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Hotel Salem-Roanoke I-81

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Room, 2 Queen Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Dinner served, Italian cuisine
Reception
Staircase

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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5399 W Main St, Salem, VA, 24153
  • Dixie Caverns
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Virginia Tech University
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Lane Stadium
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA-Roanoke Regional)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Smoking

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 180 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Hotel Salem-Roanoke I-81

Salem motel with restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this motel has a 24-hour front desk and free self parking. WiFi in public areas is free.
Hotel Salem-Roanoke I-81 offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The motel offers a restaurant. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Hotel Salem-Roanoke I-81 has designated areas for smoking.

Sicily Italian Cuisine - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Sicily Italian Cuisine

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 floor
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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 50 per accommodation, per stay

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

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, debit cards, and cash
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 35 mi (56 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Blue Jay Motel Salem
Blue Jay Salem
Blue Jay Motel
Hotel Salem Roanoke I 81

Hotel Salem-Roanoke I-81 Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 80 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 80 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 80 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 80 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 80 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

3.6/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anne

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

Norman Bates

Took 20 minutes to register site. Clearly shows there is new paint and new bedding and new linens and new flooring, but apparently these are just showrooms. I ended up in a room that hadn't had the carpet changed for 50 years. Colors were brand new but over the top of dirty stained walls. Stains already starting to show through no bathtub. Just a shower tiny clearly says on the check-in. No refunds which should have told me something right then
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jonathan

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Run down Motel, not a hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did not stay Left after one hour. Was filthy
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Viktor

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This motel is in the middle of the freeway, right next to the gas station and there is nothing around. It is very run down place. Picture of the room is from a different motel or taken 30 years ago. There are no people were around and i saw staff member only twice-when i got the key and on check out. There was a power outage for about 6 hours or more, i could not find anyone to ask for a flashlight or a candle. I guess when you need a place with a door for one night, i’ll do.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amir

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Esther

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a good motel, not a hotel.

Arrived and name on motel was Bluejay, not what was advertised. Would not suggest others to stay. Towels felt like they were hung dry. If I wasn't so exhausted would not have stayed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
In need of a full renovation.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beverly J

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

michael, S. Williamsport

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No heat, no new soap only a used soap bar, no tissue, broken sink, needs a total renovation
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Erica

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a scary site when we pulled up and the sign at the road does not even read OYO Hotel, it reads Blue Jay Motel. I would pass on staying here again, we were supposed to stay 2 nights and only stayed 1 and I would not even use the shower, I took my shower somewhere else and not at this scary place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sean

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

Stay away

Looked nothing like the pictures in the the actual room, name different on the sign
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

john

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
room was terrible and I'm not a picky person
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Aged property and non-smoking room smells like smoke, but there is a fridge with freezer, microwave and a nice Mexican restaurant a mile down the road. Inexpensive compared with near by options, and close to trailhead.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Valerie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t usually give reviews and certainly not bad ones but seems this property had its heyday in the 1950s and hasn’t been updated since. I should have read the prior reviews as I mistakenly assumed the OYO connection helped but there was no sign, literally, of OYO and the pictures online are very misleading. This property is what it is - a rundown roadside motel - and you get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kari

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Melanie

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I arrived and there was NO RESERVATION FROM EXPEDIA. I had to scramble and find another hotel in the area during a sold out Virginia Tech Parents weekend trip. I had to pay $300 a night at two different hotels to accomodate me and my son. Then Expedia says that I am not going to get a refund. This was a horrific experience. Not only do I deserve a FULL REFUND (cannot believe you said I am not getting one) but you should ALSO reimburse me for the two hotels I had to find LAST MINUTE in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kari

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner was pleasant. The property however, was HORRIBLE! If I could give zero stars I would. The bed was hard, the shower was a linens closet in the bathroom with tile from floor to ceiling and a broken shower head. Needless to say we did not use the shower. The property is VERY dated. It doesn’t look like it’s ever been update or maintained. The tile behind the bathroom door was cracked, pieces missing and just horribly dirty. The bathroom floor was sticky. The walls are blue and there are patches done to the wall (which are big spots of white). I was extremely surprised that OYO had their name on the motel (it’s NOT a hotel). The sign out from is the Blue Jay Inn. Another example of lack of cleanliness, maintenance at a huge price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Viet

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They posted Hotel OYO but it motel name Blue Jay. It’s terrible ad
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value! Traditional road-side motel - no frills, but clean and a nice bed to sleep in. Really easy check-in/check-out with not issues!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

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

Sub standard no service

This place is a dump, it listed check in as 4pm-Midnight, we got there at 11pm and no one was at the lobby. Two cats roamed the dirty lobby room, the hotel sign said Blue Jay Hotel, not listed on the info. I do not recommend this place, we are hoping to get a refund for no service.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and accessible
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024