Days Inn Athens

Too much "Nightime Traffic" if ya know what I mean.

Location is right in downtown Athens, an easy walk from many restaurants, bars, and shops. Room was clean, but there were a number of less-than-ideal quirks (e.g., flaking ceiling, one light did not work, alarm clock display broken, wifi was unreliable). Staff was pleasant and breakfast was more than sufficient. In spite of these flaws, the price was right and since we came to Athens to see the town rather than sit in our hotel room, the Days Inn provided an excellent value.

The staff at the hotel is super friendly and very nice about checking out late and the hotel is within short walking distance from downtown Athens, but the hotel is average. Some of the wallpaper is peeling off the walls and the floor has some stains and even the nonsmoking rooms smell faintly of smoke, but it's a clean bed and a clean bathroom. Good hotel if you're coming to Athens to go out downtown.

We arrived late or I would have left and gone somewhere else. It was disgusting. The counters were sticky, there were dirty panties in the bathroom, and stains on the floor. The room was tiny with no room between the furniture and there were buzzing noises and flashing lights from the fire alarm that made sleeping difficult. The advertised pool was filled in with gravel. You get what you pay for here.

Thankfully, I only stayed here one night. It served its purpose as a place to lay my head. The room/bathroom definitely needs updating and freshening. The breakfast left something to be desired. It was microwavable sandwiches, bagels or cereal, yogurt, and fruit. I guess it could have been worse and there have been nothing. I would stay here again if it were only for a night, but for any length of time I'd definitely choose somewhere more updated with better breakfast options. The location is close to downtown especially if you drive, but it's a little bit of walk there. There are other hotels much closer to downtown.

We booked this hotel for the Athens Twilight Criterium. We arrived on friday evening and parked our vehicle and did not have to drive anywhere until we checked out on sunday morning. We rode the Gambler bike ride in the day time and later went to eat and watch the criterium in the evening.

The pictures online don't exactly match up to what you see when you pull up. For the price, though, it was good. The room was clean, but seemed it hadn't been used in quite some time. My guess is that will change once football season starts. The location was decent and only a $8 cab ride to downtown athens.