Rodeway Inn

Pro: The staff is open and friendly.
Cons: There are so many basic hotel needs and requirements I’m going to just have to list them:
1. The pest problem others described is real. I even took a picture of my particular eight-​legged roommate for the evening.
2. No iron or ironing board in the room despite the hotel’s room description listing such. This is a big deal to me as I travel mainly on business usually with a suit and no matter how smooth my flights are I have to iron out my dress shirts in the morning.
3. Basic hotel maintenance not done. Two particular examples (within this list of examples) is the hole in my bathroom door and the fact that my shower wall was bowing out considerably due to water damage. Another example mentioned in other reviews is the shady door locks that look as though one could take a screwdriver and wander about the hotel as they pleased.
4. More specific to my stay, the knob on my shower was labeled in reverse (picture also attached with the knob in the position I showered) where the more cold you turned the knob the hotter your shower got.
Bottom line, I don’t expect a lot from the bargain bin prices this hotel offers, but there are some basic needs and requirements all travelers need to be met and these guys just don’t cut it. As I started off this review, the staff are incredibly nice and friendly, but it wouldn’t be fair to the greater audience here if your didn’t know what you were getting yourself into.
Spend the extra thrifty bucks and don’t stay here; you’ll be glad you did.

This is not a fancy hotel. I just wanted to stay some place cheap since I have an early flight. My room was less than $ 50…say what??? I’m all about that! Bummer no elevator but at least their was a tv, fridge and a microwave. Parking was free. I have no complaints about this place. Perfect place if you just need a cheap motel, close to the airport and comfortable. I’d come again if I had an early flight again.

This is a old hotel with all old furnishings, it does not have a elevator available to access the second floor. Not a big deal except for those that can not use stairs, wife had a broken foot and no ground level rooms available.
We picked this place because we were only staying overnight and they have a airport shuttle available. You almost get what you pay for here, cheap for the area and old run down place.
The only place close to get food is at the hotel next door and it is frozen food reheated in a convection oven.
Staff was friendly, which is one of the only positives I can say. I would not stay here again, nor could I in good conscious recommend it to anyone.

Affordable 1 night stay between heading home. We arrived at midnight in Seattle airport was picked up by the hotel shuttle. Driver service was nice and quick. The hotel was clean but was dated. For a 1 night stay it was fine.

So we booked our stay here for our family vacation and in the pictures online it looks like a decent place to stay. The bedroom pictures look crappy so we were like «These pictures look old maybe it’s upgraded and these were taken long time ago». So we said «What the hell let’s book it». And so the day came to check in and as we pull up the hotel it looks so run down the color of the building was a hooters orange with red and purple trim. So we get out of the car in disbelief just to talk to the hotel clerk and double check we had the right place and yes come to find out that was the hotel we booked me and my wife looked at each other and she gave me the we better not stay here look. So I slowly slid my credit card over to the clerk while keeping eye contact with my wife and I proceed to check in when we find out they only had smoking rooms. My wife walks out and so long story short we didn’t stay there. We had to cancel our reservations and look for a different hotel. This was such an inconvenience for us. It almost ruined our vacation.

After seeing some of the pictures online this hotel seemed clean and decent. Boy are those pictures misleading! I have included our own pictures. Please save yourself the horror and spend the extra dollars for a nicer hotel. When we checked in we were informed we were in a Smokers Room! Had no idea those still existed. Had to go buy spray freshener to bear the smoke smell. Our room key died every day, every day we had to have a new one programmed. Its scary folks, avoid this place.

Clean, affordable, and really helpful getting us to and from the airport. Have used them in the past and will use again in the future. Realize that this is a simple hotel… it’s not glam, it’s not a five star place… but it is a safe place to park your car, stay and fly.

The number of bedbug bites i got makes me wish i had slept on the sidewalk or on a bench in a public park and not slept in this «motel». you can’t even call it motel because it’s not. The first night we found a giant black spider in the room.

Please clean the beds! First of all, before going to bed I had a good enough experience at this hotel. The staff was friendly and the room was decent enough. However, a couple days after leaving the hotel I noticed I had two bites on my upper arm near my bicep. They weren’t the same as mosquito bites, since they took around two weeks to heal and were inflamed. This makes me highly suspicious that there are bed bugs in some of their beds. I stayed in a guesthouse in Hong Kong before flying to Seattle, so maybe, just maybe that was what it was from; But, I’m not certain that it was from the HK hostel. Breakfast was ok (muffins, toast and juice) and check-​out was easy. Bottom line, this is a decent hotel, but PLEASE play it safe and check the beds before you sleep.

The Roadway Inn is a bit older, it could use some updates however when I stayed it was clean and warm. The staff was very friendly and the price was unbeatable for a last minute stay. I recommend staying if you don’t want to go broke buying a room at the Hilton or even if you’re staying a night.

Place is decent for the price, stood here this past few days and to be honest my only complaint is that if you wanted to sleep in the maid service would not know if you wanted to or not. No do not disturb signs at least to let them know not to knock.
The bed was comfortable and my room on the 3^rd floor had a flat screen TV and a fridge, they have a microwave in the lobby if you feel like reheating leftovers. I ordered from Two different restaurants and they delivered to my door which to me was a plus.
No elevator so you have to take the stairs to get to floors 2 or 3.
Staff is polite, and accommodating as much as possible.
Shower and toilet was clean and hot water was just right.
I will admit you can hear the airplanes a few blocks away but that is normal since it is right next to the airport. This motel is right behind the comfort in.
Use the long driveway. If you are walking in make sure to walk along 176^th street there isn’t a cross over through the park and fly, learned that the hard way while it was sprinkling.
Breakfast is kinda like carb central meets coffee. Cereal is present but I only saw orange juice and no milk, might have been inside the lobby fridge. They did have some pastries and some white bread to make toast. Coffee and tea were a few offerings.
Look I enjoyed my stay. Across the street it would have been $ 100 bucks more.
They have a complimentary airport shutlle. Only used it to head to the airport not when I arrived, didn’t see it on the
website.
Don’t expect the four season people. But do expect a nice comfortable bed and a hot shower here.

Do not stay here. Horrible. Not only were we not told how much the deposit was before booking but we also werent told there would be an early check in fee of $ 25 if we came before 2pm. We landed at 9:30am and were told to pay up the fee or wait around until 2pm! Doing what? We are tired travelers with luggage. Also The free shuttle is pretty useless since they only run on their own time and the airport is a short walk right across the street. I saw more patrons lugging suitcases to and from the airport to make their flights on time because the service was iffy. The entire 4 days, we had no housekeeping on our room. It got skipped while other rooms got cleaned. When housekeeping did come, they only emptied our garbage. Our beds were never made, no fresh towels were provided until the last day. The sheets caused our skin to break out as well as the soap.

WARNING: This hotel has BEDBUGS (as of July 22, 2014). Not sure if I was just the unlucky one who got the one room with them, but in a hotel environment that tends to not be the case. I woke up early and found 3 little baby ones, put them in a cup and took it to the front desk as I was on my way out to catch a flight. I was told that I would be contacted by the hotel manager, but so far haven’t heard from anyone.
Now having said that, the staff was really friendly and the rooms were well cleaned like you would find in any other hotel. There were some things here and there that could be fixed by maintenance, but they were just cosmetic stuff and there wasn’t anything functionally wrong with anything I used (and this is why you’re paying a cheaper price to stay here). It has a good location and would be good if you need something short and/​or cheap. Normally I would give a place like this 3 stars, but I simply can’t give a hotel that has bedbugs anything over 1 star. Until they take care of that issue then I would recommend staying somewhere else so that you don’t spread the bugs to another hotel, or worse, your home.

Affordable and decent place to stay at. Near the airport and seattle neighborhoods. Staff are friendly and inviting. Rooms aren’t the best quality or fancy, but everything is clean and maintained. I would recommend greater security here for guests to feel safe because this place is hidden in an alley. Also, front desk employees shouldn’t say our room numbers out loud. Other than feeling a bit unsafe, rooms are alright for the low price paid.

It’s certainly not fancy, but the rooms are clean and cheap and the staff incredibly friendly. Due to a little mix-​up (long story) I arrived in Seattle the night before my reservation at another hotel started. They were booked full up for tonight (actually, they can’t even seem to find tomorrow’s reservation, but that’s another review entirely) and here I was standing outside the baggage claim area with tons of luggage on a rainy Seattle night just before midnight.
What to do? Why, hop on my handy dandy Unilocal phone app and start calling local hotels to find a place to sleep tonight, that’s what!!!
The Rodeway Inn was the first place I called and the lady who answered the phone was very reassuring. Yes, they had a room available and quoted a very reasonable price. Next, she ascertained where I was (where cars pick you up) and gave me directions on how to get up and over the sky bridge, down the escalator, and over to where the courtesy shuttle picked me up about 10 minutes later.
The nonsmoking room is clean (I did the standard bedbug check and all was clear) but pretty basic other than the large (waist high) fridge and microwave. The fridge is in perfect working order with all it’s shelves and a working freezer. Oh yes, I DID mention the microwave, didn’t I? I’ve stayed in worse. The lady who checked me in even asked me if I wanted a wake up call. I forgot to ask what time breakfast was, but I’m totally cool with just sleeping through it.
Don’t set your expectations too high, it’s no resort destination, but if you just need a clean and safe place to crash near the airport with a free shuttle, «That’ll do, pig.»

You can only put so many coats of paint on the wall before you really need to address the myriad of problems present at this hotel! It’s like putting lipstick on a pig… it may look pretty, but it’s not. But in this case, it doesn’t even look pretty.
I was driven to stay by price! First mistake! This hotel is run down, old, unkept. Policy and staff are harsh and inflexible. For under $ 20 more, you’ll find plenty of more satisfying hotels nearby.
The other comments go into more details… and they are accurate.

Terrible experience! My husband and I were checking in and I asked if there was a shuttle the lady YELLED at me saying to wait my turn because she was helping this man (my husband!!) I couldn’t believe the way she yelled at me a customer! The rooms were dirty and I honestly did not feel safe here. Don’t stay here!

Not really that bad — it’s just the AC went out and doesn’t work. They have a shuttle from the airport and the hotel is almost right next to the Seattle Light Rail line. Handy. The folks at the desk were friendly and the room is clean and neat WITHOUT the dreaded cigarette reek. That means a lot to us.
To be fair — we didn’t complain about the AC — just didn’t bother. But it would have been nice if the circuits could have handled the load. I plugged the unit into another GFD outlet and got just the fan to go. Seems like some recent work needs to be reworked. Would definitely give them another chance next time through the area. A friendly staff goes a long, long way and these folks were kind and helpful. Has a good WiFi connection. Drops a bit. Typical of most hotels anywhere.

I always hate writing a negative review where the staff is nice. But then it occurred to me that people read these before deciding whether or not to spend their money.
So here goes. The staff at both check in and check out, as well as the shuttle driver, were very polite. And the room was clean. But that’s about where the positives end for this hotel.
As for the negatives, let’s start with the fact that when we first got to our room the door could be pushed open with one finger, without using the key. The handle was stuck in the open position. Fortunately for us, the manual door lock worked. But when we wanted to go get breakfast in the morning, we realized we had to either go one at a time or leave the door unlocked with our valuables still inside. We decided to just check out and go to the airport 4 hours early.
Secondly the room, and the hotel in general were rather run down. The toilet seat, while clean, was so worn down you could see the wood coming through the white paint. A toilet seat costs all of $ 12 to replace. And even less to repaint.
The floor creaked and when we each walked in front of the tv cabinet, it tilted forward. It was an unnerving feeling and we did our best not to step right in front of it.
And lastly, the place is hard to find at night. It’s tucked in behind the (I believe) Clarion Hotel. But there is a small sign, blocked by the Clarion’s sign and a bush on one side.
It’s my recommendation that you go to one of the other hotels in the area.

This is a decent low cost place to stay if you have an early flight from SeaTac and just need a place to crash. No bells or whistles but the rooms are clean and they have early shuttles to the airport :)