The Microtel was clean, staff was generally nice (morning lady did nothing but talk loudly on her phone, however) and it was great for the price paid. Be sure to ask for the "out of towners" rate, $36+tax. Because it has interior corridors and is set a few feet back from the road, the Microtel is really the best option in the area if you're looking for a place to sleep for a few hours. Surrounding area is a little trashy, though, so stick closer to the city if you get scared by fast food joints and minorities.

This hotel has no class!! The owner and general manager is Arabic and he was a jerk. You cannot complain because the person who you complain to is the owner. The lady at the front desk had a nasty attitude with everyone. Not just my group, she was getting an attitude with other guests at the hotel. The maintenance man did not want to fix the toilets because he stated he got off work at 4:30 p.m. even though it was 6:15 p.m. and he was still there. All of the maintenance men were outside drinking beer and having a cookout in the parking lot!! Cursing and using bad language in front of our students! Yes, we had students ranging from ages 13-17. DO NOT STAY HERE!!! The hotel is so bad that they have to get a cop to sit in the lobby at night! I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE MEN DRINKING OUTSIDE AND ROACHES IN THE BATHROOMS!!!

I put my inlaws up at this hotel 7-19/20. I went up with them to help them move in and see the hotel. The room was about the size of a cruise ship stateroom with a very large bathroom. The bed was comfortable and the room was workable. Free breakfast, wifi and us long distance. There did not seem to be any other imminities. The area of town is safe and the other hotels in the area are about twice as expensive. They thought the hotel was ok and the price was nice. If you are just passing through and need a place to sleep or you have other places to be besides the hotel it will work ok for you. This hotel is not a desitination hotel. I would stay there but would not be my first choice in the area. Big downside when I walked in I saw the health department rating 87.5 yes a big fat B.

I booked rooms online 11 months in advance at $49.00 a night for race weekend (we stayed here in Oct. 2004 race weekend for the same price and had no problem). I called 3 weeks before the race to verify my reservations and was told the rate was $149.00. I explained to the Assistant Manager that I had confirmed reservations for $49.00. She said they were not honoring that rate. I was very upset ask for the Manager but never got to speak with him (I called back 4 times and never was able to speak to him and he would not return my call). The Assistant Manager was very rude and unprofessional. I called Microtel Customer Service and they tried to talk to the Manager and explain to him that they would have to honor the rate but he would never call her back either. The Customer Service assured me I would be refunded the difference if they did not honor the rate at the hotel. Of course, the hotel didn't and the wonderful Customer Service of Microtel did refund back the difference.
As for the hotel the carpet in my room was stained and dirty looking. I was also given the room with the hospitality room on the other side of the wall. When we checked out other guest seem to have had the same problem with their rates as we did. Alot of unhappy people that weekend!
I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. This Microtel was individually owned so I don't think this should reflect on all Microtels. The Microtel Corp was very nice and helpful.