Americas Best Value Inn - I-75 Gainesville North

Staff was nice and hotel was clean. Just wish they had hair conditioner with the shampoo

The staff was nice but the hotel is not acceptable for anyone to stay. No signage to get to hotel. There was an old sign that was on the pavement that was pulled out of the ground and on its side. Phones didn't work. Water trickled out of sink faucet. Bed was unacceptable and clearly worn with inadequate support. We felt unsafe. Cannot believe expedia has this place on on their site.

Place is old

Checked in: room was located in DARK hallway next to ice machine (only one on property we later found out) Moved us to another room - impossible to regulate temp in room Refrigerator/freezer freezer had to be adjusted with needle nose pliers and still didn't work It didn't have door and ice-cream became Mush Cream in short order and after 4 days was even musher (we gave up Television reception was bad (snowy over 1/2 time) no way to adjust only one trash can, shower head eye-ball height (Husband is 6'3" so he had to duck to wash head, light cover was just sitting on lights FELL off broke LUCKY he didn't get cut, only 3 tiny pillows on King Size Bed Had to request more next day twice No lead in sign drive into lot in rough condition Apple and Orange juice in lobby dispenser product watered down

I was surprised by the actual location and condition of this motel. It was my first unfavorable experience booking sight unseen through Expedia. I was surprised by the required $25 room security charge at check in. Had I not been tired from traveling and the time of night, I would not have stayed there. I did receive the room deposi tback the next morning.

Front desk was nice. Gave us a better room when we asked, could find the place. Hidden in the back off 1-75. Had to get there by construction road with no signs. Original hotel leveled and back half of hotel still in business. Out side of hotel was not too bad. Looked fine for a night. It was the inside of the rooms that was so disappointing.

The room was fine for a weekend stay for a male visitor to a college football game. Don't bring your wife or college-bound daughter to stay here if you want them to be impressed. The hotel is hardly award winning, but then probably none of the hotels in Gainesville are winners in that respect. The room, price paid, availability and location were all acceptable. The staff went out of their way to be helpful and it was clear that they are working hard to establish the hotel's position online.

To stay there again, would I. This place is old, filthy, and a waste of money. The rooms smell like smoke --even though you reserve non-smoking-- and the bathrooms were sickening. My wife and I almost slept in the car. Oh, not to mention, when we checked in, they gave us a key to a room that was already occupied. Never again.