Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham Columbus Fort Benning

We stayed here for three days around my step son’s graduation from Ft. Benning. First off, it is in a sketchy part of town. The entire area is run down. Many of the businesses are either boarded-​up or have bars on the Windows. That said, this hotel is right at home in its surroundings. It is a roof over your head. All of the other reviews are correct about the smells, humidity and stained carpet.
There was no breakfast two of the 3 days. The woman at the counter said that the «breakfast lady called in sick». I’m pretty sure nobody entered our room over the three days we were here… Not to make the beds, empty the trash or even change out the towels. We had to ask every morning for towels and coffee.
We named our own price on Priceline and this is what we ended up with. Guess you get what you pay for.

We stayed Memorial Day Weekend for a soccer tournament. The hotel was filthy. Huge stains on the carpets down every hallway and the whole place smelled of cigarettes. People hanging in the parking lot smoking marijuana. There was a roach in the butter bowl at breakfast. The staff was very nice. Seems like a lot of parents visiting their soldiers at Ft Benning stay here. I felt sorry for them.

Spacious room. Big bed. Not a great side of town in Columbus; Victory Drive is known as the hood. There was a bug on my pillow last night that I noticed before I was getting in which makes you feel itchy all night. The kitchen cabinets were scratched up and outdated. The towels also seemed to need a little thin and needing updating. I was so tired last night though. I just wanted some place to rest my head and I found this place for cheap on Hotwire. There was a stray kitty with an apparent leg problem limping around the parking lot. We didn’t try the breakfast but the lady said there was one. The hallways had random pieces of wood in them and the carpets were stained. The hallways also felt muggy. Finally, this place is run by the military so there’s a bunch of pictures of men shooting guns. Okay, that’s all.

Hotel is going through a bankruptcy apparently. (Overheard front desk agent talking about it)
From the outside the hotel looks okay. The lobby is presentable and the front desk staff is very friendly. The area outside the hotel is run down as hell, like most military base towns. They have an on site gym, outdoor pool, cornhole, and horseshoes out back (I assume they keep up the pool in the warm weather months, it didn’t look gross).
Be warned about the rooms and halls though. The carpets are stained and are in dire need of replacement, the hall vents are pretty gnarly looking, and the rooms need to be repainted.
Once in the rooms, all isn’t so bad if you’ve been used to staying in a run of the mill hotel before. There’s nothing fancy about it, and definitely needs improvement, but I felt comfortable sleeping there. The room I stayed in even came equipped with a tall fridge, full set of cabinets, and a stove which was neat!
This IS a pet friendly hotel, so the rooms can smell slightly like pets, but I had a pet with me during my stay, so it’s not a complaint for me.
In essence, don’t stay if you’re easily grossed out or are expecting a high end suite with all the fancy bells and whistles. It’s Def a budget motel, but not so bad that they need to just burn it down for insurance money.

The rooms are okay. Looks like somebody dropped their pill in the vent. The stove is broken. The microwave works. They provided complimentary coffee. The floor looks like it has something greasy on it. The bed looks clean no stains but the bed cover looks a little dirty. It’s manageable.