We looked for a place close to the Roanoke Civic Center but didn't want to spend a lot of money for the one night! Checked the reviews and we were not to sure if we should
stay or not but gave it a chance. Not bad at all ; very clean , microwave, fridge,
coffee pot, very clean and neat ; not the Ritz but nice for the one night. I would
recommend it to anyone; and if you had to go to a concert at the "center" it is just
a short walk . You don't need to drive a major plus as far as I was concerned.

After being where we were last night, anything would be better and we lucked out. Decent room, ancient tv, decent beds but clean sheets at least. Only had two issues that I kind of dismissed because we checking out tomorrow and the first one was the AC. Granted it was blowing cool, semi cold air but I shouldn't have to put my hand inches away from it to find that out. We went out to eat and figured the room would be cool by the time we got back and it wasn't. Went to talk with the clerk and first wants to give me excuses like "well it was hot today" and gems like "did you turn the ac down".

So Iong story short, after he put his hand inches from it and told me its blowing cold air (thanks genius) I just moved on with it. Second was I got the shower going and when I stepped in noticed that the water wasnt draining and the faucet didnt stop running. So I had to hurry and finish before the tub overflows so that was interesting and my coworker switched beds so I could get some air at least.

Overall, not the ritz but good enough for a day or two.

After some time in the nearby Shenandoah mountains we needed to recharge and get back in touch with a shower and bedsheets. In the euphoria of having air con again we overlooked certain things in the room, the tired carpets, the corpses of bugs, the worn out comforter. Don't look behind the furniture if you want peace of mind - I dropped a pen behind the nightstand and actually spent time wondering if it was worth retrieving. Yuck.

OK you get what you pay for, a motel. A lower end chain motel at that, so you can't expect everything.

What disturbed us the most was our flimsy door and the constant thudding of a basketball from few guys who decided to party two doors down on the balcony in front of the rooms. It went on through most of the night and then started again at 5.45am! That all went away as soon as we turned on the aircon (mind you it may have also been difficult to hear a 747 taking off through the din of the aircon unit). Still, beggars can't be choosers. You are watched by ceratin types as you park your car and go to your room. I'll tell ya, that's an uneasy feeling. So's the knocking on our room door at 2am, 3am then 3.30am (never did find out who was knocking - if it was the motel management or urgent - they would have called). That's not the motel's fault, the lack of control over what is happening on their property is.

In the end, nothing actually happened, but it doesn't make for a comfortable stay looking over your shoulder.

There are a few alternatives within spitting distance, check those out first and if there is no other option then try Econo Lodge if you must.

All-in-all, it's a room, not much more. At these prices you can't expect much, but in this day and age you'd look for a little extra - like peace of mind - from any room that you have to pay for. True, nothing says that that must be a requirement. Go 50 meters across the road.

We booked a 2 night stay there...we had to practically BEG housekeeping to come up and clean our rooms, which should've been cleaned being it was about 4 in the evening. To make a LONG story short, after calling them to come clean the rooms, all but, 1 of the rooms still was not clean, when going down to the desk again to inquire about it, the housekeeping lady came out screaming they did the rooms and told me to shut up and go back to my room. The manager came after 2 hours and we finally got the last room cleaned at 1 am...then we woke up at 8 am to hit the road to go back home and was rid of this place. The staff and manager were very RUDE and INCONSIDERATE toward customer's needs and concerns. They took up for each other and everything I said just went in 1 ear and out the other...I have never experienced this type of service with hotel staff and I had never had to BEG the employees to do their job, the rooms were not very clean to begin with and for them not wanting to clean them just made it worse. Save yourself the frustration and stay somewhere else.