I think the main thing about this place is to have the right expectations. It looks like it was a nice place about 30 years ago, but there is a lot of cosmetic stuff going on so that it makes me think more of a Red Roof. It was clean, relatively convenient to the highway, and the small pool looked appealing. However, the tv was small, the ceiling was... let's call it vintage, and there were stains on the wall from the old A/C. If you're just using it as a place to sleep for the night and you get a good deal (under $100), it's a perfectly good place to stop. Just don't expect above a 2 star hotel. read more

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Clean rooms, nice warm pool and good service. Hotel is a little dated but that was fun too! The chairs and other furniture is a bit worn otherwise I would have posted 5 . The two room king bed with a pull out couch was very comfortable. Can tell this was where the wealthy people stayed. We were just 50 years late. read more

The one star is only because I slept well which isn't usually the case even at home. There was mold in the closet area and in the shower, both black and green. The room just smelled weird, not moldy, not dirty, just weird - maybe some sort of cleaner/deodorizer. We used both the AC and heat as the outside temp varied from 47 to 88 during the three days we were in town and the heat stunk to high heaven of burning dust. We had our dogs staying with us and the dog walk area out back was ok but the bin for dog waste was overflowing. The continental breakfast was an absolute joke, I wouldn't have fed any of it to my poor pups. Pop tarts laying uncovered on a tray with a few slices of bread and some old dried out doughnuts, a couple choices of cereal in dispenser contraptions that looked questionable, and in a fridge there were two burritos in plastic wrap labeled with sharpie, and a gallon jug of milk. It was the end of September so the giant spiders and spiderwebs on the windows could have been decorative, but they were just gross. read more

Our hotel room was not clean at all. There was a full can of trash from the previous persons stay. The floor was covered in dirt, dust, and hair, as well as deep gouges in the flooring. The bedding was soiled with hair, yellow stains, and small black crumb like things. We complained about the bedding and they did give us new shits which were better. We didn't receive any apology. The office chair was broken and my spouse almost fell backwards out of it. The bathroom towels were extremely stained and the shower was incredible inconsistent for temp. It's also unnerving the the front desk attendant had a male sitting guard in the lobby all night long. We didn't even get a good night sleep, this was one of the poorest quality mattresses we slept on. We typically have great faith in other customer reviews when picking a hotel. They really let us down this time. We felt the experience was a less than adequate. read more

Ramada by Wyndham Albert Lea - Deep floor gouges - Hotels Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

I was a bit nervous staying here for a night after reading some of the negative reviews on Trip Advisor. It seems like most of them were written after a remodel of the hotel so some of the problems (dated rooms, old decor, dirty, etc.) have been resolved as of late. The hotel is older and it shows in some areas but the rooms have been remodeled and are fairly clean. The bathroom was a little small but not annoying to our family. The beds were comfy and we slept OK throughout the night (walls were a bit thin but that is most hotels that are older). The pictures that can be found on Hotels.com and Trip Advisor are accurate and show what the hotel actually looks like. The hotel is fairly large for Albert Lea with over 300 rooms, a large pool area, restaurant, and an assortment of meeting and banquet rooms. The pool was an older pool so it went all the way to 9 feet at one end which was nice for swimming. There is also a decently sized hot tub onsite and plenty of table and chairs to sit at. The pool was very clean and not harsh in chemicals. The pool temperature was also heated to an adequate temperature where I could stay in longer and not bother with using the hot tub after a prolonged swim with my kids. Food wise, there is a welcome table with coffee, infused water and cookies which was a nice touch. The complimentary hot breakfast is served buffet style in the restaurant and was actually pretty good. A nice selection of pastries, cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, waffles, eggs, bacon, and sausage. The bacon was smoked and very good. Staff could use some improvement in customer service and urgency but were generally nice to chat to and pleasant towards our family. I would properly rate this a three star review but what really pushes it to a four star is the affordability. I paid only $69 for the night and that is a steal to what you get at this location. Typically to get the same things at another brand you would easily pay over $100 a night. So with such a bang for your buck, this site gets one extra start. Not the fanciest of places but with it being recently remodeled and offering amenities at such a great price point, you really can't find a better deal in the Albert Lea area. read more

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I first off want to say that Ive worked in hotels and hospitality. When your stressed out and your short staffed! It is not your fault! This hotel works as a team! Everyone deserves a raise! One of the house keepers is like 7/8 months pregnant and she absolutely doing amazing! I wish her the best of luck! She's very sweet and helpful! I hope she gets some rest! And paid good! I don't know how she's working but I give her the all credit because that's hard work! I didn't catch the woman's name but she works at the front desk and also does housekeeping she got us in our hotel room ASAP she definitely deserves a raise. She's a hard worker, and I felt like her when I worked in hospitality and hotels. The hotel itself is beautiful, but I believe it could use a chef because the restaurant itself is a really beautiful space Would make great money! $80 a night and I definitely recommend the rooms are absolutely beautiful and the beds are so comfortable! I definitely would recommend! My family and I car broke down! My service dogs loved the staff! Everyone was so helpful and Sweet! They really try their best! we really enjoyed our stay! read more

Let's talk about the positives first. Friendly staff, soft nice fluffy towels, nice inside pool area, fun shower head (it told you the temperature of your water), relatively clean, acceptable bed if you like it on the soft side, state of the art entry with just a touch of your key for opening your room or doors into hotel, safe area. Negatives - Tiny room (or at least ours was). Needs refurbishing badly, drapes were stained, old fashioned furnishings, low ceilings, horrible TP and Kleenex certainly not soft charmin. It needs more than a paint job. read more

Older hotel, but would stay again if we are in the area! The room was clean and the bed was super comfortable. Our tv took us awhile to figure out because it was older, but we eventually got it too work. Breakfast was the basic items at hotels (waffles, bagels, muffins, make your own oatmeal, and juice machine). Great deal for the price! read more

A great value for the price. The facility had recently been remodeled and is clean and comfortable. The front desk staff has been very friendly and accommodating. The pool/spa area is a lovely place to relax. Only complaint would be the sparse towels. They are barely larger than a hand towel. read more

I feel this is a great place to stay with gem of customer service. I booked this place online from the road and accidentally room got booked twice and it was late in the evening. I called front desk and got in touch with Kristin. She was great to work with at phone and immediately cancelled the accidental duplicate booking. When arrived to check in she was great to work with. Even though she was swamped with calls she took time to address the questions and helped get a good room. I couldn't help overhear while waiting that she had to come back to work in 6 hours after a long day to help her coworker. Still she didn't let it show while taking care of my booking. Room itself is very clean and nice with wooden floors. Pool and sauna are both clean and well maintained. Well priced. Edit: Loosing one star as the AC was poorly functional and kept shutting off at night. Couldn't sleep well because of that. read more

Ramada by Wyndham Albert Lea - Nice clean pool - Hotels Near Me - Albert Lea, Minnesota

Clean, properly stocked room. Rather mushy bed. The breakfast was free, but even then nearly unpalatable. Tepid, gelatinous gravy-oid stuff, some sort of floppy imitation bacon, and a very passable waffle/pancake offering. It would be so nice to see a legitimate breakfast at one of these places. Oh, well. It's a clean place to stop and not all that expensive. Two solid stars for quiet rest. Grab a yogurt and head out on the road. read more

Great customer service, great room quality, and a great dinner at the Heritage restaurant! We had no problem booking an accessible room and we even got coupons for the in-hotel restaurant where we had an amazing all you can eat fish fry dinner. The pool area is absolutely enchanting--as well as clean and well-maintained--with fun lights and a comfortable open space. The front desk clerk was able to help us with everything we needed and was very friendly and the staff at the restaurant were not only efficient but accommodating and very kind. The chef came out multiple times to check on the customers and the food, which was delicious. Definitely stop here if you need a place to stay or a bite to eat while on the road! You won't be disappointed. read more

We picked this Ramada somewhat at random just for an overnight stop while passing through, and we ended up being pleasantly surprised with the place. The building: The construction appears to be older but solid, and it seems like it must have been renovated fairly recently. It doesn't look like much from the outside, and the lot it's on isn't the prettiest, but the interior is nicer. The room furnishings and fixtures seemed mostly new, and we especially liked the laminate wood flooring. The appliances were also fairly new (including the A/C unit) and working fine. The bathrooms were a bit small, as other reviewers noted, but otherwise fine. Noise level: I don't think we've ever stayed at a hotel where we were super impressed with the sound insulation (especially with newer construction). I'd say this building was a bit better than the average 3-4-star hotel. With most hotels I've been to recently (even fancier ones), it seems to be the norm to be able to hear normal-volume conversations from next door, and a neighboring TV at any volume. Here I was able to hear conversations in the hallway clearly, but not too much from neighboring units; just some muffled voices and some higher-pitched sounds from TVs. Food: The continental breakfast wins some extra points from us on a few items. There was decent coffee (not Folgers!), good milk (8oz Land O' Lakes cartons, not a dispenser), and even gluten-free muffins (Udi's, which are good even by gluten-y muffin standards), plus at least one GF cereal option. You very rarely see a continental breakfast that makes any accommodations for dietary restrictions; usually every single item has at least 4 out of the 8 top food allergens, except maybe a piece of fruit. It was a nice touch. We didn't stay long enough to eat during restaurant hours, so can't comment on that. Overall this was a good value for the price, and we would probably stay again next time we have a long drive along the I-35. read more

Very pleased with how well staff took care of our group. We booked a number of rooms for a funeral. Staff helped set us up in a room so that we could assemble our picture boards and play cards. The building is looking run down and is preparing for updating but very functional and clean. Housekeeper even helped with loaning us a deck of cards. read more

Very clean, pleasant staff that made me feel important. Would highly recommend this hotel.

Meh. This hotel is okay. Pretty dated and could be brought up in quality simply by going through the rooms and hallways and touching up things like peeling paint and rusty hardware. They also need to fix at least one side door that doesn't close fully on its own so leaves the hotel vulnerable to people who aren't staying there. But overall, it was worth the low price. There is supposed to be a continental breakfast but during Covid they are handing out some basic grab and go items like a muffin and juice (but you must ask because there is no signage indicating this process). read more

If I could I would give the 0 stars but can't so here is 1 we go to are room pretty late after doing a long day of testing and inspections of some of the local businesses went got to the room I sat on the bed and started to try and find some thing to watch on tv with nothing but hassle with the set up after I finely got it to play some thing I stepped in to the test room to freshen up turn on the light did my thing then went to leave on my way out I went to shut light off where I seen there was poop on the switch I washed up then started looking around a bit more and found more poop on the floor in the bed room area then I looked at the bed I was sitting on and seen there was dry crusty sperm on the bed cover at that point I packed up and went to talk to front counter where they had no other room to give me and all other hotel in the area was book up so I drove the 3 hours home and had to turn back around the next day to finish my jobs in that area it cost me an extra 300$ to do this as I was on the for it I contacted the hotel they said sorry and offered me 3000 point for some off my next stay it takes 30000 points to get a free room what a joke read more

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Our toilet didn't work. Called the front desk only to hear from maintenance that it didn't work for the people the day prior. Why would you rent a room out knowing it's toilet doesn't work. They were full and couldn't move us to an alternate room. What did we get for this inconvenience to all 4 members of my family but 15% off. Not even close to being sufficient considering every time we had to use the bathroom it was on a completely different floor. read more

The room was comfortable. The restaurant for dinner was terrific. New York strip was delicious and the Tuscan Chicken was outstanding. Enjoyed the meal very much. All in all a great stop. read more

This hotel was very nice hotel at first... but when we got to our room we found that it was very small. And there where these fruit flys just everywhere. The beds weren't very comfortable either. But the staff is amazing!!! They were so nice and greeted you as soon as the saw you! They were very well mannered. read more

Pretty standard motel room, clean & well appointed. The restaurant, however, was a pleasant surprise... excellent steak & chicken entrees, attentive staff, good prices. read more