Schenectady Hotels

In desperate need of an update. The staff was incredibly nice but the carpets and bathrooms were old and many things are broken or not up to date. "Non smoking" but guests and staff smoke right outside the front lobby door. I wouldn't stay here again.

Friendly, efficient staff. Outdated hotel. Needs upgrading (new carpets, paint, etc).

The breakfast was dissent. Apparently one of the staff said that the pool was close do to cunstruction and it was not true. My two kids were looking forward to go in it.

Not very much Not clean at all exception the lobby ! They should call this hotel WORST Western.

The one redeeming quality was the kindness of the staff. Professional, and doing a good job of customer service at the front desk despite their meh hotel. I assume it's someone else that is responsible for the poor management of the upkeep. This seems like a very old building. They are renovating which is fine, but they put up yellow caution tape everywhere in a half ass way that makes it look like a crime scene. Not very clean. Shower mat which was glued in place was dirty. There were dead bugs, luckily didn't see any live ones, but there was a general lack of effort throughout the hotel to clean stuff. I thought the price was high already, but the staff told me that I actually got a really good rate. In the end, a little over $100 for a standard room. What a joke. Never going back there.

The bed was comfortable, I guess. The toilet wouldn't flush, the shower was mediocre, the track to the window was FILTHY, the TV in the eating area for breakfast was loud and obnoxious, there was no outlet near the bed to plug in a phone or computer, there was no exhaust fan in the bathroom, etc. It was really kind of gross and I would not go back to that Ramada again. I couldn't wait to leave. I have had much better rooms for cheaper.

A man walked into our room with his own key card. Apparently, the incompetent staff gave him the same room after we had already been there for 6+ hours. We were given a new room that night. The next morning, I asked them to check our old room to see if we had left a bottle of shampoo. The staff member went to our NEW room and told my partner she was not supposed to be there. My partnered yelled at her and said that they had put her in this room because someone walked into our original room. The staff member then said, "oh sorry" and walked away instead of engaging with my partner and explaining to her that she meant to go to our old room. The staff member, when she came back down to me at the front desk, told me she went to the wrong room but didn't tell me about the encounter with my partner. My partner told me when I got back to our room and I got upset. So I called and asked why she told her she was in the wrong room. The staff member said she didn't recognize her voice as the person who was on the phone with her?! At this point, I was tired of the incompetence and confusion, so I demanded something be done to rectify our frustrations. The staff member said she'd reach out to the manager to see what could be done, and would call me back. She never called me back. I went to the front desk again hours later to ask if she heard from the manager. I told my partner to just go to the room while I deal with it. My partner came back after 3 minutes because her card key didn't work. The staff member said she didn't hear back from the manager, and instead just gave us two free drinks at the bar and a free appetizer for our troubles. While this entire experience pretty terrible, the only credit I'll give is for the staff member who took it upon herself to do SOMETHING even though her manager was MIA. I appreciated the effort. That aside, incompetence permeates this place. I would never recommend going... at least not at this location.

not much bad neighborhood, dirty hotel, in need of repair, room was non smoking and smelled like smoke, toilet didn't flush, I would not go back. Ramada should take their name off this hotel.

The room was clean. However, the lock on our door did not work, so we were moved to another room. The lock on our second door barely worked. The staff seemed apathetic. The plumbing was very, very slow. We have stayed here many times in the past with good result. Overall, we had a disappointing stay this time.

Price, until we got there cracked ceiling tiles, chipping paint, out of order ice machines, rust on some bathroom fixtures, etc.

Location was ok. The bathroom was filthy with hair all over the floor and shower. Hallways were dirty with bags of soiled linens along the wall still at 5pm. Room had a peculiar odor. Booked a king size room-got 2 double. I will not stay here again.

Friendliness of the staff Temperature of the room, cleanliness of the carpet, bathroom needs updating.

Staff was friendly. After checking in at 5:00pm I found my room door wide open, garbage in the corner of the room, and no sheets on the bed. The staff quickly gave me another room, but that rooms was lacking. It did not seem all that clean and one of the electrical wall sockets had been pulled out of the wall. I think there are better lodging options in the area.

Overall, the staff was friendly and the services were great. I was staying at the hotel for the sole reason of taking the Bar exam. While the place was beautiful and the staff very pleasant, there was one major flaw. I stayed in room 351 and the room was repressively hot. No matter how far down we turned the thermostat, it would not get any cooler and the air coming from the vent felt the same (read: warm) no matter if the thermostat was on 60 or 75. I don't like to complain, but it was very disappointing.

Spaciousness and cleanliness of the room, comfort of the beds, very good food and service in the dining room, variety if selections on the menu, complimentary use of computer, monitor, and keyboard in business center, convenient location for travel in the Albany and outlying area. No bad marks.

The staff are friendly and make me feel like home. The food at the hotel was better than expectations. The hotel smells like a nursing home and the shower is not that great.

The bed was pretty comfortable The layout of the hotel is extremely weird. Carpeting was dingy.

Very friendly staff. Clogged shower drain that couldn't be repaired. Nothing like standing in dirty water when you're trying to shave your legs after a weekend of camping....

The staff were pleasant. The towers were far from the pool and although there was an indoor walkway, it was a bitter cold walk. There was no info in the room for hotel amenities, channel listings or nearby attractions.

What a joke of a hotel. Horrible service. Horrible stay. We'll never go back.

Convenient to airport; clean (could have used a new shower curtain); friendly staff. Heating unit in room was EXTREMELY noisy; uncomfortable bed; drunk hotel staffer sitting at the bar hitting on my husband.