2006

This hotel was just awful! We were greeted by a broken front window with packaging tape holding it together! OK we thought, maybe it just hasn't gotten fixed yet, but it sorta looked like old tape. When we walked into the lobby, it smelled like a nasty old ashtray that needed to be emptied badly. The front desk was absolutely a pigsty and there was stuff piled everywhere under the counters, on top of them blocking the doors EVERYWHERE!!! Since we arrived very late at night, we had no choice but to stay there. We made our reservations for a poolside room but didn't get that. The carpet in the room was sooo filthy that when we got in the rusty tub it left black footprints in there. The tub's water came out orange from rust! How were we supposed to get cleaned? The wallpaper looked like it was almost worn through! the molding around the door ways was torn off and not replaced! Not to mention that the room smelled like it was wet and mildewy!!! Yuck! We will never stay at this hotel ever again, do not be fooled because it is a chain! They do not have standards here!!! We didn't even stick around to find out about the "delux" breakfast, we got right up and checked out around 7am! on the way to the lobby to leave, we noticed that the pool was only 1/2 full! This is dangerous if a small child were to jump in and not be able to grab the side of the pool cuz the water level is so low. Just terrible! We wish we had taken photos to call the health department.

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joaningreg's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2006
Member since: July 05, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Never Again”

Econo Lodge

Jun 15, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

My visit was most unpleasant. It began with the dusty room, then went onto the bathroom floor that hadn't been mopped since the last guest was there (evidence was left on the floor) and ended with no water in the pool and the unkept grounds.

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“Dirty, filthy”

Econo Lodge

Dec 8, 2005
1/1 found this review helpful

This hotel was by far the dirtiest place I have ever stayed. The carpet was so dirty that shoes were sticking to it. Hair all over the bathroom. Small towels had hair attached, too. If that were not enough, they served horrible breakfast. STAY AWAY AT ALL COST!

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“You Get What You Pay For”

Econo Lodge

Jan 8, 2004
1/1 found this review helpful

Really needs remodeling! Was obviously a Comfort Inn that could no longer compete at that price level. Everything in my room was very worn.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2005
Member since: March 08, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Terrible!!!!”

Econo Lodge

Sep 19, 2003
2/2 found this review helpful

August 2003 We have stayed at Econo Lodges before, but never had an experience like this in our lives. I almost stepped on a dirty razor blade on the bathroom floor. The carpets were filthy and the recliner was falling apart--material all frayed. In fact my husband would not even sit in it. When we went to get into the bed, the sheets were stained (had not been washed!), etc. We will never go back there again.
Sure they offered adeluxe breakfast, but we didn't stay long enough to try it! We checked out and got our money back, and when we found another motel in the same city that night, we were told another couple had just come from this motel also.

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Address: 1600 W. Fayette Ave, Effingham, IL 62401