This thread is for feedback about your stay at the Days Inn during The Gathering. Please post up your thoughts good or bad. I have heard both and have spoke with John about each.

My reason for asking this is that John would like to have our group back for Funfest and for possible future events.

Just like in any business if there are things that need corrected he can't do them if folks don't speak up.

Last year I moved to the Days Inn after staying 13 years at Comfort Suites (next to Niemergs Family Restraunt. During the Funfest Event I paid $89.00 for Wed - Thu and for Fri - Sat $119.00. Although the Hotel was very nice and we never had a complaint, the price was too much for an Interstate Hotel. All I wanted was a clean place to stay for a few days.

I haven't spoke to John about Funfest rates but if this is something that as a group we wanted to do I would. If someone else would like to take care of this feel free to speak up as I am purely doing this to help out. Most likely I will be in Indianapolis at the 4wd & Off Road Jamboree in lieu of Funfest.

I have given John a link to this thread so he can read the feedback.

                                                                           thanks, Tux...Tuxblacray2011-05-23 16:05:55

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I think it was a decent enough place, for the price. We stopped in Mt. Vernon the night before(Wed), and paid almost $100, for a room that wasn't as big or clean as the Day's Inn room. At least the DI room we had was right at the entrance of the building, on the first floor, and we could park the car right under the window....that was really nice. The less walking/toting bags the better for this fat guy! Parking lot was well lit, also.
The staff were all friendly and nice...a change from the norm for us.
Overall, I'd say the DI was a good deal for us. A big ol Texas "THANKY" for John and the staff.


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I checked in to find I had no room for wed night, Pris took the time to get it all straight and put us in a suite for same price. It was a smoking room and of course smelled like one. We went to wall mart got a bottle of frebreeze and wal la. Room was huge.

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For the money I can't really b***h.

But not trying to come off arrogant, I'm use to staying at Marriott Residents Inn's and similar places.

At the Day's Inn: Upon close inspection after a couple days of sneezing, there was wrinkled wall paper w/mold on the wall just above the HVAC unit.

The toilet took forever to fill, so had to listen to the toilet fill for 2hr. + at times.

There was a hole in the wall above the bed.

Not that is can be helped...the beds were to hard for us for a comfortable nights sleep.

The staircases are in need of vacuuming.

Other than those few items, the place was fine.
 I liked the staff at the desk. There were very pleasant and polite. It was very nice that the hotel staff had a cookout going in the evenings. The parking lots and grounds were pretty clean and well lit. That made us feel comfortable leaving our vette out there. So the good points equaled the bad points.

Tux, I just wanted to say thank you for setting up the hotel arraignments. Good Job.


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The staff was great!  We certainly can't complain!  Variation to the burgers and dogs each night was needed, but, the side dishes were varied and they did not have to do any of that (other hotels do not).  It sounds as though those who were in the newer, main hotel had a lot nicer rooms.  There were only 2 outlets in our room that worked and more shelving/tables would have helped.  We had a toilet that wouldn't flush properly and it was not the cleanest room, however, it was better than the first room they tried to put us in.  They tried to give us a smoking room when we requested a non-smoking room, the problem was resolved (Mary's was glad of that).    DStoffel2011-05-23 17:44:26

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Frank & I were in room 208.  The room was relatively clean & was maintained during our stay.  Hpwever, I agree with some of the comments above - the hallway had an odor & wasn't real clean.  The breakfast was ok.  The staff was super friendly & helpful.  They provided many things like the carwash station & the bbq each night (which they didn't have to do).  Although it was free, I would rather have had a variety of dinner items, instead of burger & dogs each night (Frank & I ate elsewhere after the first night) & I loved the thoughfullness of Pris & her custom corvette cookies!  There was a fair amount of parking & the lot was well lit.  I think for the price I can't complain.  But, I know there were many folks that had issues with their rooms & that's a problem - all the rooms cost the same & should be clean & maintained at the same level.  Tux - thank you making the arrangements.

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The room was on par with other "freeway" chains that I've stayed in across the country.  You could tell that it was an older place but it appeared to be maintained pretty well.  As mentioned above the staff was great (I wasn't expecting clean sheets and towels every day!). 

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Angel and I had a pleasant time with the motel, guess really our main complaint about it was the bed was a bit "firm"... but that does seem to be typical with most motels(least with the ones i've stayed in over the years)..so all in all, not too bad, staff there was super nice, and while we didn't attend their cookouts in the evening, i do think that was a bit beyond the call of duty for nearly any interstate motel :)  very nice added touch(though if dad were there, he'd be pushing them away from the grill and head'n over to the grocery store for some ribs to cook on there;) )

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