Bays Inn & Suites

I was nicely surprised! Rooms were clean got a non smoking king size bed for 65.00 nite plus hot waffles cereal juice coffee milk breakfast included only negative was when I asked for a late checkout the guy at the deck said it would be a 20.00 extra charge then he saw me eating breakfast and came over and said their is a late curtesy checkout time at noon why he did this is beyond me?

I hesitate to write this review because I think it must be the best kept secret in Baytown. Nevertheless, here it goes…
Hubby and I wanted to so some salt water fishing and for us the closest place to reach the salt is Baytown. We decided we wanted to go fish Saturday, stay the night and get up and fish again Sunday (Lord, please forgive us!). So I start searching our usual haunts we frequent for overnight stays and, as expected, they were around $ 100/​night. I somehow ran across the name of this place, went to their website and found it was $ 55 + tax for a Saturday night. We talked it over, which I am required to do before booking a cheap room. Okay, that sounds bad but you see, we had an «experience» when we once decided to go to Delta Downs for the weekend and I found «a great deal» at the Vinton Motel. We got there and it was something slightly more than a bunch of storage sheds in a circle, most looked like they were being lived in. So, you see, when I say «it’s a great deal» I get the hairy eyeball from Hubby and he gets really suspect. So we decided to take a chance, after all it was only one night!
When we arrived the outside of the building could use either a pressure washing or a paint job. I really think it’s just the color of the paint that makes it look a little dirty, but when you walk into the lobby you will be blown away at the care they have taken to make it nice.
We arrived around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday to check in and were greeted by Alfonso who was a chipper dude who you could tell actually enjoyed what he was doing. He checked us in, told us about the breakfast and where our room is. We walked into the room and were pleasantly surprised. The room was clean, no funky smell except cleaning products (it smelled as though they had JUST cleaned it). The air conditioner was on and the room was nice and cool. The mattress was nice and comfortable and had a nice mattress pad on it. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because 1. they only had 3 standard size pillows on a King size bed and we prefer more. 2. The bed was made with a fitted sheet, flat sheet and the bed spread, NO BLANKET! I’m one of those that throws printed bed spread off the bed immediately because I can’t see how clean it is or isn’t. I like a nice white duvet and white linens. Oh yeah, I could really pick this room apart by the standards we are accustom to, but it was $ 55 a night, mom and pop hotel. There were places on the ceiling, walls and doors that needed to be repainted. The mirror was old and would have been much nicer with a frame around the edges. The tub needed to be recaulked and there is no light over the bathtub. The only light is over the sink so it was a little dark showering. The water pressure and temp in the shower was better than a lot of nicer hotels we’ve stayed in. The microwave needed updating. Yeah, I could point out 30 thing they could do better but hey, for the price and what we needed it was good!
I didn’t partake in the breakfast but Hubby went down and got him a waffle that he said was amazing! It was shaped like Texas and at least 2″ thick! They serve breakfast until 10 a.m., which most end breakfast at 9, and they have fresh coffee ²⁴⁄₇. They obviously cater to the oil field workers in the area and that’s nice.
PROS:
Price
Clean room
Comfortable mattress
Big room
Outlets high off the floor
Great water pressure and temp in shower
Cute swan towel on bathroom counter, cute touch
Great waffles for breakfast
²⁴⁄₇ coffee
Feel very welcomed by Alfonso
CONS:
Only 3 pillows on a king size bed
Only had a fitted sheet, flat sheet and bed spread, no blanket!
I’m not a fan of «print» bedspreads because I can’t tell if they’re clean
Need some fixing up here and there, but nothing major
Kind of dark in shower
Horrible toilet paper (as most hotels have) so bring your own
A little hard to find, but worth it!