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149 University Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55101
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2.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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“Absolutely filthy and disgusting”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011
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I'm sorry but this hotel is so gross that I wouldn't let my dog spend a night here. The prices are actually high considering this might be the most ghetto and disgusting hotel in the city.

If you are looking for a cheap hotel close to downtown or Regions Hospital, this location is perfect but I hope you don't mind drug users and the occasional shots fired. This place looks like it has a contract with the county to temporarily house the homeless people in transition. I'm not joking about that.

The stairwells smelled like urine and the place is dirty with scary people around. Look elsewhere unless you don't mind filth.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“How much do you have to sacrifice for "economy"?”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2010
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This place is a dump!

People beg for money in the very small parking lot. People wait around the main key-card locked door in order to sneak in behind you. The place reeks of smoke (only certain rooms are non-smoking).
Just yesterday some homeless man found his way into the building and tripped the fire-escape alarm; I had to call and tell the management about the alarm (because after 5 minutes it was clear nobody else was going to). The manager just shut it off and went back to his on-site house without caring to investigate why it went off to begin with. 15 minutes later, the homeless man had gotten beat up by a resident or guest. The now beaten man continued to walk down the hallways with a broken nose and holding his sides. He had to find a Hospital worker who was on his way home to help him (after everyone at the motel refused to help). Police had to come and take away the suspect.
I’ve called management about all the problem-people; but I just get the same response every time, “we are located in the city,,,so,,,,there are going to be those type of people around”.

As for my room.
There are pry marks on the door (have been there for over 3 months). The bathroom doorknob has been kicked in, so you can’t close that door. The toilet can hardly flush urine, so if you have to do anything more than that, you will have to use a restroom before you return to the motel. The balconies are just for decoration since you can’t actually walk out onto them.

Bottom line: you will actually get a better deal by going somewhere else and spending waaaayyy more! Or maybe just sleep in your car.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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This has to be the poorest quality hotel I've ever visited...Exposed wires on wall, exposed light wall fixtures, missing bulbs in lamps, one bed had no headboard, shower had no trap drain; just a hole in the floor, toilet tissue placed on the back of the toilet because there was no toilet tissue holder bar, room smelled like it had been used for a smoking room, cracks in the walls, dirty bedspread, the carpet was very badly stained, bathroom sink had slow drainage and to top this off, the cost of the room rental was $70.00. The checkout time was 11am and I was approached by the cleaning person before this time to see if I was leaving so she could clean my room; that's a real laugh...

  • Stayed April 2009, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
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149 University Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55101
Price range (per night):* INR7,001

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