Days Inn Columbus Fairgrounds

My boyfriend and I needed a cheap cheap place to stay while in town for the MLS Cup. Let’s just say we got what we paid for.
It’s clear that the standards are low here. The first room we were in had no working phone and it faced a back alley that was kinda creepy. When we moved rooms the keys didn’t work. On the THIRD try we finally had a room. Despite all craziness, the staff was friendly.
The rooms are… dated and not the cleanest. We had the smallest analog television and mediocre accommodations.
It’s clear some people live at this motel and there were plenty of soccer fans staying here. Not sure what group of people it was but the hallways reeked of marijuana smoke.
I’d only come back if my life depended on it.

High crime area. Had two windows smashed out and everything stolen while parked in the front lot.

Very basic accomodation. Suits us for a night’s rest after the Ohio state fair before our drive home. It was walking distance to the fair & parking was free.
The reception man looked pissed but was helpful enough it was fairly busy when we were checking in. We bought the fair tics at the counter too. Unfortunately he didn’t tell us about brekky so we missed it the day after.
Bed was comfortable enough. The room was musty & dated though.
Price was reasonable.

My husband and I stayed for two nights. It is located next to the state fair and the price was okay. That was the main reason for choosing to stay here.
This hotel is dated has very minimal upkeep to the exterior. The pool is not open nor does it appear that it will be any time in the near future. As for our room, it was clean with a fridge, microwave, TV, free Wifi etc. after reading other posts, I was sure to check the cleanliness of bed linens and towels. They were clean and unstained; however, the towels smelled like cigarette smoke. We are non-​smokers, so this was a disappointment.
Our bed was king sized, but not super comfortable. I had five pillows which were nice and fluffy.
The AC worked great!
The cleaning staff did not leave fresh wash clothes or toilet paper, so we had to go to the front desk for those. Also, the cleaning lady had three small children that were at work with her. I don’t know this for a fact, but I suspect the business is owned by a family from India and perhaps they also live in the hotel, hence the reason for all of the staff being Indian and for the children’s presence with the cleaning lady. From past experience I know this is typical.
I will say they were very accommodating and professional.
The continental breakfast consisted of raisin, white or wheat bread for toast, one kind of sweet roll, corn flakes or raisin bran, strawberry yogurt, waffles (that you make), semi-​fresh fruit, coffee, juice and hot water for tea.
Bottom line; if you just need a place to sleep, this is your place. We did not spend a lot of time in our room.

I got this roach hotel down to $ 60 without seeing it… I wish I never called. I waked in the room, and it smelled liked the bouquet of crack, meth, cigarette smoke and dirty feet. A complete fiasco on my behalf.
A cricket was on my bed near the pillow… not that this would upset me, but a mosquito in the sink in the morning that was too full of blood to fly… thanks to me!
Filthy Filthy Filthy…
At 4:15am Drunk meth addicts stood out side my door and talked and smoked for a good 20 minutes. I was in fear that my SUV would be broke into.
I would NEVER stay at this place, even if they gave me a $ 50.00 voucher for doing so.
Wyndham Rewards is going to hear about this! AVOID AVOID

This was literally the worst hotel stay I’ve ever had. I arrived at the hotel to a note on the front desk stating they would be back on 5 minutes, 20 minutes later the front desk attendant arrived and I was finally able to check in. Additionally, there was another guest in the lobby complaing her room was left open. Upon getting to my room, I found a stained dirty handtowel neatly folded for use, hairs in the bathroom, and snot on the shower walls. As if that wasn’t enough, the air ended up not working so they moved us to the room next door, which came complete with a leaking toilet and exposed wires. I stuck it out because I couldn’t find another hotel in the area with rooms available. I was originally going to come back for a second stay but after this experience from hell, I cancelled my reservation and found another hotel available for the second session of dates I needed for state fair. Highly disappointed and disguised with this stay. It was unsafe, dirty, and dilapidated.

HORRIBLE!
Walked in the room and it smelled like someone had been smoking in there for forever. The floors were not vacuumed. The light switches were brown and disgusting and there was crusty stuff all over the walls. When looking at the pillows and sheets, I found a pillow with dried blood on it. The fan in the bathroom was leaking and it was very apparent that it had been doing that for weeks due to the paint bubbling and peeling off the walls and mold. When asked for new towels since the fan dripped all over them and a new pillow case I was informed that at first they couldn’t give me new pillow case because they didn’t have access to the laundry room. Finally, I later asked for all new sheets for the bed to feel a little more comfortable sleeping there and they brought me only a flat sheet and nothing else. I then watched a cockroach crawl out of the coffee machine. I left… we paid $ 125/night…for two nights. Not at all worth the medical bills!

Literally the most disgusting place on earth! Stains all over walls chairs and window linens. We were in the hotel room for less then 20 mins and my brother in law started getting bites from something and breaking out. Room smelled like a bowling alley and the carpets were stained and disgusting too. We went to cancel the room and another women was canceling saying she saw cockroaches and blood on the walls!!! Do not go here I got 2 rooms for 347 canceled our room and got a room at the microtel it is 100 bucks cheaper and ten times. Cleaner!!!

For the price, you will not find a better hotel at a better location. If you want to be near the fairgrounds, I recommend this place because it is directly across the street from the Ohio state fairgrounds.
I travel quite a bit, performing for fairs, and I have stayed at some of the nicest resorts as well as the cheapest motels. This is no Disney quality resort by any means, but for the price, I think it’s worth it, especially if you are just looking for a decent place to sleep.
This Days inn is run by a hard working group, and they seem to be improving things daily.
The most memorable things about this place is that the rooms that we stayed in were very clean and decent, the price was very affordable, and the beds were the most comfortable on the whole trip from Florida.
I give it a solid 4 stars, and I’m sure that the next time I stay there, it will deserve 5 stars.

Just checked and gave the room a thorough once over (including the internet).
Clean room with fresh sheets. Clean bathroom with fresh towels. Decent Wi-​Fi. All this for a pretty low price by any estimate.
I posted photos of the room and a screenshot of my
results on the Wi-​Fi.
Not sure what the negative reviewers are talking about. Maybe the place got new management or something. Whatever the case may be. What you get for the price is actually a pretty good deal.

I strongly recommend any consumer looking for a descent hotel to stay away from this dump called Days Inn. It was a great disappointment to stay at this hotel for the few hours my husband and I stayed due to arriving late from our road trip. As soon as we entered the room it was dirty, the linens had stains and cigarette burns on them. There was no iron to use, and when we got one from the person at the front desk, we didn’t realize that the cord had been cut with something sharp. In addition, we needed some ice for some drinks we brought with us, and when we asked about the ice machine, it was out of order.
Later that night, I woke up to something crawling on my foot, I woke up startled to find a big insect crawling on me! My husband got up and killed it. He said it was a roach. We could not fall asleep for the few hours we were there. I could not wait to call the third party who recommended this place to let them know that I was not paying the amount of money I did to a place like this and that we were checking out as soon as possible and expected a refund.
If you want to be very disappointed and unhappy with your stay in Columbus please do not stay at this roach motel.

I’m giving this hotel 3 stars because it wasn’t so bad but it wasn’t the best. You are getting what you pay for. The wifi here sucks really really bad, the shower needs to be updated. Using a screw to hold up the shower head is not what I would call a smart idea but they thought it was. The mini fridge will freeze your food and drinks. My roommate said the pillows smelled my someone smoked in it before we got there, but I couldn’t smell it. On the plus side the beds were not so bad, the room wasn’t so bad, the cleaning lady was very nice and have us anything we needed for the room. The tv had hbo. There was a microwave if you need to hear up a hotpocket. I like there was a mcds right next to the hotel do food was not a problem. I liked how the fairgrounds is next to it too. They area isn’t as bad as everyone makes it seems, like you drive 3 blocks away and you are in a shitty part of town but stay near the hotel and you are okay. I would stay here again if I come back to the area.

Tried to cancel my reservation due to a death in the family. The property manager refused my request to cancel without penalty.
This is the place next to hell for the poor customer service. Do not stay here.
This may be convenient for the Quarter Horse Congress. Pay more stay in better accommodation.

If this isn’t the worst place on Earth, it’s pretty close.
We did this huge roadtrip circling around the midwest and this was our second to last hotel. This is right next to the highway and is dreary run-​down 70s motel style in a rotten neighborhood.
I always get smoking rooms, which I expect to be a little run down. In this room, it was dark and dreary. The molding was pulling away from the wall and the wall was dented. The blanket had burn holes in it. Somehow it passed my travel partners bedbug test, but we slept in socks because the floors seemed to be dirty. I tried to see if we could find another room in the city but their free wi-​fi didn’t work. Since we had plans we had to stick it out, but dreaded going back to the hotel.
I actually wrote to days inn with pictures complaining about it. The evil corporate automatic response had the hotel manager calling me, which i never answered. Its not like i’m going to take a free night at the worst hotel in the world. I have now decided after two bad wyndham hotels on this one trip to never stay at Super 8, Days Inn or any other of their brands…