Americas Best Value Inn Lancaster — Hotel in Manheim Township

We stayed at this inn on the first night of a road trip, after 12+ hours of driving. We were looking for a budget-friendly place to stay, but it was difficult since we were under 21. I called in the afternoon and the woman at the front desk said she would be able to check us in since we were over 18. I booked a single king bed because it said it slept three. We got there about 5 hours after I called, and shift had changed. The man behind the counter was gruff and short. He said that we only booked for one person, the king bed only slept two, and to sleep a third we'd have to pay $15 plus tax in addition to the room fee we'd already paid. We paid it because we'd been driving all day and wanted to sleep. He asked if we wanted a king or a double and we said king, and he shook his head and muttered agreement, but then later said "I'm going to go ahead and give you the double". Then he ran the id and shook his head again, asking if my sister was under 21. She said yes and I said I had called earlier and they said that they would check us in. He shook his head again and said that we had to be over 21. I said that if that was the case, we'd need a refund for the room and he said that he'd give us the room. I'm not sure if he was always planning to give us the room and just felt like scolding us a little or if the idea of refunding us was just too ghastly. The room itself was far better than I expected. It was basic but the bathroom was clean, the sheets were clean, there weren't any bugs, and we all slept well. It was definitely a breath of fresh air after reading hundreds of reviews for different motels talking about bugs and bodily fluids everywhere. All things considered, it's a decent place if you just need a place to sleep, but if you're trying to balance affordability vs amenities you might as well stay in a Best Western or La Quinta (or even an Avid or Tru if you plan ahead and book for the cheaper days) because you're going to end up paying as much or nearly as much and you'll get free breakfast at those places which can easily run you more than...

I would suggest that you never stay at this hotel. First off, I booked this hotel online and they give you options to either pay with the card or pay with cash wen you get there. I selected cash. When my girlfriend and I got there the stupid lady didn't even give us the option. We then told her that we want to pay cash and not with our cards. She just literally sat there and ignored us and then continued with the card. Anyways the room wasn't too bad. Check out is at 11am which everybody knows almost every hotel in America is like that. We get a loud repeating knock at our door at 10:50am. Open the door to some staff member saying "are you staying another night or leaving" I said leaving. We didn't have all our stuff ready yet and my girlfriend still had to do her hair. At 11:05 am get ANOTHER loud knock at our door. " you must leave by 11" because of that experience I will never ever stay at that hotel again. If you like being rushed out the door when you time isn't even up or wanna deal with a rude front desk lady. I highly recommend you stay at this hotel. Not to mention they have "complimentary coffee" and when went to go down to get it "they are out"...

I am a middle aged businessman who typically stays at Courtyards and Hampton Inns, so that is my standard. I do not stay at motels. However, I needed a room on a Fall holiday weekend and there literally were no rooms anywhere within 40 miles of Lancaster (unless you wanted to pay over $300 for an average chain hotel). My only other options appearing on the major search websites were 2 motels including this one. I was expecting a dirty room with old damaged furniture and even brought a sleeping bag with me expecting to sleep on top of the bed. ||Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. Not a speck of dirt. This motel had recently been remodeled and the room was better than some Hamptons/Courtyards I've stayed in. Brand new bathroom, new furniture, laminate floating floors, two tone painted walls, new tv/fridge/microwave and good wifi. I may actually stay here again if I need to return to the area and can't get into a business class hotel. Definitely one of those rare finds. ||Housekeeping even cleaned my room w/o asking (it was a 2 night stay).||I gave it 4 stars because the beds were doubles not queens and were...