Super 8 by Wyndham Woodstock

After walking past the crackheads and prostitutes in the entry, I walked up to the counter and let them know I was there to cancel the one week reservation instead of checking in!

Clean, comfortable. Staff was helpful.

Came to Woodstock, Illinois, for the world famous Groundhog Days on Groundhog Day. The town only has three hotels. The previous year, we stayed at the Quality Inn across the road. We got scalped by that motel, paying 3 times their regular price while it was full of homeless guests. It was a flop. So, as a Choice member and making a last minute plans, I got the last non smoking double room for my teenage son and ai to attend the event. It was exciting to know that we got the last room, we thought that our hotel would be full of families also traveling and bad hoped to meet folks around and at breakfast. The hotel was full alright, full of homeless and drug addicts. Shame on Real Wooddtock for even advertising this place on their event website, especially because management told me that had some sort of deal with the city to hoise people in the cold. When checking in some blind haired lady was such chatty and I could tell something was off about her. I finally had to politely tell her that I was exhausted from ice skating and winter activities with my son in Lake Ganeva, a half hour away. We got in at nine because I spend the day at Winterfest. I had filled out a text check in to let hotel know I'd be getting in later. Lady told me she was homeless. Hotel has three floors, I was initially grateful to be on the first floor to not have to drag my luggage upstairs, but apparently, I think it's thr floor for the hotness as later on, I was told I should have been pit on the third floor, but not told why.
From the pictures, I thought that I'd sit by the cute little fireplace in the lobby with a coffee, but nope, owner parks his motorcycle in front of it. Tacky as hell! What kind of sitting area has a motorcycle? I couldnt enjoy area anyway as trash and recycling was over flowing. Also, I think one lady got evicted and she had many items sprawled out, taking up the sitting area. We left at 5 am to see the Groundhog. My initial plans were to do that and leave, come back and pack and nap. I felt I had to pack all my variables up and leave in my car such as my son's and my laptop. He is a college student and had work to do, as did I. Wifi kept going in and out making connection unreliable. No password, so I imagine many people were on it, using up bandwith.
My door had a huge gap in it. I could see the carpet or floor hallway outside. I complained to manager about it, I wasn't able to sleep the night before due to all the noise, all he had to say was oh, but they painted thr walls. Walls were a tacky gray with a rd random stripe. I'm an art teacher and I feel quality of walls were tacky. Walls don't mean much when you can't sleep and the floors were filthy and my door had a huge gap.
Lack lf sleep can be just as dangerous as driving drunk. They let hs stay til 1 but again, person in room above us sounded like they were remodeling, loud thumbs, bangs, ect. Was a miserable stay.
Shame on the city for recommending this dump if they stowe their homeless there. Caseys nearby told me place has cops and ambulances there a lot.

Bad service

Said on here 18+ wouldn’t let us stay. Smelled gross anyway

The room

I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful stay. Everything was very comfortable and I appreciate your hospitality.
Thank you again, and I hope to stay with you in the future.
Best regards,
Ali

Great place

B

Breakfast could be improved

The hotel could use some upgrading and attention. The service was great. Breakfast was lacking. Unless you like could cereal and instant oatmeal. Beds were comfortable and pillows were awesome. The shower head was not great and the tub creaked really loud every time I shifted my weight.

The only nice thing was the afternoon manager. It is a flop house and many guests were living there full time. Breakfast was nothing more than mini muffins and oatmeal. Fruit was not fresh.

Asked for handicapped - was told they had no handicapped --- at least have bars in the shower ---- I did not dare to step over the tub without anything to hang onto --- toilets so low could barely get up off of it ---- at breakfast all there was was crank cereal and then milk was gone ....

Thumbs down

The guy who checked us in, was very pleasant.

Quiet and nice housekeeping services.