Valley River Inn, Eugene

Stayed in a River View Room, which had been recently redone. Roomy, decorated tastefully and fabulous view of the lush green surroundings and the Willamette River. It is a little pricey, but for special occasions it was great. Look forward to our next visit.

The floor was dirty, garbage left in room from previous people. Charged for an additional night stay for no reason and refuse to refund it. HATE this place! It's dark and sad and has a tiny old tv that's blurry. No fridge or microwave and the view of the parking lot was awful.

This place is a absolute dump. I'm supprised they don't rent rooms by the hour. My room was absolutely disgusting. The carpet was stained and had a weird texture like it had not been cleaned in decades. The worst was when I pulled the comforter back and saw that both the comforter and sheets were stained. Avoid this place like the plague.

The Good: We had easy access to the walking path along the Willamette River and across the parking lot from the Valley River Center. The employees were relatively responsive to any requests we made. THE BAD: Almost everything else. The hotel is horribly dated (sixties/seventies); it doesn't appear to have been updated in any way since then except (obviously) the addition of Internet connections in the rooms. The room was dumpy, crowded and small. We tried not to spend much time in it. The daily rate of $135 was MUCH TOO HIGH for what we got. Water bottles were on our nightstand, but included a $4.00 price tag. No refrigerator or microwave. This hotel should be torn down immediately and replaced. Storage for our clothes was limited (a small dresser). A sink area was backed up to an area with a closet bar (the "closet") that had extremely limited space for hanging longer items (dresses or pants that aren't folded). Coffee maker is a little one-cup job. The exercise room is long and narrow, so the six pieces of equipment is arranged in three rows of two. The only vending machines we saw had soda. If you wanted anything else, you had to go to the lobby store, which was expensive. We will definitely not go back. We have stayed in much nicer hotels for half the price. The Residence Inn down the street a little bit, though $30 more, is far nicer and also has access to the bike path along the river, just isn't right beside it.

6/15/2008 - This is a perfectly lovely hotel, spacious rooms furnished beautifully, superb meals, overlooking a river lushly fringed with green. Best of all are the people who work there. They bend over backwards to give you whatever you need with enthusiasm. We hated to leave. Highly recommended. It is more likely that those old negative reviews were more a comment on the reviewers than the reviewed.

the reception staff & restraunt were great, the room however was outdated, the entrances were not clear and not lit well, the maids start their cleaning at the crack of dawn so don't plan on relaxing!

We have been to Valley River Inn for the first time.We stayed for 2 nights.It has lot of facilities like Gym,Pool,etc.Though they charge for facilities like drinking water and breakfast, i still liked the place because of its cleanliness.

We stayed here based on the information on the website. The smell walking from the entrance to our room was unbearable. We were to stay 2 nights and checked out after the first night. Had to park away from the hotel and did not feel that safe walking to our room at night. The patio furniture was all a miss match. Not a first class place by any means. Can hear the train all night long but would deal with that if the place was worth staying at. Never again.

I chose this hotel based upon photos and descriptions from the hotel's website. When booking the hotel, I was assured a private balcony or patio with a view. Well, the photos on the website are very misleading. the hotel is rundown, the carpet is old and smelly, and our room had no private balcony or patio. It had a window that overlooked a dumpster. I had booked this room three months prior to staying there, so you would think I would get a decent room upon arival. the only thing going for this hotel is it's location. My family will never stay at this hotel again!

I have stayed twice at Valley River Inn and have had a great experience both times. The location is nice, right on the river and the amenities are very good. The food in the reseraunt is a bit pricey for me , but there are many places to eat within walking distance. The staff is courteous and friendly, going out of thier way to help out.