Red Carpet Inn, Albany

I have stayed in this motel twice in two years while visiting my son at college. I have found it to be quiet and secure if not fancy. My room was clean. I asked for and received a non smoking room, maybe that was the difference. I will stay at this Motel again.

I recently attempted to stay near downtown Albany in order to make the VERY early morning trip into the city easier the next day. I looked online quickly and booked the cheapest place I could find within 5 miles of Albany, foolishly not looking at other customer reviews. This mistake would prove fatal. This property is one of the worst locations I've ever been to. Now don't get me wrong, small rooms and minimal customer service is to be expected with rates under $70/night, BUT, dirty and potentially hazardous living conditions are not. This "hotel" is nothing more than a glorified dungeon, I felt dirty after being in the room for less than 5 minutes. Honestly, our clothes smelled like must and cigarettes after inspecting the room and realizing that there was a brown/yellow film covering everything in the bathroom. The rooms are run down; the beds are so dirty we avoided any physical contact for personal safety. The customer service was decent, except for a large sign behind the front desk that reads NO REFUNDS (hmmm, why would they place this sign in plain sight unless the expected trouble). We clearly should've looked at the room closer before handing over the credit card, as we ended up spending the night at the CLEAN and CHEAP Red Roof Inn located on Wolf Rd. After calling to try and regain some of our cash, the front desk employee just referred to the all-knowing "NO REFUNDS" sign instead of trying to help solve our problem and listen to the complaints about the room. We were expecting shabby, we got a filthy property that in my opinion is unfit for human occupation. The surrounding area isn't scary at all (there's nothing around but a hospital and some small-scale businesses), but going inside the lobby and/or rooms is as appealing as a long-term stay in federal prison. Inmates probably experience better living conditions (i.e. showers and toilets). I hate to complain and rant, but I cannot believe that this location is still in business and knowingly offers such poor customer service and facilities. PLEASE do not stay here, if the other references to this location as a "filthy pit" don't deter your business, I hope that my account has at least spared many of you from the agony of entering an unkept, run-down, smelly shanty that will take your money and then tap sign when you raise question about your experience with their facilities. Do not stay here, instead, consider the biohazard dumpster located behind the nearby hospital, at least the ER staff is honest about what's in there.

My stay in Oct. 2006 was not as bad as some have reported. The room was clean,and housekeeping seemed ok. The check in clerk was helpful and pleasant,the man at desk at checkout,less so.At $55.00 a night I was happy.

Do yourself a favor and NEVER stay at a Red Carpet Inn - the bathroom was disgusting, I refused to even get in the shower for fear that whatever was on the walls of the shower would end up on ME. The bed was so awful I woke up with a bad backache and ended up having to go to a chiropractor a few days later. The room was not clean and had a general all around yucky feeling. Sure it's cheap, but totally not worth it. Spend more money so you'll be able to take a shower!

Well, what can u except for $60 per night? No bathroom fan, so i could not shave after shower, toilet do not work properly. I wonder if the area is safe. I hve seen worse places. Only hate to see spots on my pillow cases.

This place was disgusting! Filthy, dirty,smelly, rooms. I would rather sleep in my car or a tent. The health department should shut them down. I will never stay at a Red Carpet again. Pigs!

You could not get me to stay in another Red Carpet room even if it was free. The room smelled completely disgusting. We had to leave the door open most of the time to air it out. The bathroom was completely gross. We didn't dare get in the shower or even step foot on the floor in barefeet. We certainly were not going to trust the linen sitting on top of the stained mattress and went out and bought our own linen to put on top. There were none of the usual amenities like hair dryer, vcr(which it was advertised it had) etc;. I could probably go on and on but I don't want to write a book. If we had known the area a little better and had the time we definently would have gotten our money back and went somplace else. STAY AWAY!!

I expected a microwave, fridge, coffee maker and other ammenities I saw advertised. The guest service was good but the neighborhood was bad, the bathroom was terrible, the worst shower I've ever used, no ironing board and iron. The room had an unpleasant odor. Not a good choice by my. I learned my lesson.

Its cheap if you plan to stay for a long duration ( i got it for $700 per month for a room with kitchen).

The room was a filthy, stinking pit. It smelled like cigarettes, it was dirty. We were afraid to touch anything especially the bathroom. I didn't even want to walk barefoot on the floor. It was a horrible experience! And I won't ever stay at a Red Carpet Inn anywhere again!!! Gross!