Update: Choice Hotels credited us 8000 points. I have not found an area where I would want to go for those few points, so we opted for a $25 gift card to Olive Garden in exchange for the points. Not worth it to me. I will not choose Choice likely in the future. They said they cannot do refunds.
My wife and I and friends have had an overall enjoyable time on our stay in Cleveland. But if there is one sore spot, it's our lodging. You can read my posts and see I usually do a good job in finding the positives in most places I frequent. And aside from the shower, I will not do that here. Quality Inn Wickliffe is without a doubt the worst overall experience I have ever had with a hotel in my 43 years on earth. This will rate as my lowest review of a place ever this far. First, the confusing check in. We wanted two rooms since double kings or queens weren't available. We ordered a room on Travelocity and tried a 2nd but had issues so we called the place. They use the same line for the Econo Lodge as the Quality Inn. So we had one room in each building. We got there and the person at the front desk had a difficult time understanding us, so he got a lady to help. We ended up getting upcharged to have two rooms in the same place. We wanted them connected but they weren't. And my key didn't work so I asked the guy to reprogram and had to go down over an hour later to remind him. And then in the morning when he finally did. As for service, it was terrible. The advertised breakfast and pool were not available, so they should take that down on their sites as that's been the case for months per them. I asked for an extra blanket and was told two different times they would get it but never did. Extra towel? No. Pillow cases for a pillow? No. My friends had their AC unit dripping causing the floor to be soaking wet in spots. Broken fixtures, phone was in pieces and the toilet seats were like the Cha Cha slide ( you'd slide to the left and slide to the right). They also had stained towels. The pictures will show what my wife and I dealt with. Stains on the walls, ceiling , picture frames, windows and mirror. Stains in the mini fridge and microwave. Dirty pillows with no pillow cases. Dirty lamp shades. A dried up jalapeno, dirt and even a beef and cheese stick from other patrons left on the floor. And mouse droppings in my sheets. The hair dryer blew a fuse, one of the sink lights was outs, and the hallway was not swept from Friday-Sunday when we got there. Overflowing trash cans in the lobby. This place was filthy. I sent a customer service complaint to their corporate office. Without a doubt, my worst experience. If they cannot get the help to clean the place (considering the taped sign on their check talks about maintaining cleanliness standards for our safety, hence no pool or breakfast), then they should close. The only reason we stayed is it was in our planned budget. Next time, I will pay more, but I shouldn't have to walk into filth because I paid less. Quality Inn? The name comes nowhere close to what we experienced. To the franchisee and corporate, would you want your most beloved staying in this? If not, don't leave it for mine or anyone else's. You should be ashamed of yourself for using the word quality in your name with this example. I would like a partial or full refund and did request such to the corporate office. read more