Econo Lodge

The price is right.
The bathroom was filthy, no coffee maker
But, you get a $ 80 room, not a $ 135 room.

This hotel was once a decent pet friendly hotel where I stayed with my 3 dogs. When I was there in March 2015 I noticed the room wasn’t as nice and the WIFI wasn’t working very well. Since I just needed a room for the night I went ahead and made a reservation there for my trip in May. Unfortunately when I got there I was informed by 2 rather rude employees that their pet policy had been changed to allow only 1 dog under 50 pounds. They turned away me and another woman with one dog that was over 50 pounds and that was just in the 15 minutes I was in the office. Apparently they would rather have empty rooms than to return to their old policy. Fortunately I found a MUCH nicer hotel (The Country Inn and Suites) down the road that was more expensive but cleaner and allowed multiple dogs. I won’ be staying at this Econolodge again nor will I recommend them.

This hotel was great! We really needed to find a place that would accept our dog. We have a 2 yr. old pug. We stayed in a non– smoking room. It was on the smaller side, but we also got the king size bed room. But the room was updated, clean and a great location. We would stay here again. Free breakfast wasn’t bad, wasn’t great. But overall had a great stay with our Otis.

Staff were very friendly, room was clean. If you have pets there is no pet fee. Price was very reasonable.

Nothing spectacular, but good for the price. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room we stayed in had a small fridge, microwave, coffee maker, tv with cable, hair dryer, etc. The room looked to be pretty clean. The parking lot was well lit and I could see my truck and trailer from my room. $ 30 cheaper than the next cheapest place and no charge for my dog, which was nice. Overall a decent place to stay.

I don’t mean to be negative by providing a three star review. The motel is exactly that and does not make any pretensions of anything else.
The good: They allow pets in their rooms without charging you lots of money. The staff are polite and friendly and i have nothing negative to say about them.
I don’t have a bad list per say as i don’t have high expectations of motels, however i normally stay in nicer hotels so this Econo Lodge looks poor by comparison.
We had 1 blanket and 1 sheet, the quality wasn’t bad but our room went from very hot to very cold as the in room ac/​heater unit was very noisy and we did not want to keep it on. The room itself was decent, large bed, plenty of pillows and a large TV. We had a little concern about cleanliness as my wife found hairs in the sink and on some of the pillows. We skipped the breakfast so i cant give any information on that.
One point of interest for some people, the motel is directly next to a cemetery, not even a fence. That bugs some people so i find it worth noting.

I was pleasantly surprised by this Econo Lodge. My husband and I stopped here en route during our move from Cleveland to Jacksonville. We were stuck for hours while 77 south was shut down in Ohio then hit horribly icy roads in WV and therefore only made it to Beckley, WV instead of Charlotte, NC like we had planned. It took us 9 hours to make a 5.5 hour journey. Did I mention we had 3 cats with us??? They were, somehow, amazingly well behaved and Econo has a great pet policy — free! So we stopped here overnight and unloaded the cats who were very happy to be able to walk around and use the litter box, even if it was a strange place. We had a nonsmoking room but it reeked of smoke anyway, that would be my only complaint. Otherwise the room was clean, and I had to dig one kitty out from behind the bed in the morning to wedge her back in the carrier and even the area behind the bed wasn’t frightening. Unlike the remainder of the icy/​snowy drive through WV and VA… I’m not going to miss the snowy winters!

Excuse me if I gush a little over this somewhat shabby, older, very-​pet-​friendly, motel (with an M). See, I’d just spent the night sleeping in my Buick, so, things like heat, running water, hot water, room to stand up, and electricity that didn’t come from a 12-​volt battery were really precious. I loved my stay here but would otherwise give this place 3-​stars. I most likely will return, but only because of the convenience and pet policy.
The straight scoop on this place is that it is a decent pet-​friendly hotel at a price slightly higher than the shabby condition warrants. There is no pet fee. There is free breakfast, with hard boiled eggs and waffles as the stars. It’s enough to get you started.
The place and surroundings are well lit and appear to be safe. The room I was in was clean considering the parade of animals that must have been through it over the years. The AAA rate was $ 69+tax.
Finally, if you read my review of the WVDOT, you know I’m a fan of West Virginians. This place supported that, when they didn’t charge me for the night before. Recall, I was stuck on I-​77. I’d made a reservation in hopes of making it the 9 miles to the hotel from where I’d stopped on the highway. I never made it. Even though they were well within policy to charge me, and I’d have paid given the fact that I made the reservation fully aware of the potential loss, they waived the charge, surely because of the conditions and the fact that they were good (business) people. This sure increases the odds I’ll return.