Gainesville Lodge

Got in late. Proprietress showed me the room ropes. Took a walk. Enjoyed walk in shower. Slept. Left in morning !

Inexpensive and excellent location. Service prompt. Décor dated, but everything worked, except for a couple of light bulbs. Hot water came on quickly. Plenty of parking. Lots of dining choices close by.

My wife and I were in town for the night for an event, and I booked this hotel due to its close proximity to the venue and its good rating on hotels.com. At the time I booked it, it was close to 8/10 stars. Apparently, I should have looked for reviews elsewhere, and probably shouldn't have even used hotels.com. This was one of the worst lodging experiences I've ever experienced! The lady at the front desk was rude to us from the moment we checked in. That was the first red flag. There was an awful, musty smell throughout the whole property. That was the second. There were vagrants wandering around in the parking lot. That should have been strike three. At first glance, at least the room looked clean, by motel standards. And since we were just going to be in town for the night, I convinced my wife to give the place a chance. This was a mistake. We got back from our event after midnight, and I went right to sleep - only to be awakened by my wife at 2:00 a.m. She found MULTIPLE ROACHES CRAWLING AROUND IN THE BED! Understandably, she was completely unable to sleep for the remainder of the night, and we left as soon as it was light enough outside to drive (I have a medical condition that makes it very difficult for me to drive at night). Since the staff was so horribly rude to us during check-in, and because of the dangerous-looking vagrants wandering around outside, we didn't even try getting a different room in the middle of the night but stayed in with the bugs (pictured)

Definitely a rent a room for whatever or however long. Long term tenants grilling out in the parking lot and basically "hanging out."

Place is small and not fancy but is clean and family-owned, and affordable. Walking distance to all of the bars/clubs in downtown Gainesville. Will stay again :)

Great little motor lodge just steps from downtown. It’s clean, safe, and comfortable. Great value for the price! Also has some cute vintage charm.

Perfect location in Gainesville.

The room was clean and the stay was good. The service was good and the front desk was very helpful. I would recommend this Motel if your are going to attend a event at U of FL

As I had read in previous reviews, it was clean, secure enough, and no frills. It gets the job done for a place to crash and is clean.

Very friendly service. Clean rooms. It's not a chain hotel...it's a motor lodge. You get what you pay for.