Free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews of Econo Lodge Crystal River

2 out of 5
Econo Lodge Crystal River
2575 Suncoast Blvd Us 19, Crystal River, FL

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 94 out of 627 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 627 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 169 out of 627 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 91 out of 627 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 53 out of 627 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Nick on 3 Jun 2021
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always good every time i come there. Great people
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Nick on 3 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

nicholette

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ffordable location.
Good location for all that Crystal River has to offer. Comfortable beds.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Nick on 3 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with us

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoy our stay there never any problems when we stay there
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Nick on 3 Jun 2021
Thank you,staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The property is out of town and quiet, Yet 10 minutes or less drive to all the town has to offer. Motel is older with the best price in town. I have stayed here before, but on this visit I was disappointed. The room could use some upgrades. Like a A/C unit that worked properly, a new bed and pillows.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

mohammed

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
Room has bad odor, looks out dated. Needs renovation
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Margie

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

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Cherry on 7 Mar 2021
Thank you for staying with us See you soon again

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
I booked two rooms for our party. One was fine and clean. The other had roaches and was not clean. I feel so bad for the people with us and hope this issue can be rectified for future comers as the management is kind.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Traveling from Georgia thru Florida 4 hotels in 4 nights. This was the first one we used our own sheets at. Bed super uncomfortable, dips in the middle and we kept rolling into it. Front desk staff very unwelcoming, they don’t even let you in the office you check in and out from a window. I get it, covid but still uninviting.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Necole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It did what we needed it to do
Just needed a place to rest our heads before we headed off to another adventure
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The receptionist was very nice. The room was clean and simple. The only two issues was the toilet started to not want to flush towards the end of the night and the signal went out on the TV in the middle of a movie. It came back on the next day before checkout. Other than that everything was fine
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Zachary

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for. It was not exceptionally clean but I didn't feel gross being in there. It is certainly dated and kept operating but there was water stains around the sink and the floors were certainly not clean (I never walk barefoot in hotel rooms anyway so not the worst thing). There was hair in the tub still which leads me to believe its not thoroughly cleaned. The white sheets and towels did have stains on them (not all, just some). At the end of the day, if I was doing more than just sleeping here I would pay for something better. But for a 2 day trip where I just needed a place to sleep. Iv certainly seen worse. The above were the negatives, the cleaning lady and check in lady were super nice, friendly, and helpful. If I needed a place to stay on a budget I wouldn't be afraid to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

thomas

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lies
For starters the beds are not queens. They are xl twins. The mattress is so old and sinks so far in the middle. Not sure what was going on in the tub but not clean and disqusting. We prepaid online before arriving or would of left. But for whatever reason even though we prepaid he demanded my credit card and made 3 copies of it. If i get some crazy charge i will be there in person pissed off and i can assure you he does not want that. Office smells lime curry and disease. Stay away.
Nasty bathtub
Another
Another
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
was very convenient to where we needed stayed the night before all good, this time had a bad shower, didnt find out tell ready for bed. desk lady new about the problem but gave us that room anyway. have been working all day, needed a shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Alaska

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty - needs a re-model
The place needs a re-model. Air conditioner needs to be cleaned out and disinfected - has a moldy smell.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Daniel, Grand Rapids MI

Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness
Honestly the only good things about this property was the WiFi and location. The room conditions were disappointing and the bed was about as comfortable as the floor.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

Troy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
We were forced offf the property not even 2 minutes after we left our room and they made us carry 2 weeks
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfy
Very satisfied
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Nick on 19 Nov 2020
Thank you for staying with us Appreciate your feedback

8/10 Good

Jerry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

4/10 Poor

Glenda

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beware of huge ants
The first room I was given was 125, i found huge ants crawling in the shower and the floor near the bed. I killed some of them but no way I was staying in the room. The front desk person gave me a different room, 130 this time and I checked for ants. No ants but the room needs more cleaning. There's paint flaking off the ceiling, door/walls/baseboards look grimy. It was so late already I didnt want to look for another hotel. Good thing I brought my own blanket and sleeping bag, wasnt sure if the linens would be clean. The dresser drawers still has someones long curly hair strands. Front desk person said the property is sprayed for ants every month but the ants show up after heavy rains. She said no one else has complained about ants. I don't see how anyone wouldve missed these ants, they were huge.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Nick on 28 Oct 2020
Thank you for staying with us Send Bug man in 125 he did not find any ants in room Sorry it appears when you were in the room

10/10 Excellent

Allen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Please don’t.
Left at 6:30 am to go on a tour to swim with the manatees to come back at 10 am to shower AN HOUR BEFORE CHECK OUT only to find a maid in our room cleaning it. Their reasoning? We didn’t tell them we were only going for a few hours so they assumed we left. They expect their guest to let them know any time they leave the room. Ha! Not. The owner was the 3rd person we tried to speak to and his reaction was an eye roll and an “oh well!” Never ever again. Not to mention, the beds were awful and the room smelled muggy. I’ve never left a review and we travel between 5-8x a year. That’s how upset I am.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was the cheapest I could find so I do not expect perfection. The lady at the desk was fantastic. She was very friendly and helpful. The towels were stained but what do you expect with white towels. Change it up. I never understood white sheets and towels. There was rust in the sink or maybe it was a rusty color mold, not sure. I was not going to touch it. The sink had a constant drip. There were a few places in the shower on the wall that need repair. Like I said before, I do not expect perfection. I got exactly what I needed which was a good night sleep!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scalloping 2020, social distancing at its best!
I was very pleased with our accommodation. I do wish the room had a coffee pot.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Nick on 9 Sept 2020
Thank you for staying with us Your feedback is very important to us Looking forward to seeing you soon again Thank you

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was dirty and bed was very uncomfortable. Property run down.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty rooms and rude front desk ppl
Well the blonde lady at the desk was rude and seemed like she did not want to be there and was rude to another guest in front of me cause his tv and something else didnt work the ac in my room was horrible i waited a hour and a half and wouldnt cool the room so i asked to be moved and the other lady was rude as we but moved me to another room. ac was good but the shower had used soap and a razor in it ....wont ever go there again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Atom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Madison

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Not great. If you must stay there, it will pass. Just very old, cleaned the best it could be. Needs an update. Would definitely stay somewhere else next time, spend the extra money.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Angela

Fair considering price and circumstances
Fair considering price and circumstances. Pool was the best feature although there were some repairs needed. The room was definitely affordable, but the beds were not comfortable. Location was convenient, but due to COVID no breakfast and no coffee maker in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Nick on 4 Aug 2020
Thank you for staying with us

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointment in Crystal River
The unit had a very musty smell and the ceiling had cracks in the paint. There was no hot water for my shower and when I made the front desk aware if this, it was suggested that it was me not using the controls properly. This is total hogwash. I also asked to print 3 pages of documents I needed for my next destination and was told to go to Office Max. Again, very in accommodating. Overall a very unpleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from nick on 4 Aug 2020
thank you

6/10 Okay

CAROLYN

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

Fausto

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty with bugs
I wished I had looked at the previous customer reviews and photos because the photos the motel show were misleading. I’m assuming the photos were taken when the motel was first established because they don’t look anything like that. Very outdated, yellow walls and ceilings, stained bed covers, weird smells and bugs in sinks and bath/shower. I booked this place as a surprise for my wife, but we tried to cancel the booking within 2 hours of being there and was told we couldn’t. We ended up leaving at night and thought it would be better to drive 3 hours back home than staying there regardless of how tried we were. I only wish we took photos! My advise would be to always look at the other reviews. Price might be low but there’s a reason for that.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

Clinton

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
POOR conditions and very RUDE manager
I checked in on 7-16-20 for one night during a business trip. I took off my shoes and by bedtime, my feet were black and gritty from the dirt on the floor. The ceiling was peeling, with pieces of it hanging down over 3 inches. There were also several patches throughout the room ceiling. The TV was also messed up, remote not working, and no way to change channels. The next morning, when I was getting ready to leave (it was a business trip, so I usually leave around 6am or 7am), there was no hot water. I let it run for 5 minutes, while I packed everything up, and ended up having to take a cold shower. I asked to speak to manager Nick, and he was very rude about everything. I just said this place was belong the standards listed on the hotels.com website, and asked for a credit on the charge. He argued with me, and then slammed the window on me. I called to report this to hotels.com, and they called the business while I was on hold. The staff told her they already did all they are doing, and that they told me there was hot water now. Never stay at this place, unless you want headaches and poor customer service and filthy conditions. I come thru this area several times a year, and I will NEVER stay at this place again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Francine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disappointing
This stay started out bad. We arrived at the motel around 3 pm and our room was not ready after a long drive. When we got into the room, it was very small, the bed was a full size, sheets had stains, pillows were flat. Toliet did not flush well, a/c was very noisy, no coffee maker and the breakfast consisted of a honey bun, muffin and coffee. It was very quiet and the pool looked nice. It was overpriced and not what we expected from the description.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed in the rooms. Not super clean at all. Tub didn’t drain well. Ants along the sink. Door handle fell off in our hands.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Nick on 5 Jul 2020
Thank you for staying with us

4/10 Poor

Derek

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Nick on 5 Jul 2020
Thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

Shannon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
O frills stay
Just the basics plus fridge and microwave. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Nick on 2 Jul 2020
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Ernest G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great
Clean and air is cold, great location, would definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

2/10 Terrible

Henry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad motel roon not a good time at hotel
Air conditioning did not keep room kool.ants in bathroom sink.n bedding was not clean. I stayed 2xdays n i didn't get any extra towels. N some man bowned on door n like 5 times i told wait a minute n i just got out of shower. Was rude n siad ac was fine n walked away. He never said who he was.Very rude . Charged me 50$ room deposit n only got 25 back. N toliet was clogged on Sunday morning. I wi never go back to that hotel, ever again. Very dirty motel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from Nick on 8 Jun 2020
You paid $25 cash and $25 by credit card so it goes back on card And I came to your room and ask you about air conditioning and you said I am fine with it you write review is totally opposite as you said while I came and ask you about Thank you for staying with us

2/10 Terrible

Guests

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn't even stay the night. Walked into the room after check-in with not so friendly front desk staff member. Worrisome that we couldn't see what was happening with ID or credit card due to staff member walking away for long period of time and being outside at window waiting. Room was dirty! There were crumbs from the previous guest on the table (looked like Takis or Doritos). There were holes in the sheet and hair on the bedding. A cockroach crawled out of the fridge when opened. It smelled strange and the floor were not swept. Never seen a worse hotel room. Waiting on a refund. We left minutes after checking in and had to stay elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020
Response from N on 3 Jun 2020
Thank you

4/10 Poor

Marty, Crystal River

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dated. Dirty sheets, a/c sounder like a freight train. Bugs. Wifi was decent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020
Response from Nick on 3 Jun 2020
Thank you for staying with us