I stayed here Sept. '03, and once was enough for me... The hotel was clean, that's were the good qualities end...

The staff was, not-so-much rude, just blank would be the best way to describe them. The rooms, and hotel itself, was very small. The room had 2 beds and a TV stand which left enough room for 1 person to walk around the room. The doors around the hotel all lock behind you, meaning (and I found out the hard way) you can't take the stairs... If you go into the stairwell you have to go all the way to the ground level, go outside (it was raining that night), walk around the building back to the front, and if it's past a certain hour you have to wait for the Front Desk clerk to buzz you in. The parking's the other thing... This is more a personal thing for me, I like to have my car parked in a garage when I'm on vacation. They have an outdoors parking lot up the block (which some might not think is in the greatest of neighborhoods). And you have to get a new parking pass for your car every day it's in the lot, just kind of a pain because if you do it in the morning you have to deal with the Check In wait.

All in all I personally had a horrible experience in this hotel and would not recommend it to anyone... The only reason we stayed here was because we decided to take the trip late and all our other choices were booked up.

I just return from this hotel. First, the girl at the reception vas very nice and the lobby was very clean. Even though it was around 6:00 p.m., the hotel's restaurant was empty. Strange... I didn't try it but reading the previous commentaries, I understand why there was no one there... The room was good, relatively clean BUT there was something I couldn't identify almost everywhere, on the furnitures, the tv, even the bed, something really greasy, something like oil, only on some spots. Each time we touched something, we were disgusted. Maybe it was the product used to polish but ... well... If you go there, which is not totally a bad idea if your budget is limited, please ask for a room that is not in front of the boulevard. At around 6:00 in the morning, you'll hear buses, trucks, motors, horns... because there's a lot of traffic ! You can easily walk to many attractions but don't expect a calm, quiet and beautiful street. It is not ! Once you are aware and are ready to accept those conditions, then you won't be diasappointed and your stay can even be good.

I stayed at the Days Inn for just over a week and had a hassle free stay. The staff were lovely and the rooms were decent size. Had a huge bed and all the necessary facilites. Bathrooms were clean. Only problem I had was there was no wireless access in the hotel room, so I had to go down to the lobby to use internet. Location was good about 7 blocks from the Eaton center and close to restuarants and shops. Would recommend this hotel.

Stayed here in October, 2006. The hotel wasn't a total disaster; the rooms were clean enough, albeit a bit run-down. The place had a distinct musty odor. The shower and water pressure/hot water was good. The staff was friendly. The wireless internet access worked sometime, sometimes not. The vending machines are a joke (they only take CAD dollar coins).
The neighborhood isn't the best, but more non-descript than dangerous. Close to the University and Metro, but pretty far away (a mile) from shopping; the hotel parallels the seediest stretch of St. Catherine Street. Some bums, drunks, and of homeless folks around, but nobody that would rob you.
If you are on a tight budget, this is probably the the cheapest "brand name" downtown hotel. Just don't expect great things.