Travellers Inn, Rochester

Our family likes this place and we stay here each time we visit the Mayo. I think the poor reviews have been unfair as you're not really comparing apples to apples. If you want the Holiday Inn, go stay at the Holiday Inn (and pay double the price). We like it here for the following reasons: We want a simple, inexpensive and nearby place to sleep. That's it. We get into town late, sleep, shower in the morning eat the continental breakfast then hit the clinic. We love that it's close (one block away) from the Mayo, and walking distance of great restaurants and night spots. The Travellers Inn is an old apartment building that's been converted to hotel rooms. Our room is really a suite with one bed in what used to be the living room and the other in the bedroom. There is a small wetbar, microwave and a dorm type refrigerator. One last thing. I had to laugh at the reviewer who complained about their being Crows outside. Are you seriously dissing this place because their are Crows living in the city of Rochester? Instead of pointing out the flaws (and yes there are many) we choose to call this place 'quaint'. Oh...and the staff are helpful and very friendly. In a nutshell, you get what you pay for. This is a cheap hotel near the clinic. If you have high expectations, don't stay here and don't complain about it. If you want a simple place to spend the night when in town and a cup of coffee in the morning, this is a great choice.

We should have known from the front door being filthy. The people at the desk were helpful. The hallways were musty smelling. One bed was OK but the other had a board in the middle but the edges sagged. Would have been terrible for two people. Went to plug something in behind the bed. There was spider webs and dust that had been there for ages. Under the bed was an old apple core and a bobby pin plus the dust. Every corner was filthy. There was blood on the bedspread. The tub was so rusty we washed our hair in the sink. It looked like nothing has been renovated in decades. There were about 100 crows circling and pooping in the parking lot. They were all crowing at 5:00AM. We checked out the following morning and found the Red Carpet Inn for about the same price and was immensely better,

Like most, we were attracted to this place because of its location (a 2 blocks from Mayo). When we arrived I waited in the car with our daughter while my wife went to go check us in. I knew we had booked a budget hotel, so was a little worried, however, I could see into the lobby window and from what I could see I thought we might be ok. They have some nice landscaping so I figured they must care. Then I noticed the rust on the hand rail going up the stairs, so I was becoming skeptical again. Soon my wife came out and motioned for us to start unloading the car. Upon stepping out of the car I was immediately hit by a musty smell. I entered the lobby and realized that my eyes had been playing tricks on me. The carpet was dirty and the whole place looked kind of shabby. The whole place smelled like a cross between a musty basement and a nursing home. I proceeded up the elevator and found our room. I inserted the key card and the door blinked....but wouldn't open. Sometimes it wouldn't even blink. On the 5th try it did open. Upon entering the room I was immediately uncomfortable. There were huge spots on the carpet. This was disturbing enough, but then I realized that they were not just stains from some spill...they had never really been cleaned up. This was not a "stained" carpet this was a filthy dirty carpet. I immediately turned to my wife and said we can't stay here more than tonight (it was about midnight and we had to be up at 5). I hardly slept because I was so creeped out. Other detractors: The bed spreads were stained. There were cobwebs all along the ceiling. Bugs in the shower. The 2nd bedroom had a bedside table with a lamp... but the lamp was unplugged and there was no outlet anywhere on that side of the room. We were paying $65 for a suite at Travelers, we found a much better motel for about 10 dollars more.

Old, musty, we had doors in out room that had kleenex in the key holes, don't know where the doors led to, but we were looking for cheap and this was the best price we could find, and the continental breakfast consisted of juice and doughnuts. It may be old, but housekeeping could use some elbow work to clean the rooms, especially the bathrooms. We left feeling dirty.

Given a great rate $29.95 - got room 215 - spacious but really old -- had fleas or some sort of bug that nipped at our legs - had to bail out in the middle of the night. Before we left they tried to give us 115 - same scenario. THey said they were sold out but the hall we wer eon was really quiet.

OMG!!! I don't know where to begin! What a horrible experience my family & I had last week when we stayed there! This hotel was a recommendation from someone at the Mayo Clinic because is it right across the street. We booked three rooms and arrived late in the day. After checking in we immediately went to find a restaurant where we could eat & relax after our long day of driving. By the time we got back to the hotel it was almost 9pm and my brother had to be at St Mary's early in the morning for surgery. I spent quite some time on the phone looking for an alternate hotel for us to move to the following morning. This was the filthiest hotel I have EVER been in. We were told that a portion of the hotel had been recently remodeled and I requested these rooms when booking our rooms. I have to say - I'd hate to see the rooms that had not yet been remodeled!!! We also paid $10/night extra for the remodeled rooms. We could not decide whether the smell in the hallway smelled more like dirty socks or dirty underwear - it was gross! The hotel is older and that should have no bearing on it if it were kept up but it was just rotten! My brother's (remodeled) room had missing formica around both the sink in the bathroom and the sink in the room with just bare wood around it (how can you possibly clean that??). The pullout sofa in our room was so dirty that it looked as if it had been picked up from the curb and there was a dirty sock left inside it. The lamp shade hanging above our table was so dirty and looked as if someone had used it as a punching bag. The towels in the bathroom looked as if they had been used and hung back up to dry - they were wrinkled and stained. We did not use the shower in any of the rooms as they were so gross. There were no clocks or alarms in any of our rooms either. The carpets were stained and filthy. The bedspreads in my sister's room did not match each other (not that it's a big thing but it just added to the whole experience). The staff was not the friendliest or most helpful either. I do have to say that I spoke with a really nice gal when making our reservations and she had wonderful customer service. She was not working while we were there. The morning after we arrived & after my brother had gone into surgery, a couple of us went back to the hotel & packed up everything and moved to The LaQuinta. Compared to Travelers Hotel, The LaQuinta was like a palace!!! We paid only $7 more per night, per room and it was well worth it. The deluxe breakfast alone was more than worth it. The Travelers advertise a free continental breakfast which was coffee & a box of greasy doughnuts! The Travelers was closer to the hospital but was certainly not worth staying at for that reason alone. The LaQuinta was a little farther away but offered the same free shuttle as the Travelers. We had our own vehicle and our travel time from the LaQuinta was only 5 minutes to the hospital. My family & I would NEVER recommend this hotel to anyone and feel that they could use a visit from the local Health Department. I'm not sure if they would even be allowed to remain open - it was THAT BAD!!

this place is a dump. it dates back to the early 1930's. No electrical outlets, smells like mold and mildew, floors creak, TV came over on the mayflower. Staff is not friendly or helpful. The place is in dire need to rennovations. You would feel more comfortable sleeping outside!

The location of the hotel was great, within walking distance to Mayo Clinic... the lobby looked nice and the front desk clerk was pleasant and helpful. However, the room had much to be desired. It was absolutely filthy. Mold, mildew, hair, dirt and dead bugs were abundant in the bathroom...the carpet soiled and stained, you could write your name in the dust on the tv screen, the stovetop looked like it hadn't been wiped off in months and the windows so dirty that you could barely see through them, not to mention the awful smell in the hallway. Totally and completely unacceptable...did not stay...could not stay...way too gross!