We stayed at two on our vacation - one in Buffalo the night before our flight to Orlando - and one on St. Pete's beach. Neither was exactly dirty or smelly - they just weren't, you know - nice. The double beds were an interesting size - kind of like wide twins, and really short. The matress quality was poor - saggy in the middle. My husband got them for free because he uses them on business travel (he said the ones he's encountered have all been hotel rather than motel style, and nicer) so I can't complain - for free - sure. If they were really gross I'd have switched at least the one in St. Pete and paid. We didn't try the ones in Orlando, but we spotted at least one around Disney (192 area, maybe?) and it looked alot like the other two. I wouldn't want to pay to stay in one - unless it meant the difference between going on vacation and not going. I should note - my kids however loved the Travelodge in St. Petes. They had Nintendo, and we got the Sleepy Bear Den room - with kid thememd comforters, drapes and lamp shades etc. The preferred it to PO-RS. Oh well.