I had a quite nice stay at Super 8 last night, made nicer by the hotel manager. The management family lives there - as they explained, there is not a lot of traffic through Eufaula, so that is how they make it work. I didn't get to meet the family, but the owner/desk guy is super nice and chatty. I happened to route back past here after leaving pre-dawn and stopped back in - yes he got my room key, yes I missed breakfast coming and going, but he brought me a little food anyway. So nice.
Anyway, as for my room? Clean, mostly working except in the bathroom... and pretty quiet. Although rooms are outside-entry and I could hear the road noise, the road has no traffic overnight and it's not near an Interstate like many hotels. Comfy bed, plenty of pillows, though I found myself switching pillows every couple of hours overnight as one sagged down where my head rested. C'est dormir.
Re: the bathroom? I was in the farthest room from the front. It took a long time for the water to heat, which I kinda got from that distance as well as it having been sub-freezing the night before, rare for Alabama. The water did eventually heat, and that is how I noticed the bathtub didn't drain well. The owner did promise to look into that for me. I also had to hold the toilet handle awhile to get it to flush, again a function of distance from the water source, again not really a concern.
The verdict? Absolutely a good place to stay if you find yourself in the area overnight. I just would ask for a room closer to the front. (: read more