Econo Lodge University

If you're in need of a clean, comfy room with a shower, for $65 a night, this is it. So many here gave it poor reviews for whatever reason, I can't understand. If you pay $65 a night for a motel, you would be going into this knowing it isn't the Hyatt. It's a basic motel room. When we were gone for the day, housekeeping came in and made the beds, emptied the trash, and did a general straightening up. I wasn't expecting that. So kudos to them.

From the outside, this hotel looks so inviting for its small size and location, as it is very close to a brand new Home2 Suites by Hilton, so you know you are in a good area, but the rooms themselves do need some attention and updating; even for an economy brand they need to at least provide fresh looking rooms with impeccable housekeeping, so depending what you are expecting you either get what you pay for or you get something less than you expected, but plenty of potential to make this location a better one.

Seemed ok. Drove around the corner and someone had a note on a room downstairs. Sketchy. We were upstairs. Room was ok. Problems with toilet. No plunger. Qent to front desk. The gal had no idea what to do for us. Walked around hotel to find a plunger. She said, I don't know how to work this. We took it upstairs and fixed the problem. No way should you stay here.

We must've been put in one of the unrenovated rooms. It smelled, there was mold, cracks and stains in tub and sink. We couldn't stay. It was disgusting! If this app allowed a 0 star rating that's what it would get...

We booked two rooms for four of us working out of town for five nights. First of all - the good things - Crazy low price, good water pressure, very hot water. Now for the bad - where to start? When we checked in, we were given keys to an occupied room. Thank god no one was there, but all of there stuff was. They gave us another room and didn't act like it was even an issue. The cleaning staff turns off the AC in the rooms every day (we're guessing to save electricity?). It's August in Florida, so the rooms are very hot/humid when you return and the old AC units take forever to cool it down. Our shower head was broken (room 213) and the water came out like a fire hose. We asked over 8 times to have it replaced and it never was. Towels and wash cloths all of odd stains even when we asked for "clean" ones. The "breakfast" is a joke compared to other hotels of similar cost. Believe it or not, but a hooker met a John at this hotel while we were there and robbed him. Not joking - it was all over the news and in the newspaper - just look it up. Again - you get what you pay for and we understand that, but we were disappointed.

I don't have high expectations for an EconoLodge but I feel like this particular hotel was definitely a step above others of its kind. I was very impressed with this hotel, it was updated, clean and very comfortable.

Value hotel and you get what you pay for. The hotel is a little dated and is far from the campus. Not really many restaurants nearby as it is on the outskirts of the university. If you don't mind a standard low cost place this place isn't horrible.

We were on our way to Jupiter for Spring Training and mistakenly did not book a hotel for the trip down. We had a horrible time finding a vacancy from Valdosta Georgia to Gainesville Florida. What can I say, it was either stay here or sleep in a rest stop which I refuse to do. First of all this hotel allows smoking and the room was horrible with smoke smell. We heard people outside partying and cars driving through the lot most of the night. I'm pretty sure this is the sort of hotel people live in. Our first clue was the person on the 2nd floor hanging over the rail when they saw us pull up to park. My husband and I were both afraid to go to sleep and considered just leaving. We may have gotten 3 hrs sleep, and got the hell out of there at 5:30AM. We didn't even want to shower in this place. SERIOUSLY THE WORST HOTEL I'VE EVER STAYED AT. NIGHTMARE! We didn't stay for the free breakfast, can't imagine what it would have been like.

First off the beds where comfy. Pillows small. Take your own. Two bath towels, two wash towels. NO hand towels. One bath rug. The only cups in the room where the light plastic ones. Really hard to make coffee in these without burning your hands. Bring your own mugs. All the choice hotels we have stayed in over the last 15+ years offer choice customers late check out with no additional fee. This hotel charges 10.00 after 11.00 am. The breakfast bar was not up to choice standards either. Only had danish, cold cereal and coffee. I would say go 1/4 mile north on 13th to the Quality Inn for $10 more you get hot breakfast and a pool. Not to mention more towels. If you are on I-75 go to the Archer Exit and stay at the Comfort Suite on 40th Blvd. for $20.00 more. Worth every penny just for the larger rooms. Good Luck!!!!!!