Crossland Economy Studios – Salem – North

My vehicle was broken into while staying at this hotel. Since I booked through Expedia I could not cancel my room. My room was not cleaned. When I went to the front desk to request clean towels I was told it was their policy to not give out linens after 11 p.m. Not exactly meeting guests needs! WiFi was not working. Will NEVER stay here again!

It’s clean and all that. Service at desk was sweet, but I found the paperwork at checkin a bit patronizing. I get they need to protect themselves against towel loss but I’ve never heard of a form declaring towel use parameters. But this was the worst: WIFI was not working. I specifically choose wifi-​enabled motels so I can do my travel blogging. I should have made them sign a form about not deceiving customers when advertising «free wifi.»

You get what you pay for? Bed was hard as a rock, didn’t get a great nights sleep. The room was dirty, didn’t notice it until right before check out. There was dog poop hidden near the head of the bed. Only noticed it because I had dropped something between the bed and nightstand. Everything appeared clean at first, but I’m now weary. If you need a cheap place to stay. Its the place for you.

Booked online with a little hesitation as the rooms were so cheap, was a little scared I’d walk into something that wasn’t very good — no worries! Got here, the girl at the desk was a delight, and the room was nice, and very clean. To my surprise the room included a microwave, a refrigerator and sink with stovetop to cook! Had all the bathroom amenities and nice towels. The bed was pretty comfy as well. And there is a table with chair. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars was the TV was a little sketchy, and the furniture is a bit worn down, but that stuff doesn’t really matter to me — all I want is clean, comfortable and quiet and that’s what I got.

A very comfortable studio for the price. The bed is overly firm and tv is old school but it has a kitchenette with mini stove, microwave, and refrigerator, so everything you need for a comfortable nights’ stay. I paid about $ 50 for one night and it’s definitely nicer than some of the nearby cheap motels which actually charge about $ 15-​$ 30 more per night. I had no problems at all here. Great location on Fisher Road near Silverton Road!

You get what you pay for… popcorn or something was under the fitted sheet and mattress had no cover and was really disgusting. Cob webs and the stinky smell of old smoke was horrible. Overall the whole place needed a good long powerwash!

Well, hmm… I try not to be too harshly critical, so let’s start off with the pros. I checked and am reasonably sure there are no bed bugs, the linens look like they at least tried to bleach the stains out, and the structure seems solid and designed to be safe inside — steel doors, interior latches, deadbolts, peepholes. One star for that.
So those were the pros. If it seems like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel for that, well, truth in reviewing, eh? Cons are, well, everything else. Parking, it looks like someone tried to bust down one of the doors to a room next to the office. I think they failed. Probably. In the office it looked like they haven’t swept in over a week and the light shade and blinds are filthy. Small thing, but it doesn’t bode well. I’ll gloss over the other guests asking for missing supplies, like towels.
We get into the room and I start looking for evidence of bedbugs. I don’t think there are any, so this place gets one star for that. One bitten, twice paranoid as all get-​out. I did find some hairs under the fitted sheets, but they are long and not curly, so it could be worse. There is peanut butter in the bed skirt. That’s what I think it is, and I am not looking closer at it. The toilet and sink are clean, but the shower… I’m keeping my sandals on since it is, well, not the worst I have ever seen, but it is the worst I’ve seen in a hotel room. The carpet has stains all over and my friend’s room had stains all over the mattress.
I am going to finish this review with a question that has been bothering me since I noticed it. How do you get that many stains that high up on the curtains?
Edit: what I thought was dust last night was mold in the bathroom and the exhaust fan just makes noise and doesn’t move any air. Plus the mirror is missing a corner.

Worst stay I’ve ever experienced anywhere. Even worse than the shit hole in flagstaff that I’m sure a murder or two has occurred in. At least there the staff was nice.
Crosslands staff is incredibly inept and rude and it’s not necessarily that they are rude on purpose, it’s almost an art form how unhelpful and lacking empathy they are. Perhaps not actually human?
Room was dirty. Chewed gum stuck to the head board. Carpet smelled like someone dumped an ashtray over it (in the non smoker room.) Towels stained or freshly dirty, I can’t tell and won’t touch to find out.
It’s worth extra money to stay at ANY OTHER roach motel, just don’t do this place. seriously so regrettable.

Wow! The pictures that they show on their website are so misleading — there is nothing to note positively here. Waiting for an apartment to become available I had no choice but to stay here as I had just started a new job and lived out of the area. The facility is in need of a good pressure wash, all the outside walls are filthy. They choose to be so understaffed that guest requests take forever, even when you bring your linens down yourself to be exchanged they are so understocked you might have to wait until the next day to get clean towels. This is the minimum of the minimum.
Unless you are hard up as I was stay away — spend a couple more bucks and feel a bit of security and cleanliness. Having to haul everything of value I have with me every morning and night is tiresome and comparing rates to other local hotels I would have also been better off paying a few more dollars a night.

This place is nasty!!! Stay away it’s well worth paying few bucks more for better room trust me I wish I did

We reserved a handicapped room through
. When we arrived we were told there were none available, even though I saw 5 not rented, 3 of which never did rent that night. Beds are like sleeping on 2 boxsprings, hard and loud. Many things were broken. TV was 25 years old, terrible picture and channel choices. Fridge did not chill drinks. The curtains were literally falling apart from dry rot with pieces of the backing on the floor. Spend the extra 10 bucks and go to Red Lion.

Needed it for one night after a wedding I attended. $ 47 and some change for two people for one night.
Simple, clean (bedsheets had holes though), one room with bathroom. Toilet was broken, though. Beds were comfortable enough for a decent nights sleep but for picky sleepers, they may not be good enough.
Had a small kitchen, which I was impressed with, a coffeemaker (that we didn’t use), and wifi that wasn’t that great but it got the job done.
I am familiar with Salem and this particular hotel was in what you would call the «sketchy» part of town, so take everything with you into your room and lock your car securely. Nothing was taken and my car wasn’t damaged but I have heard horror stories from friends who ventured into that part of North Salem.

As mentioned by others, spartan and minimal but not cut-​rate. I carefully avoided a strange conversation with the desk clerk about God’s judgement and premarital sex but I suppose that’s just Salem for you.
The room was well-​housekept and had that strange combination of well-​furnished (stove, sink, microwave, pots, pans, etc) and claustrophobically tiny. Internet and other accoutrements weren’t quite as bad as you’d expect from a sub-​$ 50 hotel, but I’d only strongly recommend the place to someone traveling solo who just needed a cheap bed and shower.

This hotel has bed bugs. I’ve talked to 4 other people staying here, they all switched hotels because of said bed bugs. Disgusting.

Mmmhmmm the smell of smoke in my smoke-​free room. The free WiFi doesn’t come down to the north end of the building. The last two nights I have come back to my room and found things moved around but no maid service. Weird… and annoying!
Finally got Free WiFi connected but only at 0.62Mbps. A/​C vent cover fell off mysteriously and the fridge made an annoying sound preventing. Good night’s sleep, not saying that the bed helped any. I woke every 2 – 3 hours. Ugh!
Cheap yes but shoulda been cheaper.

The first room smelled of cigarette even though it was a non smoking room. The second room had a strange smell, but it was satisfactory for my brother so whatever. The room is pretty small. No shampoo or conditioner or anything, just soap! I felt itchy and couldn’t sleep. I’ve been up since 3am! The concierge was nice to le us switch rooms an even called to check if we liked the room so I’m giving them an extra star. There’s a one time charge for wifi; it might be worth it if you’re staying a long time.

I’m giving this place 5-​stars because it is by far the best, cheapest, cleanest, coziest, & most modern motel-​like place I’ve ever stayed at. If you’re looking for a place to sleep on your drive up to WA or down to CA, I highly recommend checking into here. It’s way better than sleeping at a Howard Johnson, Super 8, etc. And for the price of $ 44.58 including taxes for one night, it is definitely a steal! Tough bed but comfy, fluffy pillows!

Spartan and industrial, Crossland is obviously intended for road warriors and families on a budget. Road warriors may save a few dollars but families might be better off at a moderately-​priced or economy chain that provides breakfast, or at least coffee and tea with doughnuts and rolls.
The two dollar sign, moderate price I show includes the price of a breakfast purchased elsewhere. Based on the price of the room alone, Crossland would rate one dollar sign, inexpensive; but that rating would not do justice to other motel chains, because most of them do provide a breakfast, which is not only convenient but saves time and money.
When we arrived, the front office was closing (11 PM) and the clerk recorded my driver’s license number. I was too tired to argue but this practice is unjustified and, if it isn’t illegal, it should be, because it provides a made-​to-​order opportunity for identity theft: a driver’s license and a credit card are all that thieves need.
The room was clean and included a small kitchen with a sink, refrigerator, microwave and a two-​burner stove with sufficient pots, plates and utensils for two people. The room was also noisy, and not just because it relied on the standard, noisy, under-​the-​window, blow-​across-​the-​bed HVAC unit. Footsteps above and on the stairs boomed through our room, and only Crossland’s parking lot separates the rear of the building from I-​5. If you decide to stay here, request a second-​floor room at the front of the motel.
The mattress was strange because it felt rather like a hollow block of plastic wrapped in foam rubber; but it slept well enough. The sheets were clean but so thin that you could see the too-​small mattress pad outlined by the darker mattress.
One bed lamp: inadequate. A toilet that didn’t flush well and a counterless bathroom sink that didn’t drain well: inadequate. An industrial-​grade, six-​inch wide stainless steel shelf affixed to the bathroom wall in an apparent attempt to compensate for the lack of a counter: barely adequate for one, inadequate for two. One tiny bar sink in the kitchen, which could have augmented the bathroom sink, had it included a mirror and a light-​bar, but it didn’t. The TP and tissues were — well, I didn’t know that grade of paper was available in a first-​world country.
There was a coffee-​maker in the room with a bit of coffee. The coffee was good.