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Econo Lodge

2.0 star property

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Property amenity
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing
Lobby
Business center
Laundry room

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
$63
includes taxes & fees
Nov 24 - Nov 25

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815 1st St S, Waite Park, MN, 56387
  • Place, The Ledge Amphitheater
    â€Ș16 min walk‬
  • Place, Crossroads Center
    â€Ș16 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Cloud State University
    â€Ș8 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. Cloud, MN (STC-St. Cloud Regional)
    â€Ș17 min drive‬

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, soundproofing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

7.0 out of 10
Good
(26 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Econo Lodge

Waite Park hotel close to The Ledge Amphitheater
Along with a snack bar/deli, this smoke-free hotel has a coffee shop/cafe and coffee/tea in a common area. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free manager's reception are also provided. Other amenities include a business center, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Econo Lodge offers 93 air-conditioned accommodations with video-game consoles and complimentary weekday newspapers. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. 55-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Dining options at the hotel include a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. Each day guests can enjoy a complimentary manager's reception. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center. This business-friendly hotel also offers a vending machine, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Econo Lodge is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station

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
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV with premium cable channels
  • Video game console

Food and drink

  • Coffee grinder
  • Freezer
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Fan
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
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:

  • A damage deposit of USD 100 will be collected before check-in.

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

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per night
  • 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 cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Reviews

Econo Lodge Reviews

7.2

Good

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 316 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 316 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 57 out of 316 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 316 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 45 out of 316 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

John Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Somehow even worse than I expected

Non smoking room smelled strongly of smoke; entire building did in fact. Room had peeling wall paint and the whole place just felt sketchy. I went back to the lobby checked out after literally 20 minutes, stayed down the street at a different chain instead.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

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

Never again

Place smelled terrible, room smelled of cigarettes. Halls were dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is run down. We did not stay at this place after seeing the room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

John

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

2/10 Terrible

Alexander

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had stayed over a week at property. The day I was scheduled to leave I was planning on paying for 2 more nights as my mother has been in the hospital for having a heart attack and had open heart surgery. That morning i came to front desk to pay for the next 2 nights, I heard the front desk lady arguing with someone on the phone in the back room and thought I would let her finish her conversation. I thought I would go shower get ready and come back. Soons I got in the shower she came pounding on my door telling me check out is 11 I need u out of my room. I tried explaining I was gonna pay for a longer stay. She asked if I had a reservation n I didn’t she said u can’t stay unless u have a prior reservation. I said ok im sorry I’ll be right out. I felt so embarrassed and harassed that I didn’t even try to stay or pay for any more nights.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Randall

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Hildegard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean, beds were comfortable, smells in the room were concerning. Quick stop for my boys and i
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

COULDNT STAY HERE

This property is something out of a horror movie. It does NOT look anything like the pictures you post of it on your website. The lobby is nothing like the photos...there was vomit on the carpet in the hall. We passed a "gentleman" in the hall that looked like he had just gotten out of the St Cloud Penitentiary near by. When we opened the room door, the lock on it was questionable. The bed was slanted to extreme towards the head board that there was no way you could sleep in that bed! Everything about this place was dirty feeling and incredibly unsafe. There is no way I would have slept 1 minute - I would have been up all night in fear. We immediately went back to the front desk and was rudely told - too bad - we already have your money. So we just left - there was no way we would stay there.
Vomit in the hallway
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I feel the property itself could use a little work. It was kind of run down.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tara

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

Awful stay, Horrible experience

Please go somewhere else! Cheap is not good 😐 😕 I will never recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

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

Rude and crude place.

The check in guy was ice cold and when I told him that we have a service dog he said “it doesn’t matter because we charge either way.” On top of that the rooms were stained and dirty. If you’re looking for cheap you’ve definitely found it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tesla

Very nice staff and pretty easy check in and check out. Room was outdated nothing like the pictures had older carpet. Overall though it’s a pretty good cheap inexpensive place to stay for a short time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

cary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It had a bed and a shower. The only 2 two good things about the place even though they smelled. The whole property smelled gross, stunk of cigarettes, and drugs. The place was very unheigenic. Check in staff was rude and disrespectful. Felt like i needed a fresh shower just for being in the place. The people who were around the property felt very unsafe and like I had to keep an eye over my shoulder.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

kristen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shane

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will also be leaving a negative review on Google with pictures and videos of how disgusting this place was! I walk in and it smelled dusty. I have a lot of allergies so this was not good. Vent in bathroom was extremely fuzzy looking with what looked like animal hair in the vents! You can’t shut bathroom door unless you step into bathtub, and there was no body wash or soap, luckily I had my own! Towels were crusty feeling and there was LITERAL PUBIC HAIR on my towels!!! Bed sheets had stains or was never washed, looked like it wasn’t washed the way the wrinkles were when peeling off the blanket or examine it the bed
 pillows smelled funny like sweaty B.O. The top of the air conditioner was pretty dusty, the curtains were dusty! Not a safe environment for people with health issues especially that involves breathing. When I stayed there was super loud neighbors with loud music, I was staying for business and I try to sleep in a little due to coming back to the hotel at 3am after work. Also, the location was terrible because every 10 minutes I heard police and fire truck sirens.
The wrinkles that made it seem like someone rolled out of bed and then made bed without washing
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Josh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Needed a place to stay on short notice and on a budget and the Econo Lodge fit the bill. No complaints.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very inexpensive but very quality rooms and very nearby shopping and parks and dog walking.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was ok, we came for a consert and wanted to stsy close by thw venue. No coffee in your room. Room was clean bed ok. Would atay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Brooke

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Checking in was easy. Staff was polite. The room was cleanish. My feet stuck to the floor, maybe from cleaning products used on the floor. Bathroom walls were dirty. I was in town for a concert. By the time we got back to our room it was after 1 AM and unable to watch TV. The remote would not work. Front desk said they would look in to it in the morning. Maybe there is a timer on the TV to help with noise control after a certain time but there could be a notice of some sort. My experience in whole was not welcoming or comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025