Best Hotels with Gym in Vandalia

Cross country trip from Rhode Island to Kansas with my son. Second day of being on the road for 12 hours. Needed a place to stay so we booked a room as near home without staying in the big city west of Vandalia. When we were told what location we were staying at, I looked up the reviews and actually called the hotel to see what the cancelation policy was. Based on other reviews I had a feeling this stay would be a bad one. We decided to stay since it was so late and how bad could it really be? Well we should have gone with our gut and found another location. Like many other reviews the entire ”motel” not hotel... smelled like cigarette smoke masked with 2 to 3 fragrances of Febreze to mask the musty smoke smell that followed us all the way to the room. Upon entering the room 104 the first thing we did was check both beds. Both beds looked like they were the original sheets issued during the grand opening of the hotel back in the 60s. Stains everywhere on the sheets, thin and worn out with those balls you get on cotton when rubbed for to long. We had little crumbs and numerous curly hairs to boot. The room looked as if it could use a deep clean. Debris littered little slot between the bed and the wall. Couple of decades of dust and dead skin for sure. With it being 1030pm and it being so late we brushed the debris in the bed aside and decided we would shower 3 times in the morning. Hotel was very loud. Bed was ok comfort wise. When we woke up we showered 3 times. The bathroom door and the door jamb were filthy, after examination It was Rust not blood... but looked horrible non the less. The shower was caked with that black mold that grows in caulking after years of neglect. The kid joked as he left the 3rd shower saying that the bathroom has asbestos falling from the ceiling. Not asbestos but the paint used to cover up the mold on the ceiling was literally flaking off and falling into the shower with us. The towels in the bathroom were also the original towels that came with the grand opening. This should not be classified as a HOTEL and RAMADA should be ashamed of this location. The Breakfast was EHHHH! I made a waffle since I knew it would be fresh and I made it. As I was making my food, I observed the morning reception lady prepare food while also eating her own free breakfast going back and forth from eating to preparing. We left a message for the hotel inside the room. They will be surprised when they find it. Steam is the Key:) Ramada main office should consider closing this location or remove the Name Ramada from this location. The entire motel needs a complete remodel. The Desk clerks were nice. The GM of the this location did send an email to apologize but I really think more than an apology is required. If you are desperate and absolutely need a place to stay because you have been on the road for 13 hours and you are about to pass out and you don't mind filth, and this is your last room available then grab a

My husband and I stayed at this hotel during our son's collegiate fishing tournament. The hotel was nice, clean and fairly modern. The room was clean and very comfortable. The only complaint is that we were booked on the 1st floor next to the pantry room. I assumed this room is where the food prep and clean up takes places because I heard a lot of banging of what sounded like 'pots and pans' early morning, which was annoying. The second day, a patron has a small party in the same area as breakfast and I could hear the noise. The next time we will not stay in a room on the first floor; other than that, the stay was good.