Knights Inn Battle Creek

The first room had mold all over the bathroom, stained sheets, and a broken window. When we asked for our money back, the man insisted we look at another room. That one was in better shape, but his argument about it, along with what we'd seen in the first room, means I will never return. We still got no refund for the two nights.

It was easygoing and problem-free, with clean rooms, friendly service, good morning coffee, and great prices. Tucked away in the back, it also spared us the drunk people trouble we'd had at Fairfield inn. A relief compared with that place. I'd recommend staying here over anywhere else in this area.

There was no free breakfast despite the ad, just coffee if you were willing to risk it. My room was too far from the router for the Wi-Fi network to even show up, and in the office it said I was connected without internet. The furniture and fixtures were broken, and the toilet was barely attached to the floor. The room looked like it had never been cleaned. I had to ask for towels, but they were so gross I couldn't use them, and the room smelled bad. The sheets were stained, or just dirty. On our way out, we saw the housekeeper making beds without any clean sheets. I bought my own towels and mattress protectors at Walmart. This was the only affordable vacancy around, but $70 plus a $40 pet deposit and a $15 daily fee was way too much.

I spent seven nights here, and it was peaceful and problem-free. Everything in the room worked, and the staff were very kind. Cleanliness was the downside: there was ink and nacho cheese on the door, one bedspread had semen stains, and the bathroom floor felt as if it might cave in. The wood may have been rotted.