Americas Best Value Inn Pottstown

This place is absolutely horrible. The pictures don’t even look like this place. I checked in and checked out within 5 minutes. Cigarette holes in the blankets homeless people scrapping wire for copper in the back. Over all a horrible experience.

Positives: I booked online and got the best price in town. When I arrived, the 2 men in the office were very cordial. That was the Full extent of the positive experience. The negatives: The property is scary. It looks like a crime scene waiting to happen. There was only 1 vehicle in the parking lot. I asked about it and was told that most people staying there don't have cars and that 18 rooms were occupied. What does that imply? I was immediately uneasy being there. I booked online and it was non refundable. They showed me the room which was minimally basic. As I walked through the room I felt "dirty" and the floor was a little sticky. Being that I paid online, and I could not get a refund, I went back to the office, and checked in. As I walked to my car, the uneasy feeling got even stronger. It was like I was at the Bates Motel. I immediately left to visit my dad at the local hospital. While there, I asked some local people if there was a decent hotel around and was referred to the Best Western Plus Executive Residence hotel which was about 3 minutes from the hospital and only 5 dollars more per night booking online. What a huge and pleasant difference.. it was incredibly nicer, safer, cleaner, and in a whole different class. They had a really nice continental breakfast and the room was great. Full disclosure, I decided to simply lose the non refundable money i spent for the "Bates" (Americas Best Value Inn) and did not go back there. Instead, I stayed at the Best Western Plus Executive Residence; which is so much nicer. When I woke the next morning, I called the scary and sub par Americas Best Value Inn to "check out" (even though I decided not to stay there) to make sure I wouldn't be charged for additional days. The woman clerk who answered was not pleasant. She made a small issue of the fact that I didn't leave the key card in the room, and I told her that I didn't go back there last night, didn't use the room at alln and that i would pay for the card. She said because I paid this party she couldn't charge me, and Hung up on me. AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID.

I flew for the AF for 35 years and have stayed in hundreds of hotels. This was the worst I've ever experienced. Smoke-free room smelled like the late-night poker party just left. Afraid to walk in room barefoot. Very small room, extremely small bathroom. Four-foot wide mirror beside the bed (floor to 3-ft high) was curious?? TV didn't work at all. No chairs, but really not much room for one anyway. Receptionist was very polite. Window AC worked well.