I stayed here on 4/26/11. I came down from NY to visit my cousin who graduated from BCT in fort jackson. I originally booked a 3 night stay with MOTEL and figured for the price we'd be getting a good deal.

We arrived at 9pm; my son (age 15 months), my goddaughter (4years), my aunt (55years), and myself (24years). The city was hot and humid from what I'm used to and it was a little dreary out (i promise all of this plays a part). We checked in at the window and we requested a room with a frisge & microwave. The guy was nice and did just that. We stayed in room 217...

This room was said to be a non smoking room, but I was a little confused because that's all I smelled. The moment I walked through the door, I knew the next few days was going to be a challenge. With only one thing in mind (seeing my soldier) I tried to stick it out. I got the kids comfortable and let them run around as I sat on the edge of the bed skyping with my fiance. My god daughter asks to use the restroom and i realize the toilet seat is just like the ones used in a public bathroom... no lid, & not a cloed seat. I take a look in the shower and there is dirt and grime around the tub AND walls!!!! The faucet looks like theres some type of mildew on it AND THE SHOWER CURTAIN WAS DIRTY. I had to take a shower with my slippers on! The bathroom was an overall disaster!!!

So now that I've discovered how dreadful the bathroom was, I had to check out the minute the sun rose. When i was giving my son a sponge bath before bed, i went to clean his feet and it was BLACK! I didn't even think it was possible for the bottom of your feet to get black like that!!! The carpet was nasty...

Fortunately my aunt brought her own sheet to put on the bed! The comforter had a hole in it and the pillows were flat... i barely got a minute of sleep the this place. When morning came I felt so icky... The AC in the room blew humid air... The humidity in Comlumbia, sc was already crazy i didnt need the AC doing the same thing! I double checked to make sure the setting was right and it was set on low cool, so i guess the AC had a problem too. This motel is the nastiest thing I've ever come across... If you're traveling with small children--DO NOT GO HERE!!!

There are pro's...

The area isnt great as far as safety is concerned ( i have an app on my phone that tells me the crimes of the neighborhood), but you'll get a variety of stores around here. There's a CVS, gas station, wendys, mcdonalds, subways, and many more stores. It's also a 15 minute drive to the base (traffic included) and its $40 a night. If you dont really care about cleanliness and comfort, this would be a great place for you!!! But if you dont mind spending a few extra bucks, don't sleep here! All of my reviews are honest and strongly DO NOT RECOMMEND this motel! It's dirty and should be shut down by the health department and all other departments affiliated with health!!!

We left this place in the morning and checked into the comfort suite after family day was over! If you wait til family day to try to find a better hotel, you may not be as fortunate cause we reserved the last room available. Remember, there are a lot of other family members there too.

BE WISE, DO NOT STAY HERE!!!

P.S. They advertise free wifi... not even worth it... this was the slowest connection ever... you'd have better luck with dial up. It did come in handy for skype though.

Stayed their for three nights in early October. The room looked clean. However, it was NOT. You get what you pay for, plus a bonus: there are huge amount of bed bugs that I got biten for so many times. I got itch at the beginning. But since I never seen bed bugs before I did not realize what the problem was. It was too late when I finally figured out. Dealing with those almost invisible creature became the only theme of my life after coming back.

I made the mistake of coming to this hotel because of its convenient location and low rates. What a mistake!!! This hotel was absolutely awful. The manager (James Lee) was extremely rude. There were hundreds of bees everywhere! And to top it off, when I went to ask for a clean towel one evening, they refused to give me one and informed me that people who stay and pay the weekly rate only get towels twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday). One evening there a couple was outside screaming and arguing around 2am. Then at 7am the maintenance man was doing some work outside my room and was extremely loud....so much for a peaceful night of sleep. I was also approached in the parking lot by two guys looking for "weed". Needless to say, I made reservations to move to another hotel down the street for the remainder of my stay.

Jaquanna, the front desk person I had the misfortune of meeting, lacked professionalism, the ability to communicate effectively and was downright RUDE!!! The maintenance of the facility left so much to be desired. If this weren't real life, it would be comical.