Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Foley - North Gulf Shores

Facility was much better overall than I anticipated. Nice clean big room. Great breakfast. Nice pool and hot tub. Convenient location. Will stay there again.

The staff were amazing, very kind and welcoming! We were impressed

Perfect

We checked in, dropped off our stuff and then went to the local amusement park for a few hours. When we came back to our room there was brown liquid leaking from underneath the toilet all over the bathroom floor. The dehumidifier had stopped working and the room felt like a sauna. It was so humid that the sheets felt damp. The air conditioner was so loud and the beds were so uncomfortable that we actually ended up leaving at 9:00 that evening and not even staying because there's no way we would have been able to sleep.

Fabulous! This is a great location and we enjoyed our stay.

The room was nice for the price, location was great, nice size pool and jacuzzi. Now here is where things get tricky... On 2 separate occasions we had the police randomly show up at our room banging on the door looking for a random person. The second occasion I called the front office (1:30am) to inform them of what was going on. Never did we get an explanation or did the property do an investigation to ensure that everything was safe or that it was in fact not another room/guest in distress. I was also told ( before checkout) that it possibly could have been a drug using “John” calling the police because Prostitutes frequent the hotel. So while the hotel was a decent bang for our buck, I will have to reconsider staying next time due to safety concerns.

You get what you pay for. The hotel is in need of major updating. When I phoned the desk about our first room smelling like vomit I was told they would send housekeeping up to "spray something to mask the smell" and was hung up on when I said this was not acceptable. When I called back the next person was happy to move us to another room. The second room smelled ok but had bugs. Also I chose this hotel because it had a pool and hot tub. The pool was warm, hot tub was cold. Pool was cloudy we did not get in. After complaining about the cold water in the hot tub-the water temperature got fixed but then the jets didn't work. There were never enough towels at pool area. You had to get them in the morning to use in the evening or they were all gone, and there was never but one or two people at pool area if any so I think they were just not stocking the towels. After asking about the popcorn machine never being used they said they only make popcorn on Fri/Sat evening but would make some for me before that if I really wanted some. Staff was fair but not too friendly. Breakfast was decent.

Upon arrival we was checked into a smoking room, a mistake on my part. The staff found us a different room with no problems.the pool and got tub was great, the kids loved it.

Nice hotel. Is a little old and show its age, but very comfortable and reasonable price.

I had problems with the air unit in our room. We were moved another room. After a medical emergency our two day visit turned into a week. They were kind and accommodating. Great breakfast.

No smoking in rooms so folks drag up a smoke can from the corner a stand out side all day and night smoking. The smoke was drawn into my room by the ac/heat unit. People next door had a puppy in the room and as soon as they left for the day it started whining, usually 6:30 am.

We were traveling with 2 cats and this is the only place that we stayed at in this area that was truly cat friendly. Every other place charges a ridiculous amount each night per cat. The Econolodge charges a $27.50 flat fee per pet up to a week..not nightly! (The Super 8 charges $20 per pet per night). Stephanie at the front desk was a pleasure to deal with. In fact everyone that we dealt with are all super friendly. The room we stayed in for 3 nights was very clean and we had no problems at all! We had heard a few negative things but trust me...I have worked for several hotels and condos over the years and this one I WOULD highly recommend to my family and friends! The breakfast is pretty awesome too!!!!!!

Our room was great. We didn't have any issues until we wandered to other parts of the property. The pool water was so opposite of clear that you couldn't see the bottom or anything below the surface. The breakfast was all gone when we arrived 1.5 hours before it was supposed to end. When I asked an employee if they would bring any more out, she told me no. What little breakfast was there was old, stale, and the oj was soured. Counters were extremely dirty and no one was trying to keep it clean. Trash cans all around the property were overflowing during the entire visit and were never emptied. Public restroom beside the office was absolutely disgusting and extremely dirty, also overflowing trash and the door knob was about to fall off.

I really liked the location. Room was very clean and staff was very helpful!

Pros:The hotel was located in a great spot for both shopping and local attractions. The room was very clean upon our return each day. Not a bad value. Cons: The room needed a few repairs the cover for the heating/cooling unit was not attached, the toilet paper holder was dislodged, and the toilet had very low water pressure. The biggest CON was upon arrival. When I entered the hotel lobby, the lady behind the counter never acknowledge I was there! I arrived around 2:30 and saw a sign written boldy stating no check-in before 4:00pm. After about a minute or two of awkward silence, I asked excuse me I see the sign, but could you tell me what room I'll be in once I check in? She replied blankly, we don't know until all the rooms have been serviced and quickly resumed her duties as if I was not standing there. It seemed strange to me since I booked the room a month before that the location of my room would not be known an 1 and half before official check in. I'm not a big complainer and can understand complications will arise. My biggest suggestion would be to hotel management that a smile and great attitude go a long way in those situations. Had that happened upon entering the hotel I never would've mentioned any cons..

Our stay was great, the people were very kind not because they had to be but because they were just kind people. I would recommend this hotel to my friends and family. I would definitely love to come back this summer and many more summer vacations. I give it an overall 10 and a thumbs up.

We chose this hotel because it was a short drive to the beach and I'm pretty happy we picked this one. The room was nice, looked like it had been recently remodeled. The light in the bathroom had issues and was pretty dark in there, but that is the only thing I found wrong with the room. Oh yeah, also there was this high-pitched whistling noise that we kept hearing all night the first night we were there, which we never could figure out what it was to make it stop. The second night, a lady in the room above us somehow got locked in her room so at 1:00 am there were people using a drill, hammer, etc and beating on her door. I understand her dilemma, but we had to be on the road 4 hours later for a 15 hour drive so the fact that we were kept awake was annoying. I called the front desk and was just told it would be about 15 minutes longer (after this had been going on for 2 hours already). A discount or something would have been nice since we were there to sleep and couldn't. Pool and hot tub were great, breakfast was standard.

everything was great, great location, swimming pool very clean, rooms clean, breakfast was great every morning, services was excellent, no problems, I will stay there again