Hotel berhampiran T.J. Maxx, Dothan

EVERYTHING was exceptional. Safety, Cost, CLEANLINESS, Comfort, Hot breakfast and Great Customer service. We will return if in the area. Convenient parking and close to alot of shopping and restaurants.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!! My husband and myself had to change rooms 3 different times and ended upgrading to suit apartment just to get out of the filth (not that the suit was really any better)!! We were supposed to stay 2 days but we could only manage one night there. They say they have breakfast but they don't!! Even if they did we wouldn't have ate there!!! We learned what the rooms looked like AFTER buying!!! There was literally Roaches on the bed, added up hair on mattress, cigarette buds on the floors! Walls had holes all in them and the paint was peeling! The furniture is broke, outdated and stained!! Very nasty!!! The microwave had one button that worked on it. The small pool even was junk! There are rails that are rusted and broke going into the water. Someone could seriously be injured! And the lady at the front desk made out like I WAS THE PROBLEM! BC OF HOW MY ROOMS WERE! She had a problem that I was not accepting the trash and paying $116+ for two nights in nasty rooms. We ended up paying $210 for the suit apartment (which was more room and not so nasty) but only stayed one night and checked out early. They can keep that money!!! I WILL NEVERRRRRRRRRRRR be back! You live and learn and no more 2 star hotels for us!

Good reserving and check in. Location for me is why I stay there. Been staying for 30? years when it was Holiday Inn. Downhill ever since. This trip 2/6-2/13 was terrible. Has needed repairs for years. Was excited to see carpet replaced with flooring. Now it was so easy to see roaches on the floor. Brought cleaning supplies and bug spray from previous experience last summer. Here's some can live with complaints. No hair dryer, do not disturb sign, room supplies, key never worked, curtains duct taped to wall, no Bible, pad or pens, no light or outlet for desk lamp, no hangers, sluggish toilet, peeling paint and fixtures, never a parking place near room. Good heat/air and hot shower pressure. The things that are unacceptable are rude employees at front desk. Not even trying to accomodate if you need something. Outside is so unsafe. Homeless or bums? coming in front door of lobby, like they're going to the bar, but proceed out the back lobby exit and down to the room corridors asking for this or that should you happen to be coming/going. Never saw security. It's like one of those drug dealing hotels off a tv show from all the cars/people and traffic thru out the night. I've noticed this before, but assumed maybe they had family visiting their room? No! Not with men in the cars and women in and out of rooms. I noticed this trip they have installed a security camera aiming toward those rooms. Also, they are doing some painting, but not enough to make a difference anytime soon. I try to stay in the same room when I book for a week a couple times a year. Last summer, the pool was nasty. rarely open. Couldn't even enjoy sitting on the locked patio. Again, this time they wouldn't open the gate to where family could grill and we could sit by the pool. Last time, the breakfast bags were gone before 9 and for two days they said the oj and water cooler key was not there. Didn't even bother trying this time. i really hate to complain about a business, but this place is not only a health hazard, but an unsafe place to bring yourself or family. I don't know if I should call and report both things or if this is seen and will be handled by corp. and law enforcement. Should you absolutely need to stay here for cost, location, etc. please be aware of the things that might be going on around you. If I ever have to I will call for law presence during the night. Could be what I think looks suspicious might not be anything, but...I hope you decide to stay elsewhere. I've stayed at a few different places there over the years and if you would like my opinion it's Doubletree, nice rooms, food and pool. Hilton garden inn has fabulous suites, comfortable, safe, nice outside seating, bar/food. I would say a not quality and a big no to HoJo (worse than Clarion). Comfort was nice years ago. Hope this helps.

Pros: We finally found a place to stay after looking thru the whole state of Alabama along our trip path. Price was good. Beds were comfortable. Room and linens were clean. Cons: Chair was stained, bench was stained, bed bug cover on bed was stained, table was stained. Just not well maintained. I assume this is an isolated incident since this place has great reviews but none the less it was my experience. If I would have thought I could have checked back out and went somewhere else, I would have, but with the issues I had finding this place we just went with it. Didn’t try the breakfast because there was not much there.