Days Inn Columbus Airport

Beware!!! This was by far the worse place I’ve ever stayed at! Don’t be mislead by the pics you see! The rooms are gross! Dirty! Box springs and bedding is old and gross! No ice machine except 1 on main floor. Was told I had to walk all he way downstairs to get toilet paper as my room had none! Never again!!!

I was in Columbus a few weeks ago for a work event and our party of 9 stayed at this hotel. I can confidently say that I have never had an experience quite like the one I had there. First and foremost, the parking lot was full but it seemed like the hotel itself was pretty empty. The outside looked like it needed a good power wash, but it wasn’t too bad at first glance. Our rooms? Very different story. The only reason I’m giving two stars instead of one is because of the friendly staff. Everyone we interacted with was as helpful as they could be, given the circumstances and tried their best to accommodate our requests. Now, back to the rooms — one half of our group had a beautiful room! Clean, looked relatively updated and overlooked the pool area. MY half of the group wasn’t so lucky… our room was nothing short of terrifying. There were stains on the covers, the bathtub was dirty, handprints on the walls, our fridge looked like it fell off the back of a truck and rolled down a hill, there was something crusted to the phone… And that’s not even the end of it. When we mentioned our dissatisfaction to the front desk, the young lady working happily moved us to a different room on the other side of the hotel. Admittedly, that room was nicer, but BARELY. I’d say this hotel is ok for someone quickly passing through or maybe has an early flight to catch, but I’d looks elsewhere for anything long term :/

This place was a complete dump. Stains on the carpet, shower curtain was so nasty I took the bottom snap part off before I showered, the walls had crap all over them, the fridge shelves were missing and bottom was all stained not including it look like it was from 1960 and was rolled down the hill befor put in my room and the heater/​air didn’t really work and sounded like it was going to catch on fire as loud as it kicked in and off. The hallway was stained and had holes in the floor (be careful don’t trip and fall, kinda deep). It smelled like cigarrets all over since they mixed smoking rooms with non. The breakfast was left out all the time it was nasty looking. The outside was not a place you wanted to be after dark or maybe not even at all. The run down trailer park across of the street with the little store had people standing out there all the time with cars driving up doing god knows what and driving off. STAY AWAY!!! Oh I will say the gentleman that shuttles the bus to the airport was always smiling and saying good morning… But that’s all they will get from me, it’s a complete dump! I’ll post pictures on Unilocal and other places, because it won’t allow me to do so here, but managed to post some under photos.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. It was dirty, smelled like urine, and we had to switch rooms because of the dust balls and cob webs in the corners and filthy bath tub. We barely spent any time in there before we realized we would definitely never sleep on the beds (that were missing comforters and sheets) so we called down to see if we could move rooms. The phone had a crusty brown smear on the mouthpiece and it turned out it wasn’t even plugged into the wall. Once we switched rooms we thought we would be fine, but that was not the case. The room we switched to had a sagging mattress with an enormous stain in the comforter. The chair had what looked like a stab and cigarette burns all over it, covered in stains. People had drawn on the walls, the picture above the bed fell off the wall with one touch and the other picture across the room still had a yard sale tag on it. The bathroom flooded with one shower and the wall paper was peeling off in there. There was also an open soap packet in the shower like they hadn’t even cleaned it from the previous user. «Continental breakfast» was cereal (no milk… what???) and 3 kinds of cheap bread for toast. No juice or fruit. Coffee was watered down dirt water and Seriously, I could go on and on about how nasty this place was but I’ve given you a good idea. Pick ANYWHERE else before here. Don’t be forced to sleep with one of your t-​shirts as a pillowcase like we had to!!!

This place was disgusting. There was an upside down cross drawn on the wall above the bed, a huge stain on the comforter, the phone was sticky and crusty, hole in the mattress, the bathtub was sticky, the elevator didn’t work well, exercise equipment didn’t work– only had 20 pound dumbells too. Please stay away.

Worst choice! Got an asthma attack do to the dust in the room. plus the whole place smalls like chlorine from the pool! I checked right back out the same day because my boyfriend get sick from the smell and had to take him to the emergency room. We had to come back the next day to get our money back because the manger was not there on the day! asked for our money back and the manger was super rude. It has been two weeks and still have not got our money back. Would never recommend anyone to stay at this hotel/​motel whatever it is.

Very dirty, service was slow. Sitting in the lobby waiting for delivery (don’t walk outside) 4 people were getting their rooms switched. I accepted why I got, as I know nothing else could be better. MAZE INN, confusing where rooms are

This place should be immediately demolished. The staff has been trained in BAD customer service. C’mon. Didn’t know places like this still existed.

OMG, all I can say is stay the hell away. Had to book room in Columbus for a convention. In efforts to save the organization some bucks and having to stay 5 nights, did some extensive research, reading reviews and pictures and was hopeful about picking this one.
Started off ok. The front desk ladies upon check-​in (saw 4) were chatty enough and helpful when I engaged them in conversation asking for restaurant recommendations and traffic to downtown.
I asked for a quiet room so they put me in the last room on the 3^rd floor. As soon as I stepped in and took my shoes off, had a bad feeling. The carpet seemed soggy and felt there could be mold (though I couldn’t see). Knew the part of the place was undergoing construction so I specifically asked for a room away from that.
I go to the bathroom and it seems apparent this room hadn’t been used in a while. The sink counter was sticky and unclean. I cleaned the entire top before I dare lay out my toiletries on the counter, even with a towel underneath.
I take a shower and despite the curtain being closed, the floor is kinda wet. At first, I thought it was me, having missed closing the shower curtain shut in some way. Then consecutive days, the longer I take a shower, the greater the pool of water on the floor. I see that they tried to spackle the tub area probably due to leakage but it seemed to leak up from the tiles and other places. So needless to say my foot towel was always soggy from trying to dry off all the wet spots.
I could tell the tub and floors did not get cleaned thoroughly everyday cause there was still hair in the tub and powder spots on the floor.
In the mornings I usually have the Do Not Disturb sign on the door and when I leave I take it off so the room can be serviced. I left late one morning and the room wasn’t serviced. Figured I missed the cleaning lady’s time so the next day, I told the front desk as I left, to ensure the room gets serviced.
And then, I come back that day and there is hardly a quarter of a toilet paper left on the roll. Also, instead of leaving shampoo and conditioner, they only left shampoo. Usually they have a spare roll (there certainly is a spot for it). So alas, I ran out of toilet paper in the middle of the night. Not wanting to be bothered I survived using the facial tissue box which I left on the counter to bring attention to the fact that there was no toilet paper. I leave the next morning and come back in the evening. Was so tired I took off all my clothes and went to the bathroom and voila!, the empty toilet paper ‘stick’ is on the counter and the box of facial tissue just the way I left it. Seriously, hotel doesn’t have toilet paper!!! So I promptly call the front desk. Or at least I tried to. The buttons on the phone that notes housekeeping didn’t work. I press the front desk button, didn’t work. I dial ‘0’ and it rings and rings and rings. Nobody picks up. So finally I used my phone to find the hotel telephone number and called them. I asked does the hotel phone work? The answer; it should. I said I haven’t had toilet paper in 2 days. Before I could even ask them to send them up, she goes come down and get them. I said, what? Could you send them up? She says I can’t leave the front desk. I was thinking WTF? So I put all my clothes back on guessing what lousy management to have only one staff at the front desk. I go down and I see another worker right there on the phone, chewing gum. I said you gotta be kidding me. So with an incredulous look, I said, how could it be that I don’t have toilet paper for 2 days? To which she promptly replied with her hands up, I ain’t got nothing to do with that. If she doesn’t who the F does?!?
If a client calls to say the room is out of toilet paper, wouldn’t the first thing out of a decently trained staff, or even just common sense say, I’m really sorry, we’ll send some up right away?
I want to give zero stars but since I can’t, so be it. I was just too incredulous at not only how badly the place was kept (not kept); having pieces of plaster literally covering the hallway in front of my room to having a microwave that wasn’t connected to electricity (had to move furniture and McGyver things to connect the short microwave plug and then the refrigerator to the extension outlet which was waay too short to get it too work, to having no privacy curtains so unless you wanted to provide a peep show, you couldn’t open the curtains while you were in the room, to non-​functional phones, to elevators that take literally a minute and a half for each floor (it’s a 3 story building) which means it takes 3 minutes to go up 2 floors and on the way down it’s slower and automatically stops on the second floor to toilet paper and the staff’s attitude and response, there could not be a worse combination of indifference, ineptitude and lousy management.
Do yourself a favor and find somewhere else to stay…

I’m giving this a one star because I have too… Let’s start at the gate! The Lobby was uncomfhumid with no climate control. My room smelled like cigarette and the ac/​heater smelled 100x worse! I requested a wake up call, Didn’t get it ! the only thing good about this experience was checking out !

An absolute dump to say the least. The only thing that makes this hotel nice is the staff, which I have always found to be extremely great people.
I won’t go into detail, as the other reviews are spot on, but I will say this… if you’ve ever seen the Simpson’s episode that featured the Sleep Easy motel that had the neon sign with the bulbs out that read «Sleezy Motel» with the mayor coming out with a hooker… I think they were talking about this place.

Really you get what you pay for. I booked a room for ~$ 65-​$ 70 during the Columbus Marathon. Parking lot is worn out which should tell you something. Lobby was decent and nice. The layout of the hotel is odd. There’s a central portion where continental breakfast is served and leads to the pool. We checked into our room, where you realize that a bulk of the rooms overlook the pool, so you have to pull the curtains if you’re changing in the room. Bathrooms were fine, room was ok, no signs of smoking in our room.
The continental ‘breakfast’ really wasn’t much of anything at all which was a negative. When we checked out after showering after the race, we thought all was good. In the end, my credit card was charged that I used to book the room, not the credit card that we gave the front desk when we checked in. How hard is it to say I want this credit card to be used to pay for a room?

Outstanding front desk service from several different folks. Very nice spot for the price. If you’re looking for the Hilton for $ 70 a night this isn’t it. But the interior pool was quaint and the kids were really enjoying it when we walked through the lobby. Yes our room was a bit outdated but it was clean, efficient and smelled fresh. It looks like there might be some updating in progress. The lamps were new and the drapes modern. Did I mention how nice the staff was each time we interacted? Not sure why this place has some grumpy reviews. Seems like their expectations might be unrealistic for the price. Also the pool area view was adorable.

OK… where do I start? This place is so bad that I’m writing this while still in the «hotel.» Just need to vent before «hitting the hay.»
The photos on their website are not an accurate representation of the facility. The most impressive feature of this hotel is the lobby. It’s downhill from there.
I booked two rooms — one for my wife and I and one for my daughter, her husband and two year old. At first glance, our room looked and smelled OK. My daughter’s room had a musty smell and mold growing where the walls meet the ceiling. The staff allowed us to move my daughter and her family into a room that was in much better shape.
Our room had the clock radio and both night stand lamps unplugged. Once plugged-​in — one of the lamp’s bulbs were burned out.
There were no facial tissues in the dispenser. Makes you wonder what kind of quality control checklist the housekeeping staff uses.
The elevator made a loud clunking noise each time it started from the first floor. Didn’t feel too safe about that one.
The TV didn’t show stations higher than channel 20. My wife was looking forward to watching HGTV (one of the channels higher than 20) — something she has missed since we dropped cable at home. When I called the front desk, they said the maintenance man would stop by to take care of it. When asked how long that might be — they said it would be after he returned from shuttling guests to/​from the airport. So we have a maintenance man/​shuttle driver that never showed up in the 2+ hours since we called the front desk.
Had we known the maintenance man wouldn’t show up, my wife would have joined us by the pool to enjoy our two year old grandson splashing in the water.
So it’s 10:30 at night and it’s off to «dreamland» — or should I say, «Nightmare on Stelzer Road»?

Would not recommend this place. Very rough neighborhood and very dirty hotel. Room had peeling wall paper and lose wires under the bed. We were on the 3^rd floor and elevator made loud noise the whole way up very scary place, spend the extra $ 75 and stay downtown.

I’m so pissed to even give one star!
I’m a flight attendant so I stay in hotels often and this one was of the worst nights stay ever.
Our first room didn’t have a air conditioning so we got a new room however which was worse.
Dirty and old. The bedding is just 70s, which makes me hesitate to even sleep on it.
I’m certain there was prostitution or some scary sex crap going on in our hall and next door.
I had to wake up at 5am and I probably got 3hrs of sleep cuz of the noise.
HORRIBLE. I will never stay at a Days Inn.

one of the most revolting places I’ve ever stayed at. It smells. rooms are just gross. very bad part of town. the pool was pretty much infested. the store across the street run by a gang.
definitely a must miss!!! EXCEPT… the front manager was an absolute doll!

So, here’s my review for the Day’s Inn Columbus Airport. I chose the hotel due to it’s location from the airport (less than a 10 minute drive from the hotel room to the airport’s drop-​off/​pick-​up, and I mean literally — no traffic) and it’s amenities.
My stay this past weekend at this hotel was kid of a loss from the moment I recieved my e-​mail confirmation. Although the website I viewed said they had a wonderful indoor pool, the e-​mail warned me that it was out of service.
Strike one.
After driving there for six hours from Chicago, I wanted to rest a little before seeing my family. The woman behind the counter was very pleasant, and very helpful. That was the only positive part of the whole place.
When I stepped into my room, I was kind of shocked at the depressing 1990’s décor, the torn off trim on the wall, the filth behind and under the table between the two twin beds, and the lack of any kind of upgrading in service. (I was glad that I brought my flip-​flops so I didn’t have to walk barefoot on the sticky carpets.)
All this for $ 59.00 a night!
I figured I was only going to be in this room for only a few hours and the rate was cheap, I stuck it out.
I wanted to order food from their in-​house restaurant, but I was told it was CLOSED FOR REPAIRS too!
Strike two.
The analog tube TV was easy to navigate, and the room didn’t smell like cigarettes (but other rooms near me SURE DID), and the beds were haphazardly made, but clean.
Plenty of towels, the sink’s cold and hot taps were set backwards (almost got burned — ouch), and the shower was good.
They had a workout room, but I wasn’t around enough to use it.
I slept okay, and it was quiet. The airport is about two miles away just north of the hotel, but I heard nothing.
I had to leave early in the morning, and the «continental breakfast» in the oddly shaped lobby consisted of single serve boxes of cereal, a banana, some apples, some bagels and a few coffee rolls, coffee and milk.
I made it out of there and checked out quickly by merely presenting the card and saying I was leaving.
All in all, it was a sub-​par room with two twin beds and no real amenities, low to non-​existent guest services, no pool, no restaurant, no bar, a very barebones breakfast but an easy checkout.
I’ve read the other reviews for this place on Unilocal,and I didn’t see any hookers, but then again I wasn’t looking for hookers. There is a gentelman’s club up the road a few miles called the Centerfold Club and read their reviews, learning that sometimes the sleazy dancers end up there, but I don’t go into that kind of crap, either.
Anyway, this is my review. I’d say avoid it if you have real standards, but if you’re looking for a room close to the airport with no frills and no real hassles, go here. It’s okay, I guess. I’m not dead or don’t have bedbug bites, so it’s all good.

So gross, there are stains all over the sheets and comforters. There were no towels in our room, saw actual hookers downstairs. There was a suspicious man in the hallway and we ended up keeping all of our stuff in the car which also felt unsafe here.
Only nice thing about this place was the front desk girl who was helpful.

Meh. If you need to be close to the airport and not pay much for your room, the Days Inn is ok. Just ok. Room was fairly clean. Plenty of parking. Hot water. The TV was old school, though, with a tube and a curved screen and all that. I’m not much of a TV watcher so who cares, but it’s worth mentioning, I think.
Worst thing about my stay here was the «breakfast». Whew. I guess I’m spoiled by numerous stays with a rival hotel chain but I expect breakfast to be decent. No eggs benedict or mimosas, ok, just not sucky. This was über-​sucky. A loaf of bread someone bought at the grocery on the way in that morning. A gallon of milk and a gallon of OJ — forget about individual cartons or a dispenser with cups. Single-​serving cereals (which is fine, but I need more than 2 choices if I’m forced to settle with cereal). And the coffee was so bad. Oh man, was it bad. I only had one cup — about ¹⁄₆ of my normal intake.
Not good, Days Inn, not good at all. I will not be back.