PA Frederick Travelodge Hagerstown

My opinion of this hotel is somewhat mixed. So I'll list the positives & negatives.

Positive:

This hotel does get a number of things right:

Most of the hotel looks recently renovated. Good sized room (especially compared to the Microtel we'd stayed in a few days earlier!). Quiet. Beds seems okay.

Breakfast fans will find a decent, if not spectacular complimentary continental breakfast consisting of hot and cold cereal, fruit, juice, coffee, tea, danish (cut in half), toast & jam. Pleasant breakfast room.

They do offer a fridge and microwave in the room, which could come in handy. Many hotels do not offer this and some even charge a fee for it. They selli various snack items so if you arrive late and are hungry there are soups and things like that you could microwave.

There is a shopping mall about a mile away. You can walk to Costco for a very inexpensive snack of pizza or a hot dog & smoothie. If anyone asks for your membership card, tell them you're only going to the snack bar.

Negative

This hotel is listed as a two star but to me it feels more like a one-star. There is no pool. no exercise room and the location seems odd, right behind a Costco. Naturally you get nothing in the way of a view. (Either the back of the Costco or the parking lot in back.)

I gather this place may have been more run down at one time and you can see this when you step into the elevator -- The elevator it gives a bad impression with stained carpet, scratched walls, old wood-colored metallic paneling. When I entered into the elevator I was quite concerned with the state of the hotel. Fortunately the elevator didn't reflect the state of rest of the place. It looks like they accidentally left the elevator out of their renovation plan!

Considering the quality, the regular price seems a bit on the high side. A two double bed room goes for $75 and a queen bed room is $85 (incl tax) -- the 'best rate' on the Travelodge web site for a mid-week stay as of today. I would feel a bit ripped off if I paid that price.

Style of hotel is straight out of the 60s. It is in a somewhat odd location. You cannot easily walk to any shops or restaurants except for Costco.

The people at the front desk seemed fairly unpolished , though the gentleman who checked us out was friendly at least.

If you check reviews on TripAdvisor, you should be aware that this place is actively skewing the reviews in its favor by pushing satisfied customers to leave a positive review. Maybe that isn't against the rules but it will tend to give them a higher rating than they ordinarily would have had. They are listed as #6 out of 22 places in Frederick. I can't imagine that this hotel is really the #6 hotel in the area.

Overall it was an okay place to stop for a night.