This is undoubtedly one of the worst hotels stays I have ever experienced, and thought it would meet certain standards since it was a Days Inn. Starting from the unprofessional front desk personal - they looked more like they should be tending the family farm then greeting guests at a hotel. The wallpaper on the walls was peeling everywhere and by the second day, fell off the wall halfway down the wall and revealed thick black mold that we had been breathing. The upholstered chairs had stains on the seats. The bedspreads and blankets had cigarette burns (we were in a non-smoking room) The room smelled musty and smoky - I went through a whole bottle of Fabreeze and Lysol trying to fix the problem. It was during cold weather and to add insult to injury, there was no hot water - my husband and I had to take luke-warm showers, which ended on cold in 30 degree weather outside!! They moved our room and it was not much better - our keys did not work properly and my husband had to change out the key card 5 times in two days and when he complained, the front desk attendant said - "don't get so upset -things happen"
If it had not been a holiday and there were rooms available anywhere else close that we could have gone, we would have been out of there! Not a bit of compensation was made. This place does not deserve to be in business under a Days Inn sign.
WARNING - STAY AWAY!!!!!

This is a very good & cheap hotel. The room was very nice, the breakfast surprisingly good, and the exceptionally friendly staff went out of their way to make our stay a pleasant one.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the Days Inn in October 2009 for a cheap weekend trip to Athens. We were cautious about booking this room because of other reviews we read. However, as I had stayed at other Days Inns we went for it to save some cash.
This room was absolutely fine. Clean, usual motel style and size. If you are looking for a cheap place to sleep in after a few beers then this is perfect.

It isn't luxury but for the money and location it's great. A taxi to the Terrapin Brewery (definitely worth a visit) was $10 each way and you can walk to downtown restuarants and bars in 5-10 mins.
I would definitely stay here again if looking to save some money.
Staff were ok, breakfast was good.

The night auditor, Vince, is the absolute bottom of the barrel of the hospitality industry. After arguing with us for several minutes late at night, he finally let us into the lobby. We returned late at night, and though the office was closed, we requested to come in for a quick drink of juice. Vince finally opened the door, but when I walked toward the juice bar, he physically pushed me away. Vince then became inexplicably irate, called 911 to have us arrested (despite the fact that the only way we were able to enter the lobby is that he allowed us inside) and refused to release us from the lobby.

A fortunate series of events occurred when Vince opened the door for a young black woman. This point wouldn't be relevant, but all three of us were white, and Vince repeatedly called us "white boys" and "crackers" during his tirade. He clearly wasn't as threatened by this other guest, as he opened the door for her with no argument or hesitation. At that point, we had already called 911 ourselves to report that we were being held against our will in the Days Inn lobby. Fortunately, we didn't have to waste Athens' resources, as we were able to leave the lobby and finally get to our room.

Vince is a disgrace to the hospitality industry and a liability to your hotel. Had he pulled this harebrained stunt with a more litigious guest, you can be sure that a lawsuit would be pending.

My friends and I are frequent travelers, and you can be sure that we will NEVER again stay at Days Inn, in Athens or elsewhere.