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December 2023 by Keara Keane
The rooms are dirty. German cockroaches infested mine. The outside of the hotel room is littered with garbage. Online says they provide free breakfast, They DO NOT. It was a comfortable bed and the showers was nice and hot, but for the price they request, it isn't worth it. Try another place to stay. Honestly, the only really good thing about Econo Lodge is the front desk attendant. She was really nice
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November 2023 by Crystal Kelley
Reading the reviews, I didn't expect much for an $80 hotel. Stayed in room 103. For the most part the room was clean. Sheets and towels were clean. The comforter did have some old cigarette burns, but the bed was comfortable and there was no smoke smell. The room smelled like cleaning products from a recent cleaning, and there was no hair, crumbs or bugs that I saw. The shower did have a constant low stream of water coming out off the faucet though. The sliding door to the patio operated easily and had a secure lock. The fridge and microwave were clean and operating fine. The AC kept it cold and dry in the room. The lamp USB ports didn't work, but the plugs did. We did not explore the rest of the hotel (pool, fitness, etc.) as we were only there to sleep after going to Busch Gardens (walking distance) and a concert at the Yuingling Center (nearby at USF campus). Occasional traffic noise from the busy road, but overall not the WORST place I've ever stayed (that was a Super 8 in San Angelo, Texas)!
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October 2023 by Sheri Palo
I went to get checked in and my comforters were all over the place, there were dead bugs everywhere, then we changed rooms and there was no lock on the door, you could peep into the room. Not a great
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September 2023 by meghan vasquez
I would rather sleep in my car than stay to sleep here again! Smoke free, but smells like nothing, but smoke! ? ?
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September 2023 by Terrell Fryer
I was here August 27th 2023 through August 28th got up this morning to pay for another day because they are evacuating people people in our area due to the storm and I was informed that I couldn't extend my stay because I have a dog and if I'm not mistaken if I have a service dog my dog is able to go wherever I go
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September 2023 by Beau Fisch
The pictures of the rooms on the website and Google are very very old and does not show the terrible condition this motel is currently in. Upon pulling up, you could see security cameras, but on some, you can see the wire is cut. I booked a ground floor room and when checking in, I was only given the option of the second floor. There is no elevator. The hallway is gross and there is stains in the carpet. When I enter the room, there is a smell. All of the walls have stains on them and markings. The balcony sliding door frame was separated from the glass and the door was left open about 3 inches, the curtains were white with brown stains on them. There was still crumbs and food and whatever else on the carpet, it is very clear they did not vacuum or clean the floor. I went to heat some food up in the microwave to find fairy old, moldy pizza with bugs in the microwave . The bed only had a sheet and a top comforter which had cigarette hole burns through it. The bottom of the bed has a wood board that was sticking out and I cut my ankle. The air conditioning would not change the temperature. The bathroom was gross as well. I’m pretty sure that they just re-made the beds instead of changing the sheets based on the rest of the room, so I slept in my clothes to be safe from bedbugs, or whatever else would be on the bed. If there wasn’t a hurricane outside and this was the last motel available, I would have never stayed here worst motel ever!!! Do not stay here
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August 2023 by Adam Gendler
Other reviews and pictures are factual.Rooms were about as bad as they can be. Pretty sure there was blood on the drapes, as well as cigarette holes in the blankets, dirty floors all the baseboards, and small roaches here and there.With that, it's the only hotel within walking distance to Bush Gardens, less than 5 minutes until you are in the preferred parking lot, and then staff are extremely friendly!
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July 2023 by Amal W.
I stay here every month and I can't say that this is a bad place. They have a great staff and the owner goes out of his way to make sure that his customers are taken care of. I highly recommend this place for anyone who is traveling.
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July 2023 by Joe Kisiah
This is not a pet friendly hotel after I booked on line took an Uber to the motel they refused to let me stay. I jumped back on my phone trying to recover a ride and new motel she told me to get out before she called the law. Thankfully I found a la Quinta and another Uber before the law arrived, if your stick don’t waste your time here.
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June 2023 by Lillian Raimundi
Rooms are dirty, have roaches and do not have telephones.The cafeteria is closed due to homeless activity.The pool is dirty and the pool furniture is broken and dirty.There a homeless person sleeping on the side of the pool.The pictures on the website are old and the hotel looks abandonedRooms: The rooms are dirty. There are roaches and the refrigerator had spoiled food in it. I had my room changed and the second one was worse than the first.DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!Safety: The Hotel looks abandoned and the parking lot is dirty and feels unsafe
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June 2023 by Busch Nails
We had guests stay while renovating our salon, Busch Nails and Lashes, right across the street. It is conveniently located to Busch Garden and Mel’s Hotdogs. Come in to our family own salon whenver you are staying here for a relaxing manicure or pedicure.
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June 2023 by Michael
This place should be ashamed to even charge for the room we stayed in. The bathroom filthy broken shower curtain, toilet barley flushes, half a roll of toilet paper. Come to the hallway, doors are drawn all over. Come into the resting area. A huge glass sliding door leads to some alley or parking lot. The remote left for us to use for the ac and TV both broken. And the filth continues. They claim to have a sauna that area was covered with brown bags and the pool is usually a welcoming spot for travelers not here filth followed there. Must be ran by a Patel and no offense all Patel ran and operated hotels are death traps.Rooms: Don't go here
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May 2023 by Carrie Adorno
Most of the staff was friendly and the sheets seemed to be clean. That's the best I can say. Paid a little over $100 for a dirty, rundown room. I don't care that it was outdated, this is more an issue of moldy walls, thick cobwebs everywhere, cracks and holes, loose plumbing, etc. Mirrors looked like they were wiped with a dirty rag, floor wasn't vacuumed, bedspreads were stained, the only drawer in the room was missing, no safe, thick dust everywhere, bathroom still splattered with the last person's soap and toothpaste, and some of the complimentary toiletries were half used and put back on display. The TV didn't work. We got two bath towels, one hand towel, and one wash rag for both of us. Room smelled strongly of roach spray, but the good news is that all the roaches we found were dead at least. Wish we'd known this before bringing lunch in to eat before heading out, because eating there was awful. I think multiple rooms share hot water because the neighbor took a shower (FYI water running from next room was really loud, if that kind of thing bothers you) and we only had lukewarm water for a while. A lot of people are living there, and I hope they're getting a deeply discounted rate for staying in a place that dirty and sketchy. We'll never be back though.
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April 2023 by Joe C.
Wish I could give it no Stars!I booked a Room through Hopper and I stayed the the Econo Lodge at 4139 E Busch Blvd in Tampa, FL. . Choice hotels need to shut this place down. Here is what happened.When I walked into the room, it smelled really bad of BO and mold. the whole hotel smelled of Marijuana.once in the room and turn the lights on roaches scattered. the whole room was disgusting, we actually have alcohol wipes and cleaned the room. You should remove this hotel from your website. I would have left, but I had no where to go.The room was missing the smoke detector. The way the entire hotel smelled of Marijuana, I know they were smoking in the room. Thats a huge fire hazard. Thank god my daughter has a dorm room. My wife had to sleep there cause she severely broke out in a rash. I did let the woman know at the front desk. All she said was, sorry for the inconvenience. You may call me, there is more. I will be also letting the fire dept. know.I had to go out and buy air freshener, cause the room smelled absolutely disgusting. Pee stains behind the toilet seat. When I would use the bathroom., I would turn the light on and roaches scattered. The bathroom sing was missing the plunger, there was a foul smell coming from ot. There was bottle caps and gum down the drain. Tub floor was filthy. They eally need to have this Econo Lodge either shut down or over hauled. It really smells like a Marijuana factory throughout the whole build and the smell of the room was absolutely terrible. We actually kept all our bags in the car just so we do not take home any new pets. My first notion to run was when I saw people asking for refunds as I was checking in.
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April 2023 by Linzy O.
by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Everything was nasty. Globs of who knows what all over the bed spread. The paint on the back of the door in the bathroom was totally scratched off because somebody kept the dog in there cringed every time I had to touch something. Couldn't believe there were no phones in the room. 150 a night. I wish I had read the reviews before the reservation.
