I stayed at this property in September on a one day trip to Nashville. I booked it because it was cheap and it was advertised as a hotel in downtown Nashville. Upon my arrival, I found out that it was about a 5-10 minute drive to downtown.

The check in staff was quite pleasant. The room itself met the minimum criteria, but it was not in the best part of town. I would think this hotel caters to road travelers, like truckers who need a cheap place to stay. I was a little worried about safety, but didn't have any problems while there.

bad area,nightclub next door,cant sleep for noise.
vagrants asking for money,hookers around area.
dirty rooms, bugs on bathroom floor,no chain lock on door.very rude arrogant manager named sam.
would not stay here at any price.

I had only a few hours to get some sleep before traveling on only to find that the elevator was NOT WORKING and was informed by the front desk that I would have to leave all my baggage and equipment on the first floor and walk up 4 floors to an available room. Upon asking about rooms on the first floor, the response was that rooms were available but all needed to be cleaned and I could wait in the lobby for one to be cleaned. I could understand if this was the middle of the night, but this is at 11 a.m. Why were these available rooms not being cleaned? Why couldn't Management have someone clean a room for me all while I sat in the lobby waiting over two hours. Finally after the available rooms were cleaned the front desk informs me that I can NOT check into any of these rooms because there are later reservations for them and these rooms are higher dollar rooms. Why would you have someone sit in the lobby for two hours waiting for a room to be cleaned, well knowing that you are not going to offer this room? Also why would you not offer assistance by your staff in having baggage delivered to a room on a upper floor that you have immediately available. First, Customer service is something to be desired at this location and you can forget about getting decent rest time! Thanks a lot Howard Johnsons!

I stayed here because it was close to the freeway, a great price, and is north of downtown. The neighborhood probably was good a generation or two ago, but is now rundown; the torn down building lot across from the office, the steel fence around the parking lot, the out of business strip bar behind the property, and the number of guests that seem down and out even make a cheapskate like me a bit nervous. And I didnt care for the handyman that liked to smoke everytime he rode in the elevator. But, the room was great. Newly refurbished, quiet, clean, and very comfortable. The housekepping staff was at work at weird hours (in the evening) and the free breakfast was plain lousy; not even up to the bread spread that most WyndhamRewards hotels give out. There is a great BBQ place around the corner and it is a better location for those headed north in the morning. The traffic going south didn't thin until around 9:30 a.m.