Budget Inn At Goldrock

Roach was next to phone when we walked in right way. Then was total but a local that all the inns, hotels have roaches, except Travelers Inn. This use to be a Howard Johnsons.

Clean! $ 35 for a double for the night (plus tax), comfy rooms, staff was friendly. Enjoyed a lot! The beds are really comfy. Definitively recommend. Don’t be put off by the outside appearance.

I am an experienced traveler and I want to give this establishment a high rating.
Many times over the years, I have arrived at a motel/​hotel to find the advertised special price to be much higher, or no rooms left at that price.
This place honored the price quoted on the sign, 29.95 plus tax for a single, sun-​thurs.
The staff was friendly, value is excellent, I was pleasantly surprised by the size and amenities of room, with wifi and big tiled bathroom.
I have been from California to florida to NY, and very few places offer this price range value, or want a higher fee at check-​in.
P. S. — most travelers will find this off the Rocky Mount, N. C. exit, first one going
I-​95 south, about 4 – 5 motels in exit.
I’ve tried others here and guess what? higher price ! LOL
pss — guy at the front desk was cool.
Sign says Budget inn and Ashburn inn

One note: The signs out front identify this place as the Ashburn Inn as well as the Budget Inn, so if you’re looking for it, you may want to look out for «Ashburn Inn» as those signs seem to be more prominent.
If you are looking for the Hilton, this place isn’t it. However, if you are looking for an inexpensive but good-​quality place to stay, you’ll find it here.
We rented two rooms at the Ashburn Inn for our party of six travelers. One adult and three kids in one room, and two adults in the other room. We didn’t pre-​reserve the rooms, but the manager was still able to find us two adjacent rooms with a connecting door. The pool is very well maintained and clean, with nice pool furniture. (Honestly, we usually joke that places in this price range are «dead body in the pool» places, based on the quality of pool we usually see — murky, gross, schmutz floating on top — but this pool was kind of amazing considering the cost of the rooms.)
I have seen other reviews mentioning that there is no wifi. There actually is free wifi here, so that may have changed recently. It’s not super fast, but it is reasonably reliable and should be more than sufficient to check your email, upload a few trip photos, etc.
The rooms are on the small side, but they are clean and they include a microwave and a fridge. I’ve stayed at much more expensive hotels in larger cities that didn’t have a fridge, so I was very pleasantly surprised to find these things here. The bathrooms were clean and reasonably spacious.
I also have to mention the friendly staff. At breakfast, my 6-​year-​old son, who is autistic, wanted a different breakfast cereal than the first one he’d got, but the cereal he wanted was almost gone from the dispenser. One of the staff members overheard and not only got more cereal for him, but poured it into his bowl for him and asked him a few questions about his trip, etc. She was not fazed by his communication problems in the slightest. I was truly impressed.
My single complaint is that of our two non-​smoking rooms, one of them had a faint odor of smoke, as though it had once been used as a smoking room in the past. The other room smelled clean and pleasant. Also, be aware that you will only get the price advertised on the sign ($ 29.95, I think) if you are a single traveler. We paid $ 35 for our two-​person room, and $ 40 for the room with one adult/​three kids. Still, a very good value and I’m really happy we found this place. Highly recommended.