Gainesville Hotels near Fred Bear Museum

It was clean and comfy.

A bit pricey, but it was worth getting away for a few days!

The room had a slight stale smell, which even with the A/C on would persist.

It all kind of runs together... see, I was on the road for two weeks and stayed at like 10 hotels in a row, and a lot of them were Holiday Inn's. That's sort of a good thing because I learned that IHG offers a consistent product, where other brands vary greatly from hotel to hotel. We had planned to stay here and go to some bars in the area, but the time difference made us arrive as last call was hitting. I think we just hit the hay and woke up the next day to continue on our way. Not even sure if we got to have the free breakfast. The fact that I can't remember much in specific is a positive, because apparently I had nothing to super complain about.

When I made my reservation I asked for a double room. When I checked in all they had was a smoking room. I had no choice but to stay since I paid online. I wouldn't have maid my reservation if that's all the rooms they had. Other than that the hotel was ok.

Nothing..

Everything about this place.. My mom and I were in Gainesville to bring my dog for radiation therapy and the vet hospital was not able to start her treatment last week so we only stayed 1 night only.. And They won't refund our money for the days we didn't stay.. Place is creapy an indoor motel that's "dog friendly" so you have to bring ur dog inside and up stairs.. Would Not Recommend This Motel To Anyone!!

We liked the wood floors, pillows, cleanliness, all the basic amenities.

Cleaning chemical smell upon entering our room. Front desk check in guy said OK to my paying cash upon check out and proceeded to charge my card upon check in without telling me. Manager apologized.

Nothing

Over priced, rude staff, no receipt, no newspaper, location poor.

This was a well appointed, well run hotel with great service and a great breakfast

Walkin shower was nice.

The lighting was terrible in the room but the bed and pillows were great. The room overlooked the parking lot and was a bit noisy. The breakfast was ok. It was a little pricy considering.

The room size, cleanliness and breakfast buffet.

Staff and room were great. We have stayed in many hotels in Gainesville, this is one we keep going back to.

Air conditioner blew on to the bed closest to it.

Loved the bistro, happy hour, and the included breakfast was amazing!! Great friendly staff!!

clean room. good beds

not enough computer stations in lounge

I have stayed at The Lodge many times over the last 25 years. The hotel is still relevant and in good shape. The staff is excellent. The office facility is very good. The popcorn and bar in the evening, with a fireplace, is a great place to relax after a long day.

The office used to have two computers and now has one. I had to wait a few minutes to be able to get some work done. Not a big deal but maybe something that could be addressed.

Comfortable, nice bar area, cozy. Clean

Bar tender not quite with it. breakfast waffle maker a mess and needs instructions posted better.

Everything. Nice friendly staff. Excellent location.

Rooms was very clean !nd the floor was great to walk on.

Everything was good

The cleaning staffs, they are very nice!!

There was a young lady whose argue with me soon as I get here, which made me very unhappy with her, but that's okay, and she work at the front desk, they told this hotel I would arrive late Wednesday, n the change me still for Tuesday, not fair, should be only time people stay, that's highway robbery!

Complimentary breakfast was poor in nature. No one tended when food was out. Food area was not clean and quite messy. Selection was poor at best. - fitness center was broken down. I was not informed of this when i checked in even though i inquired about the location of the fitness center. - Shower tub in room was dirty

Very friendly place. Would go there again

Excellent Service, Great Location, Clean and comfortable rooms

The dining/bar area closed at 9 pm, the gym was small and smelled horrible

Friendly staff. Large clean room. Comfortable bed

Cold swimming pool

We loved the location, especially how close it was to UF and all the restaurants! The bed was comfortable and the room was clean. We also had a very quiet night sleep.

The building needs some basic updating, the carpets need to be replaced and the room has a semi funny smell when you first walk in. The breakfast in the morning is more like a grab and go snack bar. I wouldn't stay here for several days in a row or bring my kids b/c it's a motel not a hotel. Otherwise, it was fine.

The proximity to my work.

Left the room in the morning and came back 930pm. Room had no sheets or towels. Front desk tells me no way anyone was in the room because housekeeping doesn't work on Saturdays and if I want towels to come down to the front desk and get them. 2 kids at the front desk goofing off finally got my towels that disappeared during the day. AC then broke and I had a hot room all night so I got some sleep in the car. Checked out in the morning and front desk didn't even ask how my stay was. Typical low budget hotel with subpar customer service. Shame on me for trying to save a few bucks.

Very comfortable rooms. Clean and staff was friendly. The breakfast had lots of items to choose from. We only stayed 1 night, but the kitchen was equipped nicely for a long stay. And the layout for the one bedroom was convenient traveling with a teen.

Wonderful all suite hotel near I-75 in Gainesville. Extremely good location from he school and next to a least a dozen restaurants and good shopping for college needs. Very clean, nice pool, gym, laundry and very large units including full kitchen with full refrigerators. Highly recommend, reasonable price, very clean and lovely staff.

This hotel is very clean and come with a little stove and full size refrigerator. Location is great for attending event at UF.

It looks like the AC is on motion sensor. Even I leave it on, the AC compressor will shut off itself. When I come back, the room smell bad. Especially, at night when I was sleeping, I felt hot because I was not moving which will not trigger the sensor.

This hotel provides either 2 double beds or 1 double bed and 1 pull out sofabed. They have washer and dryer onsite. However, there is no hair dryer or iron in the room. The front desk opens only during office hours. They have a number for you to call if you help 24/7. This hotel is like you are renting an furnished apartment unit. It comes with microwave, full size refrigerator and small cook range.

The price was resonable

I requested 2 beds, was told they only offered 1, I asked for non smoking rm, the room reaked of stale cigerette smoke, After dis-infecting with Lysol, the oder still persisted, Obviously the ac filter has never been changed..Poor comm. from you

the location was good. The room was clean.

There was nobody to check us in at midnight, had to go across the street to Quality inn. The room was furnished with thrift store quality stuff, mattress rock hard. Ceiling in bathroom 7' at best. The whole place is terrible, but to their credit they keep it clean. I will stay at the Quality inn next time, where it was $30 more but we would have gotten an breakfast with hot waffles. If you really need a cheap room, it is clean and it will do the job, but if you can afford to spend a little more, do it.

Service was horrible. And rooms were disgusting.

The breakfast was great.

Our room and bathroom were so outdated and dirty. Dirty carpets, dirty tub, dust around the room. I expect much better conditions for $250/night.

Location is good.

You need to be a member to get free wifi. Yeah in 2016 this hotel does not give free wifi. Staff rushed our check in experience to get back to texting. The level of service at this location does not meet the standards that Hilton has set. Not worth the money. Buyer beware.

Convince

Clean

The owners never gave me a receipt for my week stay. They didn't repair the toilet (I fixed daily too use) or kitchen light in the first room but after two days the motel moved me to a different room that was sooooo much worse. There was a cockroach in the bathroom sink when I first arrived. The microwave was completely rusty and unusable or rust would drop in your food. The shower head was tiny and barely trickled water, in the second room, and I have really long hair. The sheets were dirty, stunk, and had cigarette holes burnt in them, plus they stopped washing my linens and collecting the garbage. I asked them nicely everyday for the same things and they shook their heads and said they'd get to it but never did. Plus, they charged me for an extra person daily just to have friends or the owner of the home I was waiting on buying stop in for short periods of time. No other hotel I've stayed at, in any state had ever done THAT! I would not recommend this motel not would I ever stay here again.

Nothing to like

Room was dirty, old, broken leaking sink, old bathtub with cigarette burns. We were there for my daughter to tour the graduate school however I had to work virtually from the hotel, they were doing very loud power washing and other things so that I could not hear my boss on the phone. We left within 50 minutes of arriving. Took ringing desk bell three times to get a young to the desk that didn't care we were leaving. It took booking.com three days and several calls at which point I did NOT get a full refund, kept 82.00 which is so unfair considering the room pictures are totally false. My daughter will be attending graduate school but we will never consider staying at this Howard Johnson.