Super 8 Effingham

The short is that, for the most point, this is an adequate 2-​Star level hotel. However, if you suffer from any type of respiratory allergy or ailment, you may wish to avoid this hotel, or at least inspect the pubic areas and your room before committing to staying.
I must point out that this was a Priceline deal: for us, only the 2^nd «Fail» of a deal in the past 15 years and dozens of transactions. I am fully aware of how Priceline works and how one is leaving many elements to chance in exchange for the possibility of a good deal. For that part, I fully accepted the risks, and financial loss for this deal like a big boy. That said, I will review those elements I can intelligently address.
Front desk staff was extremely friendly, hospitable, and cordial both on the phone in advance of our visit, and in person upon arrival. I usually call ahead to see about getting a type of bed set up, and preferences for non-​smoking /​no pet rooms due to allergies in the family. I was unable to call until early afternoon of the day of our arrival –which was going to be very late. Due to this being a Saturday and the entire area being booked up, we were unable to deal either condition. However, I was told my assigned room was non-​smoking. I have no doubt that had I called earlier the staff would have been more than accommodating with the bed issue within their abilities.
The hotel and grounds are what I expected for this level of a hotel. No surprises here. Parking was adequate even for a 10 PM arrival, and was well lit.
The inside décor was also what I expected from this level of hotel. Adequate, older, but in reasonable condition. Immediately upon entering the hotel hallway from the rear door nearest our room, I smelled a noticeable aroma of moisture/​mildew and possible old cigarette smoke in the stairwell. The aroma, minus the smoke, continued into the upstairs hallway.
My room was designated non-​smoking. I was asked to sign a form that indicated that I would be charged $ 250 for cleaning of the room if signs of smoking were found upon my departure. I expected no problems.
As I inspected the room, it was clean with a slightly worn carpet — again acceptable. Bathroom was clean. However, the windows were covered heavily with internal moisture. The room AC was set for 60 F (outdoors was humid and 95F). The air smelled stale, mildew-​like, and I thought I detected an aroma of stale cigarette smoke. I checked the AC filters and they were clean (a bit plus for housekeeping on this point).
Under the circumstances had I been traveling alone, I would have probably run the AC, opened the window, and hoped for a venting effect to make it through the night. I was getting a slight respiratory allergic response from the room, but a pill and I might have been okay. However, I was traveling with my wife and daughter.
My wife reported a mild allergic response to the stairwell and hallway air, but decided to see if the room would be better. Within a minute of being in the room, she had an asthma attack that required her inhaler. This was her first need of an inhaler in weeks (and had been heavily traveling the past 3 weeks). She said the room definitely smelled to her of stale, and long-​term usage of, cigarettes. She attributed that to the most probable reason she had her attack.
I returned our keys to the front desk and advised the attendant that we could not use the room and would be traveling on to look for further lodging in Champlain area. The attendant was very apologetic and genuinely seemed concerned for our wellbeing. She offered twice to attempt contact with other hotels on our behalf, which I declined. No refund or offer of one was discussed by either of us, due to this being a pre-​committed Priceline deal.
From a maintenance standpoint, I have on occasions been in rooms that had been smoked in but were adequately cleaned and vented out. This did not appear to be the case with this room. The aroma was too strong to have been just a violation that had been cleaned up. Both my wife and I questioned whether the $ 250 fine (if ever given anyone) was just pocketed by the hotel as opposed to using it to adequately clean a room.

Your results may vary.
We booked two rooms– a king and two queens. The price was the same for each– around $ 70 as reported, which was on the low end during a trip where we were encountering really high prices all over the country, even on weekdays.
The king room was close to four stars for the price, recently renovated and, according to the person who slept there, very clean and comfortable. The only thing wrong was a missing drain plug in the sink.
The room with two queens was… barely two stars. Holes in the walls and missing paint where fixtures had been removed. A horrible perfume smell in the room– not sure whether that was a cleaning solution or a previous guest had dumped body spray everywhere. Noisy air conditioning. And the shower combined a very deep bathtub, almost like a discount brand jacuzzi but with no jets, with an absolutely terrible showerhead that mostly produced a stream of water, very little spray, and impossible to adjust. So bathing is only fine if you’re an 8 year old who likes to swim in the bathtub. I don’t know if the showerheads are all the same throughout the hotel, but if they are, they need to be replaced.
As others have mentioned, all rooms but one are either up or down a flight of stairs. The front desk staff was reasonably friendly and breakfast was an assortment of typical hotel carbs– cereal, toast, waffles and the like, along with some apples.

Very nice front desk help, didn’t get her name, just want shower and sleep. Very basic room, very clean be careful trying to find this place when heading 57s it’s off the 70 at exit 160 turn left down a little way on the right. Call them they will lead you in, she said it happens all the time.

Very nice, clean motel for $ 70. Beds are comfy. Nicely decorated. Flat screen TV. Continental breakfast with waffle maker. Walmart a block away. Several fast food options within walking distance. Quiet. Definitely recommend this one!

Effingham, Illinois. A nice clean hotel for the money. Offers discount to truckers. Room clean. Had room with two queen size beds. Room had microwave, refrigerator, iron, ironing board, hairdryer. Free WiFi. Breakfast included boiled eggs, toast, waffles, instant oatmeal, donuts, coffee, tea, juice, bananas, and apples.

I reaaaally didn’t want to pay $ 70 for 8 hours of sleep, but this place is actually pretty swank for a Super 8. It’s *almost* «hotel», the room doors are down an inside hallway, with two floors. If it was ten bucks cheaper I’d have given more stars.
I am driving from Portland, OR to NYC and basically just need a place to sleep every night, where my stuff won’t get stolen out of my car– nothing fancy. I landed in Effingham, coming from Kansas this morning. This place seems ok.
The rooms have new carpet, modern furniture and fixtures, AC, micro, fridge, coffee maker, ironing board, flatscreen tv and desk with office chair. My room has a comfortable king sized bed. Free fast wifi. The bathroom is standard, clean motel fare. My toilet is dripping. Yours probably won’t.
They have an award or three in the lobby for their service, one of them being from some sort of pet agency. So apparently they are pet friendly.
Mention your AAA or AARP card and that’ll basically take off the tax. Book online or over their annoying phone reservation service and that might knock off five more bucks. You can do it from the parking lot.
Effingham’s motel prices are a little bloated, considering it’s not exactly a vacation destination or anything, but the upside is that there is a lot of stuff close by. You can walk to the Walmart (where I grabbed a beer to write this review) and there’s plenty of places to grab food (typical suburban shopping town sprawl).

The place is ok however i stayed at the lexington inn across the street ealier in the week and for 20 more bucks it was very nice and better beds and breakfast.

Yes, 4-​stars for this economy motel. Traveling cross-​country with the dog, I saw pretty harsh reviews for other pet-​friendly places. The Super 8 was very accommodating, the front desk lady was great, and the rooms were decent, not the usual seedy, smelly econo box that I was expecting. Convenient location, walkable to just about any type of store or eatery. Oh yeah, no extra fee for the dog!

Definitely not a five star motel (lol, is there one???) but I would stay here again. Actually for the poster that said something about ADA compliant, I actually stayed in the room accessible for the handicapped. Very nice and spacious, my only complaint is that the tv had extreme static. Not like I even took time to watch it long… after 13 hours of straight driving I could care less what was on. The main reason I chose this motel is because they are pet friendly (thank goodness) and it is close to fast food and walmart. I really couldn’t ask for more. Also it is right off of the highway, no way possible to get lost.
Had a fridge, microwave, and small coffee maker. Also had a complimentary breakfast which was good for my pup, although another small complaint… no peanut butter. He loves his peanut butter toast. But like I said, overall I had a good stay. The room was clean and quiet… and the check-​in was easy. Although my key card didn’t work the first time, it was easily re-​programmed.

They are replacing the carpet soon, my only complaint. The room was spotless. Shampoo, dryer, coffee pot, pet friendly, breakfast in the morning. All for $ 50, goodbye motel 6.

Well, it’s a Super8. Small rooms, kinda musty, not trailer-​friendly parking, slow wi-​fi. Decent bed, friendly staff, convenient location to the interstate and nearby restaurants. For $ 55, it’s about what I would expect. If you are ONLY looking for an inexpensive place to catch a few Zzzz’s before hitting the road again, this is a good spot.

This is a great little place, especially for the price. Granted, it isn’t a five star hotel, of course. But, it is only $ 50, and this is a very nice Super 8. The beds and pillows were firm and comfy. The previous poster was incorrect, however. There is an entrance that doesn’t require stairs, so ADA compliance is met. The front desk was pleasant, and we didn’t have any issues. Breakfast, like at most hotels, is lackluster, and wasn’t all that appealing, but for $ 50/​night, I didn’t particular care.

It’s two floors of rooms.
If you need ADA compliance, avoid it, I didn’t see any room which didn’t require going up or down stairs.
The rooms were decent and what I expected.
The hotel is on the entrance to walmart, but I couldn’t hear any traffic.