Rodeway Inn

Two adults spent three nights here in mid-August in a King room and thought it was OK. The staff was friendly. It is definitely an older hotel, as many of the room furnishings are showing some age. The room was large though and the bathroom had a really nice large shower rather than a shower in a tub. Policy stated that housekeeping is only offered every three days. Unlike many other hotels in this price range, they do not offer an included breakfast, instead they gave us $3 off breakfast in their attached restaurant. Prices for breakfast ranged from $5 for two eggs to $9.50 for two eggs, home fries & a meat. Pancakes started at $5. Note that the two Rodeway signs near the road are small and easily missed as the sign on the building states “Leisure’s Restaurant & Hotel”. We missed it the first time and had to come back around. Also, due to the restaurant, parking may be tight around the evening meal. The ice machine is located behind the front desk so someone has to be there to get ice. The hotel has rooms on the second floor but does not have an elevator. The bed was comfortable. Note that we thought the room was not very well lit and what lights there were, were on the dim side. YMMV. Also, the front desk evidently does not open until 8am.

We were in the area for a 50th birthday party and booked a weekend stay at this two-dozen room property. I was driving up from the NYC area and fully expected to be rousting the night auditor at 3am, but to my surprise there was one employee cleaning the entryway and another staffing the desk. Check-in went smoothly and we were given a room on the first floor (good thing, too, because given luggage for a family of 4, this property has no elevator.) The double bed room and beds were clean and “proportioned for a hotel built in the 1960s”, although the chairs were a bit tired. The bathroom came as a shock, as it was relatively large (as compared to my friend’s bathroom at the Quality Inn in Geneseo), and updated relatively recently. There was no tub, it having been replaced by a tub-sized “shower pad” area and curtain (that kept wanting to blow in.) The showerhead was a little bit low and the floor a bit slick, so be careful. Water was hot, plentiful, and powerful enough. The A.C. worked well, as did the in-room WiFi. The flat screen TV was a bit finicky and could have used instructions (press the TV button at the top of the Spectrum remote, then SOURCE to switch to HDMI 2 to watch cable.) We were given $-off vouchers for the attached Leisures restaurant, where we ate breakfast twice (and I will review that separately). Check out was easy, and we got a very prompt call-back because we had left something in the room. Fortunately, we had only made it as far as the restaurant. Overall, the hotel was well-staffed and everyone seemed to be giving it a family effort. Accessibility notes: the front door entrance is a bit sloped up and there is a 1” lip into the lobby. There are no automatic doors, nor elevator. We did not stay in an accessible room.