Countryside Inn — Hotel in Malakoff

I stayed here 3 nights for my wedding weekend because I was unaware there was an event that weekend and every hotel in a 50 mile radius was booked. I was honestly terrified after reading what little reviews i could find. So i thought id help someone else out by posting mine. ||Its really not THAT bad. They were able to accommodate me, my groom, maid of honor, best man, 2 friends, and my 2 dogs without any hiccups. ||Pros: Staff was courteous and helpful whatever time of night or morning you needed help. King room beds were comfortable (I slept in 2 different ones, 2 different nights and a double bed for the other night which was... a little firm for my taste). Lobby is open 24hrs. Easily accessible off of the road. Restaurant on site. The showers had hot water and were exceptionally high, great for my 6'8" now husband. Overall I felt safe in the area. Parking lot is pretty lit up at night.||Cons: Far from luxury, definitely COUNTRYSIDE. The non smoking rooms smell of stale cigarettes and the one smoking room, the housekeepers left cigarette butts and ashes in the trashcan in the room next to the a/c. Barf. Burn holes in the linens (we packed our own sheets and towels just in case annnnd we definitely used them). There were some creepy truckers that sat out under the covered picnic area (where you're supposed to take your pets to do their thing) from like 11pm to 3am and just silently starred at us whenever we walked out. They never said anything or bothered us though. Ladies, always travel with a buddy just in case lol. ||I can't say I'd CHOOSE to stay here again, but it definitely wasn't the worst place I've ever...

Stayed 3 weeks for work.

PROS: The guys working are super nice and worked with me to get me a great weekly rate & emailed me receipts. Pretty safe. My teenager stayed in the room, with her SD, while I worked in Athens, and was comfortable by herself. Sheets were clean & cable worked. Internet was spotty; no gaming here.

CONS: Biggest is the BED BUGS. After first week had inexplicable bug bites. Thought it was mosquitoes. 1.5 weeks, daughter squashed 2 bugs that smeared sheets with blood. She didn't know what they were, thought maybe ticks but her SD is on Advantix. At 2 weeks I woke to a bug crawling on me at 6am. I bagged it. My bites had blistered at this point and looked like hives. Never seen a BB before, looked similar to a tick. Sent pics to my schools entomologist & local exterminator. Bed bug. Took to motel, spoke with a lady, she knew exactly what it was, on sight. I'd already strip searched the bed, boxspring, headboard, picture above bed, and side tables. Couldn't find any. But there was a white powder residue, which is how they're treated (I now know). She offered to switch our room, but only smoking was available. Daughter is severely asthmatic so I asked for next avail in a.m. She said she'd have one by 10am. We prepaid by week, couldn't leave. 4pm no call. Went in, none avail, with only 4 cars in the lot. Asked next day. Denied again with very few customers (Sunday pm). I treated the room myself and left as soon as I was able. Had to treat EVERYTHING we had brought with us for a 2 month stay & treat new place for hitchhikers....

If I could give this place a 0 I would.. This is actually the 2nd time we have been here. The first time we had to change rooms because the deadbolt wouldn't lock,Ii was traveling alone with a child and wasn't about to stay in a room that would not lock, went to the office to ask for a different room and the manager was working and didnt want to switch me rooms, but finally did after I told him I wasn't staying in a room that wouldn't lock. We decided to give it a 2nd chance because it is extremely convenient to where we are going and is a great price. This time was put upstairs when I asked for the 1st floor because again I have a child with me. Was told all the downstairs was full when clearly from looking at the parking lot was not, get up to the room and you can hardly breath because of the smoke smell in the room. So went back to the office and just asked for a refund, the girl said she could not refund me and basically insinuated the manager wouldn't refund me either. So she switched me rooms, "because its either im out the money or stay here for 1 night." Get to the room to check this one out and there were dead bugs in the sink, but other than that i guess we are stuck here... Totally wouldn't recommend this place unless u basically dont have anywhere...