Econo Lodge

Excellent for the money. We had a detour on our way home from FL and tried from Marietta, GA all the way to Lenoir City, TN — tried calling for 5 hrs anything along I75. Everywhere was all booked up and we were desperate to find something, anything as it was almost 3am and we were traveling with a 3yr old and 7week old. We don’t usually go to Econolodge bc some previous experience with them were less than … Clean. I am a major germaphobe, especially with a 7wk to worry about. I was so satisfied when we walked in and the room was nice and clean, I didn’t even hesitate to climb in bed with our girls. The sheets, and towels were all so soft and the bed and pillows were very comfortable. I would definitely stay at this location again and highly recommend it, even to the pickiest of germaphobe!

Location is great. The owner, on site, takes pride in ownership. The place is clean, remodeled, and the queen beds were comfortable.
The complaints… no in-​room coffee maker. And breakfast is lacking – need an expanded selection. Today, after being on vacation for 3 weeks, is the first time we left a motel hungry and had to pay for our first breakfast out.

We were on a long road trip, and chose this inexpensive motel since we wouldn’t be spending much time in the room. We were very pleased! The motel was quiet, and our room was great. It was clean, and the bed was very comfortable. The breakfast was a bit heavy on the carbs, but still good. The owner was very involved in the operation of the motel — at check in, check out, and during breakfast he made sure we were well taken care of. We would stay here again.

I had high expectations for this hotel based on the reviews I found here and other sites. A lot of the stuff in the room was broken like the toilet handle and the telephone and there was a big scratch across the television. It seems like half of this hotel is where people live rather than just stay for the night. The walls are very thin, The carpet has cigarette burns in it and the amenities are less than ample.
The bed was okay but I wouldn’t call it comfortable by any means and the pillows were pretty crappy. I usually check for bedbugs when I arrived but I had driven from Miami all the way to Tennessee so I just wanted to lay down. Well, i’m pretty sure I picked up a bedbug or two there. Mystery bites that I cant explain otherwise. The location is good and the Ruby Tuesday’s that’s down the way is much better than the reviews suggest. There are several other hotels in the area so if I was stopping here again I would probably pick another one. I believe the room cost $ 68. This included continental breakfast but that only included things that you would categorize a sugar and carbohydrates. If you read my other reviews you can see that my standards are too high at a hotel but this one just seems a little bit subpar for even me.

For the price, I feel like it was an excellent stay. Clean room. Clean bathroom. Very accommodating owner. I would not hesitate to stay here if I just need a place to stay. It’s not run down or shady like you might expect with ‘econo’ in the name. Beds are soft, pillows nice. It was quiet.

About what you’d expect for a low-​cost chain hotel. One non-​smoking room was pretty smelly of old smoke, another room not so bad. Both rooms had old-​style televisions and no pay per view. The conti breakfast had bananas, muffins, danish, coffee, juice. For the price, you could do worse. Wi Fi worked well.

We stayed here on a trip from Florida back home to Ohio over Christmas break and we were very happy with this hotel. My main concerns on a quick overnight stop are safety and cleanliness and this Econolodge passes with flying colors! My kids claim I am a germaphobe and my standards were met. We also appreciated that they could accommodate our family of six in one room with a rollaway bed – it saves us a ton of money to not have to get a second room. The manager/​owner was very nice and professional and emphasized that we should call him if we needed anything at all. The continental breakfast included coffee, juice, bagels and pastries which were all fresh and tasty. The area around the hotel was very commercialized (right off the highway so expected) and not scenic (unless you like looking at the boat dealership next door like my husband) but quiet at night and safe. We will definitely stay again when passing through.