My family and I were exploring Gainesville due to me being accepted into a PhD program at UF. We were looking for budget motels in the area so we found this one. Big Mistake and stay away. Ants were already moved into our room, partying by some shady characters was happening at the other property. Everything about the place smelled of mildew and failure as a hotel.
If I knew what the hotel looked like from the outside when I booked it, I wouldn't have. However, it was much better than it seemed. From the outside it looks like an hourly hotel, but it was actually fine. Not great, but fine. The guy at the front desk was nice and helpful. They don't have breakfast but they do have coffee in the mornings in the lobby. The hotel is quite rundown, but clean. The shower looked quite new, but nothing else was. Everything else was old and rundown. The lampshade in my room was horribly ripped. There was poor sleep quality because you could hear the road outside and the bed was not that comfortable. They did have a nice selection of different types of pillows. The wifi was spotty and not reliable (but free). I stayed for two nights and when they "cleaned" my room they just replaced the hand towel but didn't appear have done anything else--they didn't make the bed. Overall, no, it isn't a nice hotel but it is inexpensive and in a good location relative to the university and not as bad as it looks from the outside.…
This is definitely the worst place we have ever been to. We were traveling during hurricane Irma and we couldn't find a place to stay for the night. We had no choice but to check in to this place. The room was dirty, old furniture, tv did not work, pillows were lumpy, sheets were wrinkled and looked used, there was lots arguing outside our room door, some young man was dealing drugs from one end of the parking lot while prostitutes were picking up "johns" at the other end. It was disgusting and scary. We complained to the night manager and he seemed to not have noticed anything that was going on outside. We did not stay the night and after searching for over an hour, finally found another place to spend the night.
This is not the worst place I have ever stayed but it is close. To start, the front door was locked when I got there. I rang the bell for 10 minutes before someone showed up. Them I had to try to communicate through a hole in a glass window. I could barely hear what the manager was saying, and had to keep asking him to repeat. He behaved as if I was bothering him, and it took another 15 minutes for him to check me in (efficiency was not a big concern, obviously). Parking was difficult - the spaces were narrow, and even though I drive a small car, it was hard to get me and my suitcase out of the car. The room was shabby, not particularly clean, and stank. The light switch did not work and I had to grope my way over to the bedside lamp to turn it on. Bathrooms were moldy, bed uncomfortable, pillows lumpy and flat. Road noises were loud. On the plus side, wifi worked great. Seriously, that is important and is the only thing that saved this from being a one -star. I will not stay here again, do yourself a favor. Spend the extra $20 and stay elsewhere.…
Located on 13th St it is very close to Univ of Florida Shands Medical Center and the Univ of Florida campus. The price is right and you can get a discount if visiting for medical reasons. I have stayed here three times, always just needing a place to lay my head for one night. Rooms in the front get road noise so get a rear room if that will bother you (or use ear plugs). It is an older place and it shows. Rooms may have a light odor (I notice on entry but then it passes). Outlets are inconveniently placed regarding the night stands (no bother if you pack an extension cord). The shower heads are the small sandblaster type and positioned about 5' 6" level (chin height for me). The water stinks a bit, but that is common all over central Florida even at Disney resorts. Shampoo is offered in small tear-open packets. There is a refrigerator and microwave in the room and free wifi via code from the office provided at check-in. Air conditioning/heating is from an under-window unit with controls on the unit. There were some small stains on my pillow cases I noticed during my last stay but they seemed freshly washed. There are three pillows on the king beds, and the beds were comfortable for me. There is a Thai restaurant attached to the hotel (Wah Ha Ha is the name) which I enjoyed. There are some other restaurants along this road in easy walking distance.…
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