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Econo Lodge

2.0 star property

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

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 6 - Nov 7

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815 1st St S, Waite Park, MN, 56387
  • Place, The Ledge Amphitheater
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Crossroads Center
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Cloud State University
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. Cloud, MN (STC-St. Cloud Regional)
    ‪17 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. 93 out of 306 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 87 out of 306 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 306 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 306 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 306 reviews

Reviews

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

6/10 Okay

Kristina

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Got what we paid for. Room was fairly clean. The bathroom could’ve used a good scrub and deep cleaning. Location was kind of tucked away and property was not super well maintained, but if you’re looking for somewhere “safe,” that is not going to break the bank, this place isn’t bad. I’ve definitely stayed in worse.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

REBECCA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay, the hotel is near a train station so you do hear trains at times. Also, the hallway smelled like marijuana, not surprised as it’s legal in MN.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Olivia

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Kelly

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ask the lady who check me in what she needed my cc for n got my head chewed off. Loud neighbors all night blood on bottom of wall low lighting very fricken SMALL BATHROOM
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was impressed with the cleanliness and modern look of the room. Comfortable and quiet. My stay was a Thursday night and Friday night.
Room
Bath
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Think twice before staying here.
Stained sheets
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy

The room was quiet and mostly clean. There was toothpaste left on the faucet and mirror wasn't very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brandi

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was not what the photos showed
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jana

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not in the greatest shape

The biggest issue we had was that the drains in both the sink and the tub were plugged and water quickly filled them up during use. I don’t believe it’s possible to have cleaned them without realizing there was a problem. When we first used the sink, little black facial hairs came back up and filled the sink. We were also disappointed that there was no hand soap, no tissues and only one garbage can. The floors were vinyl and all of shoes ended up sticky from walking on them. I wanted to let management know about these things when we left but there was no one at the desk - just a basket to leave keys in. We immediately realized that we had forgotten something in the room so we went back to get our key from the basket but it wouldn’t work and no one at the desk to ask for help.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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

4/10 Poor

Diane Grace

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025