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Americas Best Value Inn – reviews, photos

1325 Lakeshore Dr, Centralia, WA 98531 (Formerly Centralia Travel Inn Express)
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Ranked #10 of 10 hotels in Centralia
2.5 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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Corvallis, Oregon
1 review
“Dirtiest place we've ever stayed in”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2010

My spouse and I stayed here with friends for one night only. This motel was possible the dirtiest motel we've ever stayed in. The bathroom floor was sticky, the carpet was so dirty that I made sure to always have shoes on when I walked around, and the coffee pot was so dirty that my spouse spent several minutes trying to clean it out before discovering that it didn't work anyway. We were short a towel. There weren't enough electrical outlets to use the lamps in the room and plug in anything else (computer, phone charger, etc.) The motel is right next to I-5, so the freeway noise was excessive. I wouldn't recommend this lodging to anyone.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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tli_10, General Manager at Americas Best Value Inn, responded to this review
22 August 2011
We appreciate your comments and use them to evaluate our product and services and to provide additional training for our staff when needed. We also use your comments to schedule future updates and renovations. We are sorry that you were less than satisfied with our facility and hope you will come back and give us another opportunity to serve you.
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Duncan, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Photos are incredibly deceiving!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2010
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Deceiving photos sum it up. Dirty carpet, overpowering sprayed room freshener, holes in sheets, odds smelling linens, grimy windows overlooking lake and a general lack of attention to details make you wonder what is not so noticeably evident. Pay a few more dollars for accommodation with management who cares and reads the reviews and tries to make corrections. Not sure what kind of mind altering substances those who gave this more than a terrible rating are on.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“should be americas worst value inn”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2010

After much consideration, we chose Americas Best Value inn because the prices seemed reasonable and the lobby was clean and the staff seemed friendly. We were in for a very unpleasant surprise.We actually found dog food under the bed, and the sheets on the queen sized beds were twin sized. When we took them back to the lobby and asked for sheets that fit, we were told by staff that they should fit, and he seemed very irritated that he had to give us a different set. The tv was comcast, and I dont know if it was a bootlegged copy, but it came in horrible and never did work right. The toilet seat was actually painted to cover the stains instead of just replacing it,and I found whiskers in the sink. The most disturbing thing of all ., however, was the comment that was made by staff when we complained, he told us, in the presence of our young child that " you Americans think you are smarter than the rest of us." I have never heard such a racist comment come from anyone in a place of business before, and we were shocked,and disgusted. The overall experience was horrible, and I would stay at a motel 6 before I would ever stay at this motel again...yuk!

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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West Yorkshire
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“Better than expected”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2009

We stopped for 1 night on our way to Port Angeles, and we were pleasantly surprised. It is quite literally just off the freeway, however, all the rooms have a lake view. We were in Room 119 on the ground floor which was in excellent condition. Perhaps the previous reviewer was correct and the ground floor rooms had been refurbished. Our only complaints would be that the breakfast was very basic, and there are no restaurants nearby, just a Subway and Pizza unless you drive to the next exit on the freeway.
For a 1 night stay it's fine.

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Olympia, WA
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“Ask for a room on the first floor!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2009

If you are thinking about staying here, ask for a room on the first floor.

I had a room on the 2nd floor and it was AWFUL. The side chair had a horrible, dark stain on it, which was old. The room needed some serious vacuuming. I wouldn't take my shoes off to walk on the carpet. I went outside to sit on the balcony and the chair out there was filthy as well. The place just grossed me out.

I'm thinking the rooms on the first floor are in much better shape. There was flooding a couple years back and those rooms have been renovated.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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1325 Lakeshore Dr, Centralia, WA 98531 (Formerly Centralia Travel Inn Express)
Price range (per night):* INR2,452 - 3,344

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