Econolodge Inn & Suites – Burlington, VT

Pretty crappy. If you need a place to lay your head for the night, it will work. But you can do a lot better. It’s not horrible but it’s and old dumpy piece of crap place with 70’s stuff… yea it sux. Staff is less than helpful and breakfast includes a box of doughnuts and a Dixie cup of coffee. steer clear unless your desperate. Sorry E lodge u sukkk. — just fix your broken stuff…

I got two room here on the same night. That’s because the first one smelled had a plentiful collection of pubes in the bed, as well as some leftover crumbs from the last guest. The bed was made very nicely though. That maid (or is housekeeper the politically correct term?) should get a metal. Like a burning hot poker, right in her buttocks.
Second room– clean sheets, with the occassional errant hair. But this is to be expected of a place that has an «out of order» sign on their continental breakfast dispenser.
If I was told that I would grow 3″ in a special region of my male anatomy and lose 30 pounds in my sleep for staying here, I still would not enter that property again.
Instead of bringing pajamas, you should sleep in a full hazmat suit with the breather and glass face shield.
Oh, the thing I liked the best about this place… was the lack of hot water. It was very comforting to know how dirty the room was, and that even a hot shower to cleanse your body and soul would not be happening. I bet there is a murder in this hotel soon, because it looks like the kind of place that would be in a Court TV reinactment.

A little disappointed. I’ve stayed in good places and bad. After reading the reviews I figured I’d take a chance. I’d rate this well below the average Econolodge. It wasn’t well kept at all. The highlight was the wad of hair waiting for us in the shower. Just nasty.
I will say that the employees there were definitely nice and the breakfast in the morning wasn’t bad. But the campground d we stayed at the previous 2 days was much cleaner.

The type of Econo Lodge that gives Econo Lodges a low class reputation. Too pricey for its condition, which is poor at best. Dying bug on bathroom floor was a reminder that bug spray can work slowly. The mold, mildew, stale cigarette smells in the non smoking rooms, worn carpet, broken door knobs, and uncut weeds were signs this place needs a serious make over. Drive a bit further to get a cheper, cleaner room.
As wholesome and clean as the town of Shelburne looks, this motel is a blight on the community.

I’m inside this motel as I type and wish I had found something better. After walking into the (first) room, I was greeted with a musty stuffy smell (sounds like others have smelled the same). I tried to ignore it and went into the bathroom, where the heater didn’t work. The knob was actually broken off completely. I tried again to ignore this, but as soon as I laid down next to my boyfriend to watch some football, I couldn’t ignore the smell of sweat next to my head. The sheets had clearly not been changed, and I tore the comforter off the bed just to make sure. My instincts were right. We complained about it, and the guy at the front desk offered to move us to another room. We accepted his offer, and after about 40 seconds after we hung up, the room phone rang again. He seemed anxious and immediately offered us an upgrade, at no additional cost. Why would he do that? Whatever. Anyway, we were moved to a «suite» at the other end of the property which seemed much cleaner (air and sheet wise). It was chilly, so we turned on the heat… Well, we tried to turn on the heat. It didn’t work, even after half an hour. Half an hour ago (yes, from now), we called down to the front desk to ask if they had any blankets due to the lack of heat. The guy (who neither of us could understand a word from) said that he had only one blanket in storage and asked who would be coming down to get it. At this point I was ready to go down and punch the guy in the mouth. We both walked down there, and he was standing outside (with the only blanket they had apparently) and got defensive as soon as we walked up. My boyfriend said, «Listen, I know this isn’t your fault. We’ve just had a really long night with moving rooms, and we’re tired and cold, but thank you.» All the guy did was give us shit. He said, «You’re the only ones that have complained about the heaters. They’re all good heaters in the rooms.»
Bottom line— spend the extra 30 bucks to stay in a better place. At this point, we’re cold and now I’m afraid that this guy is gonna go cut my tires while we’re sleeping.

You know those times when you know you should follow your instincts, but then you don’t and bad things happen? This was one of those times. I was going through Burlington and I made the mistake of getting dinner before finding a room, so my first choice was booked by the time I finished dinner. I looked at this place on the website and thought it didn’t look so bad. I drive up to the Econolodge and I’m beginning to get that sinking feeling that I should look somewhere else. I look on my computer to see if anything else if available, and not a whole lot is. I decided to ignore the little voice inside and decide to get a room for the night. I walk in and the little voice is now screaming at me to go. I ignore it. The place has a smell to it and I now have a new rule of thumb, if the lobby has a bad smell, then run, run, run and don’t look back.
I ask if there are any rooms available and what the rates were. The woman at the desk wanted to charge me a few dollars more than what they had on their website. Fortunately, I still had the site up on my computer, so I was able to get the cheaper rate. The voice is SCREAMING at me to leave, but do I listen, no. I wish I had. I get to my room… because I chose a suite, it was located in a far corner of the property and being late at night, looked rather scary. My suite was on the second floor and the stairs looked like they were in need of a lot of help. Now, I get into my room. There was no air circulating in the room, so it was probably a good 90 degrees in there. UGH!!! The room was smelly, musty and the bed was horrible. It had quite a sag to it. Why didn’t I leave you are asking? Because it was late and I was too tired to deal with trying to find something better.
What did we learn from this experience? Find a room earlier in the evening, if the lobby smells bad, run and go with your gut instinct.

Ughhhh. I guess I should have expected bad quality since I was only paying $ 50 for this room. But seriously… it was bad. And all I wanted was a decent place to sleep and shower. But I couldnt even get that.
Walked into the lobby to check in and that «sketchy» smell overpowered all else. The lady at the front desk, though, was insanely friendly and nice… at least that was good. Got to the room and it didnt look too bad. King size bed was large, TV, desk, bathroom. So far so good. But then we tried to watch TV… all the stations were static-​y. Watchable, but annoying. And we had the heat on (electric baseboard heat) and it got unbearably dry and hot in the room, so I turned it down, and it got unbearably cold. There was no happy medium. And unfortunately, the shower experience was no better. Options were: searing hot or freezing cold. AWFUL! And the heater in the bathroom didnt work. This was awful. Though probably better that the Ho-​Hum Inn and some other quite sketchy looking establishments, there was better hotels for cheap than this one. Also, this one is quite far down on Rte 7 from Burlington. Next time, will try Rodeway Inn.

Was pretty disappointed with this place. I wasn’t expecting much for $ 50 a night, but working heat in the bathroom and no funky smells coming from the carpets shouldn’t be too much to ask for.
Next time I will try another place to satisfy my need for nothing more than a place to sleep with a shower in the Burlington area.

Grungy, smelly (like mold) and not very clean. Try and find something better.

If the Motel 6 in State College is King, then this Econo Lodge is the Queen.
Before going any further, we need to make a couple things painfully clear here. This is a motel. Not a luxury suite, not the Grand Plaza, the Ritz or the Hotel de-​whatever. Not even a condo or a bed and breakfast. It’s a motel. A.K.A. a cheap, efficient pillow to rest ye weary head. Or in my unique wording, a road tripper’s temporary digs. When traveling I’d much rather spend my time out and about as opposed to hours in a room. And while there are certainly inns and hotels specifically dedicated to romantic R&R trips, it would be foolish to expect anything along those lines from any motel whether it be Econo Lodge, Motel 6 or Days Inn. What can and should we expect? Good service, cheap pricing and a clean room in a safe environment.
With that said, this location provides all of the above and more. Located on RT 7 it’s the perfect distance from downtown, local attractions and shopping plazas. I found a great special online for $ 80.00/a night for a king sized bed which I didn’t hesitate to click. What we were treated with was more like an apartment than what I was expecting from a lowly motel suite. With literally two giant rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen bigger than the one in our last apartment, I was absolutely delighted to kick it back for the weekend. The kitchen sported a counter complete with bar stools, mini-​fridge, sink and actual cooking range while the living room had a fold out couch, lazy-​boy and TV. The bedroom was pretty large with another TV, desk, large mirror and ample room to hang clothing. Sadly the bathroom wasn’t anything to scream about: the tub was a little smaller than the other locations and the light was a little on the dim side. All okay considering the rest. Everything was relatively clean and smoke free (which made me happy) although there were a few cracks in the walls here and there. Again, considering the rest, I could care less. In addition, I’m psyched to report everything was 100% bug free. I had a fantastic weekend and even saved a reasonable amount of money stashing our leftover dinner food in the fridge and purchasing breakfast goodies from the market up the road.
The staff was also a big plus. The woman behind the service desk was utterly a delight: very friendly and more than happy to make recommendations on places to eat and visit.
However, there were a couple minor annoyances I discovered. Unlucky for us, our rooms were located at the end of the building on the bottom floor which unfortunately meant that every time someone walked up or down the stairs, we could hear it from the bedroom (the second door was literally right under the stairs). If they happened to run or stomp, it felt like a marching band. We were unable to hear anything at all from the living room meaning most of the problem was coming from the bedroom door’s location. Also, the peeps in the suite above us (non-​smoking may I add) took the liberty to light it up anyway, causing an icky smoke stink to drift into our bedroom on Friday. Lastly, keep in mind the ice machine is located in front of the lobby and the overall design of the bedroom was pretty dated. Clean and comfortable but. well. sinfully ugly.

Overall though, the pros outweigh the few nitpicks several times over. Exemplary service, apartment sized accommodations (for 80-​bucks!!) and a beyond perfect location make this Econo Lodge an essential in any road tripper’s map. I’ll definitely be back in the future.

Econo Lodge isnt soo bad.
The room is small considering it can hold 2 queen beds and a TV.
But for $ 50/​nite if you have AAA discount and you are only here for one night, and just need a place to crash– then this is your place. This place is within a short drive to Church St.
the staff here is really nice and considering it was Vday, they gave me a rose! aaww, how sweet!
I must admit, the beds are really hard and rather uncomfortable.
ladies– bring a blow dryer, they dont have one in the rooms.
Overall, cheap lodging if you are only in VT for a night.

after 5 minutes, you will see that death has had better times here…
:-)

The staff at the Econolodge were very helpful and friendly… and the fresh waffles in the morning were great.
The rooms were among the cheapest in the area… so we weren’t expecting much. The rooms are simple, but in more disrepair than we expected. I’ve been here twice in two different rooms and both rooms had loose tiles on the floor (some broken), mildew spots, and other water damage.
The beds were fine, though we wished that they had provided an extra blanket.
Overall, I’d say it’s an ok budget place, but it does need some maintenance attention.