Worst CP Area Hotel?

I haven't stayed in any off-Point hotels, but I'd like to know what you think the worst hotel near CP is.

I've heard the Dusk to Dawn, Greentree Inn, and the Travelodge are all awful-can anyone confirm this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

I'm not to sure about Dusk to Dawn or Travelodge, but I can give you some insight about the Greentree. As far as the rooms go, the place is crap. There are a lot of things to do there though as they have a bowling alley, an indoor pool, and 2 bars where you can even bet on horse racing if you want to. The location is also nice being right on the causeway across from the Radisson.

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CP2K3: Visits: 39 Dragster: 25 Rollbacks:0

My friend stayed at what I think was called the "Roadway Inn" on Milan Road. It was really gross.

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Guest Service's Host, '03
Don't know yet, '04

My Opinion for the worst would have to be the Super 8 on 250. We stayed there a couple years ago and only stayed about 15 minutes and checked out! There were roaches in the room and tons of spiders. It was really disgusting. Coming in a close second place would be the Econo Lodge.

The one of the Best hotels besides the One's Cedar Point owns and the Great Bear Lodge that is well worth what you pay is the new Hampton Inn on 250.

Not the Hampton Inn in Milan, the Hampton Inn in Sandusky. It opened this year and is on the same road as the old one just 6 miles north of the old one.

Very Very nice hotel! Deluxe Free breakfast in the morning too!

Alright, the only hotel I've stayed at off CP was probably 5-10 years ago and called HOJO Express. The bathrooms were dirty and the bed covers stained in the first room; we changed rooms, and the 2nd one was still only marginal. Very gross...I've noticed they appeared to remodel and changed name to Howard Johnson Express, so maybe it's better now.

I do want to give some recognition to Hampton Inn as an excellent chain. Maybe it's been a coincidence, but I've stayed at 3 different ones in various locations, and they've all been outstanding.

They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee if I remember correctly. One stay at Hampton, there was a very minor billing error, and they insisted on letting us stay free. Another visit, the hotel rep. went through a list of discounts, trying to get us some kind of discount (and she did) without us even asking. Everything in the hotels seemed new...the cabinets, paintings, tv's, beds, bathrooms, and etc. And the free breakfast....I was expecting donuts and coffee like other hotels. At the first Hampton, it was a buffet. There were donuts, muffins, waffles, pancakes, fresh fruit, cereal, hot eggs, bacon, breakfast sandwiches, milk, 3 different kinds of juice, EVERYTHING. Other Hampton's were similar, but I don't remember seeing the silver pans of hot eggs/french toast/bacon (I think the 1st one was a more upscale suite version or something). Still, very impressive.

When I heard of CP giving customers problems refunding money at Breakers after the power outage, I was dissapointed; they needed to be more like Hampton.

*** This post was edited by Ffej 10/22/2003 2:02:31 AM ***

I stayed at the Travelodge on Milan road and it was decent, nothing spectacular. Not dirty, just average. The only thing that bothered me is that they have a bar and left the back door open, which faces the rooms, and kept me up. I had to call management twice to get them to close the door. My best hotel experience was definitely the Hotel Breakers. I will probably never stay anywhere else.

I stayed at the Travelodge this year. It sucked. The people were not very nice or helpful. My wife had an accident after riding Wicked Twister and needed to wash her clothes, or they would be ruined. The only washing machine they had was filled half way up with rusty water. They told me to go across the street and use Comfort Inns machines. They said they owned that property so it would be ok. I thought it was wierd, but I did it. The clothes needed to be washed!

the Comfort Inn in Milan, right off of I-80 on 250 is VERY nice.

have stayed there twice in the last three years. only problem is that it is so far away from the park...

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meleth nin Balan in Andrann

it aint the size of the arrow, its what you do with the bow....

Dusk to Dawn is a horrible hotel. The beds were very uncomfortable, and the room was not clean. Not to mention we had three noise complaints about our room, and we weren't even making any noise.

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Brent Haley
Gemini Crew '02
Dragster Crew '03

Don't know if the Travelodge in the CP area is bad, but i do know that I've been to two others (one in florida, and one here in ohio), and they have been extremely disgusting. I don't know if its a running theme through the Travelodge company, but I do know that my two experiences in them were horrible. Just my two cents.

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Trips to CP thus far: 8
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That seems to be the theme with Travelodge. I stayed at the Travelodge in Fremont once, and it was a less then pleasurable experience.

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I'd rather be in my boat with a drink on the rocks,
than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.

Rodeway Inn on Milan Road does indeed suck! It charged me more for my room then I was quoted on the phone. Then, they even charged me more on my credit card without asking me when I got my bill. It was different then what I signed for. Boy, stay away from there.

Tried Travelodge on 250 2x. 1st time because we were on the 2nd floor of the outside rooms wasn't bad at all. However last year for CoasterMania we were in the inside building and were kept up all freaking night by rowdy kids running up and down the hall..and who ever was in the room on top of us had to weigh 200 lbs, cause we could hear every single sound.
The Comfort Inn down farther (next to Taco Bell) has always been one of my fav. Pricey but you do get what you pay for. The free continental breakfast in the morning was very nice too. Of course Breakers beats all but who wouldn't figure that one out? :)

However ANY of the hotels/motels HAVE to beat living in the CP dorms!!!! Trust me!!! ;)

Jo
2000 Raptor Crew
2002 Raptor Crew
2003 Raptor Crew
Lifetime Raptor flights: 833 :)
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It's all about getting around the barrels, or over the fences, right leads, no faults, fastest time and looking pretty when done. What's so hard about that? :)

The Rodeway Inn on Milan road is horrible. The windows were all fogged up cuz they were so old. The room had spiders in the sink and bathtub, and the door didn't close properly. We stayed there cuz it was $49 a night, but never again. Pay the extra money for a decent hotel. The only good thing was Jolly Donuts and coffee.

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Loyal Mean Streak fan 4ever:)

I know we are stating bad hotels here, but the Best Western (right by the entrance to the causeway) was a good hotel. The rooms were clean, prices were moderate, and it was really close to the park.

This might not help at all, but it seems as if your looking for hotels. I might have caught the wrong drift though.

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AKA Cobraroller on Cbuzz

I don't know... a few years back we stayed at the Rodeway Inn, and around midnight we decided that we wanted to look at the master suite. As she was getting ready to find the key to show us, we complained a little bit about the shower being dirty (looked like blood.) Then we looked at the master suite, 4 double beds, 2 baths, 2 TV's, looking out to the pool, a couple of couches, one with a fold out bed, a fridge, and a microwave...as we ooo'd and ahhhh'd we walked back to the office with her, and she made us a deal we couldn't refuse...she offered THAT room instead of our little yucky room. We had the night of our life!!! It was me, my two kids and one of my daughter's friends...we each got a bed to ourself...well, until my son needed to crawl into bed with me. I woke up in the middle of the night to see a couple of guys in the pool around 2 a.m. It was a lot of fun! I'm glad we spoke up to look at that room! Funny how sometimes you can get better deals, and decent things if you just learn to speak up! ::smile:: By the way...I wasn't charged ANY more for the master suite...still only $49.00...it was one of the best memories in my life!

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Oh, common RaptorJo, the dorm's aren't *that* bad! ;)

My friend stayed at Dawn to Dusk and said it wasn't awful, but it wasn't that great either.

A few years ago, when I was probably 14 or so I stayed at the Fairfield Inn with my parents and that was nice. Of course, nothing beats the Breakers! :)

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Hotel Breakers Desk staff - 2002
Only one more weekend left at the Breakers - 2003 :(
Finally a shoeless Raptor rider! :)

Motel 6: The best. This is where I usually stay. How can you go wrong? The staff is VERY cool also. They always have been. I love the Milan Motel 6.

Rodeway Inn South: Stayed there once. I made reservations online to stay there two nights. The deal was awesome. Well, when I got there the informed me that I could stay the first night but they were "closing for the season" the next day (I believe this was in early October..a few years ago). We stayed that night but I made reservations at my favorite Motel 6 for the second night. :-)

The room at the Rodeway was somewhat clean but the sheets and carpet were questionable (several nice cigarette burns and stains) and I had to practically beg for towels. It was also quite drafty. Unless they have improved I will never stay there again. The customer service was ****.

Econo Lodge ( the one right before you turn onto the causeway) was alright. I would stay there again. Very economical. No frills. Everything was clean. I am not fussy......hot water, clean sheets, clean bathroom, plenty of towels....that's all I need.

Travelodge: No complaints except my TV was broke (but they replaced it). They were very nice.

The only place I have stayed at ON Cedar Point's property is Lighthouse Point. AWESOME cabins!!! Beware of those annoying muffleheads in June.

There were five of us who rented a cabin for Coastermania. Somehow the muffleheads decided to join us that night. We never left the door open for more than two seconds while leaving/returning but they seemed to find their way in very quickly. Needless to say all five of us slept in the back bedroom that night. The next morning all the muffleheads were dead, and all over the floor near the front door. Yikes!

I have heard mixed reviews on the Dusk to Dawn. Judging from their prices you may as well stay at Motel 6. It's worth the extra couple of miles drive.

-Tina
*** This post was edited by coasterqueen 10/25/2003 9:15:27 PM ***