Economy Inn Sylva

It is an old school roadside motel. The current owners have done a great job renovating it. Great value. The rooms are on the small side but that is just due to the age of the place.

This motel was in short walking distance to downtown Sylva which has many great food options, breweries, and shops. Always love visiting Sylva!

I didn’t like that I paid by debit card and I was charged a convenience fee. That should only be for credit cards. On the website, it didn’t mention anything about a convenience fee. If you’re going to charge me to pay with a card, I’d rather pay online to bypass the charge. I don’t want to unnecessarily spend more out than I have to.

Made reservation online. When making reservation it stated only one room left. Room was for two beds and total cost with tax was to be $264. When I checked in manager asked if I would take room with one bed. I said I would since I was traveling alone. Manager ran processed my credit card and put my things in room. I noticed I forgot to request receipt, so I walked back to office get one. I noticed then that I was charged $275 instead of $264. I also asked if room with one bed was less expensive than room with two and he said it was. I asked why did he process my credit card at two bed rate and then inquire if I would take room with one bed (plus $11 dollars over online reservation request). He then asked if I wanted room with two beds. I told him to forget it because I had already moved my things into room with one bed.

Location and cleanliness great. Two of the four pillows were decent. The other two flat pancakes.

We chose the room next to the caretaker thinking it would be quiet. Boy were we wrong. The wall between us and his home was paper thin. He was is talking, cooking, and watching tv all through it then night and early morning.

Easy check in! I loved the creek/river behind the Economy Inn and the closeness to downtown Sylva!

Tight parking

The first thing was I go to try and shower and the water comes out black, yes black. Then the cockroach that welcomed me was great. But the icing on the cake was the bed bugs. I was woken up by something biting me, so I pulled back the sheets and yup there were about a dozen bed bugs. I will NEVER stay here again.

We stay here every year, at least once. It's always clean and comfortable. The location is awesome.

The Economy Inn is located next to the Tuckaseegee River and a short walk from downtown Sylva. For that alone, this place is worth it. Yes, it shows its age, and yes you can tell they’ve done basic upgrades which make it nice, but it still is an outdated hotel. Regardless, everything worked, the water pressure is great and you are literally, a stones throw from the town where there is dining, entertainment and history. I’d definitely stay again if I was in the area.

Service was great and hotel was very clean