Name: Econo Lodge Amarillo East
Address: 2401 E Interstate 40, Amarillo, Amarillo, Amarillo, TX 79104, United States of America
Rating: 7

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Pets

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Contactless check-in and/or check-out

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Econo Lodge Amarillo East

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Family and I are traveling on a budget. Staff was friendly but the overall quality of our room was horrible. Our bathroom had a weird smell. Room had a stenching smell of cigarettes. The most unpleasant part was that we left with bed bug bites. I would not recommend.

Would not recommend, pay the extra cash for a better quality room at another place.

This hotel is not only old and outdated but it is extremely filthy.
I have stayed at other Sleep Inns that were great. This one though, not!
I was afraid to touch anything in the hotel. Luckily the room itself wasn't quite as bad as the rest of the hotel. Will think twice about staying at a Sleep Inn.

At the front door is a sign saying No Handguns On The Property.  This is never mentioned during the booking process.  If you're going to bar handgun owners, you MUST tell them at booking, before they book and before they pay.  It's EXACTLY THE SAME as Pets/No Pets.  You cannot have someone arrive after traveling all day and tell them that they can't stay at the motel due to something that the motel never previously mentioned.  Especially when motel management appears to care deeply about this issue.
   It's fine, albeit stupid, for the owner/manager to bar firearms owners, but if the motel does that, they MUST mention it ahead of time.  
   In general, it's stupid to mix politics and business, because you never gain business that way, you only lose it.  Worse, the owner/manager of the Sleep Inn is well aware that if they warn off firearms owners, no one will go out of their way to book at that motel due to the policy, but plenty will take their business elsewhere.  The refusal to mention the policy ahead of time is just plain dishonest.
   You cannot have a stealth anti-gun policy.  If you have that policy, be proud of your stand and let everyone know.
   I checked six other motels within two blocks of the Sleep Inn, including a Comfort Inn.  None had anti-gun signs at their entrances.
   I've been through this with motels before.  If you're going to bar guns, you MUST tell guests before they book.  The problem will not get solved by ignoring it.

The review of the motel will not take into account the motel's handgun-policy hypocrisy.

Overall 3/5 (4/5 if the internet worked)
Value 5/5    Internet 3/5

Pros: the room (103) was clean.  The motel was clean.  Front desk staff was pleasant.  Location is good.

Cons: room and bathroom were typical Sleep Inn compact.  Stains on the carpet.  Internet worked well in the evening, but in the morning it had trouble relogging in, was then very slow and soon crapped out altogether (this is an issue at many Choice properties).  Breakfast was poor, almost non-existent.  The entrance would benefit with sliding doors, to facilitate getting luggage carts in and out.  The parking lot seems small.  

They have some kind of an electrical problem.  In my room, one of the overhead light fixtures didn't work (it wasn't the bulb).  A plug outlet was loose and caused the lamp to flicker when I plugged something in.  The phone/ethernet jack was pulled out and had exposed wires.  The bathroom light switch worked but was half out of the wall.  One of the outside doors had no keypad and had exposed wires.

Gun Owners Not Welcome

Rooms were clean, the bathroom shower was a little rough around the edges with light mold. 
The breakfast was grab and go so no hot food besides waffles. 

It's a great place for a night's rest. We didn't hear much noise, but we were very tired.

It was decent for the price!

The hotel hallway carpet is dirty but the rooms are in great shape. Clean and they provide mini fridge and microwave. They had good “to go” breakfast. No meats.  Front desk was really nice and they got us booked asap. Would stay there again. 8/10 for being a really affordable hotel.

8/10 affordable hotel.

Hotel was clean and our room was sufficient. Grandkids were disappointed that the pool is closed with ceiling falling in. Many places in need of maintenance. Breakfast was continental with no meat, eggs or yogurt or other protein. They do have a waffle maker. Sleep inn has always been much better than this one.

Disappointed

Great for my 2 kids and I. Slept great on the clean and comfortable room. Oddly, there was no elevator there. And the breakfast was not what was advertised and not-restocked well. Overall though, we got a great nights sleep, if was clean and safe.

Great Sleep/Sub-Par Breakfast

This place was disgusting.  The room was tiny which made it extra uncomfortable that all bathroom activity was shared with the room because  the bathroom pocket door would not close.  The air conditioner was broken. There were cracks in the walls, outlets that did not work, etc.  The shower was cruise ship economy size and pretty gross.  They advertise a pool and hot tub but neither is open. They advertise a hot breakfast but don't have one.  They have a "grab and go" with water, some nasty gluten items, and a rock hard rotten orange.  Why did we not check out you may ask?  Well, because the front desk was unmanned from shortly after our arrival until just before we checked out.  There was a sign that said "back in 5 min" and to leave your key on the counter.  No one was 'back in 5 min' because there was no one at the desk all night until the day gal, Gabby, came in.  She seems like a nice enough gal but the management is to blame for such horrible conditions.

Disgusting place

We have stayed at the other Sleepinn in Amarillo and it was fantastic This was terrible. We had 3 rooms for the 10 of us  
 The pool was broken, ( not mention on website) breakfast was awful,  our non smoking room reeked of smoke, the bathroom door didn't  work.  Lights in one of the rooms didn't work.  We were charged more than we were told. We called about the extra charge and the people were rude and basically kept saying the fine print said We don't guarantee any amenities and possibly of extra taxes.  I will never stay in a Choice Hotel again.

Would not stay here again

Older motel. Bathroom in lobby was not working. Slept well until 2am when a group came in and proceeded to talk/party loudly until 4am. Walls are paper thin. I might stay again but not on a Saturday night since apparently this is where people go to continue partying after the clubs close.

Econo Lodge Amarillo East

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