Americas Best Value Inn

“Close to the stadium.”

We chose this property as it appeared to be quite close to Gillette stadium. We came down for a conference and didn't want to stay somewhere that would require a long drive even in the morning. I always check Expedia and the reviews appeared to be quite favorable. When we checked in, it was a flaw… more

We chose this property as it appeared to be quite close to Gillette stadium. We came down for a conference and didn't want to stay somewhere that would require a long drive even in the morning. I always check Expedia and the reviews appeared to be quite favorable. When we checked in, it was a flawless procedure. We had to walk around the outside of the building to get to a set of stairs leading to the second floor. When we opened the door, we were greeted with a very strong smell of cigarette smoke. The hallways were quite narrow and I could tell there had been some damage to walls in the past that had been repaired. The area appeared as though many of the rooms were occupied by people who are living there. While walking down the hallway, I could smell the dirty rooms. A short distance down the hallway we walked down to another section of the property. When we opened the door, there was quite a difference! The hallway was wide, it was clean, and there was a pleasant smell. The rooms were spacious with all recently updated furnishings and fixtures. The room was equal to many other hotels that I have stayed at. The property itself was less than 2 mi from Gillette stadium, which is a bonus. I did not see anyone hanging around the rooms on our way through the hallways, but I did hear televisions playing in most of the rooms. I would recommend this property if you are looking for a place close to the stadium. I would also recommend checking first to make sure that you get one of the new rooms.

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“Manage your expectations and it will be okay”

Let's begin with the obvious, it's America's Best Value Inn. VALUE. This is not the Ritz Carlton, it is not the Four Seasons. If you have fair and reasonable expectations for what this chain is, they you probably won't be disappointed. Now, I will say that we have never stayed at any one of thi… more

Let's begin with the obvious, it's America's Best Value Inn. VALUE. This is not the Ritz Carlton, it is not the Four Seasons. If you have fair and reasonable expectations for what this chain is, they you probably won't be disappointed. Now, I will say that we have never stayed at any one of this chain's locations as it is generally not they level of accommodations that we would entertain as an option. Now, despite some of it's shortcomings, we did not have any issues, as a whole, with the grounds, the facility, or even the room. Again, have fair and reasonable expectations. Start from the beginning. Upon entry into the building it looks old and baron and had a slight funk in the air. The gentleman at the counter was polite, courteous, and respectful and handled our check-in efficiently. It was easy. As we made our way to our assigned room, was walked by the lounge/bar/restaurant? area and the funk in the air got stronger and my wife identified this funk as smoke. Maybe the bar/lounge/restaurant has smoking?? I don't know. But as we continues down the hallway to our room, the farther from the bar/lounge/restaurant we got and the closer we got to our room the more that smokey, funky smell dissipated. We entered our room and was pleasantly surprised. Again, for what it is, it was a nice room. It was very obvious they they are making an effort to clean the place up with some renovations. The room appeared "new" as though it had been recently renovated. It was clean, nice, decent television, larger than average fridge, power outlets and USB ports on each tide of the bed. The floors were clean, the best was clean, bathroom also clean and renovations almost complete. The room as a whole was clean and nice. The sofa (sleep sofa?) did have some stains on the cushions and the bathroom ceiling was still a work in progress. One thing the room did have, that we don't usually get in rooms at twice this price but do se in rooms at triple the price, were some complementary bottle water and a few snacks (bags of chips, pretzels, etc.). Now, let me offer a few words about the complimentary breakfast. While it was not vast or abundant, it was a full hot breakfast. A few fruit, cereal, and bread options, eggs, sausage, French toast, etc. Quality... it was okay. They drawback for me on breakfast was it was in the poorly lit, dark, low ceiling, funky lounge/bar/restaurant. But again, managing your expectations and it wasn't bad. Overall, it was NOT A BAD EXPERIENCE. Would we stay here again? Maybe. If we were in this price point, we probably would.

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