Super 8 Augusta

We stayed here on a road trip in May 2014 — we had spent literally about an hour with me googling hotels/​motels on my phone while my friend drove, and the reviews for this Super 8 on another website were mostly atrocious, even mentioning bugs and filthy bathrooms, with a few decent reviews thrown in. All the other hotels in the area were more expensive though, and we had been having good luck with Super 8’s (they seem to be renovating many locations), so we decided to just stop by and have a look. We were very concerned about the smokiness mentioned on other reviews, but when we got there they had a big sign saying «smoking in non-​smoking rooms will get you a big fine» (paraphrasing here) and we felt better. The motel seems to be making efforts to eliminate this smokiness problem.
When we got to our room, none of the lights worked and it was too dark to even figure out why. The guy at the desk came and figured out that the main lights in the room weren’t plugged in, and fixed it. Then, the fridge wasn’t plugged in and was room temp, and we had leftovers to put in there, but we just plugged it in and it cooled off quickly, although it made a terrible whining noise — maybe why the previous guests had unplugged it. I was really irritated at first, but we turned on the fan function of the heater and fortunately it drowned out the fridge noise.
Other than those 2 things, the room was great. The beds were VERY comfy, clean, no issues there. And the bathroom was perfectly fine, clean, looked recently renovated.
And finally, the breakfast was good — Super 8’s seem to all have a waffle maker, and a fresh waffle with coffee in the morning is quite nice. They also have fruity yogurt, toast, and cereal. We slept well after a long night of driving down from Canada, and for a decent price. I do recommend Super 8’s. This experience reminded me that often, only angry people leave reviews. This place really was nice, not sure why its reviews were so horrible :(

The smell of cigarette smoke was so powerful I almost left and went across the street to motel 6. We were tired and there and it was cheap. I wouldn’t stay here again.

(score 1 – 100) — 50. Ok, this is a 2.5 star place but it is the BEST bargain and cheapest place to stay in the Augusta area. I’ve stayed here a few times (I have family in the area and frequently stay at multiple hotels/​motels in the area) and it has always been clean and no issues. It is very moderate conditions, meaning its clean but very dated and will probably need to be updated soon. There is free wifi and the unique thing about this motel is all your rooms have outside door entrances. Meaning you don’t have to go through a lobby. This maybe useful for people who have dogs who have to go out often or you might be one of those types who try to sneak your party of sixteen and pay only for one room… well this is the place for you! Decent, and did I say Cheap… yes this is the bargain of Augusta!