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Reviews of Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center 3 stars

5400 Holiday Dr, Frederick, MD 21703, United States

#24 of 29 hotels in Frederick

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Review score

Based on 331 hotel reviews

6.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.1

  • Comfort

    7.1

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    6.7

  • Staff

    8.0

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 6 February 2023

    5.0
    Just needed a place for one night. It did the trick but I wouldn't want to have an extended stay th
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a musty odor in the entire hotel. Needs a lot of updates.

    Fair rate. Comfortable bed.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast is great. Staff is awesome!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2022

    9.0
    pool and breakfast are very nice
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nice location

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 December 2022

    9.0
    Good value for the money
    • With a pet
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Thermostats need to be upgraded to be more readable to set room temps. Site access is just a bit hard to locate as it is off the service road of the shopping center.

    Breakfast was very nice and served in a nice airy atrium. Did find the key access at a side door a bit wonky as twice using the key at a side door seemed to render it unreadable by my room lock. Large, ample grass area available for walking dogs.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2022

    10
    Value, Hidden Gem, Character, Great Location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I feel a lot of pressure from staff to check-out asap in check-out day… knocks on the door from Housekeeping and even one call from front desk staff.

    Great location, centralized but tucked away. Great views while outside if you look. Cheaper than most hotels in the immediate area and much more value. The indoor pool and layout of the hotel are fun for the family. Breakfast spread is always good. Location: right next to the mall and short driving/walking distance to mostly everything you could want + Target/Chic-fil-a, and Sheetz. This place is a hidden gem, rooms a tiny bit outdated, but clean and has plenty of character…

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2022

    1.0
    Absolutely the worst front desk staff I’ve ever met.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything. Our room was disgusting and smelled of cigarettes and outside smelled of weed. Imagine explaining that to a 12 year old. When we arrived our greet was horrible and our room beds were not made up. There was used k pods in the coffee machine and our trash cans were outside. There was hair in sausage at the breakfast buffet and the staff just walked away when we asked for clean food. There were women wasted with their boobs hanging out. I could go on and on.

    The location

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything except the person who I dealt with. He was clueless about his job.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2022

    5.0
    Cleanly rooms and friendly staff but unexpected shorcomings comprised my overall comfort.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was only one blanket but two beds and I didn't realize until I woke up freezing and my stuff was all on the other bed. The thermostat in my room was not working and it was a chilly night, they had the AC still blasting through the building in autumn which was a little overkill. FYI it's an open network with browser sign on so it won't be compatible with certain smart devices-my echo device was not compatible. Happy to eat real food (French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy, etc) in the morning but it was already warmed over, getting cold by 7am.

    The facilities were clean, staff was friendly and the price very competitive. Very convenient location close to highways, train station, commuter bus and downtown shopping. No issues with early check-in and the room was available so I checked in around noon and the front desk didn't make me wait or charge any fees and I had a lot of luggage so that was very considerate. Wifi worked fine with a good signal. Breakfast was cooked by a live person a lot of protein options exceeding expectations.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2022

    10
    it was a nice hotel for a decent procr
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    they have an area that smells cogarrerea

    it was really noct

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 October 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    everything was nice

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    our toilet wouldn’t flush, curtains were all ripped up, no mini fridge in the room. not enough towels and no maid service to bring more

    the lobby, pool area and bar were very nice

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 October 2022

    3.0
    my stay will never happen in this hotel again
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the front desk lady was completely rude . didnt even show us where our room was hotel is very confusing and also not the most clean

    cant say i liked anything

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2022

    3.0
    It was very poor due to the bathroom
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was not hot water , toilet was broke and no towels. Overall the bathroom was terrible

    We loved the view from the room looking into the courtyard

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 October 2022

    2.0
    I should not have been checked in to this room; photos don't do justice to the filth and smell!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    I was given a key to a room which had been trashed by the prior occupant and was not cleaned. I had a 1/2 hour to get myself cleaned up and out after a long drive. With no time to spare, I changed my clothes in a filthy room (I have photos!) , took my belongings and left to get where I had to be. Totally frustrated and tired. Hotel offered 10% off the bill for the inconvenience - which was an insult especiallty since I"m elegible for an AARP discount which I did not get from Booking. It's doubtful I will ever go to another Clarion or use booking.com. There was obviously no comunication between front desk and housekeeping. Housing keeping staff was very apologetic. But they were busy working.

    Close to where I needed to be. Breakfast was typical, average low-end motel breakfast.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 October 2022

    5.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

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  • Reviewed: 9 October 2022

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Absolutely horrible. I had reservations, and paid in advance and the hotel cancelled my reservation at 5:00pm the day of reservation on a holiday weekend. I was traveling to the hotel for about 4 hours and I got a call at 5:00pm when I was about 30 minutes from the hotel and the worker said that my reservation was cancelled because they overbooked. The employee had no care or empathy that my family had no place to stay since all hotels in the area were sold out. Do not trust your reservations at this hotel. You may be sleeping in the car like we may be!!!

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room temperature adjustment didn't work. It was cold and the following night, I found that there were NO blankets available anywhere in the hotel. Toilet paper doesn't stay in the holder - falls on the floor.

    Breakfast was pretty good. No meat though. Staff was quite affable.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2022

    5.0
    I didn’t stay there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Didn’t look very inviting from the outside Room was musty

    Didn’t stay here It looked like it was a beautiful building in its hay day Loved the pool are with the greenery

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2022

    5.0
    Good for a one night stay for convenience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms smelled like cigars, no elevators, no garbage can in rooms, pool not in-service, breakfast was okay limited and not kept up well.

    Convenient, last minute stay after driving a long night. Staff friendly.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2022

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was told that the pool was going to be open the whole stay but it never once opened. I had to switch my room because the first room was smelly. The second was a little better. Then the manager was going to refund me for me stay but couldn’t because I booked through a third party site.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air conditioner in the room did not work as well as it should!

    The beds were very comfortable and the staff was super friendly. Our room was on first floor and was very clean and spacious.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2022

    3.0
    Won’t be staying there again we come down to Frederick once a month
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was bad

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2022

    1.0
    bugs in bed and not clean, carpet filthy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    bugs in the room

    didn’t

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2022

    1.0
    Sleeping in your car is preferable to staying here.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Gave this property a 1 rating but it deserves a 0. We’ve stayed at Clarion hotels in the past and they were decent places. This one is evidently being used to house homeless and/or migrants. Everything was dirty. Smelled like a construction site port a john. Outer doors and our room door were broken and wouldn’t close or lock. We didn’t explore the room any further. We requested and received an immediate refund and we went to a different hotel. Online sites and signs should warn people if a property is being used as housing. We won’t ever stay in another Clarion.

    Desk staff was understanding and gave us a refund immediately

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Broken ac

    The ac was broken so so hot ! The staff tried to find cooler rooms but they all were hot !

    Stayed in July 2022

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