Econo Lodge Cedar Rapids

No complementtry breakfast. No pool. Lights in room entry or bathroom kept tripping the breaker. Basically never stay there agai

This hotel is legitimately disgusting. The entire second floor smells like cigarettes. Aside from the smell, there were 2-3 inches of what looked to be water damage on the door and torn carpet. The beds were made up nicely but the entire place seemed generally dingy. We were going to be staying with a 2 year old and 5 year old and there was just no way. We checked back out and drove the rest of the way home. From the less than 5 minutes we were in the room, my mom and I both had headaches, that’s how strong the smell was. When we told the man at the counter that we couldn’t stay because of the smell, he offered to spray Febreze. I declined and asked him if he could do any refund and he said the best he could do was refund the deposit ($50, to ensure no one is smoking in the rooms). Avoid this hotel at all costs.

$$$FRAUDULENT CHARGE$$$ I had to file a report with this hotel because they took the amount of the deposit out of my account instead of placing it on hold like all other hotels do because it's not a purchase and I didn't agree to the charge I agreed to the deposit. But they took it out 2 times and after checkout they showed me that they put the amount back into my account but only showing 1 of them so it looked as if they followed through with the agreement. After getting home from my trip ans looking further into the transaction they still had some if my money. So I filled charges and had turned all this into my bank because it's stealing money from people and it should never come out of your bank it is a hold not a purchase deposit money is not purchase money. The owners are doing this illegally so clearly look at your bank statement and u would highly suggest just not staying here to begin with because if there doing this at the door as you walk in what else are they guilty of beyond that door. As for the other ratings on hotel the place is nasty with employees that have bad attitudes and management that could care less. As a business traveler all over I would not recommend this place to anyone. This hotel is turning customers onto victims so beware.