This is the worst place I have taken myself and family to stay..What a dump. I would have rather slept outside somewhere. Our room was nasty, stinks, the doors don't lock, half the lights work. The microwave didn't work. The freakin bathroom sink was stopped up..What a sh**hole. If I would of read all the reviews before renting this room I would of never stayed here. We payed for 2 nights, after the first night we got our money back and went to Branson,,,got a room there cheaper and way, way better.. DO NOT STAY AT THIS PLACE..I can rent you a dog house cleaner and nicer than this dump.

My husband and I were moving into Springfield and booked in to stay here because of it's very cheap weekly rates. Do not be fooled - it looks ok from the outside and it does have a nice pool...but otherwise this place is dark, smelly, the carpets look like they should be ripped up and like you would catch a disease. The room we were to have was spacious and tidy appearing clean but was very dark. It's laid out so everyone has security cards - looks like a VERY tired hotel that once may have been nice. Now it is full of shady looking characters and has a tavern in the actual complex too which no doubt draws more shady characters.
We found 'Value Place' further south which was the same price in a MUCH newer nicer building - far more pleasant... also does weekly rates but includes a kitchenette in the price. We were so impressed we went straight there and got out of this lodge. BEST move we ever made, I shudder to think of that Budget Lodge and having to live there for a few weeks. Not a pleasant environment at all. And since we've talked to locals they all say to stay away from the North side of SPringfield as accommodation up there is notoriously not good.

I have been placed at extended stay type of hotels often on business; I am used to "low end" and "older" hotels. Translation: uncomfortable beds, staff with poor English and low service, and dirty rooms. NOT HERE.
This hotel is the ONLY PLACE I will EVER stay at in Springfield again. For the price, it is by far the cleanest rooms I have ever been in. The indoor and outdoor pools are immaculate. The Serta mattresses they use put me to sleep faster than my own home. The curtains really do keep out the light. Best of all the air conditioning is temperature controlled and not a roaring wall unit.
YES, the hallways are worn out. Yes, it's an older hotel. But the rooms have been renovated, the staff are so helpful, and they will match and beat any low price of any hotel in town. I love it.

Roaches, ants and water dripping from the bathroom ceiling, i wouldn't get near the place again...