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2.0 of 5
4765 Federal Boulevard, Denver, CO 80211
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Ranked #113 of 147 hotels in Denver
2.0 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
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Chico, California
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“A bargain price but a scary place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 August 2010
4
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On-line photos and the ad didn't give a clue to the actual condition of the hotel. There were men with grocery carts sleeping in the weeds surrounding the parking lot. The clerk didn't have my pre-paid reservation information and sent me to another hotel. The clerk complained that the booking site I used doesn't pay the hotel on time. She refused to call to confirm my reservation. While I was on hold to the 800#, a permanent hotel guest came into the lobby talking non-sense to anyone who made eye contact.
The hallway light fixtures were burned out. There was a strong stench in the hallway and the room. The chair cushions were strained. The carpet was filthy. There wasn't even a place where a bathroom exhaust fan was ever installed. The standard room amenities like an ironing board, hair-dryer, etc., were completely missing.
The first morning the maid never appeared and the room wasn't cleaned. The second morning, the beds were made and a few clean towels appeared, but the carpet wasn't vacuumed.
This hotel was chosen for location and proximity to destination. The bargain price was not worth the unsafe, smelly room and dirty grounds.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Austin, Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Worst hotel experience ever”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2010
3
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We chose this hotel because of location. The first thing we noticed is the building and grounds are a mess--shabby is too good a word. The smells in the hallways and in our room were nasty. Our bathroom stunk and had cracking tile and just looked very old. We had to unplug the TV to plug in the coffee maker. An electric outlet was hanging out of the wall. There were small random holes in the walls. The smoke detector didn't work. (I tried to close the open "door" covering the battery and the battery simply fell out.) The windows in the breakfast room looked like they hadn't been washed in a long time. The staff didn't do a good job of cleaning up the breakfast area--the tables and floor had crumbs on them long after breakfast was over. The food was awful. Worst, they didn't clean or make up our room two days in a row in spite of promising to do it the second day. On another day (we stayed a week) I had to go find the cleaning people and get them to make up our room. We had to empty our own trash and go get our own towels from the office. They kept saying we were weekly guests and they don't normally clean weekly guests' rooms every day. However, we were paying full rate-not weekly rate. I kept pointing that out and they kept saying we were weekly. I asked what "weekly rate" was and the desk clerk quoted a figure half what we were paying!

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Worst budget hotel for the money”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2009
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people found this review helpful

Check out Best Inn and Suites 5 miles down the road. Ive stayed there and HJ. This hotel is the worst I have seen in a long time, especially for the money. Parking sucks, smells and in poor repair. Would'nt recommed this hotel to an enemy.

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Madison, WI
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Dive”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2009
2
people found this review helpful

Probably the worst hotel I've ever stayed at. Room had an eye watering odor. It almost smelled like there was a gas leak. Toilet ran all night and as someone else mentioned, the handle needed to he held down for the entire flush. Everything was outdated and worn. Batteries on the remote were being held in place by scotch tape. TV was unplugged for some reason. I could go on and on....

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Limon, Colorado
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“urban location”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2009
1
person found this review helpful

When we pulled in late at night, the attached bar/restaurant was hopping! A bit disconcerting for a single woman from the boonies.
The room was clean but had a funny smell-carpet shampoo and/or wet dog. The bathroom vanity was very small-nowhere to put your things. Beds were fine.
The breakfast bar was dark and dreary for our early morning departure. Waffles were good but difficult to eat with flimsy, cheap plasticware. The morning staff did not attempt a friendly greeting. Most likely, they had been up all night.

  • Stayed February 2009, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 4765 Federal Boulevard, Denver, CO 80211
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