Pilot Travel Center

What a great Pilot Station! I have been a loyal customer for a while now. I asked one time at one of the Pilot’s lets just say not in the top 10 about credits for gas and she told me only on Diesel. Well I got to this one this morning and thought I would download the app to see just why I keep using them and scanning this dern card. It appears that I have lost out on a ton of free showers because of what that one employee told me. Anyhow, on to the review. Had a great breakfast at the Denny’s with the friendliest staff. Did my laundry in a surprisingly clean laundry room. *bonus the person before me apparently put in too many coins so the wash cost me like .50. Got myself one of those free hot showers in an extremely clean private facility. Oh the lady manager here, is awesome. She had a truck driver parked in a tow away zone and firmly but respectfully told him to move NOW or he would be towed. This huge mean looking dude says yes ma’am and promptly moved his rig. Loved it. Get your respect by being firm, fair, and consistent. Oh and this manager was working and training a new employee. You see too many trying to manage from an office in the back of the store. Nothing happens there, the action and issues are out on the lot and sales floor. Great job beautiful blonde manager that I failed to get the name of! Very happy with my experience today!

Staff is nice here. Too bad their parking lot was designed by a Smart Car engineer with a low IQ. I’ve stopped here to fuel many times but park at one of the nearby competitors, as the space between the rows and beside the spaces is insufficient. Its not my backing skills, as Ive seen many others struggling also. The last time I was here there were 3 bored volunteers helping everyone — yep. That bad. Shop here, shower here, park elsewhere.

Truck stop gas stations are always better than normal ones. They have typical snacks and drinks and convenience items like any other truck stop, but they also have t shirts and other souvenirs to take home to friends and family. Not so helpful if you live in or around Mt. Vernon, but cool if you are one of those people that likes to collect random nicknacks. I did notice they have Ben and Jerry’s so that automatically puts them on my thumbs up list.

Would have got 4 stars but the shower was not as clean as it should have been and the Denny’s wait staff was more interested in talking among themselves than to see if I needed anything. Shame on a few who made this place lose a star.

Roadtrips are always interesting. What can I say about this Pilot stop? Basically, it’s like all the others. Those NASTY looking variety of hot dogs and beef dogs and cheeseburger dogs on that rolling thing… Yeah, not my favorite site. But, what this place is good for?
1) Buying great snacks when you still have a 10hr trip ahead of you
2) Clean bathrooms to potty after 4hrs sitting and driving
3) Inexpensive gas compared to those places around it.
So, there’s nothing not to like. Just don’t eat the mystery meat. It can’t end well travelling 1000 miles!