Hotel Avalon Erie

Hotel closed and never notified me. Couldn’t get through to call and find out why I wasn’t notified. Luckily I wasn’t charged. Yet. Not a great way to notify travelers coming in from out of town. Had to scramble to find another place to stay last minute.

Do not stay here. Do not believe the pictures on-line from 1978. The hotel is rundown, filthy, BED BUGS!!! (Management denies, got pictures) Smells, stains on every inch of carpets/sheets/furniture. Everyone in Erie, PA knows that this is a haven for homeless and crack addicts. It is simply filthy and disgusting throughout. Some Uber drivers will not pick up here. There is no restaurant; there is no nightclub; there is no breakfast buffet….as they advertise. Paper thin walls to hear prostitutes going at it. Bars empty at 2am…you’ll hear that…and street sweeper comes around 4:30am. WORST place I’ve ever stayed. Very misleading. Bedding and beds=SUCK. You have been warned! Stay at a chain hotel down the street. You’ll thank me later.

We had booked 2 nights at the Avalon from Germany. When we arrived, the hotel made a gloomy impression. At first we put it down to the rainy weather. However, the reception hall was no better. The hotel's good times are definitely over. When we got to the room, we only had bed linen and towels for 2 people even though we had booked for 3. No wardrobe in the room. The air conditioning was broken and the next day the toilet was overflowing. We were then given a new room that was just as sparsely furnished. So our room was not an isolated case.