I chose this hotel because it was ranked #3 in Toledo on Trip Advisor. After staying there, I have to say it doesn’t deserve that ranking. Let me just say, I knew that it was inexpensive and I expected some wear and tear for that price. All I wanted was clean and safe.

The first thing I noticed was that the left side of the building had what appeared to have formerly been windows boarded up with plywood. There was also a lot of peeling paint. Then I noticed the prominent signs stating, "NO REFUNDS." Still, I thought, this got good reviews on TA. We couldn't get into the lobby from the entryway. I thought perhaps they'd converted it into a storage room, because inside the small lobby there were 3 foot high stacks of boxes of toilet paper and other supplies. (Once I realized it wasn't a storage room, I thought that maybe they'd just received a delivery, but it was still there when we checked out.) They had a security window where you had to ring to be buzzed in. Late at night this makes sense, but I'd never been to a hotel where you couldn't get to the front desk in the middle of the day without being buzzed in. This concerned me a bit, so we inquired about the safety of the neighborhood. He responded that there were multiple locks on the room doors.

I mentioned that I'd seen on the map that we were a couple of blocks from the water and there was a park there. He said there was and we could go there but he didn't think we should walk around. As you can imagine, that was troubling. He was very helpful and gave us directions to nearby restaurants and grocery stores which we appreciated.

On the plus side, the room itself was a good size. It's definitely an older hotel so the bathroom was worn, but the bedspreads and prints on the walls were pleasant. There were silk flowers and a newer TV.

We had a pool view. It has seen better days. The water was black and empty pool chemical jugs were strewn about beside a collapsed metal shelter frame.

The vending machine was completely empty except for a security camera in the middle of it aimed down the hall.

The hotel was definitely quiet. I only saw about 5 cars in the parking lot (one of which was a police car) despite the hotel being several floors and 4 wings surrounding the courtyard. I looked at the hotel floor plan on the back of the door, and I think the boarded up sections were the game room/restaurant/kitchen, etc. so if you see those listed on hotel sites as amenities, they don't appear to exist anymore. I also didn't see a continental breakfast, and since the lobby was locked anyway, I'm not sure they still serve one. (You can check though.)

Also, realize that they charge more for 2 double beds and tax is around 16%. (The next night we ended up paying less than the final total we paid here for a very pleasant hotel with a continental breakfast across the street from Lake Erie in a town about a half hour away.)

If you decide to book there, at least don't prepay your booking online so that you can change your mind if it’s not what you expected. I'm pretty sure they'd have room for you if you just show up!

We stayed two nights at the Classic Inn in Toledo. The reason I chose this hotel--and I can be a bit of a hotel snob--is we were looking for cheap and clean. Could care less about amenities, literally just looking for a place to sleep that was convenient to the highway, clean and inexpensive. For this, the Classic was perfect. First, I will admit that we were the ONLY people in the entire hotel for both nights stay...which was a little "Shining" for us, but hey...it was quiet! We were going from Cleveland to Detroit on Sunday and Monday night so I was looking for something midway between the two. We left Cleveland and took I-280 North in Toledo and the Classic was directly off the exit, near the 75 N interchange. So we did not have to veer off path. It was late Sunday night, so check in was performed through a window in the front. This is a very old hotel, so it is not kept up well regarding the aesthetics...wallpaper peeling, paint chipping, etc...but it was clean. We had room 113 and again, it wasn't a beautiful room, but it smelled fine and appeared to be clean. The double bed was surprisingly comfortable as were the pillows. I actually take my own pillow and small thermal blanket to hotels like this, so it does make it a bit more tolerable in the event I am worried about cleanliness. The bathroom was clean, towels were clean and white, tub was clean, good water pressure, toilet clean. No hair dryer in the room, so be sure to pack your own.

Monday morning we slept in, of course it was nice and quiet. Around 10 am we got up and my husband ventured down to the main desk where we were told there was a "continental breakfast"......this consisted of coffee and cookies. Again, we were looking for frills so it was fine...got some coffee and cookies and hit the road. Little over an hour to Detroit. Came back later that night and again slept just fine. Tuesday morning we went to check out and of course that was easy...still the only folks there! However, upon leaving the room the carpets in the hallway were being cleaned by housekeeping. So it's not like they just let it run down completely. Also, my husband was able to jump on one of a couple of computers with free internet access to get some weather information and he said it worked fine and was surprisingly fast.

I stress again, that if you are looking for a cheap place to stay that's clean, this was great. It's rundown, yes, but for $36 a night it's WELL worth it.

I agree the price is very reasonable specially for Toledo where I have not found similiar prices with this big property, and true they are right off the interstate 280 freeway exit 12.
Last month I stayed in a franchised hotel with swimming pool in Toledo and paid $70 for a single room a night, however when I went to the pool and saw the people around it, I just lost my appetite to swim.
At Classic Inn I paid $35.99+Tax for a single room per night, turn out to be a good deal for me.
They have swimming pool rules posted at the front desk making sure customer is aware of it which is good. My thoughs are that they care about their pool ! And at the price I was paying I did not mind !
The room was big, and it had it's own bathroom. After taking a shower I took 280 north, that turn into 75 north and the first exit 1 1/2 mies away, I found 24 hour Kroger market; the second exit off 75 north Alexis Road about 3 miles away, left turn at the exit, there was a 24 Hour Meijer's market which was big.
When I return from interstate 75 south from Alexis Road, I had to stay on the left side since the Manhattan Blvd. exit as you approach 280 freeway was on the left side.
After eating my food, I watch some movies on thier HBO channels and went to sleep.
In all I found this hotel to be satisfactory.

A rough diamond at a reasonable price ! and I like this hotel for it's reasonable price, convenience of freeways location and local access to food locally.
I have been in Toledo two times earlier and stayed in downtown close to the Convention center only to be horrified at another hotel where I end up paying $69 + Tax for single room per day that wasn't my monies worth !
This hotel was right off the 280 freeway exit; large property in size, and the rooms were bigger. This hotel has all interior corridor with multiple exits and access control entrances. I paid about $36 + Tax for a single room per day and enjoyed it. At about 3:00am I got hungry drove 1/2 a mile right on Mahattan Blvd. from the hotel and found 24 hour drive through McDonalds at the Manhattan Plaza that fill my appettite.
At my earlier stay in downtown I could not find fast food after midnight.
I earlier also went on Manhattan Blvd and made left turn on Summit Street, where I found a nice golf course and yachting boats loading and parking area (5 to 7 miles), pathway for jogging next to the river and Point Place, a small community, yet I did not have much time because of my work.
I found that have a large swimming pool however the front desk staff are very picky making sure that it does not get ravaged by kids!
I also found they had a mini self serve laundry facility which I utilized to do my laundry!
In all I found it to be very reasonable hotel.