Beware the Bathroom
I had to spend two nights here because the local college closes residence halls over breaks and I did not have any place to stay within my price range, courtesy of the race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. All other hotels in the area were booked or charging upwards of $90 a night. I was lucky to get this place for $69.95, and one night was a free points night. The staff was friendly and helpful whenever I visited the front desk. The lobby is clean and well-decorated. Breakfast was pretty good and having Denny's attached was convenient.
This Quality Inn/Denny's complex is an old '70's Howard Johnson's motor lodge/restaurant complex, hence the balconies/patios. Although it has interior corridors, the hotel consists of separate buildings and most stairways are outside. Navigating this large, spread-out motor lodge is a bit confusing at first.
In room 238, the carpet is stained in parts and some of the furniture is rather worn out, but it was clean otherwise. The king bed is comfortable but the comforter is starting to unravel just a bit. The wireless internet access worked well. One unique feature left over from the Hojo's era is a bedside switch panel which controls all the lights. At this point, this hotel was going for a three-star rating, however...
The bathroom is not up to snuff. The toilet seat is badly worn and I think the toilet itself was the original one in the room. The bathtub is discolored. Water takes forever to heat up and smells of chlorine. The tub takes forever to drain as well. I just gave up on trying to use it.
When I stay at a hotel, I at least expect the ability to bathe. I could not here due to a poor bathroom. This is not what I expect from Quality Inn and is not an accurate representation of the chain as a whole. Most Quality Inns I have stayed at have been very good properties. This was a so-so one with an atrocious bathroom.
I would only stay again only if for a single night when I felt I could go without bathing.