I stayed here one weekend last spring. I was in a non smoking room. The smelled like a ash tray. Sheets where full of burn holes. The hotel was out away from everything hidden in and old industrial park. Scary at night. It was late and we where leaving at dawn. We slept in our clothes because of the nastiness. You could see where the carpets where only vacuumed in the high traffic areas ( corners had dust where they had not vacuumed in weeks.) . there where long hairs everywhere. I thought about leaving but Chicago in this area at night? NO WAY!!! Never again!!! Shady at best! Have you ever went in a bathroom and felt like if I sit there I will surly get VD. LOLL! I got that feeling. UGH!

Basic Motel 6. Was clean, cheap and accomodating for the Pet Expo we attended. Not in a great location, there are no signs off the highway to direct you. As a female alone, I'd definitely have someone with you at night if you were walking outside or stay in with the doors locked. No complaints and it was very affordable!

After United Airlines’ pilot didn’t show for my flight home and the flight was canceled at 11:00 p.m., United sent me to this property some 16 miles and 35 minutes from O’Hare. The motel clerk was pleasant even late at night, took my United voucher no questions asked, and even made me a copy of the voucher for my records without charge. This is an older two story motel with outside room entrances. It appeared to be in a safe, though poorly lit, area of single and two-story offices (medical, accountant, sign making, land surveying, etc.). I didn’t notice any trash or general disrepair to the property. The pool area appeared clean from a distance. The room itself was spartan at best. No clock, no radio, one towel, one wash rag, one bar of soap, no shampoo. I found a hair on the sink that left me disgusted for the remainder of my stay but by that time I didn’t care enough to change rooms. I stuck my head under the shower head to wake myself up but didn’t set foot in the stand-up shower the next morning. The cab ride in was $56 from O’Hare with Yellow Cab, though I think in hindsight I was overcharged. I had problems getting a cab ride back to the airport; neither Yellow Cab nor two other cab services in the Chicago area Yellow Pages would pick-up in Rolling Meadows. I tried calling the motel front desk twice to see what cab companies did pick up at the motel and got no answer either time. However American Taxi Dispatch answered the phone promptly after midnight and had a clean car waiting outside the hotel 10 minutes before I asked them to the next morning, the ride back was $30. For the room rate it is probably a good value. Except for the hair on the sink (and in my world that is a HUGE except!) I did not notice any significant uncleanliness, stains or disrepair in the room. This is a good case of you get what you pay for, at least it is busy and appeared to be in a safe neighborhood.

First of all, shame on United Airlines for putting up stranded passengers at a motel in the middle of nowhere, 15 miles from the airport. But that's not the motel's fault. It has its own problems.

Problem #1: if I were a woman travelling alone, I would feel extremely unsafe there, especially at night. The motel has three floors, and there are lots of blind corners, stairwells, etc. It's also in the middle of nowhere, and of course there's only one person on duty.

Problem #2: Did I menton it's in the middle of nowhere? There is nothing -- no food, drink or anything else -- for blocks and blocks around. There are a couple of vending machines, so I was able to buy a disposable toothbrush that kept coming apart in my hand. Woo-hoo.

On the positive side, the front-desk guy was friendly and helpful. The room was adequate. The bathroom was clean, and the sheets didn't appear to be dirty, though the carpet was.

Oh, and one more thing: dial-up Internet access. Dial-up?! I didn't know anyone used dial-up anymore. I don't even know what my provider's 800 number is.

Bottom line: if all you have to spend is $45 a night, I guess you don't have many other options. But this is not a place for women travelling solo or for families.