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Economy Lodge: Traveller Reviews

914 West Bloomington Road, Champaign, IL 61820
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Economy Lodge
Ranked #20 of 20 hotels in Champaign
1.5 of 5 stars 29 Reviews
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“Do not stay here, its a dump!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011

This place is now called Economy Lodge Inn & Suites... I knew this place was going to be a dump, by reading all the bad reviews, but we didn't have much of a choice... I booked it in July for a wedding (wedding was 11/12/11), got a discounted rate (yeah right) for the wedding $155.39 (tax incl)... that part even made me sicker! We all tried to book somewhere else, but we didn't have much of a choice... considering all the hotels were booking a 2 night min... due to U of I having their father's day weekend and a Illini game.... that should really be against the law, that 2 night min. crap! Back to the hotel, I am not even sure I can call it that... I was afraid to walk on the carpet in my bare feet... gross.... I am pretty sure the sheets and the towels were clean though... and we didn't come home with any bug bites, thank god... everything was just dirty and very old.... 2 microwaves stacked on each other, the bottom one didn't work anymore, but it was bolted down... so what they couldn't remove it??? wtf???? are you kidding me??? the shower/tub was clean, which I couldn't quite believe... the vanity where the sink was kind of gross... and all the baseboard in the whole room and bathroom... yuk.... I guess... I really wanted to turn around and just go home, but we had drank too much to do that... I think that probably helped us sleep better too... We went to Bob Evans for breakfast... decided to skip their free deluxe breakfast...

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with family
    • 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
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Chicago, Illinois
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“I've slept in some dives but this takes the cake!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011
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First off...I never write reviews for anything, but this experience prompted me to take a few minutes in the hope of sparing others the miserable experience. Second...I am a pretty no frills type of person. I stayed here during a hunting trip with a couple buddies. We just wanted a roof over our heads between hunting days. We got the roof, but not much else. This was the single worst hotel I've ever stayed in hands down. Filthy room, stains on carpet, stains on sheets, pillow-cases, and the mattresses themselves looked like they were dredged from the bottom of a river. The room smelled pretty bad on its own, but even worse since they used a febreeze-like spray to try and cover it up. The door to our room had about a 3/4" gap under it...open to the elements. The bathroom was a mess...door wouldn't close, mold & mildew growing in the common places (shower tiles & fixtures) and also in some uncommon spots (light switches, electric outlets, etc.). There was some questionable activity going on all night as well...a pretty steady stream of people showing up in groups of between 6-10 at a time, loitering around in the parking lot, and hanging out in front of the rooms (which were occupied by guests...including us) at ground level and on the 2nd floor balcony. This hotel was definitelt a gathering place for some reason...not sure what though. There was a goup leaning aginst our window drinking and smoking from about midnight until 4:00am. We considered telling them to scram, but it was a bit intimidating having large groups of people who weren't hotel guests loitering about and we weren't interested in getting into any confrontations (it looked like things could get ugly quickly if we did). It was very dirty and I felt pretty unsafe here. This place was really, really bad. I agree with the other reviewers...I would seriously prefer sleeping in my car than to ever stay at this hotel again. Bad, Bad, Bad. On the plus side though...I did not get lice or bedbugs (perhaps because this hotel was too dirty for even the lice and bedbugs to stay).

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE BOOKING!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2011
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Sleep in your car if you have to but NOT this place. Got the SUITE thinking it might be better. CAME HOME WITH BUG BITES ALL OVER!!!!! My neck and wrists and ankles. Carpet dirty and smelly. GARBAGE IN OUR BATHROOM GARBAGE CAN!!!! ick! Bolt on door was broken off. TV missing chanenel changer and other room TV not programmed to work. Only 2 towels for four people. Spend the extra #30.00 and go anywhere else except this place. I have 4 more years of visiing Champaign and I will sleep in my car before I will EVER stay at this hole. Very rude....don't drink any juice in morning, they make it in a bathtub in back room....UCK!!! PLEASE TRUST ME...My husband and children were so mad at me!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with family
    • 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
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Horrible!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Should have read these reviews before I booked this hotel! Read only 5 reviews and had the same exact experiences as all of them. Credit card charged 48 hours before arrival, dirty, disgusting room, bugs, broken furniture, felt very unsafe. Very rude new-owner (?) who asked" what I was going to do about it?" when I complained, since I had a two week cancellation time. Didn't spend 5 minutes in the room and found a different hotel. I travel for business every other week and I have never had this bad of an experience.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
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“Health Hazard”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2010
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person found this review helpful

This is by far the most disgusting and filthy hotel that I had ever stayed at. Every other hotel in Champaign was booked up for the weekend, and this was the only one available. Looking back , I would rather have slept in my car. The sheets were filthy, the bathroom was falling apart, the toilet barely flushed, the floor was stained, only one light worked in the room (probably so you couldn't see the full extent of how dirty the room was). I am surprised that this hotel has not been shut down already for numerous public health violations considering the other reviews that are on this site. I will never stay here again, and if you can help it, I highly recommend you stay elsewhere. No bargain price is worth staying here.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with friends
    • 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
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 914 West Bloomington Road, Champaign, IL 61820
Price range (per night):* 51 AUD - 132 AUD

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