The layout of this motel looks like a Holiday Inn, and a web search says it used to be, but those days are gone. Not sure how many years it has been, but when it was a Holiday Inn may have been the last time a lot of the repairs were done.
IMO this looks like a motel that used to be first class, now someone else owns it and is just collecting the income without putting anything back into it.
I did take pictures of the first room I was in, at first glance everything looked good (and maybe some rooms are kept up better than others based on who's staying?). But then I noticed that one side of the bed was six inches lower than the other, so I asked for a second room.
2nd room, the heat was either on or off. The temp control didn't work, I didn't realize how hot it was getting in the room until I was ready for bed and didn't want to change rooms again so I just shut the heat off.
As an example of poor upkeep, all the doors seemed to have nicks in them. Some were left that way while others had the nicks painted over. Not the whole door, just the nicks.
Used to be a restaurant on-site, Ashleys, closed. Used to be a lounge on-site, Jitterbugs, closed. Used to be a fitness center on-site, closed. Didn't check out the pool, etc.
In the morning when I went to check out I found out that I was not billed the $42 coupon rate, but a higher $45 "Because those rooms were gone." I was not told that at check-in. Up to this point I did not know if I would recommend this place or not. Now the answer is NO! I could have stayed at a Quality Inn for $45 and had a 'quality' clean room, or stayed at the Motel 6 for $39.
After I checked out, I checked out 'breakfast.' One pot of coffee, one jug of orange juice, one roll. That's it. Nothing else.
- Rodeway Inn Homewood
