Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Rodeway Inn University

    1.5 (21 reviews)
    InexpensiveHotels
    Open Open 24 hours

    Services - Rodeway Inn University

    Hotels

    Rodeway Inn University Photos

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Rodeway Inn University

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Gerald S.

    Booked a room through Trivago/Bookings.com for my son and I as he returned to the University of Delaware after 3 semesters at home due to Covid. He was moving into an apartment for the first time, having outgrown the desire for domitory life. Classes started before he could finalize the lease and deposit, so he was staying at this Rodeway Inn for a few days. It is only minutes from campus. This was one of the cheapest deals in town, and likely one of the oldest motels. Newer facilities are all around, as Newark has become recognized as an attractive college town worthy of academic tourism. I met my son here. There was a large sign in front of the office warning that prostitution was illegal in Delaware. Appreciated their public service announcement, but found the need for it a little disconcerting. Anyway, that business was not evident while we were there. The room was large with clean beds and bright colored bedding. The bathroom was super sized for some reason. WiFi required a password from the manager, but it worked well. Although breakfast was advertised as part of the package, in fact that was not true due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Only a small coffee service in the office remained. There was nothing fancy about Room 105. If we wanted luxury we would need to go to those $200/night accommodations up the road. No, Rodeway Inn University was strictly heads-on-beds without pillow chocolates. For the price on the low end of the spectrum, it was all we expected and needed.

    Nasty tub
    Chrissy A.

    Apparently I should have read reviews before booking this hotel. For $100 I was certainly not expecting the Ritz Carlton, but I didn't expect to walk in to what should be a $29.99, side of the interstate, sleazy hotel, yet that's definitely what I got. When I tried to get some assistance with moving to an affiliate hotel, they only offered the option to switch rooms. As you can see by the pictures, the conditions of this hotel are by far substandard. A wall panel was on the floor upon arrival, and appeared to be covered in mold. A local told us that this hotel suffered significant flood damage somewhat recently, so that leads me to believe that there's a real possibility that there is mold elsewhere in the room. There also appears to be blood splattered on a lampshade. The tub/shower is absolutely disgusting too. We're traveling for a funeral, and really did not need this added stress.

    A live roach by the bed
    Tonya H.

    Omg this was the worst roach Motel I've ever seen! The front desk took over 20 minutes to check one person out. There were 4 of us that were supposed to have 1 room each, yet he couldn't find the last reservation. Then miraculously found an extra room! When I walked up the stairs to get to room 209, the concrete ceiling holding the pathway to the room was crumbling. I walked into my room and saw one of the beds not made, and stains on the sheets. The bathroom smelled like weed and there was a live roach on the floor by the bed. I grabbed my stuff and turned in my key! I would never stay here and wouldn't recommend that anyone else does.

    Lock broken on the door.
    Alissa D.

    On a road trip, we last minute checked out Expedia for a cheap, clean hotel. Unfortunately many rooms nearby were over $200 a night. We did find a few that were more reasonable and that got decent reviews. Before booking, Expedia warns it is non-refundable. When we pulled in, we quickly realized the pictures were not reflective of reality. Checking in, the front desk person was nice enough. We had no idea where our room was, and were left to wander. It seems that this motel is probably a place where shady stuff goes down based off of the people lingering around. We made it to our room, first thing we noticed was the lock only bolted shut, the top lock was missing. The light switch didn't work so we turned on the lights in the room. We immediately checked for bugs, and fortunately found none. The mattress and linens were cleaned at least. The bathroom seemed only to be partially cleaned. Like there was a used soap bar in the tray?!? But a new one was by the tub. The furniture was stained and in disarray. Fortunately we didn't bring anything in with us because it was just a pit stop. The noise outside was ridiculous, people fighting and partying until after 3am. I'm super confused how someone gave this place 5 stars... Did you stay somewhere else and accidentally write a review for the wrong place? Would never stay here again, it was dirty and felt very unsafe.

    Broken tv single
    Susan A.

    Disgusting dirty! Broken tv, windowsills covered dead bugs. Shower head loose, broken torn lamp shade. Would have left but late night drive in pouring rain from NY

    Roach egg

    See all

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of K M.
    0
    3
    0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Gerald S.
    1920
    3893
    17459

    5 years ago

    Helpful 48
    Thanks 0
    Love this 40
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Susan A.
    48
    50
    58

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Bill D.
    677
    20
    0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of John K.
    29
    16
    2

    12 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of David K.
    13
    110
    5

    10 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Upon arrival we were refused the lobby bathroom. Turned away immediately thanks anyways. Not to mention pool closed on memorial weekend

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Rodeway Inn University

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Hotels 1,990 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Elkton - University Area

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Elkton - University Area

    (15 reviews)

    $$

    Why can I really enjoyed staying here. We were driving from Rhode Island to North Carolina to visit…read morerelatives and stopped for a few hours to get some sleep. It was lovely and very clean and well-kept. The service was excellent and parking was easy. I really like the room for the few hours that we stayed there but breakfast was the highlight. We went down to breakfast and found all kinds of good hot food that we could choose from. The breakfast buffet line was socially distanced and the hotel was very careful throughout to keep people apart and safe. Make made pancakes for us using the pancake machine which we had not seen before. It was really fun and the restaurant was very very nice. Definitely a great place to stay.

    Staff is super friendly. Easy check in. Asked for a room…read moreaway from elevator so we wouldn't hear the foot traffic. Instead we have 3-4 ROOMS of people partying. Constant flow of people coming in and out of rooms and very loud. Confronted them and they denied it was them. ??!?Asked the front desk for support and they are trying to help but these people don't care. They are awful humans with no respect for others. This place is clearly used as a party hotel and there is no security so ....I wish I had known before booking. Nothing worse than being around a bunch of people drinking when you are not. The room is missing a coffee maker, one phone was unplugged, the floors, headboards, mirrors....everything is not clean. Sheets are clean....as far as I can tell.

    SpringHill Suites by Marriott Newark Downtown

    SpringHill Suites by Marriott Newark Downtown

    (16 reviews)

    $$

    This hotel property is in a great central location. The parking lot is small and a little cramped,…read morebut convenient to the entrance. It's nestled inside of a busy intersection. There is a WaWa (food, gas, etc.) nearly walking distance from the parking lot. It's also close to the main interstate/highway if you're going further into other busy areas of the city (Christiana Mall, etc). The rooms are clean, the staff is helpful, the check in/out process is seamless. I would stay here again if passing through the area!

    This is the worst experience I've had with any Marriott products. Everything here is toward the old…read morewhite guy who's working the afternoon shift on May 4th, 2025. Got the hotel around 12:30pm at the premise of asked for early check in, room wasn't ready, totally understandable. Left my luggage at the frontdesk then enjoy the world. It was a elderly white lady working at the frontdesk. Received a message at 1:49pm and said my room is ready, after got back around 6pm, a different person--a older white guy (I dunno he's name, let's call him Steve cause he looks like a Steve) said he can't find my checkin details, asked for my passport for 3 times cause "I didn't see you in the system" not until I showed him the checked-in detail in the mobile app, then all of sudden "Ah now I see you, yeah you're in the system". Then what's the reason you ask for my passport 3 times? Then it's "there's a hold on your card blah blah blah" which we both know is a LIE. Turns out old white boi name was John, remember that. While the first time I was checking in (12:30pm), already sent my MMF form even before I arrive the hotel. After arrived the hotel I sent out the form 2nd time then Steve said "I didn't see your MMF form", well is that my problem as a customer cause you're impeccable with your job? No! I've already done my part, the rest are none of my concern! After he "found" my record, all of sudden the room on my app changed from 315 to 216, when I get in the room I find there's no tub so got back for a room with tub. This time been changed from 216 to 223 "I'm pretty sure there's a tub in this one". Turns out, nop, still no tub. But it's already too late so I'll deal with this one tonight. Asked him "My room been changed twice but still no tub, please don't ruin my long-waited staycation & change me a room with tub tomorrow, Ty". Going downstairs, then been "Senor"ed and told me "That person who signed me the form might get in trouble". Firstly, I'm not Latino, so why you "Senor" me? Are you trying me let me make a discrimination claim on you? Secondly, are you threaten me? A paying customer cause you made a series of mistake and trying to shift the responsibility on me? I've got everything on record and the times of the emails won't lie. Hardword complain is the least I can do. Maybe, I'm just saying, maybe Marriott needs to hire someone who's capable and respect their duty and those who put food on their table.

    Rodeway Inn University - hotels - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...