Reviews of Econo Lodge near the Blue Ridge Parkway I-77

2 out of 5

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 189 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 189 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Bruce

The hotel is
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Wi-Fi didn’t work.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Patty

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It's OK, if you only want an economical place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Sue

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Too strong cigarette smell in the room even though non smoking room Also room is not clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from D Patel Mgr on 4 Jul 2022
Our apology about smoke smell in our non smoking property. Housekeeper are warned to check an clean room accordingly inform front desk about smoked in room which is not allowed but certain customer does that. We use the odor cleaner and dehumidifier to remove the smell which was done after your response. Hope to see you in future with better experience. Thanks for the review !

4/10 Poor

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overpriced and undergood
Something must have been happening in the area that weekend. Maybe it was just inflation, which we all know is running at an excessive rate right now, but this motel was the least expensive one I could find anywhere near Hillsville and the rate was more than $100 -- way too much for such a shabby room. It had what I needed, and it would have been OK if it was cheap, but that property needs extensive renovation.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from D Patel on 27 Jun 2022
Thanks for your review we are working on upgrades when you come back in future you will see the difference. Our staff takes pride to serve better every day in this hardship situation with economy. Regards Misha FM AGM

8/10 Good

Rachel, Mt Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The bed squeaked every tine you moved and woke us up every time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Misha AGM on 4 Jul 2022
We appreciate your feedback. Sorry to hear about squeak experience had warned housekeeper to inform us so we can resolve the issue. Thanks again for the feedback..

4/10 Poor

Linda

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The desk clerk couldn’t speak English very well and asked me for $3 extra in cash and I could not understand why he was asking for it. Bathroom floor was sticky. Room smelled bad.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from D Patel on 27 Jun 2022
We apologize about tax bracket is not fixed in our Choice Hotel System working on that to get done soon ! Your complaint is been notified to staff to take appropriate action so we can serve you better in future when you visit again with big difference.

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Mish on 2 Jun 2022
We do apologize about your experience at our property. Our staff takes pride to serve better to all customer hopefully you will difference in near future.

2/10 Terrible

chilton

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No wifi, beds are doubles (not queens as advertised), linens were dirty, rooms are shabby.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from G M on 27 Jun 2022
Our apology for WiFi issue its been resolve now some times due to weather or on going Fiber optic construction in area it was delayed to shortage staff but now its been resolved. Our staff is been warned about housekeeping issues. Hope to see you in future with difference in our services.

4/10 Poor

Scott, Charlottetown

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
shabby
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Misha on 5 Apr 2022
Sorry to hear about your experience just warned the staff to do better service to make comfort. In future you will see much difference in our customer service and property. Thank you for the review look forward in future !

2/10 Terrible

Anita

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Misha on 24 Mar 2022
We do apologize our staff is been warned to take care of issues . Hope to see you in future with difference in our services.

2/10 Terrible

Blanca

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
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I chose this hotel for the location and because it has Wi-Fi I had to work from my laptop and that’s impossible you will not get Wi-Fi regardless of what they tell you
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Misha on 28 Dec 2021
We do apologize about WiFi issue our company had notified the service provider about this issue and working to resolve that soon !

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
It was okay except it did not have wifi despite saying it did in its ad.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Misha on 30 Nov 2021
We do apologize about Wifi issue we are working to resolve that issue sooner. Thanks for taking time to fill out review to serve better our staff takes pride and positive.

2/10 Terrible

Timothy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Toilet clogged, front desk unclogged and left water all over floor which I had to use all but one towel to clean up. Unfriendly staff at check in. Dead roaches in bathroom. Three days later security deposit hasn't been refunded which I disputed with my credit card company. Pictures were taken.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from D Patel G Mgr on 22 Oct 2021
We apologize your experience during the stay at our property. We warned housekeeping & maintenance to fix the issue so nobody can face this issue again. Deposits usually takes 7 - 10 business days to get back on your credit card depends on your bank also. Please check and let us know ! We appreciate your review feedback to us so we can improve our services.

4/10 Poor

Earl R.

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
$262.00 for 2 nites is outragus! Hard to find staff. Difficult to understand staff. No shampoo. Dates stayed wrong 6 - 7 October 2021.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from D Patel on 10 Oct 2021
I do apologize about your experience at your hotel hope this Covid-19 situation slow down and once we find more staff on board we can serve better. Thanks for the review it helps us to improve our quality of service in future ! Best Wishes D Patel

4/10 Poor

MICHAEL

Business traveller
Arrived on site and owner was not at the desk for over two hours. I called several times and. I one answered. Finally called Expedia to get a different hotel and they got in touch with him. Owner says he was at the hospital with his wife but the note he left did not explain this well [language barrier]. He should have had someone else manning the desk even if it was the maid. Just anybody to either check me in or explain the situation.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from D Patel on 14 Sept 2021
Sorry since last years majority business got into trouble since US govt giving away free money for unemployment. Hard to find any help the Front Desk rush to ER in hospital due emergency he is only working 24/7 in Front Desk & Housekeeping.. Hopefully next time when you come we don't have this kind of problem !

2/10 Terrible

GLEN

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from D Patel on 10 Oct 2021
Sorry to hear about your experience. Will do the best to get more help in future to do better in customer service hope to see you in future with difference in our services. Thanks for the review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
spoke very poor english...would not honor reservation price...s
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fine for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from D Patel on 2 Aug 2021
Thanks we appreciate your feed back our staff takes pride to serve better every day ! Hope to see you in future ..

6/10 Okay

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from GM on 28 Jul 2021
Thank you for your review our staff takes pride to do better in customer service and hope to see you in future with better opportunity !

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
good quiet room at good price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Angel on 26 May 2021
Thank you for the review our staff takes pride to serve better quality customer service. Look forward to see you in future. Have a Safe trip !

2/10 Terrible

Beverly

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not good econolodge
Terrible service at check in and difficult to communicate with the staff. Room was somewhat dirty and tub was not clean. Didn’t feel very safe and did not stay in this hotel even though we lost our money. Went down the road to the Hampton Inn.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Angel on 26 May 2021
We do apologize about your concern our staff is been notified and housekeeper was warned on the concern you pointed out. Hope to see you in future with better quality service and staff. Have a Safe trip !

4/10 Poor

Gary

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Sad stay
Rust n bath! Fumy smell little perfumery! Listed free breakfast but no breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Angel on 19 May 2021
I do apologize about your stay right now Choice Franchise hasn't allowed to serve breakfast due to Covid-19 situations. Hopefully soon things get better you see changes in franchise. Housekeeping staff was warned to check proper cleaning methods. Hope in future you see a bit difference. Thanks for the review to improve our qualities and standards.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is out in the middle of nowhere. There was issues at checkin because we were unaware of a $100 deposit. 2/5 stars.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Angel on 19 May 2021
Sorry for misunderstanding our third party reservation system has $100/- deposit fee which we refund at the time of check out for any damages. Will let third party companies know to let customer aware of this situations. Hope in future clear the air out and have a safe trip. Thanks for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
We had a great stay here . Clean rooms and great service . Had no problems checking in or out .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Poor customer service. Tried asking for additional "cash" after already staying the first night of our trip. Stated we would be asked to leave if we did not pay the additional amount "cash" even though everything else was paid with card. Beds were VERY hard
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from D Patel on 18 Mar 2021
We do apologize about misunderstanding happened between you and desk clerk just warned about asking questions upfront. Hope to see you in future with better comfort and peace of mind !

8/10 Good

Gary, Lexington VA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel was clean and beds comfortable. However, when I asked about breakfast I was told there was none, despite Expedia saying that breakfast was provided. I realize it’s probably a COVID thing, but that should have been stated. Other than that it’s pretty good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Nikki on 21 Oct 2020
Thank you for the review we are working on Breakfast as this Covid-19 thing is going on. Look forward to serve better our staff takes pride to make more improvements day by day.

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Nicole on 21 Oct 2020
We appreciate your review Andrew our staff always like to hear our service and do some improvements to serve better customer service. Will look forward to see you in future !

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

It was clean and comfortable. A bit outdated and needs maintainence.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Nicole on 23 Sept 2020
Thank you for review our staff takes pride to serve better to our customer any suggestions most welcome we like to improve our self. Best Wishes Nicole L

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, disgusting, no working air, no windows to open, nasty toilet, horrible service and a possible drug deal going on in the next room. And the guy at the desk was serving people and nobody was wearing a mask
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from D Patel on 21 Aug 2020
Sorry for your experience at our Hotel. We had warned Front Desk and Housekeeping to check proper issues and fix them right away. Our staff always wear mask at front desk since pandemic. Hope to see you in future with difference in our services. Best Regards D Patel

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The Econo Lodge was easy to access from I77 & the view was beautiful. We chose this motel because of the price, & it was close to an access point to the Blue Ridge Parkway. It also had several great reviews for cleanliness. It was very clean & the staff was very friendly. It was quiet. However, I had booked a non-smoking room & someone had been smoking in that room. I did not asked to be moved. Other reviews said they had a grab & go breakfast, but there was no breakfast when we were there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Misha Fulton Asst G Mgr on 25 Jul 2020
Thank you for taking time for review. We appreciate your business and positive feed back about how you feel. I do apologize about someone smoke in that room will make housekeeper clean properly. Since Covid-19 breakfast is hard to serve to all customer at this point once things get normal will be available. Hope to see you in future while on this way !

10/10 Excellent

Hans-Viktor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good placeto rest on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Friendly service and no frills but clean rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Crystal B ( Team Lead) on 2 Jul 2020
Thank you Hans Our staff will be doing best on comments and reviews we rec'd .. Hope to see you in future !

10/10 Excellent

Louie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2020
Response from Cry on 8 May 2020
Thank you Our staff take pride and any suggestion we do improve our self in this tough times.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to expressway and quietly placed uphill. Staff very pleasant and helpful about local eatery. Liked first floor outside access to rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from D Patel on 6 Apr 2020
Thank you our staff takes pride to serve every customer in a right way. Look forward to see you in future !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Crystal B ( Team Lead) on 20 Mar 2020
Thank you for your feedback our staff takes pride and if we lack try to improve the quality and service. We look forward in future to serve better. We appreciate your business.

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fancy Gap
Very good for the price that I paid
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from D Patel on 17 Feb 2020
Hi Ruben our staff takes pride in feedback and help us out to improve our level where we failed. Thanks once again and look forward in future with better services.

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from D Patel on 17 Feb 2020
Hello Julie we appreciate your feedback and look forward in future to stay with us !

8/10 Good

Albert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Blue Ridge Econo Lodge
The hotel was clean and well taken care of. Check in was a little slow. The wifi was great. Overall I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Wendy Smith

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from G Mgr on 24 Aug 2019
Thanks Mary for your response we appreciate and our staff works hard to improve quality and customer service.

4/10 Poor

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
you can do better
I wouldn't call it a dump; that's just a word. Everything worked & the bed was good. But its not that far to better places to stay. And for words to describe that "continental breakfast", "edible" & 'food" are not among them. Go a mile down the road to Lakeview restaurant; its just a diner but good food, good portions, good price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from G Mgr on 24 Aug 2019
Hi Chris i do apologize about your experience we are working on our breakfast area. Thanks for your review to make our efforts better in near future to see you again with more updates.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Door lock was broken. Furniture was not clean. Room looked not very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from D Patel (G Mgr) on 10 Aug 2019
I do apologize about your experience at our property we warned housekeeper to clean room properly & order new locks from China hopefully by Sept end everyone lock is gonna replaced with new lock system.. Hope in near future you visit us again a big difference will be in appearance. Thanks for the feedback to improve our standards !