Ramada Plaza Dayton

Negative experience. Long post, but please read. I only put 1 star because I had to.
My mom and I were in Dayton to drop off my sister for her freshman year of college (stressful times, you could imagine). After being checked in and registered, we headed to room 278 in the tower, only to find that both of our room keys did not work (the red lights would not even come on, and we tried on multiple doors). This indicates that the cards were not coded. So we called the front desk, and a few minutes later, a maintenance worker came and gave us 3 new working cards and went inside the room to make sure everything was ok. Everything looked good and we were able to access our room – no harm, no foul.
However, little did we know, at around 2:30am, we would experience both harm and foul. In the middle of the night, my mom and I awoke to loud banging. Startled, my mom got up and found the door open and someone banging the door because the top latch kept the door from opening all the way. My mom, very confused, told the people that we were assigned to this room and had checked in the previous night. The people left, and we received a call from the front desk. Talking with such a loud and angry voice that I could hear from my bed, the desk woman demanded, «WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THAT ROOM? YOU ARE NOT IN OUR SYSTEM!» My mom expressed clearly that we had been assigned that room and that it was incredibly rude for her to be raising her tone the way she did. The desk woman said that we were in the system for room 267 and that we were in the wrong room. My sister leaned over to check the key card pouch and confirmed that we were given room 278, not 267. After the conversation ended, we all tried to go back to sleep. 15 minutes later, my mom turned on all the lights, called back the front desk, and expressed her frustration by saying, «I can’t believe you have the key to somebody and they almost got into our room, you scared the hell out of us! How could you ask me, ‘WHO ARE YOU? YOU’RE NOT IN OUR SYSTEM!’.» Cutting my mom off, the woman replied again in an angry tone, «I AM THE ASSISTANT MANAGER…(more yelling)…» And she continued to tell until she hung up on us. We gave it a rest, and tried to get some sleep before waking up early to move my sister into school.
The next morning, I awoke to my mom sitting in a chair and ready for the day (she clearly was unable to get any rest). We headed down to breakfast.
We returned back to our room and found that once again, the 3 newly activated cards no longer worked, with the same deactivated appearance as the first ones. Because the room access was put on the other people’s cards, ours were deactivated. So we went to the front desk to reactivate our cards and my mom first asked, «Is there a manager available I can speak with?» The woman replied, «Yes, I am the assistant manager.» My mom said, «Oh hi, I’m the woman you spoke with last night that had our room almost broken into.» She only replied, «Yes ma’am.» She reactivated put cards and we left without any other problem.
As soon as we got back into our room, we received a call from the front desk and the Assistant Manager began yelling again, saying that we were not in their system and that we had never registered. This is all to say that all of the information that my mom filled out the day before was lost – our address, license number, everything – and they don’t know where it went. My mom said that she needs to ask her employee where the forms were because it contained personal information. She replied, «DONT TELL ME HOW TO RUN MY HOTEL…(more yelling)…» After having had enough, my mom hung up on her.
When we were ready to leave, we pulled the car around to check out. I was expecting a brawl, and all the AM said was «Ma’am, I just want you to understand that I don’t want to make this difficult.» (The hell she did!!!) And my mom replied, «Yes, and I want you to understand that strangers almost came into our room in the middle of the night and you just yelled at us.» She gave us a new form to fill out an my mom asked who the employee was that checked us in yesterday. The AM replied with a name as if she wanted us to put all the blame on her. Unbelievable. We left, and all we wanted to do was leave that uncourteous, unaccommodating, disrespectful experience behind.
I want to make it clear–
It was not the people’s fault for trying to get into the room
It was not the Assistant Manager’s fault for assigning that room. However, her biggest fault was the disrespect and rudeness she demonstrated during the confusion. Face to face she appeared to be apologetic, but behind the phone she was ruthless. I was incredibly disappointed by her immaturity.
I believe that hotels should be trying to make their guests as comfortable as possible on their stay and attempt to create a home away from home through hospitality and courtesy. Unfortunately, we did not experience this at this hotel.

Worst hotel ever. $ 100 for mold in unclean bathtub. Dirty ghetto roach motel. Hope I don’t bring any unexpected friends home!

Most of the staff was nice but the nice ones were overshadowed by the rude ones. They seem short staffed as well. The bartender doubled at the front desk among other people seemingly the «only ones» who are doing that job. The area lacks any stores or restaurants close by. The bar staff was very nice. Knew our names from a previous visit. The rooms weren’t too bad. There was an incident with rough towels that when the night auditor, serving as the manager on duty, was told about it acted like we were bothering him. Not a good look especially since if we weren’t there, he’s have nothing to audit!

This hotel is not in the best part of town, and it’s pretty run down. It’s very obvious they are running on empty. Pool wasn’t heated, change machine was broken, there were no pool towels… I mean come on. There was laundry and trash bags laying in the hallways for over 12 hours. We got the room seriously cheap and I now see why. Wouldn’t stay there again. I think corporate needs to step in and take over this place.

Actually had a decent experience here minus one hiccup that was immediately dealt with by the manager.
The price is right, right off the highway was extremely useful for me. The area around the hotel definitely isn’t the best but each door is only accessible by a room key. They also have on duty security at all times.
The room was in great condition — I was on the third floor of the «tower.»
The bar was a lot of fun, Brett (bar manager I believe) was a great bartender, great company, and the food was really good. Actually I was surprised how good the food was! Thursday night was $ 1 bud products and $ 1 wings — which brought in an interesting crowd but I had a great time chatting with others at the bar!
I would stay here again.
(Also: note the «spa» they claim they have — is a hot tub near the pool, and the restaurant isn’t open Sunday and Monday, which I didn’t know before and was extremely frustrating!)

As far as local Dayton hotel options go right now, I am satisfied that this location contains several amenities not found elsewhere (indoor pool, minimal breakfast with plenty of seating), and the access from the highway was so easy. This is not the best hotel in Dayton by any stretch but it was adequate and since Dayton downtown hotels are difficult to come by especially on weekends, I chose to stay here again three times this year.
Ashley checked me in. She was among the best front desk supervisors I’ve come across in terms of making the guest feel welcomed. She worked extremely hard to make this mediocre hotel try to perform up to par. It wasn’t her fault that the hotel has a couple of shortcomings.
Noise travels in this hotel, as its interior walls are super thin, and the common areas are in the hallways, which is a poor design considering the amount of space they could have designated elsewhere in the hotel, but Ramada did inherit this problem and so they deal with it by closing everything down earlier than most hotels would.
This is a hotel where earplugs are necessary, not optional. A freight train horn xan be heard in the distance late at night. On one night, my travel partner and I both had a dream that the train was in the room (exaggeration of our light senses, but still). At 4 in the morning, I was once awoken by a neighbor’s phone which he was incorrectly using like a radio with the speaker on full blast. This must have been right behind my headboard, because I could not go back to sleep after this began.
The indoor pool, open from 8AM to 10 PM, is apositive, however there was a very wet pooldeck, and the person who is responsible for it just puts up a wet floor sign and waits for it to disappear instead of getting a mop to contain the mess!
I enjoyed free breakfast for the most part as far as a simple meal and coffee/​milk, and there were two or three juice drink options as well. Overall, Ramada provided a great value for the price I paid, and anyone who gave the hotel less than 2 stars is not exactly credible because I’ve definitely stayed in far worse hotels than this one, especially considering the almost unbeatable price here. The 2.5 stars advertised on this property were earned, but beyond that the place attains adequacy and I realize that they could have made some accommodations to make my stay go much better.
Now, please disregard the one star reviews left by people who clearly expected to get much more than they paid for. If you’re looking for a lot more than that, you’ll pay twice as much, and you should not review this place based on those unreasonable expectations. If your expectations are managed, this is 2.5 star hotel available on the cheap, plain and simple. I rounded up because I am a repeat customer even though this hotel is not my favorite in Dayton.

This hotel is scary! According to Priceline it’s supposed to be a 2.5 star hotel, but this hotel is no where near 2.5 stars. We are actually scared for our safety at this hotel. Most clientele appear to be on drugs. The is a hole in the ceiling over the shower. I can’t wait to check my family out of this hotel. Don’t stay here!

Welcome to Murder Town! You’d think a hotel with an indoor pool right off the expressway would do well. I guess not. Looked like one of those hotels with an indoor pool, playroom, games, atrium and interior facing rooms that were somewhat popular in the 1970’s. Kind of a precursor to the indoor water park hotels that are popular now. Except this place is Murder Town. The atrium part appeared totally unoccupied and there were few lights on anywhere. It was creepy. We stayed in the tower part farthest from the front desk. The room was dirty, moldy, and smelled of smoke. So much for a non-​smoking room. Just hanging a sign on the door doesn’t make a room non-​smoking. There was no wifi anywhere. The cable tv worked, so they get .1 star for that. Next morning we went to the dining room for «breakfast» which was cold cereals, yogurt, and breads for toasting. Proteins? Non-​existent except for the yogurt, which was mostly Activia. Fruit? We found one packaged fruit cup. During our stay we noticed only two other families staying there. They were complaining to each other about this place. It is clear that this building has outlived its usefulness. Tear it down and selling the land. You’ll be doing it a favor.

This hotel is located in a blighted area. As you approach, the property is rundown, the surrounding area is boarded-​up buildings and a freeway, and there was a vagrant dumpster-​diving in broad daylight. The parking lot is crumbling and weedy. I did not feel my vehicle would be safe.
I was travelling with my elderly parents who were outpatients at Riverview for two days, and this hotel was the closest advertised three-​star hotel to the hospital. As such, I was able to view, consider, and reject two rooms at once. Neither room was sanitary or safe. Multiple questionable stains, cobwebs, mold, damp carpets, odd smells, a damaged deadbolt, a leaky toilet, a dog-​chewed door, and missing light bulbs were just the few things I noticed in the brief minutes I spent in the two room. After being treated rudely by the manager I left, refund-​be-​blanked, and hustled my parents to the Hilton in Beavercreek. I have since initiated a refund via American Express.
The Ramada Plaza in Dayton and the Hilton of Beavercreek are both advertised on Expedia as 3-​star hotels. There is clearly false advertising in effect, which the manager indicated was his modus operandi; further, he lied to Expedia and to American Express, telling them that I did stay in his hotel and he had no record of my compliant. I was unable to receive reimbursement after pursuing several avenues of complaint.

Sleepless in Dayton.
This was the noisiest hotel I’ve ever stayed in! My first room was located near the indoor pool and game area. I stayed in this room for two nights and then asked to be moved. Kids were running and playing until midnight and then back at it at 7 am. I moved to a different room on the second floor that was still near the pool which was almost as bad as the first. I had to call the front desk around 11:30 every night to have someone go out and quiet people down. The pool supposedly closes at 10 pm.
The exercise room had no a/​c and a TV that marginally worked at best — no remote control. Nothing to clean the equipment with and empty hand sanitizer.
My first room was freezing no matter how much I turned up the temp. My second room was sweltering hot. I had the maintenance guy come and check it out, he said they work on an old boiler system and couldn’t fix it.
The guest computer and printer were out of service so I could not print my boarding passes for my flight.
Breakfast was horrible. Cold cereal but no milk in sight, dry pastries, biscuits and gravy.
The only reason I gave this place 2 stars is that the pool and game areas are good for kids and it’s easy access to the highway. I’m sure the pool is clean because the chlorine smell will knock you off your feet.
Go up 75 two exits and find a hotel in that area. There are several and plenty of food options in walking distance. Much less sketchy area and surely a better place to stay.

Priceline has express deal for $ 49, so why not try it?
The room was fine, sheets and bed were comfortable. Bathroom smelled like smoke.
To the details:
Check in — I felt bad for the lady at the front desk, two people complaining when I checked in. Dealing with that plus all the drunk people around the front was rough. She was friendly still (impressive) and accommodating. She had a crib (old school metal crib) delivered by the time we got to the room.
Getting to the room:
There were people camped out in collapsible chairs by the entrance, plenty of parking though. Hallways were severely outdated.
The room:
Decent size (accessible king was what was left). Comfortable bed, quasi clean floors, old outdated bathroom.
Breakfast:
HORRIBLE! Had to ask what the oatmeal was, juice containers all needed refilled, hash browns were old, English muffins were worse. The booth seats were so dirty we put napkins down to sit on.
Pool and activities:
Best part of the hotel. Pool table, ping pong, arcade, decent size indoor pool well kept.
Overall don’t pay more than $ 70 for this room. Not worth more.

After reading the reviews I was concerned about staying here, but the rooms are not that bad.
The hotel is a little older but under new management who seems to understand the ups and downs of their rooms. One family did have an issue with their room being clean when we were checking in but the front desk was understanding and moved them to a new room without hassel.
They are in the process of renovating the hotel but doing it slowly. The hotel has a nice pool, a restaurant and a bar. We haven’t eaten here yet but might check it out.
Our room was not the newest room, but it was clean, a nice size, and a comfortable bed. If you are looking for a nicer room spend a little more and go closer to Fairborn, but the Ramada was fine for the price.

I arrived at this hotel late on a Saturday night to find a friendly/​courteous staff member who checked me in. I drove around the the B section of the hotel where there are NO parking lot lights of any sort. As a female traveling alone I did not feel safe, especially after reading reviews that this isn’t the nicest of neighborhoods. Entire parking lot needs lights ASAP! I walked up the stairs to the second level and saw large holes in the ceiling up and down the hallway. It looks as if they started to make repairs and got halfway done and never finished. Then, I got into my room that was at a blazing 90 degrees. The AC was broken and was blowing out hot air (it’s summer folks). There was also an alarm clock going off non stop in the room next to me, and on the other side was a couple having a «friendly» time. The room’s ceilings had water marks which meant a leaky ceiling, mold etc. The carpet and toilet/​bath were clean but as for the bed there was a strange brown/​yellow stain on the comforter like it had never been washed. I would have given this hotel 1 star but since I called the front desk and told him about the AC and my sheets he switched me into a room in the newer part of the hotel right away and was apologetic. New room has functioning AC and is clean from what I can tell which is why I felt it deserved the extra star. Glad I am only here for one night or else I would move hotels!

This is a composite review of the three times I’ve stayed here in as many years. Each time my visit here was just fine.
It’s an older hotel just off of I-​75 in north Dayton with easy access to the freeway. Older and a little run down. It’s clean and comfortable but nothing luxurious. The rooms are much larger than you typically find in a contemporary, lower price hotels. You can tell this hotel was probably decently nice back in the day.
The hotel is in a pretty sketchy neighborhood. I would imagine a woman staying by herself would not be comfortable with the area but I’ve never encountered any problems at all. They have always put me in the back of the hotel which is a little secluded so if safety is a concern, ask for a room more towards the front where the main entrance is.
The staff have always been very nice to me. Very friendly and accommodating. They always ring my room shortly after I get settled in to make sure everything is OK. Nice touch.
I always get this place through a bid on
— usually for about $ 45 or so.

This property used to be a Holiday Inn, and while it was, it was a pretty decent place. In the last few years, it has been converted to a Ramada and the property has slowly declined since. The pool is nice, as it is indoor, and the game room is great for kids, albeit older ones who appreciate game