Name: Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Colonie Center Mall
Address: 1630 Central Ave, Colonie, Colonie, Colonie, NY 12205, United States of America
Rating: 6

24-hour reception

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Coffee/tea for guests

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

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Hiking

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Conference Hall

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Tennis court

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Golf сourse (within 3 km)

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Extra decontamination measures

Additional measures against COVID-19

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At the mini-hotel

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Albany International Airport

Columbia County Airport

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Colonie Center Mall

Colonie

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golf-view

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We were due to fly in at 12:50am and couldn't get our rental car until 6am so we just wanted something simple to lay our heads in the meantime. Unfortunately our flight was delayed a couple of hours. We finally made it to the motel at 3am where my husband had previously made reservations. The guy behind the counter wanted him to pay cash despite my husband having already provided his credit card when making the reservation. My husband told him he doesn't carry cash and prefers to have the paper trail of the CC. After much frustration my husband called Choice Hotels who we used to trust and have used for many years. By that time, we just wanted to cancel the reservation and were willing to go back to the airport and wait two more hours for the car rental place to open. Unfortunately it was a "no cancel policy" and my husband was told that he would be charged. Somehow the clerk was able to check us in after a phone call with Choice but then went back to asking for cash and even pointed to the machine across the lobby. We finally got to our room and could not believe what we witnessed. There was hair on the bathroom floor and what looked like a blood stain. The floors were sticky as we walked around in our shoes. I wet a washcloth and "mopped" the floors in the bathroom, sink area and around all the beds because it was so disgusting. We all decided we didn't want to be barefooot and chose to not even take a shower there. We pulled back the sheets to find hair on the fitted sheet. We also found lots of hair on the blanket but unfortunately I failed to take a picture of that. We decided to sleep in the clothes we'd been traveling in on top of the flat sheet without blankets. My husband was able to find the room charge on his CC statement and went back to the office to show the clerk. We feel he was trying to scam us out of cash!

Yes, I am sure many are saying "You get what you pay for" and perhaps this is exactly the issue. As I stated previously, we have used and trusted Choice hotels for many years and didn't need anything fancy but had higher expecations than this!
Please beware!

Absolutely disgusting room and looking for CASH!

We found this place at 2am in the early morning after a long day of traveling. We were fortunate to get a ground floor room close to the front entrance with parking in front of the room. The room was clean, the bed was firmer than needed and the shower was clean as well. They served a basic continental breakfast in an clean environment. Bob at the am desk shift was helpful with sending back my sleep mask back  through priority mail to California. Thank you for sending my sleep mask. Now I can sleep in peace.

A place to rest while traveling

Finding this with the best price I was concerned about the quality - that it wouldn't be a place I actually wanted to stay. But I was pleasantly surprised that it was clean and well maintained. 
I actually enjoyed the rest, the shower, and the breakfast waffles.   I interacted with the staff when checking in and then for breakfast and they were very pleasant and welcoming.

Great price for a nice stay!

Room smelled like a stale cigarette, dirty wash rags hanging in the shower, food in the sheets. Simply disgusting! Cable box was unplugged, took a half hour to even load. Floors don’t even look like they have been cleaned in days. Definitely not a place for children! 

Disgusting!!!

holy crap....who would ever say this was good for the price?? i would rather sleep outside. filthy blankets, non smoking was like a cigar parlor with the smoke arlarm covered with a plastic bag. of course no one notice when the DIDNT CLEAN THE ROOM. i had funds in bank waiting to clear so i had NO choice. MONEY IN, TAKING UBER  first thing in morning.. NO WIFI IN FAR ROOMS AND REFUSED TO ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM!!!! UUUUGGGGFHHH. TOOK PICS TO SEND THE FRANCHISE CORP. have lots of pics but my phone wont transfer. i will get my kids to help with that when i complain to corp.

ONE OF THE WORST

the room looks ok, but there is some broken sockets, the fridge didn't have freezer compartment, and it is continuously leaking water out. 
The breakfast time is  6-9 am, but only plain cheerio and bagel,  worse than normal basic continental  breakfast.

ok to stay for one night

I can't even put this review on the Econo Lodge Website because we hadn't made a prior reservation and we left so abruptly.  We were on a long trip and stopped in Albany for overnight, found the Econo Lodge and stopped in.  The man had a room, but wouldn't give us a senior discount, said only the manager could do that, and he wouldn't be there until the next morning.  But we took the room anyhow, hoping to negotiate with the manager later.  As we were unloading our things, a VERY loud siren started blaring.  Turns out there's a fire station across the street.  Okay, that's on us, and I'm not intending this as a complaint, only mentioning for informational purposes.  It was late, so we dropped things off, went to supper, then to the mall to get some exercise.  When we got back, and were getting ready for bed, my husband looked in the bathroom and saw a VERY large colony of mold over the shower head (picture included)!  Needless to say, we didn't want to stay in that room, but the man at the desk wouldn't give us another, said he was booked (although there were very few cars in the lot at 11 PM).  But he did say he wouldn't charge us for the room.  So we threw everything in the car and drove down the street to another hotel.  When we got home, we reported the conditions in our room to the New York State Department of Health.

We fled after 6 hours...

I found this place to be clean, comfortable, and surprisingly quiet given the busy location.  My room had a coffee maker, and I was glad to be able to park right outside my door. I’m taking off a star for general shabbiness and wear. Like, the  security latch was broken, the door stuck, and there was a general need for paint/deep cleaning. 
The location wasn’t exactly Cental but there was a great kebab restaurant right across the street. I’d stay here again if I was in the area and could get the same rate.

Good value

Creepy area, not near anything, outdated everything! Broken laundry machines, cold staff... The low price per deposit and only candy machine out of like 3-4 hotels in a row. Wish there was a gas station open late night. I don't understand why the price per night goes up if u book multiple nights...

Nope

When headed to our room, we were a little concerned because the outdoor walkways were covered in old carpet and appeared dirty (daily debris). However, the room was clean (no foul smells). Our room was a decent size (king bed) with microwave and refrigerator. We liked that it was not carpeted because we feel they are a bit cleaner. The bed and pillows were comfortable for us. The toilet was a bit slow flushing. Breakfast was continental.

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