University Inn of Carbondale

2.5 star property

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Front of property
Standard Double Room, Multiple Beds | Individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Lobby sitting area
Individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Lobby

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
$63
includes taxes & fees
Dec 29 - Dec 30

Explore the area

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2400 W Main St, Carbondale, IL, 62901
  • Place, Southern Illinois University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Giant City State Park
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake of Egypt
    ‪34 min drive‬
  • Airport, Marion, IL (MWA-Williamson County Regional)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • 325 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, Multiple Beds

  • 325 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Sofa Beds

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, Accessible Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, Shower Grab Bars

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

University Inn of Carbondale

Carbondale hotel with free breakfast
Coffee/tea in a common area, a business center, and a 24-hour front desk are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Housekeeping is available on request.
University Inn of Carbondale offers 57 air-conditioned accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. 42-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

University Inn of Carbondale is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Business center

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch smart TV with premium digital channels
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay), plus a deposit of USD 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
An off-leash area is available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

University Inn Suites
University Inn of Carbondale Hotel
University Inn of Carbondale Carbondale
University Inn of Carbondale Hotel Carbondale

University Inn of Carbondale Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 329 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 329 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 329 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 329 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 78 out of 329 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was mold in air conditioning
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Carolyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room had dog food on the floor by the bed and by the fridge and the floor was dirty and all the corners were filthy gross. The Tv wouldn't turn on and was damaged with multiple large cracks on 2 different sides. When i checked in there was no staff just a kiosks with a person on the screen working remotely. They took the seperate $100 deposit via a credit card machine sitting on the desk next to the kiosks. Never recived a receipt for the deposit only a piece of paper with the room number wifi info and their charges for smoking or undeclared pets.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Cheap place to stay but beware….

You could tell this building used to be something else cause it is definitely aged and not in a cute charming kind of way. They have tried their best to make it look historical. I saw signs for guest laundry and fitness center but they didn’t actually exist. My room was next door to the bar that is I didn’t hear anything coming from in the bar but those walls are so thin you can hear people talking in the lobby and out side. Oh and the continental breakfast is literally toast and cereal.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Ndagijimana

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Enough
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Evan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No staff on site was a big surprise...registered via a Zoom like device. Bathroom fan was so loud we had to use the hall light for bathroom illumination. Toilet seat was poorly connected. Continental breakfast was as sparse as they come. This hotel would not be anybody's first choice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Lacie

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not my idea of clean.

Never saw a person working. Checked in with a person on a kiosks. The floors and walls were dirty, things in the room were broken, the sheets didn't fit the bed. Dry cereal and toast were all that was offered for breakfast. The parking lot had trash all.over it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Seth

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Manuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No help support after midnight
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Warm

Loved the hot water. Minimal but workable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Crystal

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities
Nothing. Tv didn’t work. Gave us towels for 2 when 4 was there. No one on site. Looks run down. Towel rack missing, pillows were flat.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abraham

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hazen

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eric

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible service had to get my own towels from the employee laundry room. Very limited breakfast options and no one working in the front desk. The worst experience I’ve ever had a hotel. I will never stay here again if I hadn’t booked this so far in advance, I would never have stayed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No staff. Tablet screen self service at desk that takes forever. Noisy. Felt unsafe. Very dirty rooms and lobby.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Hazen

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is dirty. My toilet ran constantly. Even after i asked for maintenance. The wifi foe the tv didnt work until I complained. And then it was only for 1 night. There was trash all over the sidewalks and parkin lot. The service is almost nonexistent. The bed is uncomfortable. They do have a water coolee so thats something
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Hazen

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the price. The room was adequate. There were no amenities, not even a plastic drinking cup to take my pills. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

josh

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kristina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Madeline

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort

Bad stay....no staff

There is no staff at all. Just houseekeeping before 2pm. The interent had been out for a week no rooms t.v. worked. Nobody tolds upon checking in. It took me personally 1hr to check it due to payment not being excepted. If you have an issue, its one lady on a room on the 2nd flr who may help you. It was a terrible experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chiquita

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was NO live staff available to service you. There were children running around and complaints about rooms being dirty with trash in them when
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roxana

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service and helpful guidance by alex during the check in.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025