Value Place

My husband travels a lot for work. He stayed here for several weeks until he got the time to find an apartment. Maybe short term, the staff is friendly and professional. Long term, however, is a different story. Myra, the clerk at the front desk is rude, disrespectful and unprofessional. My husband had a billing complaint one week and she told him if he didn’t like it, she would refund his money and he could find somewhere else to stay. Also, when he would go to the counter for one reason or another, instead of interrupting what she was doing, she would continue playing on her iPad or whatever she was doing and make him wait until she was finished. They act like they are the only place in town and could care less about your business. Value Place brags that it offers a truly affordable, incredibly clean, safer, simple, flexible experience. Nearly everything involved in your stay is extra. WiFi is not included. How incredible that your first roll of bathroom tissue, shower curtain, towels, washcloth and bathmat are called amenities. They come twice a month to «clean», unless you pay extra. There were quite a few employees who stayed here and all left along with their money. We ended up paying $ 65 a day for this disgusting place. YEAH $ 1800 A MONTH. That makes me sick to type it. You would think a service oriented business would care more about their guests and the income they generate. My husband has stayed in motels from New Mexico to Maine and is qualified to judge. This by far is the worst.

If you’re looking for a clean place to stay for cheap for a week then this is the place. After taxes & fees 1 week cost me around $ 250. The bed is full sized and a bit firm, but works. There are around 75 cable channels. This isn’t your basic hotel where you have maid service & concierge. It’s a small efficiency with a good sized bathroom, bed, full sized fridge & 2 burner stove. I do not recommend paying $ 10 extra for wifi. Kicks you off often and is very slow. I recommend if you’re looking for a decent place to stay with no frills. Btw, this location is practically in the middle of nowhere in Bethlehem. If you have a car then Walmart, McDonald’s, giant are 5 min driving.

Watch all the people walk along the main road, either drug addicts or hookers, guess that’s why they rent weekly. Completely disgusting place with the lowest class staying or should we say living there

I definitely don’t disagree with Kathleen H’s review above. You have to know exactly what you’re getting into with this Value place inn. This is my second time staying here. The first time, I was moving to Allentown from NY and needed a week to figure out a place to live. This time I’m moving out of Pennsylvania and need a week to settle affairs.
This place is an excellent deal as long as you have your own reliable transportation and are staying a week or longer. General price is $ 250 (although this week they are offering it at $ 199 so check online for deals). This place is a budget inn. They aren’t going to make a profit by giving away free toilet paper. So make a stop at the grocery store for all your needed essentials, bath towel, toilet paper, paper plates, and forks. Also get food. Other than the vending machine down stairs, there are no restaurants within walking distance. There is a Walmart close by.
This place is in an industrial park and scary as hell at night. No lighting and basically nothing around. You just expect your car to break down and a serial killer to drag you away and end you.
Call ahead to let them know if you are coming in after hours so they will wait for you/​stay up for you. This is the most important thing. Otherwise you will wait a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long time (in the rain/​snow inevitably) for someone to come and register you (if at all).

My personal and painful experience…
Value Place is not a value! This property in Bethlehem PA is horrible. VP attracts people who are trying to save as much money as they can, but in reality they end up paying more than they might at another, better hotel.
It is a «cafeteria hotel.» Everything costs extra. Everything. Their prices for the «extras» are quite high. And what they consider «amenities» includes toilet paper! I am not making this up. This is a quote from their website:
Bathroom Amenities
First roll of bathroom tissue
Shower curtain
Towels, washcloths, bathmat
Anyplace that actually advertises the «First roll of bathroom tissue» as an amenity is guaranteed to be outrageous. There are washers and dryers available, but each load, wash or dry, costs $ 2. The largest bed available is a full-​size. All beds are platform — a mattress atop a plywood board.
You supposedly get the «convenience of a hotel and all the essentials of an apartment.» Not true. A hotel is staffed ²⁴⁄₇; VP has office hours. Staff are supposed to be on-​call after hours. Not here. Before I fled, I was locked out of my room for the night, because my keycard got demagnetized and no one answered the on-​call phone. I even called the police, who could not help.
Value Place says it offers a «truly affordable, incredibly clean, safer, simple, flexible experience.»
Affordable –No.
Clean — not «squeaky» as advertised.
Safer (Than what? sleeping in your car on the side of the road?)
No, no, no. This hotel is located in an industrial park. There is nothing else around. The place itself has just adequate lighting, but once you leave the parking area, it’s dark and scary. Because there is no staffing after hours, it’s even scarier.
Flexible — for Value Place, maybe.
Value Place markets to people who need to save money, but charges them for the most basic necessities. It advertises things it fails to deliver. It is no value. And it is definitely «Not Your Typical Extended Stay Hotel.» It is a rip-​off.