Name: Econo Lodge Princeton
Address: 2200 N Main St, Princeton, Princeton, Princeton, IL 61356, United States of America
Rating: 6

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

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Smoke-free property

Newspapers

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Non-smoking rooms

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Internet

English

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Barbeque

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Parking

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St. Margaret's Center for Family Health

Econo Lodge Princeton

Princeton

Great little motel for the price. For 70 something a night, you really can’t beat it! You get free door greetings by guest services because they are sitting out on the curb smoking just awaiting your arrival! 

It’s really great to know that someone is always waiting to assist where they can! 

We walked through the doors and almost couldn’t believe our eyes! The furniture in the small lobby came straight from the 90’s and took me right down memory lane to those moments where my uncles would crack open a cold one and smoke an entire pack of Marlboro reds in a old garage. I just can’t tell you how excited I was. 

The best part was walking through the second floor hallway where baskets of clothing lay outside of doors on the carpet. The carpet looked as though ir hadn’t been peed on in 29 minutes - a new record. The smell, well, that’s like the extra chicken nugget in the box of 10. Not entirely unexpected but - great!

We got to the door of our room for the night and VOILA! The icing on the cake!

Room 211 had the words “LANE IS A TWEAKER” written on it. I know it’s not my name, I just thought it was an encouraging sentiment. We opened the door and it reeked if smoke and filth. There was pubic hair on the shampoo bottle as well as soap scum on the counter. 

I can’t wait to stay again!

PS. Please don’t even try to break into the washing machine. Or else.



Terrible

On 05 October of 2022 I booked a room at this motel for the night of )8 October. I specified a late check in as I would most likely not be there much before 6 PM.
I was on a road trip, better then 150 miles from home.
When I arrived to check in, around 5 PM I was first told they had no record of my reservation.
I then provided the conformation number I had been given., as well as three conformation e-mails i received.
Suddenly, there was my reservation. They (the desk clerk) said the reservation had been canceled. No explanation, no reason for the cancelation or who had canceled (obviously not me).
No rooms available. Not so much as an offer to call other motels in the area to try to find me a room. 
I was told "there is nothing I can do. Besides you made the reservation online, so we are not required to honor it. Goodbye".
After trying other motels in the area, I was able to get a room in a higher end motel. The clerk there was very helpful, and after I explained what had happened at econolodge (lower case intentional) she gave me a discount, so I only paid $1.95 more for a very nice room,
Buyer beware.

Service? What service?

This property has the look of a place that needs refurbishing and some care from staff. The drive has potholes, and the parking lot is littered. Inside the front door, a room labeled “meeting room” seems to have all its furniture covered with bedsheets. Fixtures in the room have sloppy grout seams, and the toilet makes a rather strange sound when flushed. The pillow cases are yellowed, the pillows are mismatched, and the bedsheets are rumpled; we assume they have been washed, but it’s not totally clear. The TV is secured to the top of the chest with two-inch Phillips-head screws that are standing exposed at each corner of the tv base. Overall, the property has the look of a place that has been beaten up and neglected.

In need of care . . .

I booked a room at this hotel in May, 2021, for 2 dates September 10 and 11, during a busy town festival time. I  always book early, as the 4 hotels in this town tend to all fill up as the festival gets closer. I got an e mail from Econo Lodge on September 5th, confirming my reservation, and said how they were looking forward to seeing me. . The next day I got a call from a friend who was also staying at the hotel the same weekend. He had just gotten a call from this hotel, telling him his reservation was cancelled, without any good explanation. He had booked his room in May 2021 as well. He was  told that for some reason about 15 different room reservations were being canceled. I immediately went to check my reservation on line, and to my shock and surprise, my reservation was cancelled as well. I never received any phone call or e mail about this. I called corporate to complain, and they were helpful, but told me they could not help me with a room, even though they did take the time to call the hotel, but could not give me reason why the reservation was canceled. So I guess they just expected me(if I had not checked my reservation) to just show up only to find my reservation was cancelled, with no where to stay, with every hotel in town filled. From what my friend was told, there are likely 13 other families they will likely experience the same type of poor treatment and service. A corporate complaint was filed with Choice Hotels.

Your reservation may be cancelled! Beware! A reservation may not be a reservation at this hotel!

Booked this room in mid July for 3 people with 2 queen beds when we arrived we were told that I book 1 room 1 bed. Thankfully one in our party was able to stay with family. Do not know were the mixup was but they did check how many were staying. Also they took the full payment the day I booked.

OMG what a mess

Where do I begin. Hotel was dirty, no mask on staff, room smelled, dogs barking across the hall, no breakfast (even though web site said yes) no one near front desk to check out. Way too many other choices to ever go back. This is the second Econo Lodge that was terrible...never again.

Never going near this place again

This place looked fine on the outside but when I walked in I could immediately smell smoke and a musty odor. I rang the bell and waited and waited for someone to come to the front desk. The front desk had plastic hanging from the ceiling around the desk and  no hand sanitizer in the dispenser. A woman called hello and so I stayed to book a room. It was a no smoking room. My room's door was propped open a couple inches and the window was open. Obviously airing it out. I only stayed because it was late and I had to get some sleep. The bedspread was thin and ugly. I pulled back the bedspread and there was a huge hole in the blanket. When I moved a pillow to go to bed a bug crawled out from underneath it. There was stopping in the room above me. I hardly slept worrying about what bugs might crawl on me. I was traveling alone and as a woman I felt very unsafe. For some reason the people in my door was stuffed with Kleenex like they didn't want me to see out. The next morning the outlet by the sink crackled when I tried to plug in my curling iron and would not work. I never took a shower there. I just wanted to leave early in the morning and get back on the road. It was the worst hotel I've ever stayed at. I only stayed there because she offered me a discount and the hotel price for my room was $61. She said she gave me a discount because I was just one guest. When I asked about my AARP discount she said, I already gave you a discount. I emailed the manager and all he did was apologize. I don't anything will ever be done about it. Please do not stay there.

Worst hotel I've ever stayed

I was traveling from Missouri to Chicago for a job interview and found this hotel. I didn't have a lot of money so I was looking for a deal. So I was glad when I found this place. The rooms were clean and the front desk was workers were nice and understanding. I came in rather late at night. So I was happy that check in was quick and the bed was comfortable. Will stay there again.

Better part of my trip.

I was driving across country to visit family and found this nice little hotel. The rooms were clean and the employees were nice. Will definitely stay again. The room were not super new but most places i have stayed are the same way. Over all its a place worth the money.

Nice little hotel

The driveway into the lodge is beat up in a rugged way.  

The Wi-Fi did not work in a reliable way.

The breakfast is nothing but a variety of high carbohydrate, no fibre, no nutritional items be they white bread and bagels, berry-less jams, sugar laden cereals like Fruit Loops, , powdered orange juice, et cetera.  The one protein source were eggs that were so boiled the yellow was a blue-green powder. 

Room is drab in colour and decor.

Econo Lodge Princeton

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