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1600 W Fayette Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
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Ranked #14 of 21 hotels in Effingham
3.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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Chicago, IL
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“WORST MOTEL EVER”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2009
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This is the kind of motel Stephen King would use for one of his novels, that truly creepy ones. Even before we entered the room the front window was broken and was being held together with wide roll of tape and the grass was growing through the cracks in the sidewalk and parking lot, bad start. We entered room to find there was no fridge or microwave as advertised and the A/C did not work...in July in southern Illinois. The TV was a 19" old school with no remote, if you wanted a remote you had to leave a $20 deposit. They claim they've been stolen in past, who knows. Odd thing about TV, it had satellite and a DVR. The satellite had very few channels (not sure I've ever seen less channels before) and the DVR was worthless. The room was dingy, the carpet was stained, and there was someone else's sock left under the desk. They never came to make beds, let alone give you new towels or clean in any way. The towels were see through as the ply of a paper towel. There wasn't even a door hanger to tell them not to enter the room. They also advertise a pool which would actually be closer to an arboretum. They accept dogs, this is the only plus that I can find. But their charge for dogs is based on the weight of the dog instead of a flat fee like every other motel/hotel, 25% to be exact, which ends up being more for a medium size pooch than other places who's average is about $10/dog. Also, if like me, you pick up after your dogs when walking them you then need to find a garbage can to deposit said waste, you will be disappointed, there isn't one to be found on the premises anywhere, we looked on two separate occasions. We were one of maybe 3-4 people/couples in the motel that weekend and it has a lot of rooms, most seem unlivable from what we could tell. For those who read this whole review I hope you get that this is not a motel to ever stay in...EVER! I titled this review WORST HOTEL EVER for a reason which I've stated above. Stay away from this hole, lest you get sucked into the abyss that it is.

  • Stayed July 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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ontario
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“strongly do not recomend”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2009

Worst motel we have stayed . room cold upon arrival, never heated above 65f by next morning. No hot water. no fridge or microwave as advertised. most of hotel blocked off. Ceilng in dining area showed signs of water leak.
Continental breakfast consister of dry cerial,sour milk, no juice., broken waffle maker.
tv remote didn't work, as did some light switches.
General appearance like it was going out of business

  • Stayed January 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Discusting but worse”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2008

We checked in at midnight and did not realize what this place was like!!!! Right off we had to have light bulbs put in all the lights, the clock did not work, but the room itself was clean. In the morning when I woke I went outside to find the swimming pool was empty and trees growing in it. I went to go have my "continental Breakfast" and the ceiling was caving in and buckets were everywhere. I needed to use the bathroom and looked in the hall behind the food and there was rotten trash piled 2 feet tall ( am talking stuff that had been there for years!!!! When I found the bathroom, no lights so I asked and was told they were out of order. I decided the cereal and frozen pancakes were probably not a safe choice. I took 2 slices of white bread to toast. I was worried what was living in the toaster, but after toasting it, I got butter and jelly. The first jelly seemed hard to spread, when I got the second one out it was rubberized. I am not joking it was petrified solid. At that point it all went into the trash. I went around and took pictures with my phone to send to the company. I mean this place should be condemned. Who is inspecting these, area managers and state health department people should be fired!!! I could not get away from this place fast enough!!!!!

  • Liked — nothing
  • Disliked — filth
  • Stayed August 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Peoria, Illinois
1 review
“Great staff at the Crossroads Inn”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2007

Our vehicle had broken down near the town of Effingham, IL. Both the repair shop and the tow driver recommended this little known place near by. It might not be part of a chain, but the stay was excellent. The staff took care of us during our stay of 5 or so days. The room we were given had an outside entrance, was clean, and much better than what we expected to get, considering the price.
The sign says continental breakfast, so we expected cereal, donuts and coffee. But it was more than that, we had the choice of 2 cereals, oatmeal, pancakes, 2 waffles (the belgian waffle was EXCELLENT), toast (with a variety of jams), coffee, milk and OJ. Plus, unlike similar places that we've stayed (Roadway Inn and Econo Lodge) you didn't have to stay standing while you ate, they had a nice sitting area for breakfast. Cool and comfortable.
We have traveled through this area many a time, but next time, this is the only place I will stay. The staff was the best part of our experience. The place might not look like much, but dont let it's outside fool you. Give them a try.

  • Liked — Staff
  • Disliked — Curb Appeal
  • Stayed August 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Absolutely Disgusting!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2006

This hotel was just awful! We were greeted by a broken front window with packaging tape holding it together! OK we thought, maybe it just hasn't gotten fixed yet, but it sorta looked like old tape. When we walked into the lobby, it smelled like a nasty old ashtray that needed to be emptied badly. The front desk was absolutely a pigsty and there was stuff piled everywhere under the counters, on top of them blocking the doors EVERYWHERE!!! Since we arrived very late at night, we had no choice but to stay there. We made our reservations for a poolside room but didn't get that. The carpet in the room was sooo filthy that when we got in the rusty tub it left black footprints in there. The tub's water came out orange from rust! How were we supposed to get cleaned? The wallpaper looked like it was almost worn through! the molding around the door ways was torn off and not replaced! Not to mention that the room smelled like it was wet and mildewy!!! Yuck! We will never stay at this hotel ever again, do not be fooled because it is a chain! They do not have standards here!!! We didn't even stick around to find out about the "delux" breakfast, we got right up and checked out around 7am! on the way to the lobby to leave, we noticed that the pool was only 1/2 full! This is dangerous if a small child were to jump in and not be able to grab the side of the pool cuz the water level is so low. Just terrible! We wish we had taken photos to call the health department.

  • Stayed June 2006
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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1600 W Fayette Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
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