Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Clearwater Central

While room showed signs of age it was spotlessly clean and the beds super comfortable, these are the things I care about most. Rates were very good for the area too.

We ere there for 5 nights Daily cleaning was not provided. Daily towel service “if needed” was provided. The floors were not cleaned with any regularity, I walked around the room wearing light grey socks after thirty minutes of walking on the dark brown laminate flooring my socks were extremely dirty. The cupboards around the sink, microwave and coffee maker are completely empty, there is nothing provided except 2 pouches of coffee, sugar/sweetener, powdered whitener, and stir sticks. In the bathroom there was approximately 1oz of shampoo, 1oz of Conditioner and 1oz of body lotion. Never visited or used the outdoor pool area as it was too windy and cool, so I don’t know how it measured up. The continental breakfast left something to be desired. There was white or brown bread, hard butter spread, two fruit type spreads. Small chocolate chip muffins, chocolate covered mini donuts, a waffle maker, table syrup for the waffles, two types of sweetened cold cereal and pouches of instant / microwaveable oatmeal, coffee, hot water and a jug of orange juice type beverage, which was available from 0600 to 0900. The eating area was small with 4 tables and a total of 12 chars. Basically it was more of a mediocre grab and go.

Front desk staff wasn't that helpful in giving any kind of direction. Not going out of their way to call a taxis. Other than that it was a good place to stay in location to everything we needed

The place was a dump

It's not just that the property is bad, the general manager Manisha Patel is even worse!!!!!! The property should get a a real owner/real manager. You would not want your own family to have an experience like this. From insects to cracked lamp shades, to wood coming off and places detaching and rusting and chipped areas,This owner of the property deserves to be chewed about the city officials and county department. There should be fines and stiff penalties for this. When charging more than double the amount of points you should be the best econo lodge instead of being the worst. Finally, it's not just the experience at your property that was terrible. I unfairly got charged a $100 and it wasn't refunded. After several days of waiting, I had to spend extra time and energy to dispute the charge. I shouldn't be charged when I am paying points. The owner responds to all these negative reviews about failing to exceed people's expectations, how about you actually having some standards and expectations. People's satisfaction is not important to Manisha Patel, charging your credit card and making you have to spend extra time disputing the charge a week after your stay... this on top of you already using points. not just 6,000 or 8,000 or 10,000... 15,000 points!!! This property is not making improvements and they do not offer exceptional experiences to guests. it is just fake, phony, empty rhetoric. And after trying to talk to the owner, its not even at all caring. You can see the owner has ZERO desire and ZERO effort to make it up to you. This on top of underperforming and being frugal while taking so many points and charging you $3. Cheapskate. and don't kid yourself about responding to reviews with nonsense about you hoping people to stay again or you boasting about a superior experience... you deserve all the criticism. You the owner/general manager absolutely deserved to be called out.

All is ok.

Nothing

Funky smell in room, limited hot water. Sheets were had a plastic like feel. Clean enough for Econo Lodge brand. Area seemed safe and was very convenient to baseball stadium, shopping and dining options.

The management was able to accommodate my requests without hesitation.

Great place!