We stayed at a Days Inn in Portland and enjoyed the breakfast they had, so we decided to go with another one on this trip. It's true, the office is not attached to the rest of the hotel. While different, I believe that we have driven about the same distance around other hotels we've stayed at to get to our room (with attached offices). It's also true that the office looks like it has been overhauled, while the rooms look dated. We were amused by the iron shape spot on our carpet. Besides having an iron, there was also a fridge, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, and of course, a TV in our room. Thanks to those who posted about the safe fee. We had ours removed as well. Hot water came in seconds to both the faucet and shower, which was so nice after a day of hiking. We could hear people in other rooms when we arrived, but it was quiet during the night.

The breakfast wasn't as diverse as the Days Inn in Portland, but more than enough to fill us up. We got this room for under $80, and it served it's function perfectly. If you are looking for a place to sleep, this hotel will work out fine. If you need the rooms to look like the front office, you may want to ask to see a room first before committing.

We were driving to Newport News, VA and could only make it the 6 hours to MD in our first night after working that day. I booked this hotel because it seemed like a good place to stop. Getting into Frederick at 2am, we were able to easily find the hotel coming off the interstate. A very gracious man greeted us as we dragged ourselves to check in and we gladly collapsed in our room. Beds were very comfortable and large. Room was spacious, A/C was great. We didn't even need to drive to have breakfast the next morning because there were 2 options available, a continental breakfast from the hotel was available or because we slept in our choice was the Waffle House which shares the parking lot with the hotel. The hotel is a great value for the money, and a good stopping point along the way.

This website was recommended to me as being reliable for hotel reviews. I've used it often to get info on hotels. Most of the reviews make it hard for me to a book hotel without having some trepidation about what I'm going to find when I get to the hotel. I've come to the conclusion that people are extremely picky and expect TOO MUCH.

I enjoyed my stay at the Days Inn Frederick. The room was clean. So what that the actual rooms were BEHIND the check-in building! Yes, the room smelled like a hotel room. It was not offensive, rank, disgusting or otherwise. It smelled like EVERY other hotel I've been in! It had a hairdryer, refrigerator, microwave and safe. Clean sheets and blankets. The only negative thing I could say was the TV reception wasn't great. All the channels except HBO were a little on the fuzzy side. HBO was crystal clear. Was I there for the TV? NO. It completely served it's purpose, it was close to ALL the restaurants and stores and the Fairgrounds where the marathon was. It was PERFECT for the $83.00 I spent. The front desk staff was VERY friendly and helpful. Just make sure you ask them to remove the $1.06 safe charge if you don't use the safe. I would recommend this place anytime. Enjoy!

The picture of the reception (main building) makes the motel look new, however the actual rooms are older. I booked this motel for ourselves and our friends in the adjoining room. We were staying two nights on our way to Virginia and did the Washington DC tour one day. Since we would not be in our rooms long, I was looking for a lower rate motel and just wanted a clean room. When we opened the door to our room the first thing that hit me was the smell - stale and musty. We immediately turned on the air conditioner (not done for us beforehand) in hopes that that would help, which it didn't. Speaking of the air conditioner, it was old and extremely noisy. Every time the compressor went on it rattled and we thought the unit was going to fall off the wall. The noise made it hard to sleep at night. The carpet was not the very clean and there were stains on the ceiling (assuming it is from a water leak?). I went to the front desk to complain about the smell. The young man showed me another room which was not any better. The other front desk member offered to have the cleaning staff spray the room with air freshener the next day (what about that night?), but I knew that wouldn't last. Since I was the one who booked the motel I did feel bad that my family and our friends had to put up with the stinky rooms. I requested more towels since there were 4 of us in the room and had to walk back to the front desk to get them. We only had breakfast there one morning. The eating area was large enough to accommodate the 7 of us and some other families. Good variety with cold cereal, hot cereal, baked goods, and beverages. I had read reviews about being charged for the safe, which we did not use. The staff did take the charge off the room fee. I would not stay here again and would not recommend it to anyone until they clean it up (do some upgrading) and do something about the smell.