Econo Lodge & Suites

Loved this place, not a single thing wrong with our stay. Clean quarters, friendly staff, would stay here again in a heartbeat!

Our room was booked for a travel soccer tournament that we were playing in. Our first game ended up being 10:30 Saturday morning so we cancelled Friday night the Monday before since we had time to get there in the morning. After a long day in the sun at the tournament went to check in and they charged me as a no show Friday night. Our reservations clearly stated we had until 2pm to make changes on Monday and mine was time stamped at 10:30am. The clerk tried showing me the reservation sheet dated from March 7! Couldn’t show me a recent copy with people’s changes. Asked for a manager and he was so rude he kept interrupting me and not allowing me to speak. Said we’d have to get our refund from the soccer tournament company. Really? Went to our room called and made reservations at another hotel. Came back to desk to tell them we weren’t staying for the current night, only then did the manager refund my «no show» night so he wouldn’t lose out on our $$$. They also said others had had the same issue. They know they have you between a rock and a hard place because they’ve already run your card, all hotels are booked, and you & your family are exhausted. Afterwards they were pulling the same stunt on another family as we were leaving. As I said, do NOT stay here!

I would give them zero star, if I could. On a lovely vocation from New York to Michigan. After 14 hours of driving, we were so excited to check in and lay down. But, the front desk staff told us, no records of our reservation!!! Even though we called and double check with the staff on the phone before we left, since we won’t arrive the hotel until 2 – 3 in the morning. They gave away our room! I’m so disappointed, will never trust them to hold the reservation.

Nice rooms for like $ 80. Two rooms but no doors. There’s a pullout couch in one room. No swimming pool but that’s ok. Guy at the front desk was really nice.

It was a really cute little place for the price. It’s not fancy or luxury, but it’s clean and affordable. Our room smelled of smoke which was no big deal to us but we let the front desk know and she made a note on our room so we didn’t get charged. The staff is very nice. The breakfast was continental and had a lot of options and even a waffle maker. It was all very good. Docking one point for the smoke smell and the slow draining bathroom sink lol! The bed and pillows are so comfortable too. We will definitely be back!

It’s a nice hotel for it being an eco loose and all. We stayed in 209. The bathroom mirror looked dirty, but I think it is stained/​damaged. Windows were extremely dirty. The windows were falling apart. The rooms are nicely decorated and spacious. The DVD player in our room didn’t work and we didn’t notice until after we rented 2 movies. We called the front desk and they switched it out about 30 min later, but they didn’t provide a remote. There are only a couple buttons on the DVD player, so we had to watch all the previews before the movies started. Floor on the second floor is creaky, so don’t even think of staying on the 1^st floor. The hotel is very close to a couple restaurants and Meijer.

Wow. I’m absolutely blown away how nice this place was. The two queen beds were separated not by an aisle but by a bathroom, giving two travelers privacy. Clean, friendly and stupid cheap, this place is perfect for families, friends or anyone looking for a good deal before an early morning flight.

What a hidden gem. This hotel is lacking the frills but it thrills in the value for your money department. The room was clean and comfortable. The bed was very comfortable. The tv’s were large with flat screens and a decent channel selection. They have a dvd player in case you want to bring your movies with you.
I liked the separate room with a couch to watch tv. There is a fridge and microwave.
the staff was friendly and helpful.
The breakfast has the standard cold fare with fresh fruit and a waffle maker.
The hotel is located near the 96 freeway and very close to plenty of excellent shopping and restaurants.
I was here for business and will return for another week-​long stay.

Every Christmas we travel to GR to meet up with family and it’s hard to pack everyone at grandmas for the night. The Crown Plaza is right around the corner and closest option. A couple years ago, one family member stayed at the Crown Plaza and we stayed here at the Econolodge. Since we went the «cheaper» route, the family were very curious of our night compared to the expensive hotel. We were amazed! The rooms are truly all suites. You walk in to a living room area with a pullout couch, flat screen tv, and desk/​chair. The bathroom is next– most are fully renovated, super clean and spacious. There is a separate additional vanity outside the bathroom with sink, small refrigerator, full length mirror. The last room is the master bedroom. You can get queen or king sized bed with a tv and dresser. Clean sheets, clean duvet cover, king size firm pillows. The Econolodge is not fancy or frilly but offers consistent cleanliness, complimentary breakfast, and great rates. So, for the past few years we have our traveling family members book rooms here for Christmas and they are happy to do so!

Air conditioning was marginal at best, hardly any towels, front desk clerks all smoked like chimneys, and I had to plunge the toilet myself. I have digestive issues. During my stay I had an episode and the toilet clogged. We left the room around 2, and i let them know. We came back around 9, and it was still clogged. I had to go to the front desk and ask for a plunger… The only reason i gave 2 stars, is because it is an economy hotel.

This is the best Econo Lodge I have been to. I am rating it for what it is which is a budget motel. The beds are nice and comfortable. The place looks nice inside and out. Each room has its own central air and heat.

Over the years, I have stayed in this hotel on more occasions than I can remember; from the time it was a New England Suites, then when it was an Howard Johnson’s Suites and, now, as an EconoLodge Suites. NEVER have I had any complaints.
Sure, there are minor cosmetic flaws here and there, but what lodging facilities don’t? It is aways impeccably clean (and that’s coming from a neat freak); the staff are extremely friendly and efficient; and, even though the suites are on the smallish side (but all have 2 rooms), you can’t beat the price! With the ‘senior discount’, we paid $ 62-​something, plus tax.
One more thing I should mention is that because the hotel is right next to the highway it stands to reason you can hear the highway traffic. I don’t regard that as being the fault of the hotel itself, and it isn’t troublesome for me, personally, it’s something that light sleepers should take into consideration when deciding to stay here (or not).

This is a good choice if you are looking for a cheap, quiet, and clean room for a night or so. The rooms and the hotel in general are very basic, purely functional. My room was neat and bug-​free. The bed and towels appeared clean. The soap and shampoo provided are cheap, so bring your own if you’re concerned about that. There’s no toothpaste or toothbrushes either, as far as I could tell. No cigarette smell inside my room, but there is some outside along the hallways. There were a few permanent stains in the bathtub, but some wear and tear at a cheap hotel is to be expected. Room comes with microwave, fridge, wifi, and cable TV.
The free breakfast includes coffee, apple and orange juices, milk, 4 types of cereal, plain bagels, english muffins, banana nut muffins, cream cheese, butter, and grape and mixed fruit jellies.

it’s definitely clean, but the bed has that foam pad on top of its mattress of which I’m not a fan. a lot of people were staying there, and there was no problem with noise. One or two giant mosquitoes in the room when I arrived, but I think they were male and didn’t bite. easily swatted away.
a lot of cigarette burns on the plastic fixtures, but zero cigarette smell. I’m fine with that.
tube TV, but they actually had a *dvd player* attached to it. I don’t think I’ve EVER been in a hotel that gave you a dvd player. no *remote* for the dvd player (which would cause problems if you wanted to arrow around and select dvd menu options), but I was still able to watch a dvd by using the panel’s «play» button as a «select» button.
free breakfast was nothing but carbs (to be expected at this price range), but bonus points for *grape* juice in the juice machine. yummy. can’t go wrong with the make-​your-​own waffle doodad, althought the pre-​measured cups of waffle mix didn’t make a full waffle. they probably have bad experiences with cleaning up waffle mix runoff. small’ish food area can get crowded, and there can be a wait to get to the waffle maker if a family with kids beats you to it.
one of the fastest/​most-​reliable internet/​wifi connections I’ve ever had at a hotel. and free.
there was also a small fridge (bigger than dorm fridge), but its freezer didn’t freeze my ice pak. still, better than no fridge at all.
my west-​facing metal door got red hot from the afternoon sun. don’t bump your unsleeved arm on it when re-​entering your room. ouch! A/​C worked great.
I’d stay here again as long as the price was below $ 90.

We were a little skeptical about staying at an Econo Lodge, but trusted the other reviews and were richly rewarded. This hotel has amenities of places charging a lot more. The sign at the desk said that all rooms were suites; probably a carry-​over from the building’s prior incarnation as a Suburban Extended Stay. Large rooms, extremely clean, helpful staff, hair dryer, waffles for breakfast. They even gave me a razor at checkout.

Driving back from Chicago the other night, cheery talk in the car turned tense as blowing snow obscured my view of the already dim roads and I felt us sliding as the scary «car with squigglies behind the tires» symbol on our rented VW Bug began to flash.
Adrenaline flowed as salt trucks and semis (the only other vehicles out in the middle of nowhere on 94 on this wintry night) passed, causing our little car to swerve. I slowed way down to 40, then 30, and began to pray. Headlights askew in the distance… another car, slid off the road. Anxious to get home after fabulous and pricey Chicago adventures, we had not anticipated staying anywhere another night but quickly decided that risking death wasn’t worth it… time to find somewhere to rest our heads whilst waiting out the danger.
We prayerfully inched forward like this for a slippery 12 miles before we made out that beautiful blue «Lodging» sign through the snow. There are three motels right in a row, but we figured the ol’ Econo Lodge would be the cheapest, and by gum we were right. The chick in the office was a sweetheart, and before we knew it we were gratefully, though unexpectedly, shlepping our stuff again to a room. It was a little odd that she had us dragging it all up to the 2^nd floor on outside stairs during a snowstorm when the place looked deserted, but beggars are not choosers after miles of white-​knuckling.
Flicking on the lights, we were pleased. The room was warm, spacious and clean, the bed huge. There was internet service, a dvd player, nice t.v., fridge, and a newer-​looking shower. No ciggie smell or pests of the now-​rampant variety whose names will not be spoken. Best of all, dirt cheap for our recently depleted wallets!!! We heard a bump here and there from other solace-​seekers, but nothing distracting.
We could have spent a frostbitten night digging the car and each other out of a ditch, but instead ended up watching Fubar 2 on the laptop, cozied in bed while the Snow Miser had his way outside.
The next morning we zipped home on sunny, dry pavement, feeling traction on the road instead of our limbs!