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Days Inn - Durham: Traveller Reviews

2.0 of 5
3460 Hillsborough Rd., Durham, NC 27705
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Days Inn - Durham
Ranked #54 of 66 hotels in Durham
2.5 of 5 stars 60 Reviews
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Gig Harbor, Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Never ever stay here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Never ever, ever, ever stay at this hotel! Our laptop and bag was stolen from their house keeping staff. On top of that, when I contacted the staff, they acted like it was no big deal. She continued to tell me that the house keeper is a Mexican lady, as if it made the situation any better. Even worse, we had a non-smoking room and our sheets had cigarette burns through out the fitted sheet, the loose sheet, and the blanket. Also, the tv had burn/melt marks all over the top of the tv, keep in mind we were in a NON SMOKING room. The pool was open, but was so dirty on the bottom of the pool, that it looked like no one had cleaned it in ages. I wouldn't even let my dog swim in a pool that dirty. Again, NEVER EVER STAY HERE, unless you want to be stolen from. If I could give this place negative stars, I definitely would give it negative 5 stars and 2 thumbs down.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 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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KEN PATEL, Manager at Days Inn - Durham, responded to this review
4 March 2011
I am extremly sorry to know that you have misplaced your laptop. I have been managing this property since 1994 and have never been cursed and accused for stealing my valued customers stuff. Madam my housekeeping staff has been with us for more than 9 years. They are very very honest and do not rely on stealing to make a living. When you checked out it was 11:37:04am and i am the one who checked you out. After almost 2.5hrs you called looking for your laptop. We have had customers forget stuff and have been given back even after 90 days. I tried to talk to you very very politely and you cursed and hung up. This property is very well managed with well trained long term members and believe me we did not take your laptop. As far as the pool is concerned it is closed till the end of April. You did not complain while you were at the hotel and after the issue , you mentioned the other.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Good and economical”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2010
5
people found this review helpful

Beautiful coutyard and pool, location right off the Interstate (85) and US 15-501.
Rooms are clean and very comfortable. Breakfast bar with variety (free). Helpful staff.
Low cost. Quieter because it is behind another hotel.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“STAY AWAY”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2010
2
people found this review helpful

This place was horrible! Very dirty,stains all over the furniture and carpet. Didn't feel safe at all, the dead bolt on the door was broken off. Mentioned this to staff when checking out and they didn't seem to care at all. The worst experience that I had ever had.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 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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2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“DO NOT STAY HERE!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Our room smelled like a dirty sock--this hotel is old and run down. My husband went to the front desk to complain about the odor. The attendant at the front desk said he would come and check it out. Instead a man showed up at our room with a bottle of air freshener--he seemed to be unable to speak good English and just began spraying the room. When asked what the smell was he just kept spraying, mumbled and left--he left us with a smiling "no problem!" Of course that spray masked the odor to some degree but that was it.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 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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Clemmons, NC
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“NO, NO, NO!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2010
2
people found this review helpful

This is an old motel that I was told upon check-in is being renovated, but with many rooms and few cars in the parking lot, we were given a room at the very back. (I assumed this was because we were traveling with our little dog.) Having traveled all over the U.S., we often use coupons from the travel books and don’t expect a facility’s finest since we’re not paying rack rate, but I have to say that this was the worst room we have ever encountered, and it was a disgrace to the Day’s Inn name. The furniture was badly damaged (as in chunks of wood visibly missing!). There were cigarette burns in the bedspread and carpet, a big tear in the drapes, and the lampshades over the beds had bulb burns on them. It appeared that someone had used oil-based paint over latex because it was visibly peeling from the woodwork, the mirrors were clouded with smoke, and the bathtub…..well, let’s just say I would NOT take a bath in it. We had to plug in the floor lamp and clock radio, and the 3-prong outlet we needed for our laptop was behind a huge piece of furniture where we found much dust and even dirty Q-tips! Outside was a filthy trash receptacle, and the common area around the ice machine was littered with debris and looked as though it hadn’t been hosed down or swept in months. The room had a coffeemaker, but when I went to use the creamer, I found it caked hard in the package, so I had to go to the office to get more. Breakfast the next morning was the usual low-budget fare, but there was just nothing cheery about the décor. (The pictures on their web site just don’t match what I saw!) I wish I had trusted my intuition when I noticed an offensive smell (kinda like cat urine) as I walked into the front desk entrance, but we had been driving all day from Ohio and were tired. My eerie feeling about the surrounding area was compounded by a horror flick playing on a big screen tv in the lobby that the desk manager had obviously been watching. The only good thing I can say is that the parking lot was well lighted and the beds were clean, so all was well……once a chair was propped against the door and the lights turned out. We were granted an extra hour to check out the next morning since my husband was in Durham on business, but housekeeping (an elderly man and woman) knocked on the door at 10:15 AM. I would suggest finding the extra dollars to stay at the Holiday Inn Express where we will stay from now on!

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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3460 Hillsborough Rd., Durham, NC 27705
Price range (per night):* 55 AUD - 95 AUD

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