This place is the worst hotel I've ever been in !! It was filthy , we had bugs , there was a prostitute hanging out in front of the hotel all night . You can't walk anywhere at night because of the dangerous neighborhood. The smell in our room was awful .
The continental breakfast was a joke. Some small prepackaged muffins and stale bagels . And coffee out of a small hardly working coffee machine . The very nice old black man at the front desk at night has no teeth , and the day time front desk staff is noncaring and short. We stayed there so we could go to my sons graduation from bootcamp in the Navy. They DONOT care about the military . Or they would put some of the money they make into cleaning this place up and making it worthy of being a hotel that cares. DO NOT STAY HERE !!!!!!

I stayed her recently with my daughter. My wife was graduating from boot camp. The staff was pleasant enough. The rate was cheap enough. That said, it is a pretty basic place. We didn't have any problems with cleanliness. Hot water was very erratic. So taking a shower was an adventure. At least the heat worked.

If I'd known my wife's liberty was overnight, I wouldn't have booked here. But, it was good enough for the purpose.

I'd note that I've stayed at other EconoLodges and found them to be an excellent value. I got the idea the owners weren't that ambitious about customer service.

We made a HORRIBLE choice staying the ONE evening at this establishment. We initially were going to stay 3 but upon checking in and getting to the room, we stayed one night. We attempted to book another room elsewhere but because of Boot Camp Graduation we were unable to locate another room. The rooms smelled and most surfaces had "something" on them. The tiled floors were slick with God knows what. The chairs had a film on them, don't even get me started on what I believed to be the urine stained mattress. I am glad we travel with CLEAN blankets and pillows in the car, as I was not about to sleep on the bed. We had friends come with us and there rooms were in the same if not worse condition. There was black filth on the air vents, yet staff was painting the sidewalk… The alleged Continental Breakfast the next morning had bugs crawling on the bagels and a partial jar of peanut butter with crumbs and other things in it…(CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT)...needless to say we went across the street to Burger King for breakfast. Staff was less then helpful when requesting to check out early. We were still charged for a second night because we did not provide a 24-hour notice of change in plans. So, my advice to any one reading this if you decide to book the Econo Lodge, Great lakes - DON'T DO IT, KEEP CLICKING THE MOUSE THERE ARE BETTER PLACES OUT THERE FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE A NIGHT!!!

We made a reservation on the phone with the Manager before we left North Carolina. Got there and the Manager says "You never made a reservation," I had the confirmation number and all BUT STILL they said we didn't call for a reservation.
After seeing the place, I can see why lady luck was on our side. They have no concern for the military other than to get their money.
Thought by calling the Head Office (Choice Motels) we could get this resolved, they said and I quote "Each Hotel is independently owned and our complaint would be forwarded to the hotel and we would be receiving a response from the hotel in 7-10 business days." It is now Sept. and we still haven't got a letter, phonecall or email from the hotel.