Clarion Inn Conference Center, Valdosta

When we first checked in we chose a smoking room because they were on the bottom floor. My husband smokes but never inside. Aside from the stale room, which we expect, the bathroom was filthy, hair was all in the bathtub and all over the bathroom floor. There was a spot in the shower on the soap holder that still had soap on it which told me that the shower had never been cleaned. The carpets had not been vacuumed at all. We went to the front desk and asked for another room. This time we tried the non smoking room upstairs. This room was cleaner but that is not saying much. The comforters on the beds were dirty. There was hairs on the clean towels. The ladies at the front desk were nice and they have a nice pool. I would not recommend this hotel.

I read the other reviews before I went there and was a little concerned, but I didn't have any major problems. The back building does have a funky smell, as some reviews pointed out. It is the building that they allow pets to use, and I think the smell was urine. It was pretty bad in the hallway, but not as bad in my room. Still, I ended up buying air freshener after the first night. There was also an issue with my room key. On two different days the key worked all day, then wouldn't open the hallway to enter the building when I returned at night. I had to go back to the front desk (probably a couple of hundred yards away) to get the problem fixed. Annoying, but not that big of a deal. The room was just a plain, slighty-below-average room as far as size and furnishings go. I thought the mattress was fine. I really liked the chairs in the room. The bathroom was very small. I got a pretty good discount on the room ($64 a night), so I was okay with it. No way is this a $95 room, though.

This hotel is just one exit up from Wild Adventures. Austin's Steak House is located on the property and has excellent food. Many other resturaunts close by and if you forgot your swim suit or suntan lotion, there is an outlet mall with 5 miles of hotel. Pool is really nice. Their Continental Breakfast is one of the best!

My wife & I stayed here 2 nights on different days. We had a different room each time. The staff was very friendly & helpful. The rooms were clean, comfortable & quite. The breakfast was varied & quite good for a continental type breakfast. We will make sure that our trips thru that part of the country include a stay at this motel.

I am a Choice Privileges member so I used 16000 points to stay here recently. I made a reservation a few days before I arrived for a smoking room, 2 queen beds. The hotel has multiple buildings, the one we stayed in is for smokers. I arrived around 5:30pm with my family. When I went to Room 623, the maid was still cleaning it and she said water was dripping from the ceiling. I went back to the front desk for another room. I went to Room 622, across the hall from the first room, and the smell was horrible, it smelled like mold. I checked on another room, Room 601, in the same building, and it smelled terrible and there were large dark stains on the carpet. I was too tired to look for another room or another hotel so we stayed in Room 622. The mattresses on the two beds were the worst I have slept in for some time and the bathroom was not supplied with either a hair dryer or Kleenex, and like I said, the smell was horrible. Oh, and the toilet swiveled! I could push it with my foot clockwise or counterclockwise and some water was leaking at the base. When I tried to check out at the front desk the next morning, they asked what room I was in and I said 622, they said no, nobody was in that room. I gave them my last name and they said the computer said I was in Room 604! Of course, they couldn't explain why. I called Choice Privileges and complained about my stay when I returned home. They referred my complaint to the hotel and, to their credit, they restored my 16000 points the next day. Oh, the Deluxe Continental breakfast is not all that deluxe, I guess they call it Deluxe because they have waffles and boiled eggs.

I dont know where the other reviewers stayed but this is one of the worst I've been in.. First room had ashes on the floor opps forgot vacuum...(switch rooms) Second room was worse. Just the bathroom Towell rack in pieces on the floor,fan didn't work, shower head plugged, toilet paper had four sheets on the roll Come-on...and to top it off mold on the shower curtin and speaking of mold all around the micro- fridge. I would sleep outside before staying there again!!!! This is not a joke!!! You have been warned!!! OH Yea to top it all off (100% satisfaction or its free. all I got was sorry) My company pays for my stays not me so its not like im trying to rip them off.

First off, great breakfast. More then just danish, bagels, and dry breakfast food. Next, they have a bridge to take advantage of their wireless system if you do not have a computer so equiped. Great water pressure in the showers. Nice restaurant on site. Nice excercise area for walking with lights at night. All in all this is the best so far and I have paid more at a Choice for less. A Plantinum memeber