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Reviews of Econo Lodge Busch Gardens

2.5 out of 5
Econo Lodge Busch Gardens
4139 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 140 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 169 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 206 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 390 out of 1001 reviews" "

4.6/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Claudia

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Filthy, mold, feces, cigarette burns on the floor and bedding. The celling was falling off the smell of human waste was the worse. We walked in and out. I still don't know how could this place be up to code. It should be close down. It gets better when I requested a refund because will not going to stay in such a filthy place. The front desk clerk said ok no problem. About a week later I received a email from the horror hotel stating I was not receiving a refund because they have strict policies concerning cancelations, I had to laugh. I contacted my credit card company and when they saw the pictures of the room I received a permanent credit. Please stay away from this unhealthy, disgusting horror hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Benjamin

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible hotel, awful area. Felt incredibly unsafe. Hotel was dirty and smelled of drugs. Walked in and then immediately back out.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Wolfgang

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty and run down; avoid if anyhow possible
I rarely comment and even rarer leave a negative comment. I had chosen this hotel as it was close to Bush Gardens knowing it was a simple hotel but hoping it was clean. But what I found was rundown dirty hotel and an unacceptable room. The door had marks from breaking in, paint was pealing from walls, particularly in the bathroom, the carpet had a musty smell, there was white power under the AC, the windows had probably not been cleaned since months, the dresser was in a state of disrepair with falling front plates, microwave and fridge were dented and probably not been cleaned in a long time, the curtain had stains etc. The only good thing I could say about this place was that the front desk clerk was friendly. Cf. photos
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Alberto

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mold in the shower. Disgusting carpets, walls filthy, bed dress dirty and used, a nasty stay specially when you check it late and there is no way to cancel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Shawn

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NASTY
Do not stay here. NASTY!!!! Found a contact in the sheets so they obviously are NOT changing the sheets between stays. 0/10!!!!! Stay in your car before this room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Charles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly and the room was as clean as they could get something that run down. The room was dark with dark bedspreads and minimal lighting. The lampshade was literally hanging on by a thread. The shower was water scale marked and rust stained but appeared to be clean beyond that. The bed should have been thrown away years ago. One was so dented where people would sit that you'd almost roll out of bed on that side. The other bed squeaked so badly that it sounded like the rigging of a dilapidated shrimp boat. Neither was comfortable in any way at all. On the plus side, the front desk clerk was very helpful and friendly. I'd avoid this hotel until they do some serious updating - even if it's just replacing the beds. Also - a reminder to the hotel - it's obviously time to call the exterminator - when I turned the lights on at 2 in the morning, bugs went scampering in all directions. Gross.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Orestes

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ivellise

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City needs to shut this down
This a run down hotel. I should have know better not to make reservations there . The room looked like a crack motel in movies . It was nightmare. Disgusting, unsanitary. Thank goodness we were able to run out of there with a refund .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jill

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty.
Hotel is super dirty, I paid almost $300 and scared to touch anything.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Christina

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old. Tubs don’t drain. Not very clean. They know they don’t have to try very hard due to their distance from many attractions, people will pay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kathryn

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

LUZMAR

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel conditions are terrible
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lidemar

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Dwonesia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I can believe this place is even open! No one should be staying here. Heath code nightmare. Drove up and lost my mind! Dirty, rundown, dark. Picture your worst nightmare and there this place would be!

2/10 Terrible

Jan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bad neighorhood
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Yazmin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The attention was very bad, the service to the rooms was terrible, I found cockroaches, they don't respect the drinks you bring, the bathroom had a lot of mold. I don't recommend it at all and I don't plan to go back to my family either.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dont Stay Here
Horribly dirty. We couldnt stay because it was unsafe, room smelled strongly of smoke, couldnt seenout the windows they were so dirty. Homeless (sadly) surrounded buildng and some living in the hotel. We were in the lobby for 15 minutes before anyone came out. First clue upon arrival, no cars in the lot just people there with all their belongings. The worse place i have ever seen.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Danielle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The door would not close all the way or lock. Pubic hair all through out bathroom. Dried food on night stand. Burn marks on walls.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jomarie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The air did not work
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

brandi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible experience
The rooms were dirty and very raggedy , nothing at all like the advertised pictures . No remotes for the TVs , refrigerators did not work , lamps completely broken .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Fransuas

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nasty
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Raul

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Bryce

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again
Its worse than a crackhouse
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Farris

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most dirty hotel I've ever been to. Walked in and walked out. HUGE stain on one of the beds, hair on bathroom sink, urine in hallway, bags of trash and beer cans outside, missing lampshade, room was disgusting.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Randy

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was full of roaches and bugs, we did not stay. The smell was horrible, this place should be closed down
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t do reviews, but this needed to be said. This was the absolute worst hotel that I’ve ever been. Blood splutter was on dirty curtains. Smelled like smoke, seen nice sized roaches by the ice machine. In all honesty the place should an hourly rate hotel and shut down.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was dirty coacroaches and air didnt work
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was dirty and room was not clean bed sheets was used
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warning: filthy and smelly! DO NOT BE DECEIVED!
The hotel is more like a run down motel. The room had a stench of smoke and dampness. The walls and floors were filthy and the door was noticeably tampered with. The lamps were broken, drawers held up with duck tape, holes in the wall and roaches to top it all off. The pictures on this listing are not the same place. If I could give it 0 stars I would’ve.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Harsh

Travelled with family
Overall fair experience
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

RYAN

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
HELL NO
Not good. I had a firearm with me and still didn't feel safe. Every surface of my room was either stained or had cigarette burn marks. The only person I would recommend this hotel to is my worst enemy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

ANNMARIE

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
One night max…
Umm….best for a quick nights sleep and shower. Place is old and furnishings are too. Nice staff and coffee in the lobby were a plus. Ample and free parking available (take your possessions with you—don’t leave valuables in your car). In and out type of place if you’re traveling through. Those with sensitive sinuses might find the damp scented rooms/hallways irritating. I had to sleep with balcony door open for fresh air…and the breeze cause the A.C. was on the fritz.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Delaney

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Freddy

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Propiedad en muy malas condiciones, las habitaciones viejas con cucarachas y mal oliente, las áreas de estacionar los vehículos sin ningún tipo de seguridad, las alfombras de los pasillos rotas y sucias. Que debo hacer para que no me carguen el dinero a mi tarjeta
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
terrible conditions, pee in the floor, old food in the microwave, it smelled too bad
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
0/10 do not recommend
Disgusting Hotel. First room I was placed in had ashes on the bed, cigarette burns in the sheets, blood on the curtains, and bugs flying around. I went to the front desk and asked for a new room. The new room looked like someone was still in there. I was scared when I opened the door and saw sheets on the floor that I was about to have an altercation because someone hadn't checked out. At 100+ a night I had expected much better, that was on me for not reading the reviews. Please do yourself a favor and do not stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't make my mistake.
Terrible All around they claim the hotel was non smoking the rooms reeked of cigarettes the towels had blood stains on them the sheets were dirty there was cockroaches on the floor... The pillows had stings and Dirty odors...
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Donte

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Why is a dump like that on Expedia All the reviews about how good this place is are all lies
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Muchamad

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Markita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Craig

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023