Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Denver International Airport — Hotel in Denver

First of all, let me say, I stand with the Whitneys on their hilarious reviews, not least of all because they were there in the same week as me and if I’d seen their review maybe I would’ve steered clear and stayed 10 minutes away for $10 less per night and had a significantly better experience. Let me disclose that I ONLY selected this room because I had to catch a flight at 5:15 in the morning and wanted to be at the airport by 3:30 am after taking in a rental car just down the road. After staying here, I really wish I’d just chosen to drive farther for a better hotel in a much nicer location.

On location: there is nothing out here. Let’s be frank, you’re only looking at this hotel because you don’t want to go far from the airport and probably want to take advantage of the shuttle. If you’re really desperate, in a pinch, low on money, and don’t want to sleep in the airport until your plan arrives, this hotel will do. Otherwise, steer clear. There’s nothing to do out here and nothing to see – but you’d know that if you looked on the map.

As far as the room itself: My first thought when I saw the shower was “this looks like a shower someone in a horror movie would get murdered in. Fake marble going only partway up the wall in a white room with eerie florescent lights in a bathroom so tiny you have to do a three point turn just to close the door if you need to use the toilet. The sink is outside the bathroom and isn’t even cut to match the plumbing. I’m not even kidding – the sink bowl is not aligned with the hole in the counter and the gap is patched with caulk. The room stinks, the air conditioning unit only worked sporadically, the door to the room is really really annoying to open (and it wasn’t just my room, I heard at least two other people down the hall get assistance from the front desk just to open their door, even though the key cards were working perfectly).

I took advantage of neither the pool, free breakfast, or shuttle so none of these free services had the opportunity to redeem the hotel experience for me; I only needed the room for sleeping and in that, this location failed me miserably. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that these sheets were some of the starchiest, scratchiest linens I’ve ever encountered. The pillows were great, though! Other than that, I hated my room. Just hated it. But switching rooms was impossible because the hotel was so booked that I had to wait in the lobby with a handful of other people while we waited for our rooms to even be cleaned before early check in was available. Check out was a breeze, though.

I just want to take it back and go somewhere where I could’ve gotten better, quieter sleep for the same...

Before I point out all the negatives let me preface this review by pointing out that this Days Inn was in the process of what looks to be a very nice lobby renovation. However, I don't think that excuses many (if any) of the negatives.

When I first arrived on the shuttle from the airport (~10pm) I was, "greeted" at the front desk by a very grumpy man who had no friendliness to offer. He wasn't specifically rude or inappropriate but was cold and seemed put out by having a customer. I felt I got the reception one might give cattle at the sale barn.

Then we opened the door to our room...

For those looking for the nostalgia of the late 80's aged like a clear bottle of lager in the desert, these rooms are for you.

The love seat cushions were sagging beyond anything I have ever seen (frat house porches included). The phone plastic was yellowed like my old Super Nintendo or Apple III. The yellow landline phone next to the toilet was fun (by fun I mean gross).

The wallpaper was peeling and several moths occupied the ceiling. When my wife turned off the bed side light fixture she was reprimanded with a small electrical shock. The 80's/90's wood furniture had the maliciously abused look and the "TV table" had multiple unused drill holes where (presumably) different TV mounts had been used over the years. The TV at the time was from the earliest era of LCD TV's and the mount had the television at an awkward tilt that couldn't quite be corrected.

The toilet was ok but the bathtub/shower was yellowed in such a way that made me feel dirty. The yellow stain (vomit?) on the bathroom wall didn't encourage cleanliness either. I went to grab a towel off the towel rack and the rack collapsed...

Perhaps the most egregious and disgusting thing about this room is that none of the 5-7 pillows on the bed had a pillow case! My wife also noted a hair on one of the pillows. At this point I considered calling the front desk but was discouraged by the prospect of discussing this with Mr. Friendly and assumed things would likely only get worse by doing so.

The free breakfast was held in a combined two units that had been emptied and occupied with tables and chairs. Unfortunately these units were just like the room we stayed in and after a night in our room it was the last environment I wanted to have my breakfast in.

I don't consider myself someone adverse to poor sleeping environments. In fact I tend to opt for the cheaper rooms when I can and if it's rustic and dirty that's fine. However I found this experience appalling. I kept trying to make it ok but in the end it just wasn't.

On the positive side:

-Cheapest in the area. -Shuttle was on...

My husband, daughter, and I stayed at Days Inn International for one night in July 2017. Upon arriving and after checking in, we were informed that the elevator did not work, and that we would need to take all of our bags up to the second floor. There was no offer from the person at the desk to help, and my husband is on a weight restriction for medical reasons. I decided to take up the smallest bag first to check out the room. When I reached the second floor, the room key did not work, so I lugged my bag back downstairs to the front desk. She asked if I knew how to use the cards on the door to the room which I assured her I did. She said she would give me another key. The second key didn't work, and so I went downstairs again and told her that we would not be paying for a room we couldn't access. I told her she could come up to the second floor and try the key herself if she didn't believe me. She didn't want to leave the desk, so I asked if we could have another room. She said that she was sorry but that all the rooms on the first floor were taken. Then she said to wait, and she waited on the people behind us and ended up giving them our room on the second floor. (Not sure if they ever got in with their key). We eventually got into a room on the first floor (their room that was given away to us). The rooms are very dated, but I thought well maybe these rooms looked as clean as they could be under the circumstances. But, I was wrong. There were large stains in the carpeting, and like another poster wrote--hairs on both beds and on the washcloths. (Do they have a gorilla doing their laundry, idk). It was pretty disgusting. There actually was only one washcloth when we entered the room, so I went back to the front desk to ask for more washcloths. The woman at the desk told me to hang on while she had a 6-minute conversation with someone calling to place a reservation (she could have put them on hold briefly to grab my washcloths). As she handed me a small stack of washcloths, I heard the guy behind me ask for pillows. o_0 And, I thought, good God, at least we have pillows (not full size pillows, more like square sofa pillows, but at least we had those). In all my life, I've never stayed somewhere as shoddy as this place. If I could give this ZERO stars, I would. I would highly NOT RECOMMEND...