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Reviews of Rodeway Inn Gainesville - University Area This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

3459 Southwest Williston Road, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States

#8 of 9 B&Bs and inns in Gainesville

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Review Score

Based on 96 hotel reviews

5.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.9

  • Comfort

    5.8

  • Location

    7.2

  • Facilities

    5.4

  • Staff

    7.2

  • Value for money

    6.5

  • Free Wifi

    5.8

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  • Reviewed: February 26, 2025

    5.0
    You get what you pay for.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    The front office was closed and you had to go to the hotel across the street to check in.

    You get what you pay for.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: November 23, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beds weren't very comfortable, and the people around us were very loud, and driving crazy in the parking lot at 2am.

    The room was clean

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 4, 2024

    5.0
    Low cost for a place to sleep compared to other properties
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not clean, cockroaches

    Low cost

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was clean, but furniture was beat up. Bathroom was outdated and shower head didn't spray water uniformly. Toilet was leaking water. Clean water appeared on the floor after few minutes of flushing it. Shower curtain had stains on it. Either it wasn't changed in a while or it was washed without bleach and stains didn't come off. Either way, brand new shower curtain would be needed. Carpet was vacuumed but so dirty. It needs deep clean or to be replaced with hardwood floor. The pillows were uncomfortable, very flat. The room needs major update. Nothing fancy, just new furniture, and get rid of the carpet.

    The price was great. It was close to college and dinner for breakfast. The bed was comfortable but not the pillows. No funky smell, no bugs. Sheets and towels were clean. Overall the room was clean.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2022

    5.0
    Fair
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    roaches were on the ceiling over bed,AC had mold.Asked for NONSMOKING ROOM for health reasons and still people smoked all around the hall and stairway in the Non-smoking side.Didnt leave because of the contract which I would lose half of what was paid

    Close to my lot

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2025

    8.0
    Fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything could always be improved but you get what you pay for and today's wrist I wanted and today's what we got. All good. Queit and safe aswell.

    Typical off the highway plane to rest your bones. They have all the basics u expect. No drama perfect for what we needed.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2025

    9.0
    It was pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was pleasant

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2025

    8.0
    It was ok
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Worn down

    Convenient

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 3, 2025

    1.0
    Thank goodness I’m still alive lol
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bugs in the bed. Good thing I brought my own Lysol and cleaning supplies along with my own sheets and pillow cases

    Nothing

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: October 14, 2024

    1.0
    not good.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    dirty.

    not much.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: September 17, 2024

    1.0
    NOT WORTH THE MONEY AT ALLLLL
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything the bathroom door wasn’t on the frame, the toilet was leaking from the bottom into the floor, my sheets were covered in cigarette burns and it smelt heavily of cigarette on my nonsmoking room

    NOTHING

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The receptionist lied and stated that I could not do an early check in because no rooms were available for early check in. Therefore, I stayed in my car for several hours waiting for check in. During that time there were only 5 cars in the parking lot. I saw no one coming in or out. I later learned via one of the cleaning staff that the hotel has several rooms available and business was quite slow at the time.

    Absolutely nothing. The receptionist was sarcastic and lacked basic customer service skills.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    1.0
    Not worth the money or risk to your health
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We were on Ocala for a weekend event and had to book a room which not many were left in the area at a decent price. Choosing Rodway Inn $248 for Thursday thru Sat checkout being Sunday 11am. Due to having to be at the event friday by noon and checking for most hotels are after 3, I chose to book Thursday without using room until Saturday around 2am. This hotel has the look and feel of a flop house. After getting key card, as I usually do I checked room so key was functional. Upon entering room I was hit with a strong pungent oder and the smell of cigarette stench. Looking around the room I could tell that it had been used by someone for a deal of time. Cigarette burns on the blankets, finger smudges on pictures on the walls, debris under the sink cabinet, along the bed platform, and under the refrigerator. I had to go to my car to get air freshener to spray throughout the room almost dousing the beds. The refrigerator door and gasket layered with mold. The cabinet cart as well. The chair at the table asked with mold. The cleanest thing in the room was inside the microwave. Leaving to go to the event Saturday morning they were tearing apart a room beneath mine, mattresses up along the wall, frame and refrigerator out in the lot. It's evident that the cleaning care here is non exist and, the health of people staying there non existent. This hotel needs to be closed and renovated.

    Checkin and checkout was fast

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything

    The place had bed bugs

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The floors were dirty and there was a musty smell in the room. I could tell the room hadn’t been clean in awhile also the sheets were dirty.

    Location was great and staff was very nice and friendly

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2024

    1.0
    Horrible room and surroundings nothing worked
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bugs in room

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 26, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lot of noise. Parking lot was used as a mechanic’s repair shop by occupants . WiFi access was made difficult to access

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: September 5, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I woke up with red spots all over my body and there was people in the parking lot with loud music

    The lady was amazing

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2023

    2.0
    It's my worst experience ever in Gainesville.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The shower curtain was moldy. I requested towels on my second day and I was told to take them to my room and I would not be able to get room service unless my stay is three or more days. I an not returning to this hotel.

    Breakfast was horrible, it was very small honey bun and coffee.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2023

    1.0
    Terrible
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beds has a lot of BED BUGS. It was a TERRIBLE NIGHT for us. We will NO LONGER stay here. NO MORE NEXT TIME!!!

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Family with young children
    • King Room - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Roadway was a horrible place to be. The minute we walked into our room, it smelled of cigarettes, even though we asked for a non-smoking room. There were people drug dealing outside of the place. It's definitely not a place to bring your family. Thank God we were able to move next store to quality inn. They were very nice and the rooms were actually decent for the price we paid. When we got there, no one was even in the roadway office. We had to go over to quality inn to check in to roadway. Would not recommend to anyone to go to roadway.

    I had upgraded to quality inn next store to roadway, and the place was way better than road way. The staff there was wonderful and very helpful. Way more clean than the other place.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: June 20, 2023

    9.0
    it was ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    not the best

    price

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2023

    1.0
    not worth it
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Accessible/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    rooms smell and staff rude

    nothing

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 11, 2023

    1.0
    It was GOD awful, worst hotel I’ve stayed in by far! Always pay the xtra to get better.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was very dirty, behind headboards. There were bed bugs, and my issue was dismissed when I brought it to their attention.. they told me theses aren’t bed bug bites.

    Stayed in March 2023

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