Rodeway Inn

Hotels
Choice Hotels International
8.2 (69 reviews)
2206 Market Lane, Norfolk, Nebraska, 68701 , Norfolk , US

Pets allowed

Facilities

Free breakfast
Free WiFi
Designated smoking area
Elevator
Conference space
Free breakfast
Safe-deposit box at front desk
Braille or raised signage
RV, bus, truck parking
Free self parking
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Good breakfast
Comfortable stay
Cons:
Cleanliness not explicitly mentioned

Categories

Cleanliness
7.44
Cleanliness was not mentioned but not criticized.
Service
8.41
Standard service quality for a hotel of this rating.
Location
8.45
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Room Quality
8.4
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
8.43
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.39
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
7.94
Breakfast was pretty good.
Overall Experience
8.11
Overall satisfaction aligns with the target rating.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-10 15:34

Property Description

Convenient Amenities
Enjoy the convenience of complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine available at your disposal. Start your day right with a complimentary buffet breakfast served daily.

Featured Amenities
Benefit from a safe deposit box, an elevator, and additional vending machines. Free self parking is also onsite for your added convenience.

Comfortable Guestrooms
Relax in one of the 68 guestrooms equipped with refrigerators, microwaves, and complimentary wireless internet. Stay entertained with cable programming and make yourself at home with amenities like desks and coffee/tea makers.

Immerse yourself in the heart of Norfolk and book your stay at Rodeway Inn for a convenient and comfortable experience.

Important information:

  • Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: OFK

Property Policies

  • Sustainability Certifications

    Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures

  • Pets

    Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

  • Pets

    Pet max weight (per pet) in lb is 30

  • Pets

    Pet max weight (per pet) in kg is 14

  • Pets

    Pets allowed

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Location

Guest Reviews

8.2
Based on 69 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.44
Service: 8.41
Location: 8.45
Room Quality: 8.4
Amenities: 8.43
Value for Money: 8.39
Food and Beverage: 7.94
Overall Experience: 8.11
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myoch Business
8
Descent night sleep for a descent price.
Pros:

Was in town overnight for work. Needed a descent hotel for a descent price and that's what I got. I would stay here again for work if needed. Property seemed to have a lot of contractors/workers stay here, probably due to price, but it's a property worth considering if ever in town for an overnight stay.

2026-03-02 via Tripadvisor
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aschmidt2025 Business
10
Great stay.
Pros:

Great hotel with a good breakfast. Excellent value for the price paid! Friendly staff. Not a lot of extra amenities, but, we didn't need them and didn't want to pay extra for something we did not need. We will stay there again!

2025-11-29 via Tripadvisor
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Brenda
8
Pros:

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2025-08-18 via Nuitee
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David family
8
Pros:

Good place tp stay and the breakfast was pretty good

2025-08-13 via Nuitee
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billhordy Solo travel Kansas City, Missouri
10
Ashfall visit
Pros:

Roadway Norfolk spent 3 nights. Lobby area clean not much just a couple of chairs. Checking in was easy friendly welcome. Room with queen bed comfortable, clean. Shower plenty of hot water ample supplies. Everything worked well.
Breakfast was good basic items eggs, waffles, cereal and beverages.
Staff friendly and you can tell they were all local folks. For a budget friendly hotel well worth it good stay.
Support local

2025-06-05 via Tripadvisor
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zephyrt Couples
2
DO NOT STAY HERE !!!
Pros:

DO NOT STAY HERE!!
DO NOT WALK - RUN! AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY AND ITS MGR!! After I cancelled my reservation, they pre-authed my cc without my permission or signature for $332 tying up my money for 3 days, putting me on the street. Refused to fix it. I am filing lawsuit and launching a social media campaign to close their door. Although I cancelled THIS stay I HAVE stayed here - filthy dark dismal - sketchy customers. ANYPLACE IN NORFOLK NE IS BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!
I will not stop until the door is shut and the lights are out for good. IF YOU HAD A BAD STAY HERE PLEASE SCREAM IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!

2024-02-13 via Tripadvisor
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pattiw852 Couples
10
Fantastic!
Pros:

This is a great place to stay! Everyone was so helpful! The bed was super comfortable! I will recommend staying here to everyone I know! Breakfast coffee was superb! Smelled fresh and clean! If all the people in Norfolk are as nice as the staff are at this motel, Norfolk Nebraska is a superior place to live.

2022-08-05 via Tripadvisor
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184tjl Business
2
I don’t even know where to start
Pros:

First off the pictures they advertised isn’t what my bath room or my room looked like the capers is the same color but that’s about it. Secondly they advertise WiFi but it doesn’t work for my lab top of my PS4 counsel and barely works for my phone. Thirdly the again they advertise breakfest in the mornings but is not the case it’s oatmeal or and coffee or nothing at all. My biggest problem with these things isn’t that they don’t have but they advertise like it’s worth it well bottom line is don’t advertise thing to make people believe they are better than they really are because after this I will be sure that they never get my company’s business again. Telling have the truth is still a lie. I’m very disappointed in my stay here and I will definitely not be back in by tomorrow I will be checked out and moved to the holiday day inn next door.

2020-05-31 via Tripadvisor
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NebraskaTRC Family Chappell, Nebraska
6
Great on some things, Not so great on others
Pros:

We stayed 3 nights at the Rodeway Inn in Norfolk, Nebraska.
What was great about it....Our bed was comfortable. The breakfast had a little change up each morning. What was not stained, was clean. Good price.

Not so great...I had made reservations online for a room with one bed. There was no choice for smoking and non-smoking, I didn't even think about it since so many hotels are completely non-smoking these days. When we arrived, we were given our key cards and went up to the room. Holy smokes!!! It reeked of cigarette smoke! Fortunately, they had ONE non-smoking room left. The building itself needs updating and furniture needs replacement. Our sink was beginning to separate from the wall. Tiny TV.

2019-05-26 via Tripadvisor
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btcvsolo Business Pensacola, Florida
10
Will ABSOLUTELY stay here again!
Pros:

I have a project nearby and am in the area @ 4 times/month. I've stayed at a few local joints from the best ($$$$) in town to the "I'm reasonably sure a murder involving a waffle iron and frozen salmon has occurred in this room" hotels. I will now only stay at the Roadway. Now lemme tell ya why...

I'm one of those cats from the 60's/70's. I like my nicotine. The inhalation kind. My company allows me to stay at Hiltons, Marriotts, etc and I often do. But sometimes, I do NOT LIKE going outside for a ciggy. This is one of those times and this is one of those hotels.

The front desk peeps were efficient, friendly, and helpful. The room itself is clean, comfortable, and they must have replaced the bed recently because it didn't sink into the bowels of Narnia when I lied down on it. (That happens a lot in 'smoker friendly' hotels). Grocery store with deli and restaurant within walking distance.

All-in-all, I think you'll be pleased. I was....

2019-01-15 via Tripadvisor
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czech7985 Couples Yankton, South Dakota
6
Clean and neat but dated, could use some upgrades
Pros:

My husband and I stayed here one night, in preparation for joining a bus tour group. The entry is modern, clean and bright, staff friendly and professional. Our room smelled musty when we entered. the pillows were hard and the mattress in poor shape. My husband and I felt like we were being pulled or rolled to the middle. The electrical outlet in the bathroom section is so worn,the plug to my curling iron fell out! I did try to widen my curling iron prongs but that didn't help either. I ended up doing my hair in front of the mirror by the desk. Rooms are dated, need to be updated. They are clean and neat. Price is reasonable. the breakfast was good, many choices but fairly typical for this type of hotel.

2018-09-09 via Tripadvisor
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gg608 Family
6
Economical
Pros:

Old interior that is maintained fairly well. Carpets and tub drains in rooms showing age. Chips in wood furniture. Small drawers in rooms. However, rooms were very clean. Breakfast area lighted well and clean. Variety of breakfast offerings. Staff was basically friendly. Didn’t like having smokers right outside the front door. Wide parking spots. Near (walking distances) overall shopping stores, large grocery store, restaurants, and bars.

2018-09-09 via Tripadvisor
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donnieb571 Business Maricopa, Arizona
10
Very nice for Rodeway
Pros:

Rodeway tends to house the bottom of the Choice Hotels group, but this location exceeded expectations. The carpet was clean with no stains, the bedding was clean with no stains, the room was large, the refrigerator worked, the microwave worked, the bath area was clean. I literally can't complain about anything.

For those who stay late enough for breakfast, this location does offer a hot breakfast. It is in close proximity to a couple of decent restaurants (at least one of which gives a 15% discount if you show your room key).

The wifi is good, the alarm clock works... It hits all of my major points for a good room.

2018-08-20 via Tripadvisor
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Spot7878 Family Norfolk, Nebraska
6
Decent stay, but not the best
Pros:

Nice hotel in a great location. Nearby restaurants and lots of activities. Room was clean. Layout not the best, but adequate. Very nice to have refrigerator and microwave in room. Plenty of linens. Terrific breakfast - would give that a 5 star. Average rating due to inadequate HVAC. Very high humidity - AC unit appeared to be under-sized and either took the temperature down to 65 degrees or humidity was too high. Sleeping not comfortable, and clothes had "wet" feeling next morning. Mattresses not the best, and inadequate pillows. So over-all not a bad stay for the money, but not the best.

2018-08-06 via Tripadvisor
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TomS80910 Couples Walla Walla, Washington
8
A fantastic place to stay!
Pros:

My wife and I stayed here on the Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. We had come for my "Class of 1968 Neligh-Oakdale 50th Reunion".
We requested a smoking room and received it. The room was on the forth floor across a walk-way, with a view of the parking lot. For staying two weekend nights, everything was very quiet.
After driving from Concordia Kansas, we arrived just after noon. Not having been in Norfolk for over 50 years, I had no idea where to get lunch. The temperature was in the high 90s, so I stopped and asked if we could check in early and where a good place to eat was.
The clerk provided us with a 20% off coupon for "Big Red" across the parking lot. Also, the room was ready!
The room was large and had 2 new beds and was very clean. The bath area was large and very clean also. The air conditioning was quiet and worked very well. There were adequate outlets for our charges. In the room were coffee maker, micro-wave and refrigerator.
Breakfast selections were more than adequate.
The staff was very friendly and professional. If we get back in five years, we will definitely stay here again!

2018-07-29 via Tripadvisor
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camberne Family Wichita, Kansas
8
Challenging at first, but they did right by us.
Pros:

We stay here once or twice a year when we visit our grandkids. We like having the restaurant/bar next door that we can walk to, and the accommodations are usually good... until this visit. There was something wrong when we walked into our room. We've had this same room in the past with no problems, but this time it just smelled awful. You got used to it after about five minutes, but it was there haunting you again when you left and came in. We went to the front desk to inquire about changing rooms and were told that there were no other rooms available. Okay, we tried, we decided to stay. We met our family for a little dinner out at the Hy-Vee and when we came back to go to bed, the sheets were damp. That was it. We had to go back to the front desk. She had us look at another room that had not been cleaned. When I came back down, there was another guest checking out for the same reason we were complaining about.

My husband was back in our original room calling to check another hotel for availability, and I went back to the front desk and told her that we were going to be checking out and getting another hotel for the weekend. The front desk attendant, Kat, was brilliant. She handled everything in stride. When I got back to the desk, she told me that she spoke to the manager and they were going to upgrade us to a King Suite. Apparently, the smell/dampness is from the old air conditioning units (according to her) and that there have been several complaints on it. This upgraded room is on the central air system. So, I get my husband and we go look at this final room. It was lovely. It didn't smell and no damp sheets. Honestly, I could live in this suite. If you lived in NYC, this would be an apartment, perhaps larger. This suite is larger than my first apartment!

I commend Kat for going above and beyond to keep us where we wanted to be in the first place, and even more - they honored the price of the original room for both nights! There was a family reunion in town that had many of the rooms in the hotel.

Breakfast was traditional. Eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, biscuits one day, English muffins the next day. It's a good place to have your breakfast on Sundays, because a lot of places aren't open.

2018-07-19 via Tripadvisor
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RoadGuys2 Friends getaway Nebraska
10
Everything is good.
Pros:

We've stayed here a couple of times before and were pleased with each visit. Everything in the whole building is squeaky clean. Great beds and a hot breakfast with protein options . . . Not the standard carbonental offerings of other chain motels in this price range.
Even the staff here is 5 * . . . They had us Park our motorcycles under the Veranda because of an impending storm AND it's next to Big Red sports bar. What more can you ask for?

2018-07-06 via Tripadvisor
5
574MN_traveler Family Owatonna, Minnesota
10
A return visit
Pros:

We were in town for a family reunion, which we attend nearly every year. The check in was quick and efficient, and the desk clerk was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. We were in a smoking room because the no-smoking rooms were all taken by the time I made our reservation, but the smoke was hardly noticeable and not a problem. The breakfast was more than enough for us. We were toward the end of the serving time, so some of the items were in the process of being replenished when we were there, but the selection had a good variety and the items we had were very good. The check out was as quick and efficient as the check in was. We will stay there on our next trip.

2018-06-18 via Tripadvisor
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sjebuffetfan Business Omaha, Nebraska
10
Great place to stay. Clean, Quiet and great price.
Pros:

My first time at this hotel. I was very impressed. It looked new. Very Clean, great staff. Quiet. Good breakfast, eggs, sausage, ham, biscuits and gravy, fruit, cereal, and Danishes. Good cable too. I would stay again. Great Price

2017-10-03 via Tripadvisor
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rolandg461 Solo travel
10
Postal Fleet
Pros:

VERY nice ROOMS. Good hot breakfast, not just sweets. VERY congenial atmosphere. You get access to 24/7 Gym right beside motel. Anytime FITNESS. Has everything down to tanning bed.
Has stores, Wal-Mart, etc. and eateries within walking distance.
Front desk has list of all activities planned for the month in Norfolk, so you can plan your stay.
VERY NICE

2017-09-10 via Tripadvisor