I found this hotel on line for $49 per night for my 2 night weekend stay and was familure with the location and brand. I stayed in an Extended Stay America in Columbia, SC and had an overall good experience. A police car greeted me when I pulled into the parking lot. The officer was talking with two hotel guest near the front office area. There was no one on duty in the office so I picked up the after hours phone and it rang for 5 minutes, in freezing weather, with no answer. I got back in my car and called the 1-800# for Extended Stay America and was put on hold for 30 minutes. At this point I was going to leave and go down the street to another hotel when they finally came back on the line and said someone would be down to check me in.

I signed the paper work and got my key. When I pulled around the building and began to unload my car, a drug deal took place in the parking lot! I checked out the following morning and booked another hotel for the following night.

The room had major issues, but bottom line...the safety issue was my main concern. Stay away!