Review of Rodeway Inn Rochester Airport 2*

This hotel has seen better days and is really only acceptable for an overnight stay to catch a flight out of Rochester International Airport (they do have a 24 hour shuttle). I paid about $67 ($59 plus taxes) for the room and that would probably be the most I'd be willing to pay here. The lobby is nice and they did a good job decorating it for Christmas. Unfortunately, that's where all their investment is going into. The rest of the hotel is a study in deferred maintenance. My room was 128, and the bathroom was in horrible shape… a strange substance splattered on the door, a cracked toilet tank cover, and a bathtub with a stained and discolored bath mat. And the tub seemingly had no way to close the drain for a bath. Carpet was worn through, lampshades were cracked and bent, and the furniture was ancient. Bed was comfortable and the Wi-Fi was reasonably fast, so it wasn't all bad. And the flat screen TV and fridge worked well. I didn't try breakfast considering my 3:45 AM departure to catch my flight. Staff was friendly enough, but disinterested. The woman checking out ahead of me had caught a bedbug in her room. I didn't see any bedbug evidence in my own room, but it's still cause for concern. This is easily the worst Quality Inn I've stayed at in nearly a decade. The others I've stayed at have been good to excellent. This one falls far short of Quality brand standards and needs to be renovated or downgraded to an economy brand. I hope they choose the renovation option because this place does have potential that is going untapped as things stand right now.