Days Inn Austin South

My wife and I wanted an economical hotel for our last night in Austin, so using Hotwire, I was given this hotel. We were brought to the hotel early in the morning to drop off our bags as we also did not have a car for this last day. I am giving two stars because of how welcoming and accommodating the woman working the front desk was to us. She happily helped us store our bags, checked us in early, and even offered to move our bags in our room once housekeeping had gone through.
Now for the bad stuff. We returned to the hotel in the early evening. Our room was a non-​smoking room on the first floor, and it smelled as if someone had spilled the entire container of a cleaning product all over the carpet and floor. (Similar to Fabuloso) Although the room smelled clean, it was quite strong, as if it had leached into the carpet. After a quick call to the front desk, we learned there were no more non-​smoking rooms available to switch to. The problem was not so bad that we had to leave the hotel though. I didn’t even bother to try the shower. It wasn’t dirty, but it wasn’t desirable either due to a lack of water pressure, low shower head, and generally unappealing bathroom. We stayed the night in the hotel without incident, but I wouldn’t return given a choice.

This place was really dirty. We got in late last night, so I didn’t notice until my wife pointed out that our daughters hands and feet were dirty from crawling around. My feet were black, as were my wife’s, and this was only after a few minutes.
There was also mold in the shower, which is extremely dangerous to breathe in.

We were looking for a last minute hotel for SXSW and this one seemed decent, so we decided to spend the night here. Luckily we were only there one night because this hotel is just plain awful. From the outside you can already tell that the hotel is a bit shady and danky, but the inside is even worse. When we first entered the room we were greeted by the smell of mold and cigarettes (the room was a non smoking room). We went to turn on the lights and only one of the lamps worked which was probably a good thing because the room was bad enough in the dim lighting. There was paint peeling off the walls, the curtains were falling down and all appliances were plugged into one outlet (I’m pretty sure that’s a fire hazard but what ever). The TV of course did not work and even if it would have I’m sure it would have been slow because it needed a digital converter. We were unable to access the wifi, so we called the front desk who helped us figure it out, but it was very slow. Then we went to the bathroom. The toilet seats were stained yellow with specks of what was either blood or poop, so we made sure to squat when using it. There was also what looked like blood stains under the sink and all over the towels (luckily we brought our own). When we went to turn on the shower, the faucet was not attached to the and fell off. We eventually got it to work, but you can’t change the water pressure and it hurt to shower. We would have went to ask for a better room but I can only assume that they would get worse. The next morning we went downstairs for breakfast expecting muffins and cereal, but what we found was a crockpot of oatmeal, yogurt and two 60 year old women chatting about how amazing the hotel was. Honestly this hotel is just a small step above those where prostitution and drug deals occur and I would only recommend it to someone who I truly hate.

There’s numerous things wrong with this place. Starting with the shower head being like chest area and (I’m only 5 10) area making you have to bend down while showering…

Bruh. I mean I guess it’s alright if you have no money and everywhere else is booked. That’s what happened to us bc sxsw was there that weekend. We stayed there only one night. Thank god. We had to get a smoking room and the smell definitely confirmed it was. Stains on the carpet and ceiling. We never walked barefooted. And I’m pretty sure we found a bloody booger on the ceiling right above the bed. Needless to say we brought our own blankets and pillows so we don’t have to go under the covers. Next morning I wanted to shower. As soon as I turned on the water the tub smelt like. A bloody nose. No kidding. It was a mucky metallic smell. We just decided to stink that day and do a Nikki minaj bath using baby wipes. Lol. Good luck.

Trying to compare this hotel to other hospitality experiences I’ve had left me thinking of the night I spent on the floor at the Newark airport between red-​eye flights last year.
This Days Inn had the little red splotches around the pillow area of the sheets, indicative of blood that has been passed through bed bugs. The entire place is filthy, with visible debris shoved into corners, as if one of those brush-​rollers had been used to clean instead of a power vacuum. The flat surfaces were sticky. The shower curtain had a decent layer of black mold on it. And I still don’t know what the **** was smeared on the walls, I sincerely hope it was ketchup. We checked in at around 1 am after a day of traveling or I would have definitely tried to find another hotel.
DON’T STAY AT THIS HOTEL.
Pepper Plant Sauce = NO

This South Texas gem nestled in the hill country of south central Texas boasts spacious views of both its own parking lot and the neighboring parking lot of its neighbor LaQuinta.
After a few moments of enjoying its spacious views, you will find yourself entranced by the interior layout and design of your own private room. The layouts of these rooms are thought out well and they rival (and resemble) those rooms that Earl and Randy Hickey occupied in the short lived sitcom «My Name is Earl.»
All in all, this stay is pretty decent for about $ 60. However, a $ 120 charge that I paid is outright highway robbery.
Rooms and hotel are VERY outdated, but if all you are looking for is a clean room and a bed to sleep in, this is your place.

Wouldn’t let my dog stay here. They should pay you to stay there. Did not feel safe from the start. On the way to my room passed open door with about 15 guys inside and one half naked girl on the bed. Classy. Of course my room was right above them so had to keep the air and the TV on all night just to sleep. Dirtiest room have ever stayed in. Stained blanket. Hair on sheets. Base of toilet had, I doubt, EVER been cleaned. Mold inside shower curtain. Why did I not leave or call management? I was a single woman traveling to a new city, got there at 10:30 p.m. and just wanted to go to sleep after traveling all day. I knew moving me to another room would make no difference at this dump. Hotel refused to refund my money because I did not call that night, even thought I told them about the problems the next morning. Don’t let the fact that they are near «Riverwalk» deceive you into thinking this is an okay place to stay. It is not. If the charger for my phone had not decided to die on the trip I would have posted pictures. Would have been all you needed to stay away.

You expect to sacrifice a lot of amenities when when staying at a budget hotel, however Days Inn’s piss-​poor customer service is flat out unacceptable.
I made a reservation on-​line for a handicapped room, paid the deposit for my reservation, and when I arrived to the hotel, the lady at the front desk informed me she had given my room to someone else! I had a major Seinfeld flashback «See, you know how to take the reservation, you just don’t know how to *hold* the reservation and that’s really the most important part of the reservation, the holding. Anybody can just take them.»
But that was just the beginning of my awful experience, the lady then offered me a regular room instead, I told her it would have to be on the first floor, as my physical handicap was the reason for me reserving a handicapped room. I then asked if I was getting a discount to take a regular room, to which she told me, she couldn’t do that because a regular room was actually an upgrade. AN UPGRADE?! That was the point when she crossed the line from b*tch to c#nt.
I was rightfully and demonstratively furious, which is when I demanded to speak to the manager, who, not shockingly, was not on the premises. She called her, talked to her, and when I asked to speak to her, she replied «she doesn’t want to talk to you.» DOESN’T WANT TO TALK TO ME?! Apparently, I wasn’t good enough to speak to the manager, maybe if I upgrade to a normal person with a normal room the queen will take my call!
Then I asked her what the Days Inn corporate customer service number was, and she told me there wasn’t one. That part she was right about, because you see I found a Days Inn number on the internet, called it, and after being on «hold» for about an hour, decided to give up. Indeed Days Inn does NOT have a customer service department.
Furious, I decided to go find a room at another hotel, I’d rather overpay than put up with Days Inn’s sh*tty people. We keep hearing about the ailing state of our economy, but business must be booming at Days Inn, because they don’t mind losing customers.

The worst night of my life.
We showed up thinking we booked a fairly nice room and happened to get the suite. the room smelled like yogurt and the carpet was filthy. On top of that a bunch of kids booked a room next to us and partied all night in a room right above the office. The manager didn’t seem to really care since it lasted all night.
I will never stay at another Days Inn ever

Can we say frightening? I stayed here when I had moved to Austin and had arrived too late to move into my apartment. It was close to my new pad and it was only for one night, so what could go wrong? Where do I start?
Apparently, the room had not been redecorated since 1987 and it apparently hadn’t been cleaned since then either. There were stains on the bathroom walls that looked like a murdered hooker was trying to escape.
When I woke the next morning, I was greeted by a baby gecko crawling out of the bathroom sink. I didn’t see that on the motel brochure.
Additionally, this place was not cheap. Our total bill with tax was $ 90 and this was for a Monday night. I had to pay $ 15 for the privilege of having my dog in the room.
Don’t get me started on the free continental breakfast. The served some stale mini bagels, cold coffee and Fruity Nuggets (knockoff brand of Fruity Pebbles).
My advice, spend a couple extra bucks and go next store to La Quinta. It appears much cleaner.

Noisy hotel. I could hear the ppl in the room next to me screwing all night. Lobby smelled like curry paste. Wonder why…

I’ve stayed at a bunch of different hotels on I-​35 while visiting Austin and think I’ve finally found a keeper. For $ 66 (with taxes) it was well worth it. The location was great, parking free, IHOP next door. We walked into our smoking room and were surprised that it didn’t smell like smoke. The rooms were clean. The water pressure in the shower was great. I thought it was really quiet. The housekeeper made up the beds even though we didn’t put our chihuahua in her crate when we left the room. The clincher for me was that the hotel coffee actually tasted good and they had my Coffeemate French vanilla creamer to put in it. They had the standard Days Inn breakfast but no waffles or cream cheese for the bagels. Can’t have everything. I’ve read some not so good reviews on this place but I can’t complain about room 208.

Sure, the fine 24-​hour Star Seed Café is right next door, but this place gouges its customers. I’ve stayed at hooker motels by the Lincoln Tunnel that were better equipped and more reasonably priced than this junk heap. We arrived at 2am, and our room was over $ 60 after tax. Keep in mind, this room included a bathroom door that wouldn’t close, a remote control with dead batteries (first time that ever happened to me in a hotel!), 5 ants and 1 spider in my friend’s bed, a carpet that was torn in such a way that we tripped on it in the dark, a DOUCHE BAG of a front desk attendant, a toilet seat chipped/​stained in such a way that I chose to squat rather than take a gamble on whether or not it had been… ahem… sanitized, and no pen or pencil for me to use on the notepad left in the room for notes on how shitty the place was. Luckily, I had my own.