My husband and I stayed at this hotel the night before I ran the Logan Marathon. The hotel was full of runners and I was surprised at how little they were willing to do to accommodate us.

The hotel itself is old and run down (all the nice hotels were full because of the marathon). Although the sign says they are renovating, I didn't see any work happening. The room we stayed in (the "suite") was large and ancient, but it was as tidy as they could possibly make something so out of date and worn.

The thing that bothered me most was

#1 The breakfast. The runners needed just a few basic things. I was the first to arrive for breakfast at 4 am so I could catch a little something to eat before the marathon bus came to get us. There were little flies all over the breakfast room and the TWO bagels they had available had several small flies crawling around INSIDE the bag. After seeing that I didn't eat anything there that wasn't pre-wrapped. I ended up with a banana and a pre-wrapped muffin.

#2 Check out
The marathon started at 7am. Average finish time is nearly 4 and a half hours. That puts us back at 11:30. Check out time is 11 am. They extended our time by one hour but were unwilling to budge beyond that. Really? I kind of doubt they were booked for the next night. The guy at the front desk said that if I paid for half day, he would give me until 2 pm. Again, really? If I pay for another half day, I should get HALF the day. After running a marathon (in pouring rain the whole time), I kind of needed a shower. Didn't get one. The marathon runners filled up that hotel. It would have been empty otherwise. A little bit of accommodation would have been nice. I wasn't asking for much.

Oh, and in the corner below all the "suites" is a room that looks like someone lives in permanently. It is fenced off with a bunch of junk out front. The best part? They have a dog that barked all night long (a BIG dog, a golden retriever I think). Sleep is nice before running that far, but the dog had other plans for us.

Needless to say, I don't think we'll be staying there again.

We stayed in a kitchenette suite that we had reserved on a weekly rate. In spite of being a non-smoking room it reeked of old cigarette smoke. We found the room coated in a layer of dirt and my wife had to wipe everything down before we moved in. The carpet was filthy; we gave our girls a bath and 20 minutes later their feet were black from walking on the carpet. Some of the employees seemed to care about our concerns but management clearly limited their ability to improve the situation. We asked them to deep clean the adjacent room and let us move in to that one but they weren't willing to go that far. One response was "it's a hotel, what do you expect?" They did vacuum the carpet and spray deodorizer in the room but it didn't help much.

I unwisely paid for the week up front. When I checked out 2 days early they tried to bill me a daily rate and charge me extra; I did the math for them and showed them that they actually owed me a refund. They then changed their mind and charged me the weekly rate and refused to give me a refund.

We took an over-nighter to Logan and decided to extend our trip by one night. The first night we stayed in Brigham City(20 minutes away) but we decided to move up to Logan the second night. After checking a few other places we decided on the Cache valley inn. The biggest plus was the price. One motel in town was $100 for the night(ridiculous for the chain) but this place was $60. They are remodeling right now(which is needed) but the room was good enough. There was a stain on the carpet which I don't really want to think about and the tub was scuffed up but other than that it was perfectly nice. I was happy with this place and would stay here again.

Just a note about me: I am very value minded and I don't really care about luxury. As long as a place is clean/safe enough and has a bed and toilet, I'm happy.

We stayed at the Cache Valley Inn while in town for a weekend bike ride. While it was very convenient to the fairgrounds, where our bike ride started, the place needs a lot of work. Granted, they are in the midst of remodeling, but the rooms that are still waiting for their "makeover" are in sad shape, though clean. The carpeting was stained, tiles were missing in the bathroom, and the towels were old, worn and stained. The breakfast is very basic, mostly wrapped pastries. We had a coffee pot in our room with coffee packets, but no cups! The two other couples both had issues with their rooms - one was told that they absolutely could not move and the other was moved to the "honeymoon" suite!