I live on the road about 3/4 of the year, and usually book my own rooms. When my office booked this place for me and my rather large crew for the duration of an extended (8 weeks) project, I didn't mind at all. I often stay at Extended Stays and Homesteads on the road. I am a member of their rewards program.

I gott'a tell you, this place and its staff have made me rethink this brand's future value to me. Start off with the manager. She is ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE at her job. Being a manager myself, I know what it takes to make a customer feel right. This one has few, if any, management skills, especially when dealing with the public. She has plenty of attitude though. Our company had up to12 rooms at one point rented, and the complaints were legion.

The weekly room service, when it even occurred, was a joke. The operation couldn't even replace the same number of towels, or actually clean anything (other than somewhat feeble attempts at the shower/bath tub). They wiped down nothing! When I first arrived and went to set my laptop up, the counter was encrusted with dried substances which I cleaned up myself. They never wiped these counters down, nor the bathroom counters. I use these kinds of hotels so I don't have to bring cleaning stuff along - for the bathrooms or the kitchens!

The stain on the floor that happened from the maintenance man fixing a leaking pipe (which flooded my room the first week in the place) was never cleaned up. I doubt they vacuumed more than once or twice the whole time I was here by all indications.

They didn't even carry enough change on the weekends to do laundry, and of course they had no change machine in the laundromat.

I could go on, but won't bore you with the other gory details. Suffice to say, I will think twice before ever staying in a Homestead again. I will fight my office tooth and nail before staying at this particular one ever, ever again!

My husband had an early surgery scheduled so we stayed at this hotel the night before. it was very convenient, right across from Duke Hospital/Raleigh. They gave us a special rate since the hospital referred us. The reservation was made over the phone and we were given a first floor room. The room was fairly large. The bathroom had plenty of room. We expected kitchen utensils and other items to be stocked, per the online description, but all we had was a toaster and a pkg. of coffee. There was no coffeemaker, no utensils, nothing. We got there late and had to wake up very early so we didn't call to see what could be done. The room was clean, the bed was comfortable. It would be a wonderful place to stay if we were planning to be there a few days, since it had a fridge, stovetop, microwave, plenty of cabinets, and counterspace to eat at. We would definitely stay there again, and probably will. I don't think you could find a place with that much room, in a great location, set up so well for such a low price.

There was no room service unless you stay there at least 5 days and I was there only 3 days. I stayed n a nonsmoking but I could smell cigr smoke coming from the other rooms. On two occassion I seen roaches n the bathroom. I could go on and on.4810 bluestone Dr, Raleigh

I have stayed here twice before, both times in July 2010, and the rooms smelled bad and seemed semi-clean yet I stayed because it's cheap and convenient for my work travels. The room only costs $60 so I decided to be cheap and book it. This time I was hoping for a better experience but no such luck. Upon entering the room, I smelled cigarettes and a samp musty odor (again). I paid $10 extra for a sofa bed but the pillowcase had a yellow stain and there were no sheets on the pull out couch. Hard mattress, old fashioned, typical motel decor. The front desk staff was unfriendly and just plain grumpy every stay. I would not recommend this hotel. Internet costs an extra $5. Spend a little extra money and go elsewhere.