upon arriving at the hotel..(approx. 12:30am..we had driven 8 hours straight)... there were between 10-20 people standing around the hotel entrance smoking...we walked in and there were more ppl inside "hanging around"...i walked up to the front desk and one of the ppl in the lobby hanging around walked behind the counter and asked if we could be helped...i informed him of my reservation to which i then learned that the online reservation system hadnt worked in quite a while....(my guess is that he didnt know how to use a computer..he was too busy smoking crack)...he looked a bit dazed and wasent sure what to do then...i looked over at my 2 friends and we both agreed that we should just leave .. we thanked the person and left....

I would like to say that my version of this hotel is totally different. I havestayed there on numerous occasions during the last three years. I have not found the previous reviews to be accurate. Yes, the hotel has been going through a growth and remodelling time. BUT now it is a very nice place to stay. I have found the management and workers to be very helpful and pleasant. Eating in the coffee shop is great - the food is fresh cooked in the morning and at night. Should you want a very nice luncheon appealing to you, then go in by all means. IT'S DELICIOUS!
I have found the price online to be very reasonable.
The issue about the area is somewhat misleading. The hotel is located in an industrial part of the city, yet it is less than a mile from Red River College, as well as close to Polo Park Mall. In the eastern direction, there is a large high school. Five minutes away, and you can be at a local casino.
My opinion is that THIS HOTEL IS A GREAT VALUE FOR THE MONEY!!
PLEASE TRY VISITING IT AGAIN.

Overall, the staff was rude and the room was icky. The bedding was thin, the room was freezing, and there were cigarette burns in the carpet. My fiance and I booked the room for 3 nights through Orbitz at a very low rate. We checked in on friday and on sunday the front desk called our room and said "so are you leaving or what?" Since we still had 1 night left we went down to the front desk to speak in person about the problem. She was very rude right away and said that they only recieved money for 2 nights, not three. We asked to see the reciept and right on there it said 3 nights! But it was crossed out and she wrote in 2. She said she wasn't going to call orbitz because she'd have to wait for an hour on hold. We found the number for orbitz and we got through right away, they were very helpful, but unfortunately thriftlodge wouldn't cooperate and wanted to charge us again for another night. We decided to leave, and orbitz is refunding our money for the last night.

This hotel is located near the airport in an industrial area (as are the other "name" hotels near the airport) - but at $40.00 per night, the cost was truly a bargain! This is a renovated motor hotel, concrete construction with on-site restaurant and lounge.

I stayed here for 13 nights. The problems with this facility occur on Friday and Saturday nights when the locals rent the rooms to party in. One would think that the hotel security would patrol at least once an hour to quickly quell the noise, but ...

However, after a couple of calls to complain, the noise was silenced. There were no problems at all on other nights.

The rooms were clean, the beds comfortable and the weekday desk staff was friendly and competent.

Sunday morning, at check-out, the front desk person was a complete idiot; very rude and appeared shocked that someone would actually need his services!

Would I stay here again! Definitely! Just not on Friday or Saturday nights!