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Reviews of Americas Best Value Inn Albany East Greenbush

2 out of 5
Americas Best Value Inn Albany East Greenbush
576 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 336 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 95 out of 336 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 99 out of 336 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 336 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 336 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

ron

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Low budget, go on down the road
Under featured. No coffee maker, glasses missing, etc.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

JEFFERY, Hinesburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a horrible hotel. Dirty beds hard drug dealers everywhere will never stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Guest Relations on May 5, 2022
Dear Jeffery, It's unfortunate to hear that you didn't have a good time with us and we apologize for any issues regarding cleanliness during your stay. This is never our intention and we'll be sure to discuss your comments internally as we continue to make changes. Thank you, and we hope you'll give us another chance later down the road.

8/10 Good

Vesela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the responsiveness of the front desk staff - they were great to accomodate my request to move to a more quit room. I also liked that the rooms were large, with microwave and refridgerator, TV and excellent working heat.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Impressive
Very unexpected for the Money I Paid, I was impressed
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t stay here! Rude and hustled for more money
We arrived and the owner was rude. He said that I did not have a reservation (I showed him the email confirmation). Then he tried to sell me a room upstairs that he said is where his family stayed. Then he tried to sell me a room at a hotel down the road that he cousin ran. He was very rude with tone affect and words and condescending. When I got hotels dot com on the speaker phone she even commented that she could hear the owner being rude He then tried to get me to cancel the room so he could collect my money and sell the room to someone else. We are frequent travelers and have never encountered such a rude manager and such a scam for more money
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Guest Relations on Oct 30, 2021
Dear Lisa, We are sorry to hear that your experience with us was less than ideal. Unfortunately, when booking through a third-party site, their systems sometimes do not sync up with our own, which may lead to a reservation not appearing on our end. Please know that we do our best to accommodate all of our guests as well as provide friendly and efficient service, and we will be sure to discuss your feedback to ensure our high hospitality standards are being met. Thank you for reaching out, and we wish you all the best in your future travels.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were in Alexandria Bay for the long weekend and wanted to drive 3 hours into our trip home Albany has always been a favorite place to stay enjoyed a great pizzeria nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent stay.
Nice room, flooring is uneven (coming up in places). Bathroom was clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Old but well maintained
Location was very convenient for our needs. Property is old but well maintained. No coffee available in room or on site and no hair dryer either.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Mamoudou

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Please check the Condition of the room b4 Booking
The Light wasn’t working on the sink, the bathroom wasn’t clean at all . I’m so scared to get COVID-19 infection because I’m sure the room haven’t been disinfected so I had to check my self for COVID before returning home to my family. This is not what a was inspecting. I I’m very disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from General Manager on Oct 8, 2021
Your feedback regarding your recent stay is much appreciated. We take cleanliness very seriously, so we'll follow up with our housekeeping team in order to ensure that they are doing everything they can to provide comfortable and clean accommodations for our guests. Thank you for your visit, and we wish you safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

douglas w

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This was a decent place to stay for the money . I would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Jared G

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from General Manager on Oct 2, 2021
Dear Jared, Thank you for the feedback regarding your recent stay. Our teams strive to uphold the highest levels of hospitality so we apologize if any aspect of your visit wasn't to your liking. We hope you'll consider giving us another chance to impress you in the future.

8/10 Good

Cheryl and James

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The friendly staff was very welcoming and greatly appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There were definite places where paint was needed and walls fixed. Shower did not work in one of the rooms we booked but didn't know until am.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old and run down. Booked non-smoking, and inside smelled heavily of smoke. Looked like people were living permanently in other units.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from General Manager on Jul 22, 2021
We welcome all guest feedback as we consider it a learning opportunity, so please forgive us if we dropped the ball for you in any way. Our housekeeping and maintenance team has been made aware of your concerns, so we can ensure nothing of this nature repeats itself. We know we can do so much better than this and would love to be given another opportunity to prove this on your next trip to the area.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean, but the room had definitely had a smoker in it at some point. Front desk was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
There wasn't a lamp for the desk, which was located in a back corner of the room, which meant I couldn't use the desk at night as I would have liked. Liked having the refrigerator and microwave.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My room was so dirty and I didn't even stay in the room. There was a dresser drawer filled with clothes from the previous tenant. It looked like they sprayed the walls and never wiped them down and left streaks all down them.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Guest Relations on Jun 18, 2021
Dear Daniel, Please accept our apologies, as it sounds like there was a mishap with your room. We have notified our housekeeping team of their shortcomings and can assure you a similar situation will not reoccur. We hope your stay in the area was pleasurable and wish you the best moving forward.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The worse we have ever stayed at! The room smelled .. cold in room and no heat .. shabby .. water was just barely lukewarm .. shower curtain was 6” too short so water all over floor .. no mirror in bathroom (space for it, with vanity lights). You get a small bar of soap, that’s it! They said rooms had WiFi, but we weren’t able to connect. Picked this motel because it was close to the bike trail & the hotel we had wanted was full:( We were suppose to stay 2 nights, but left after the first night! There is NOTHING positive about this place!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Guest Relations on Jun 9, 2021
While an apology won't change things, we still offer ours sincerely for the experience you've shared. Providing our guests with clean, comfortable, and functional accommodations is vital, and your honest feedback lets us know that we have work to do. Our team will work together to make the positive changes you deserve, and we ask that you allow us to leave you with a better lasting impression the next time your travels bring you this way.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again.
I rarely leave a bad review for anything. I even waited a week. This room looked exactly like the pictures but absolutely was stinking of cigarette smoke. I almost walked right out but am on a budget and thought it just needed an air out. 1 bottle of fabreze later it was ok. Trash all around the shrubs and a few shopping carts in the corner outside. Parking was excellent and directly outside of room. Cigarette burns on the covers of the bed were so bad, I took all the covers off and we slept on our sleeping bags we thankfully still had in the car. By morning the air stunk again of cigarettes. Cheap room. Got what we paid for. No bed bugs that I could see. No photos. We didn’t want to remember. With all of the poor reviews that I am now reading, yes I should have done that prior, why is this hotel on hotels.com?? I have never had such a bad booking on this site.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Guest Relations on May 25, 2021
Clean and pleasant-smelling accommodations are a fundamental necessity for our guests, so it pains us to hear that we fell short during your visit. We'll be sure to notify housekeeping of your concerns to ensure action is taken from this. This is not the lasting impression we want to leave you with, so we hope you'll allow us to make this up to you on your next trip to Albany.

4/10 Poor

Juan

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great from desk service but dirty room
Great service at front desk, but room was dirty and not ready when we arrived
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from General Manager on Jun 1, 2021
Dear Juan, Thank you for your comments, as all guest feedback is considered an essential tool to help with the continual growth of our property. We're glad that you found our team to be excellent, though it is unfortunate that not everything was perfect. Our housekeeping team has been made aware of the oversight you experienced in hopes of a prompt resolution. We would love to show you a better stay the next time you're in town.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Mattress was not comfortable, lumpy. Would have liked more complementary toiletries. Otherwise I was pleased with my stay and would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Dianne

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Keith

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean. Dumpsters in driveway were overflowing with garbage - almost cancelled.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

AA, NY

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed sheets was not clean and smelled bad. The bed cover was a very thin flimsy blanket. Someone was cooking near or at the back of the hotel reception. The reception had a very strong curry odor.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Guest Relations on Jul 28, 2020
Property cleanliness is important to us, so it is unfortunate that you did not receive accommodations reflective of our standards. We apologize as well for any disappointment you had with your bedding and for the unpleasant odors you experienced. Feedback like yours can only help us get better, and that is what we intend to do. It would be our pleasure to serve you again, and we wish you happy travels ahead.

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean comfortable room, excellent customer service
Great older hotel, nice clean comfortable room with excellent customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Esther, NY

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Clean and though no frills, the bathroom looked updated and all was solid Would stay there again if needed. Within a block of Starbucks, too
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We usually stay here twice a year before a cruise. We have liked it...it is clean, convenient, and the staff is friendly and helpful. HOWEVER, this was the second stay where the room was freezing. The first time it was sub zero out, so we chalked it up to that. This time, normal winter cold. They have newer heaters in the rooms that are not powerful enough. We cranked it to 86, and it still took HOURS to get maybe 60 something. Could not even shower...just far too cold. They do not warm the rooms before you arrive either. We had to leave and come back to stay warm. So, I would still recommend this place in mild weather...but not in the winter.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place smelled like smoke. The smoke detector had been ripped off the ceiling and not replaced. Duck tape was holding the light fixtures together. Vent was covered in cobwebs. Extra toilet paper on the window ledge. Mini fridge on the stained carpet. Need I go on?
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Guest Relations on Oct 31, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry your experience was not the clean and comfortable stay we aim to deliver. Our maintenance team will take a look at the fixtures and we will work to get back to our standards moving forward. We wish you the best and hope to have another opportunity to impress you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was Open and well kept with plenty of parking. Room was very nice clean and recently updated. Also had a nice HD TV, refrigerator and microwave. We had a King Size bed which very comfortable and clean. This is a nice place to stay and you can't beat the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing special, ordinary, basic, clean and efficient. Good value.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Ahmad

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was not over all satisfied. The condition of the building can be better.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Marcos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice as a last resort
The room was very clean which was a plus, but the other things that we uncovered made it a bad stay.. The shower did not work properly, the tile in the shower was loose and scratched up the bottom of my feet, and after removing the sheets we noticed the mattress looked like a baby deer was slaughtered in there..
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
its an older motel and the rooms are clean, however, the mattress`s are extremely firm!!! I did not sleep at all , so if you don't like a very firm mattress, this is not the place for you.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
It's just what I need for an overnight business trip.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
an old-fashion style motel, one level, with modern very comfortable beds of different sizes, and pillows and ac, etc.. very clean and quiet. if you don't need all the modern motel/hotel extras, this very reasonably priced place will suit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spend 30 bucks more, head to the Holiday Inn Express near by.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Good value . I just stayed for the night, didn't need a lot of extras.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019