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2.0 of 5
1520 Barbara Drive, Columbia, SC 29223
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Ranked #62 of 94 hotels in Columbia
3.0 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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New Philadelphia, Ohio
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“No problems after staying twice”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
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My wife and I stayed here in December, 2011, while we were on our way from Ohio to Florida. I had stayed at other Microtel Inns before and always had good experiences with them, but never had been at this one before. Despite my good experiences at the others, I was a little skeptical about staying here after reading some of the other reviews. As it turned out, we had a very nice and quiet night with no problems. The room was very clean throughout and comfortable, everything worked perfectly, and the front desk staff was courteous and helpful, especially when I had to call them with a little problem that I had with accessing the Internet in our room using the wi-fi service on my laptop computer. It was after this first stay that I decided to stay there again on our return trip a couple of weeks later in January, 2012. Again, we had a very nice and quiet stay. Both times our room was on the first floor. I am unable to comment at all either positively or negatively on the breakfast since we never ate there. Unless something changes, I will always stay here in the future on our occasional trips to Florida. An excellent value for the money.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Suresh Topiwala, Manager at Microtel Inn, responded to this review
10 January 2012
Please accept our sincere thanks for your recent stay regarding your pleasant experience with our hotel.
We are always pleased to hear from our guests, especially when we have succeeded in making their experience a pleasant one. It is our goal to give our guests the best possible service. our employees are our most valuable asset and we are proud of their accomplishments. We are particularly pleased when they succeed in making a valued guest, such as yourself, feel welcome.

We sincerely hope you will give us the pleasure of your patronage again in the near future.

Sincerely
Francis
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Middle River, Maryland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“You get what you pay for”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011
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My husband and I stayed here 2 nights, The room was small ish and the bathroom was small also. The noise level was very low. rooms were clean. bathrooms were clean too. kayak had this room for less then 50 a night with tax. so now for the bad .....the continental breakfast don't bother with the most pitiful, no bed selection it is either 2 fulls or one queen, no kings, also water pressure in show is low!!
I will not stay there again.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Suresh Topiwala, General Manager at Microtel Inn, responded to this review
4 January 2012
Dear Guest,

Thank you for taking the time to your experience.Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences incurred during your recent stay at our hotel.

We credit our success in the lodging industry to provide good service and accommodation at affordable prices. I thank you for taking time to let us know where improvement is needed so that we may continue to maintain our high standard.

Once again, I apologize for your unpleasant stay and any inconvenience we may have caused you.

I sincerely hope you will give us another opportunity to extend our usual hospitality. Please have a note of our property number 803-736-3237 and make reservation directly with us using the Code : TRIP with a 25% Discount Voucher at your next visit.

Regards,
Francis
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“barely good enough”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2011

Dingy is a good word. LandonsBaby hit it right on the nose. For one night, ok, for more than that look for another place. Rooms very outdated. Tv up high, no remote to be found anywhere. Had stayed at the one in Indy, very nice, this microtel not up to the Indy standard. Would not stay here again. But if you are traveling to Indy, you will have a wonderful stay at that Microtel.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Suresh Topiwala, Manager at Microtel Inn, responded to this review
10 January 2012
Thank you for taking the time to your experience.Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences incurred during your recent stay at our hotel.

We credit our success in the lodging industry to provide good service and accommodation at affordable prices. I thank you for taking time to let us know where improvement is needed so that we may continue to maintain our high standard.

Once again, I apologize for your unpleasant stay and any inconvenience we may have caused you.

We would like to provide you with the enclosed discount coupon Code: TRIP (i.e. 25% discount)
to use on your next visit to our BRAND. When calling to make your
advance reservation, please tell us know the coupon code so that we can assist personally to
you. Thank you for choosing BRAND and I look forward to the
opportunity to better serve you in the future. Please have a note of our property number 803-736-3237 and make reservation directly with us.

Regards,
Francis
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2011

The bathroom and sheets looked clean which is most important. Very tiny room with an old TV up high. The walls were dirty, the curtains were filthy and the bathroom floor looks like it needs replaced. I wouldn't stay here more than one night but for a stop on your way elsewhere it's not so bad. If you are looking for something nice, skip this place.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Pleasantly surprised.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011

We made reservations here for our son's graduation from basic, then someone told us about the awful reviews. I called the motel and started asking questions and told them about the reviews. The man was very nice and said that it was clean and not broken down. He told me he would guarantee our stay was nice. Well, we decided to take the chance, hoping for the best. Our stay was very nice. We paid incredibly low prices and that was what we needed. The room was clean, it did NOT smell of smoke, the breakfast was ok- nothing extravagent, but we just wanted a clean place to stay that didn't cost alot. We are used to motels from the cheapest just under $100 and up. At many of these motels there are fancy breakfasts and it is more modern, but we were just looking for an inexpensive, nice place to stay. That is what we got here- no frills, but just what we needed. The desk staff were helpful and polite. Our stay was much better than I expected and I recommend it. So, no frills, nothing fancy, just good place to stay. I honestly don't know if there was a pool or anything, I didn't pay attention. So if you have children and need stuff to do, call and find out- this was mainly a place to sleep while we visited our son.-- Oh there is a washer and dryer to use and a computer and we did get internet.

Room Tip: I think we had room 209 Didn't notice noise, we are very noisy. It was mostly families coming...
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  • Stayed September 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Suresh Topiwala, Manager at Microtel Inn, responded to this review
10 January 2012
Dear Guest,

Please accept our sincere thanks for your recent correspondence regarding your pleasant experience with our hotel.
We are always pleased to hear from our guests, especially when we have succeeded in making their experience a pleasant one, It is our goal to give our guests the best possible service. Our employees are our most valuable asset and we are proud of their accomplishments. We are particularly pleased when they succeed in making a valued guest, such as yourself, feel welsome.
We sincerely hope you will give us the pleasure of your patronage again in the near future.

Sincerely
Francis
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Address: 1520 Barbara Drive, Columbia, SC 29223
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