Microtel Inn And Suites Bloomington

I’ll make this short and (un)sweet. The walls are paper thin, the clientele enjoys having loud arguments at 2am on a Wednesday, the staff is unreasonably rude, and you get 2 pillows max. Oh, and bring your own shampoo and soap, because they apparently don’t supply that either. There are dozens of other economy hotels nearby. This one simply is not worth your time or hard earned money.

This might be the worst hotel I have ever stayed. Only thing giving it two stars is the cheap price and the decent people at the front desk. The hotel smells like the most disgusting smell I’ve ever smelled. We literally went to Walmart hours after we arrived and bought Febreeze. Tried opening the window the first night but then was kept up by the traffic on the highway. The TV remote did not work. Had to get up and turn TV on/​off, change channels and volume. There is nothing in walking distance except for a Denny’s with the bar.

in all honesty… you get what you paid for. We had a long layover and wanted to catch some sleep before our international flight. The hotel will actually pay for the taxi rides between the airport and hotel, you just have to tip the driver.
As for the hotel itself… well the lady working the front desk was very friendly and helpful. She handed us our keycards, explained when breakfast starts in the morning and pointed us in the direction of some restaurants for dinner.
Now for the rooms… Don’t expect the Four Seasons. Our room had a smell, kind of musky, but the bathroom was clean and the water pressure was nice. The TV had an issue but the gentleman at the front desk came in and fixed it for us. There were stains on the ceiling from a leaky sprinkler head. The beds were comfy enough, pillows were flat… but I got a good night sleep that didn’t break the bank.

My reservation clearly stated «non-​smoking,» and as soon as I opened the door to the room I was hit with the disgusting smell of cigarette smoke. It’s even in the towels. I went back to the desk to complain and the employee insisted it was a non-​smoking room and refused to give me a new room because it would have meant upgrading. Very disappointed by the terrible service.

You get what you pay for here… my room had lots of burn marks and stains… very basic no frills room. Don’t bother with breakfast if you are expecting anything more than a bagel and coffee.

Well, it’s a cheap hotel. But service was ok, but breakfast was poor, just had cereal, oats, muffin, bagel, coffee, hot chocolate and juice. How come no fruits/​waffle or toast ??

You get what you pay for, decent room, VERY LOW priced. My whole team stays here every year while we play «Fireman’s» only complaint is the softer mattresses.

Pine-​Sol was the first thing you smelled — they advertised a hotel shuttle — none available — a taxi voucher was provided w/​a warning to be careful — then as you entered the elevator the smell of cigarettes is overwhelming — and stench. The carpets are stained all they way to the elevator and the room — in the room — there is a shiny dry patch on the bench seat by the window — with tears — the splash on the tub is black from dirty mop water — spots on the vanity, room is worse than motel six and I will never stay there. Definitely not what I am used to with Microtel. The first guy to check me in was flip about the shuttle issue — when I checked out — 10 minutes later — the lady Marilynn was very apologetic offering a refund to travelocity if they called — but can not undo the bad rep that will stay in my mind. Travelocity needs to to better about screening if they are going to offer on their site and Microtel needs to know how bad they are being represented

I arranged for my room to stay an extended stay for a business trip. I called the hotel directly and was put on hold three times before finally hanging up and trying their website online. I was referred to a call center. I explained that my company would be paying for my trip, gave them the credit card number, and was told that I wouldn’t need the card with me as she had it authorized by my employer that the room was to be paid with a company card. Luckily I convinced my new employer to take the company credit card with me to the motel just in case the lady was incorrect. I arrived to the dimly lit parking lot. The nice lady with the two lazy eyes after some miscommunication called her manager to approve my stay as it is NOT okay to use a credit card that is a ‘prepaid card or not the same name as the person checking in. My card was in my employers name. The begrudgingly let me stay. My key card didn’t work in my door. There was no blankets in my room only a fitted sheet and a top sheet. It was mirrored walls as though it was an interrogation room and I was the perp, or a low budget fluff-​er room in a porno. The MDF fine furnishing that were filthy also added to the ambiance of the old below window unit furnace screeching on a high heat setting before thumping off. IT’S HIGH HEAT or nothin’…IF the creep factor wasn’t enough the thin door separating myself from the young couple yelling at their kids as though the door was a sheet was comforting and just when you fall asleep someone is out side your dead bolted entrance trying their card key in the door. Next time I will try the super8. I have pictures of the bathroom floor that looks as though they haven’t mopped the floor since the hotel was built, along with the telephone with miscellaneous brown stain on the directory paper… this is one to tell your family that you survived that one business trip stay.

Stayed here one night to catch early morning flight. Giving this all 5 starts because it met expectations for the $ 59 price. Clean, staff was courteous, free wi-​fi, room size was adequate, free shuttle to and from airport, and very close to airport. Had to leave for airport before morning breakfast was served so I can’t comment on that. For an economy hotel, it is hard to beat. Only minus is that the internet is a bit slow, but not too bad. Again, for the price, you can’t beat it.

Do not stay here, ever. We stayed there for 2 nights and it was a terrible experience. When we first arrived, we noticed stains on the sheets of the bed, hair on the pillows and all over the shower, and for a non-​smoking room, it smelled terribly like smoke. There were dirt spots all over the walls and burn holes from cigarettes everywhere. We requested a roll-​away which had disgusting sheets. The beds were also dirty. Our air smelled moldy and it was like the room was never cleaned. The second night, someone tried getting into our room around 11:00 P.M. They tried getting in a couple times. Upon checking in, we were told breakfast ended at 10:00 a.m. We arrived at breakfast around 9:20 and by 9:25 the clerk was cleaning everything up, we were still eating. Plus he was a total jerk, one of the rudest people I have ever met. So with our experience, I recommend you find a better budget hotel because this place is terrible.

We stayed here as out-​of-​towners for our early morning flight at MSP. The location for that was great, only about 5 minutes from the airport. The rooms at this Microtel are teeny tiny, and I swear the queen size bed we reserved was a full size, not a queen (is this what the «Micro» in Microtel means?) albeit a clean room.
The front desk staff knocked on our door after we had gotten out of the shower, saying that water was pouring into the room below ours. Our tub had a crack in it, but they didn’t move us or make any mention of fixing it… eeek. The noise from the interstate wasn’t too noticeable unless the window was open. The Wal Mart directly across the road turned out to be a lifesaver, as I realized I had forgotten a couple of items for our trip.

My friend and I opted for Microtel because it was affordable in comparison to some of the steep priced places in Minneapolis.
Microtel is located on a feeder road off of the interstate. Noise is not a problem, however, merging onto the highway is. The 25mph exit ramp dumps you out into 65mph traffic with barely any room to merge. Also, the exits are built so that if you want to go a certain direction (south, for example) you would have to go a block down to the next exit because the off ramp near the hotel only goes northbound.
The hotel itself was clean, beds were comfortable. We had problems with our keycards which would reset sometime in the afternoon while we were out. Upon returning around midnight, we would be locked out of our room and have to track down a night manager to reset our keys. This happened every day during our week-​long stay.
There is no pool here and the continental breakfast was only served until 9:00am. (We certainly weren’t up and ready that early, as this was our summer vacation.) The clerk suggested we eat at the neighboring Denny’s. Ack. Not an option since my friend was vegetarian.
The keycard issue alone is enough for us not to come back. Everything else was just an added nuisance.

Decent rooms with double beds, flat panel TVs and AC! I got a steal on the price at $ 59 bucks a night. Four minute drive from Mall of America and local restaurants. Walmart is directly across the street for those late night snacks and amenities. Free continental breakfast and so-​so free wi-​fi internet. Can’t beat that!

This place was decent for the price. The room seemed clean, except the carpet was badly stained. The room was very small, but it was fine just for getting a good night’s sleep… I wouldn’t have wanted to stay longer. They had complementary coffee, juice, bagels and muffins in the morning. There is no pool, however. The only thing that would prevent me from staying again is the creepy glass thing behind the bed… it looked like a two-​way mirror. Very strange. It was in all the rooms.