Economy Inn - Granite City

Nostalgic and historic stay on the old Route 66...I've stayed here a few times before. The location to St Louis and Alton area is very good. The rooms and bathrooms are very clean. The beds are comfortable - each stay has been consistent. The height of the TV to the proximity of the beds is excellent as I enjoy watching movies. Cable package is top notch. The size and set up of the rooms is perfect. The owners do an excellent job of providing clean and comfortable rooms at very reasonable rate. I enjoy the history of this area and can only imagine the families and guests who stayed here on their journey down "The Mother Road".

The service was excellent. The room, however, left much to be desired - especially the broken window with the clear trash bag covering it. Our door also didn't "catch" & lock when we closed it. The hinged swing-arm lock was the only means of locking the door once you were inside. When I was checking out though, the owner explained that he had just taken over ownership of the property approximately 6 weeks prior and, as of now, the entire first floor has been renovated. The second floor rehab is in progress and corporate has been contacted regarding the broken window. They told the owner that the windows are all made to order & would be ready within the coming weeks. As with many things of this nature, the installer would be issued a work order & would come replace the window in a couple ad

First of all let me tell you what I love about this place the hot water pressure is a freaking amazing. The room was very spacious with a very comfortable bed. The hot water was truly hot. The heater did a good job on keeping the room warm but the bathroom was still cold. Especially the tile floors. The TV had plenty of channels on it and the room did come with the microwave and refrigerator.

When we drove up we weren't sure about staying there after all, but they let us see the room and it was better than we thought. The air conditioning worked really well. The bed was very soft and comfortable. There was only a sheet and bedspread, but it was warmer than I expected since my husband likes to sleep in a walk-in freezer.

I knew the hotel wouldn't be great..but WOW! It was by far the most disgusting place i have ever been! i am used to the $45 motels and know what to expect...but this place wasn't worth $5. As soon as we walked in the room there was a very strong odor...which would explain why the other guests had their doors open...was only 3 rooms haha and i thought it was because of the nice day. There was even a candle because they knew it smelled so bad..the best thing in the room as well. I have seen better chairs left out for the trash truck than the recliner they had as your chair..which i refused to sit on. The dresser was broke. There were brown stains all over the walls. The bathroom had 2 spots of blood on the side of the tub...stains of who knows what all over the walls and filth just built up.