Days Inn by Wyndham KU Lawrence

Quiet, inexpensive, and right in the middle of town, almost!!!!!

Our room was kind of falling apart. The door latch had been pulled out and barely worked. The kleenex holder was hanging down. The bath was rough and unusable. And when we left at 4AM to catch a flight, two cops were outside our door handling a noisy (possible) trafficking? situation with their cars nearby flashing lights and two young girls in tow.

First let me tell you. I was traveling from Oklahoma to Lawrence to visit some extended family. I called a little early and let them know I would be a few minutes after 3pm which is check in. They said that was fine, after a 5 hour drive I finally arrive. Check in and I get to my room, I go to put my suitcase on a wooden chair in there and the arm is broken, the chair is wobbly and damn near falling apart. I say you know what that is fine it’s just a chair. I got a double queen room non smoking. I go to use the restroom and the toilet is wobbling, the shower doesn’t work. Then my daughter who is one needed a change. As I’m changing her she gets a little of her poop on the blanket (which isn’t thick to begin with). I finish changing her and take the blanket directly to the office and explain there was a little misshap and I needed a new blanket. They ask what for and I say ( my 1 year old was in the middle of her change and she got a little of her poop on the blanket) I then proceed to get scolded my house keeping saying they are going to charge me for the blanket and that it’s “unacceptable that my child had pooped on the blanket.” I informed her that the blanket wasn’t soiled it just needed a quick wash and it will be back to normal. Didn’t listen and slammed the door in my face. They then give me a new blanket that has cigarette ash burns all over it like that’s acceptable but a little accident from a parent isn’t. Worst experience ever.

Decided at the last minute to take the trip. Chose the least expensive spot which was about 1/2 of what the reservation would have been if I had joined the group attending the same event. I also traveled by motorcycle and saved a lot on the trip. (Haven't calculated how much yet). The location is showing it's age a bit, but there are some upgrades. Gone is the carpeting I usually find in motels, replaced with a solid surface. I think if that's going to be the new thing, then they should do a bit of in floor heating on each side of the bed and in the sink/tub and shower areas.

Linens had stains. Towels had stains. Hair from previous occupant or staff on linens, towels, shower walls, and bathroom floor. I saw people cleaning rooms. I'm not sure how much cleaning they actually do.

This place we dirty, the door to my room the safety lock was broken. The ironing board looked like it had mold grown on it.

Originally, I was charge half of the price of the stay one day with the remaining total taken out the following day. Whenever I got there, they tried to charge me an additional $342 and complicated my check in with calls to their technical support for a new system that they obviously didn’t understand. Once the manager received confirmation I was able to stay in the most bug infested room I’ve ever stayed in with stink bugs crawling on the mirror, floor and desk tops. The room was not clean with obvious smudging on the mirrors and dead nats in the bedsheets. I decided to bite the bullet since every other motel was booked. After my stay, they decided to return half of price of the stay to my bank account, while taking an additional $292 out of there as well. Completely draining me. Now I need to converse with my bank to recover my money. Now this may not be the fault of the employees there, but for the price, this place is not worth it.

Extremely friendly and welcoming staff. However, the facility is very rundown and in need of updates. I guess we arrived on a weekend with lots of local activities and, given the poor condition of the hotel, it was incredibly overpriced for what you get. Reasonably convenient to get in/out of, but not many restaurants nearby.

I am a traveling Healthcare working and travel with 2 small dogs, they we're very accommodating.