I agree with Howard's statement, though they do vary in quality from awful to comfortable. Proportionally, I've stayed at more poor Day's Inns than other hotels in their catagory.
Alan, Though it's a hassle, I wouldn't allow that hotel to get away with what they did. Write directly to the corporate office and tell them what you told us, and ask for a free night or your money back! And alert the BBB!

Morehead City, NC Days Inn was outstanding. Beautiful 2 level room, with mini-fridge and microwave. Good breakfast, lovely property overlooking a wildlife area. More pricey than most, unless you get the Rock-bottom rate, which we did.

The Days Inn at Breezewood PA is also very nice, at a good price. It's in the middle of nowhere at a truck stop, so it's best for a late arrival early departure.

These two stand out because the rest of the Day's Inns we've stayed at were very definitely sub-par. (At Pittsburgh they had king beds, but no king sheets!)

There is much better value available at other chains. Using the coupons in the brochures available at the highway rest stops provides good deals.

Allie, thanks for that advice.... and what's the BBB?

Hi again!
Better Business Bureau - though perhaps it has different initials?
My husband and I have found that many of these hotels are actually owned and run by individuals, hence the vast difference in quality. But I'll bet{should hope!} that the company will take note of your unfortunate experience- at least we've been successful in the one time we actually took a complaint directly to a head office. Good luck!

The Days Inn in Branson, Missouri is top-notch with clean, comfortable rooms and reasonable rates.

I will never stay at a Days Inn again after our experience at the Days Inn in Melrose Park, Illinois. It is a suburb of Chicago. We checked in to the desk clerks laughing and joking, hardly professional. WE arrived in our room to find grease all over the bathroom sink, and grease all over the towels. Apparently their maitanance person had decided to "clean up" in our room and leave the dirty towels. On top of that there was an Adult bookstore next door, and a strip joint across the street. We had been assured by the Days Inn staff that it was located in a very good neighborhood, appropriate for a family with small kids. Also had bad luck at a Days Inn in Joliet. I will always choose Comfort Inn or Hampton Inn for a no frills motel.

I will never stay at a Days Inn again after our experience at the Days Inn in Melrose Park, Illinois. It is a suburb of Chicago. We checked in to the desk clerks laughing and joking, hardly professional. WE arrived in our room to find grease all over the bathroom sink, and grease all over the towels. Apparently their maitanance person had decided to "clean up" in our room and leave the dirty towels. On top of that there was an Adult bookstore next door, and a strip joint across the street. We had been assured by the Days Inn staff that it was located in a very good neighborhood, appropriate for a family with small kids. The only good thing is that we immediately went to the desk and asked for our money back, and checked out. We were not charged for the room, and drove several blocks north on Mannhiem Road to a HAmpton Inn. Also had bad luck at a Days Inn in Joliet. I will always choose Comfort Inn or Hampton Inn for a no frills motel.

We had to kill a day after cruise, so we stayed at Days Inn airport north since we had a 6 am flight. The place was such a pit...smoke, smoke everywhere- ashtrays in the hall! Brown and orange stained peeling wallpaper in rooms, turquoise floral drapes and carpeting-which was so threadbare and had so many cigarette burns that you couldn't walk on it.Cigarette burns on chairs- REEKED of smoke.I couldn't sleep from coughing and worrying if the damn place would burn down.On a good note- there was a Peruvian restaurant in then next block called Peru Place which surprised us with a

We had to kill a day after cruise, so we stayed at Days Inn airport north since we had a 6 am flight. The place was such a pit...smoke, smoke everywhere- ashtrays in the hall! Brown and orange stained peeling wallpaper in rooms, turquoise floral drapes and carpeting-which was so threadbare and had so many cigarette burns that you couldn't walk on it.Cigarette burns on chairs- REEKED of smoke.I couldn't sleep from coughing and worrying if the damn place would burn down.On a good note- there was a Peruvian restaurant in then next block called Peru Place which surprised us with a great meal

Sure, the Days Inn in Savannah on Bay Street.

Oh, Bruth, nothing kills a thread like an ugly, nasty little moron with unnatural images and desires, like you. Get some treatment, and also talk with your parents about what happened.

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We stayed in the Imlay City, MI Days Inn this past holiday weekend (visiting family whose house was overcrowded). Our online reservation for a double room had gotten lost sometime after they acknowledged it, so they resolved the matter and upgraded us to a business suite before we even arrived. The suite (and the hotel in general) was very clean and modern, did not smell of smoke, and the continental breakfast included homemade breads from the local bakery as well as the standard cereals and bagels. I'd give it an "adequate-plus" rating.

The Days Inn we stayed at in Blowing Rock, NC was rated as a "5 Sunburst" motel - their best. Well let me tell you, their "best" would rate no more than an "average", if that, by any comparable motel's standards. Also, it was advertised as being newly renovated. If it was, I'd sure hated to have seen it before!