The Quality Inn boosts: “The Quality Inn® Skyline Drive nestled within the picturesque setting of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains.” They are; the entrance is less than 2-3 miles away.
We were traveling on motorcycle and knew we just needed a place to lay our heads and shower. We stayed only because of proximity to the mountains and our membership in the Choice Hotels.
The price you pay for a room is “price gouging” compared to the quality and amenities at this hotel. It is listed as $70.00 per night and they do have specials where you can get a lower price and/or your membership in the Choice Hotels might find you a better price. This hotel should not charge anything above $45.00 per night not matter what.
The Quality Inn was advertized to have Free Wi-Fi and Free Continental Breakfast. There’s no Wi-Fi in the room we had…the clerk on duty said it was down in most rooms; however, there was a computer in the lobby to use. Really?
The free continental breakfast was okay. It had some cereal, pastries (which looked day’s old), hard-boiled eggs, hot sausage, what appeared to be scrambled egg squares (yuck), yogurt, milk, juice, and coffee. No fruit was available such as bananas and apples. Side note: there is a restaurant attached to the hotel and you can enter it through the lobby—the restaurant seating area is where the continental breakfast was served—doing double time.
Our room was on the second floor and the whole walk way was leaning down towards the courtyard…it felt as if you were walking slanted to the left. The clerk’s apologies were, “It is a very old hotel.” The ice machine on the third floor was the only working one we could find.
The room smelled musky as if not being used for a very long time or cleaned in a very long time; however, we did inspect the room and found it cleaned. I always travel with my UAV light so I cleaned the chair, bedding, bed, sink, tub, and most of the carpet (only took an hour).
The microwave in the room we did not use; however, it was clean. The refrigerator was old; however, it was working just no “freezer compartment” available to freeze bottle water which I like to do for our day trips into the mountains.
They mention an exercise room; well they do have one right across from the check-in desk with two machines in there so technically, it is an exercise room.
The elevators are as old as the hotel which the clerk said was close to 60 years old. They work very slowly, open very slowly, close very slowly and you can only get two people in there.
Front Royal is a very beautiful little town. The historic main street has a “home town” feeling. We love Front Royal; however, next time, we will stay someplace else---this hotel is too run down.
Room Tip: If you can ask for a courtyard room...the street side is very noisy. Also, do not pay the full pric...
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