Rodeway Inn Knoxville

No Blow Dryer

We reserved a non-smoking room. When we got there, there were on smoking rooms left. Asked for our money back and then a non-smoking VIP room came available. The room was beat up and old. Bathroom door did not shut and there was no blow dryer. We were right next to highway so you heard traffic all night. Surprisingly, the beds were comfortable, but you wondered how often they cleaned the bedspreads. Continental breakfast was awful.

Traveller's tip

This place was not in a good part of town.

Not even for one night.

I stayed there for one night, good thing I did. Otherwise, who would have killed those bugs coming out of the drain of the bathroom sink? Or patrolling the refrigerator area? As for the bits of food scattered in the corners, well, those mice (I assume they were mice) I heard scurrying about at night must have gotten them because they were gone when I turned on the lights. So I guess you could say staff took care of it overnight. Bravo. I’m also glad that I got such an education about the sad state of America’s trucks since so many make a crashing noise going over bumps on the nearby highway; as a concerned citizen, I was glad to learn all about that. Good, though, that the wireless internet was free so I could book another hotel room the next day with ease. Actually, I really, really appreciated that part. I sincerely hope no one else had such a miserable stay. But I suspect I’m not the only one. Some other details: parking lot is small and many spaces are at quite an incline. The whole place smelled like a dirty sock, I didn’t get the smell off of me for days. Place was crowded, no other rooms available, just sad.

You get what you pay for, barely.

Both location and guests are very noisy. Front desk clerk barely cooperative. Old room, refurbished but still old, was clean. Microwave didn’t work even after plugging it in.