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Reviews of Econo Lodge

2 out of 5
Econo Lodge
1535 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, Birmingham, AL

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 88 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 359 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Lauretta

Disliked: Amenities
Not much to say, but all we need was a bed for sleeping that they did have
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Najla

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesomeness
It was a great stay I wish I was still there.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
poor internet
internet off line
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Timothy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sunken in king mattresses, roaches, dirty fallen off vents, broken door latch.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

teresa

Liked: Staff & service
Was high class but it was clean safe and served it purpose for a race weekend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room smelled like smoke and dog barking in adjacent room most of the night and morning. Dirty and run down looking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Jack

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom was not cleaned properly and smelled like a fresh poop. The floor was not vacuumed and the entire room had a cigarette smell.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

David L

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I checked in late due to travel delays and I was met by 2 employees that seemed hesitant about letting me into the locked front door. This after giving them my license and credit card info through a window. After finally gaining access to the front lobby, I had to explain to them and show my Orbitz reservation on my phone. I then preceeded to wait 45 minutes because said employees weren't familiar with the Orbitz travel site. Upon finally getting my assigned room, I went to turn on the a/c when i saw dozens of ants in the room. I attempted to mentally block what i saw before coming to my senses and finding a room elswhere. Lesson learned. Next time, I'll pay extra for the comfort of a more reputable brand.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

LaChrystal

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Samir

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing in this property to like
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Quintarryus

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Leandro

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Juanita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady that checked us in was very efficient, dressed nicely, big smile on her face and very helpful I will certainly come back here
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Phong

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Too much outside sound
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I didn’t get much sleep. It seemed like everytime I feel asleep someone was by my door slamming there car door and waking me up
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Christian, Palm Coast

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was in the area for military duty. Last minute booking. One of the filthiest places I’ve ever stayed. Cigarette burns on the sheets and on the bathroom countertops. Sheets clearly hadn’t been washed. Bathroom smelled like an outhouse. Nothing redeemable about this place. It has a roof, so it’s not outside at least.

6/10 Okay

ROBERT

Liked: Room comfort
needs some tlc
no frills hotel, and you get what you pay for. pros: comfortable bed and enormous bathtub. great for soaking if that's what you like. bar and wing joint attached to the building. cons: no security lock on the door. towels are about a hundred years old--very thin, and while they may have started out white, they are a little on the gray side now. Lights are very dim. I had to turn on every light in the room to be able to read. All in all an okay place if you're on a tight budget, but if you can spend a few extra bucks, go someplace else.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

William

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Donald

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is located on edge of downtown and the entire hotel had an iron fence around it. First clue this was not a good choice. When we checked in it was at a window with bullet-proof glass. Clue 2. We did not unpack anything until we inspected the room. Looked ok inside until we say the hole in the bathroom door- looked like someone punched the door in. Immediately left and cancelled the reservation for next day and new room for night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It's a very old property that shows it age. Very basic accommodations. No morning breakfast service,
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Torjia

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mallorie, Wyoming

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Yikes, the room was dirty and had a gross smell. I reserved the room based off the pictures but the photos must be super old or edited. The towels and bedding were stained, the floors were super gross, it looked like cooking oil was spilled in several spots and dirt stuck to it, there was a large spider and spider web under the under conditioner inside the room. The toilet paper location also sucked, you have to reach behind you basically to get to it. The location was OK. I didn't feel unsafe, it has a large parking lot near lots of restaurants, close to the highway. Of course because you're close to the highway you hear the noise, but it's a Motel so that's expected. The staff were friendly, no complaints there.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Nancy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Brayden

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Edward

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nasty and unsafe
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jimmy

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Traveled with partner
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Genie

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was filthy. Outside my room was what appeared to be a homeless camp. The phone didn’t work, the hairdryer didn’t work, and the towels were supposed to be white but were an off shade of gray. Normally, I wouldn’t expect much from an Econolodge, but for $87 a night, it should be better than this!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Gurb

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here
Horrible. No shower curtain, no towels, no hot water, no service. Horrible staff
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smelly and noisy
The entire property smelled terrible…very sour and stomach turning. Bathroom was clean but areas around the bed were filthy..not swept. Service was a bit slow at check in but courteous. It was hard to sleep with the odor and the bar next door pounding through the walls which were shared on our end of the hotel.. It did not seem busy so I wondered why we were not offered an outside room further away from the noise. I would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Josh

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely terrible, that's the best way to describe my stay here. I travel a ton with my job and Birmingham is a frequent stop for me and I can assure you I won't be staying that this Econo Lodge yet. Cons: When I got there I was informed the water was off and it wouldn't be back on for an hour or so. Fine, I can handle that. But the water cut off yet again the next day for about 2 hours. I never was able to get hot water in my room AT ALL. So, cold showers... The bed was terrible and worst of all, I killed several small roaches in my room. Pros: The price (get what you pay for, I guess) and the front desk staff was nice. Also, there is an excellent restaurant right next door and a bar (if you're into that). The Wi-Fi was decent too.

2/10 Terrible

Julio

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Had to be one of the dirtiest rooms I’ve ever stayed in, plain disgusting. We left and did not stay, waste of money.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

kernisha

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room 105 shower head need to be fixed because when you turn it on water shoot out everywhere, but everything else was good.

2/10 Terrible

herbert

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
K.k.k.
February, Black History Month in America , I go to pick my Niece in Alabama, Birmingham (Hoover), now these people are still racist. IT WAS LIKE NOTHING CHANGE. ABOUT 10:50 am and personally told me and my family that it was time for us to go!!!!!!!!!....K.K.K.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Travis, Cuba

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms not like in pictures. Smell in lobby was disgusting, room smelled like weed and there were cigarette burns everywhere, flat tiny pillows, sheets were nasty, surfaces of the room were dirty, latch lock broken on door, sketchy area and stupid parking lot on a steep hill, had to walk through a sketchy "breezeway" to get to our room in the back whick looked like a sewer dump area.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Jim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dirty walls and base boards . Unclean feeling all about the place .nonsmoking rooms but the area outside the rooms people stood there to smoke !,, no Kleenex small fool of tp. Even for 85 dollars what you expect?
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was way better than I expected.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Heather

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Whitney

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty outdated and in need of a lot of repairs. The room had a strange odor. The tv and restroom faucet were broken.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

JT

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kayleigh

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this room to weeks advance for our trip to Florida knowing and we would need a late check in and sleep for a few hours. I wanted cheap and didn’t expect much. The room was falling apart. There was no airflow at all in the bathroom. A big king sized mattress laid next to the door just dumped outside of the room. But I didn’t care about that, I didn’t go into this room for luxury. I called two days in advance to check and my sure everything was good for the stay. I also asked if there was a way to make sure I could get a room on the first floor since it said there was no elevator. The man that answered the phone said “yes we can arrange that and have you booked for a first floor room.” I said “great! My elderly mother just had heart surgery and would not be able to go up stairs.” Well when I checked in, which was arohnd 11:15pm, we were directed that our room was up the big stairs. Every room was booked. We were too tired to have to find another room. I had to help my poor mother up the stairs while carrying my 28lb baby up the stairs also. When I checked out, I talked to the man how upset about this arrangement I was. I asked him, “I want you to think about your mother or father, would you be upset?” I requested to speak with the owner, or the person that I needed to speak to abojt this and he tells me “he doesn’t live here but I can give him your number” Never received a call. So don’t expect nice. Don’t expect clean. Don’t expect quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Disa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022