My daughter and I stayed there the night of 3/6/09 because the first leg of our flight to Okinawa, Japan, left Charlotte airport at 10:05 a.m. Saturday, 3/7. Other people had asked why we didn't drive to Dulles and park my van there. I didn't want to get hung up in the D.C. traffic plus there's a $10 per day charge to park a vehicle there. Then my niece recommended Microtel Inn & Suites. I would do it again if I had to. The shuttle took us to the airport the morning of 3/7 and picked us up when we returned on 3/14. We put our bags in my van and drove home to Virginia. I felt my vehicle was perfectly safe.

I stayed at the Microtel due to my flight getting cancelled. The airline gave me a reservation number to call and I was sent there. The man that picked me up from the airport described the room as European style. The room was very small and dirty. There were stains all over the carpet and the bathroom was disgusting. I have many layover flights in Charlotte and if this situation happens again, I defiantly would not stay there. It ended up being about $60 with taxes and charges. I'm sure you could find a little bit cleaner place for that price in the area.

If you have a layover in CLT, I highly recommend the Microtel. For around $50 per night, you get a free shuttle bus, a nice continental breakfast, 24-hour coffee and tea, a really comfy bed, free wi-fi in the room, along with unexpected amenities like a hair dryer in the room , friendly staff, and a million cable channels.

This isn't a place that you'd want to stay in if you need to be downtown, but for an airport hotel - they exceeded expectations! Everything you need for one night - including several restaurants within walking distance and several delivery choices.

I slept with my clothes on (thank goodness I had brought my own pillow). When I pulled the covers back to get ready for bed, in between the pillows was a used DIRTY rag. We had just flown into the airport at 3am and did not have the energy to go to the front desk and demand a different room. So for the few hours of sleep we were going to get anyway we made the best of it. Never again will I stay there. Who knows what that rag cleaned up!!!