Best Western Athens Inn

Do not stay here. Your belongings are not safe, and corporate will not support you if staff members steal from your room. I stayed at the Best Western Athens Inn from April 14 to April 18, 2026, in room 139. While packing to leave on our final morning, I discovered that several valuable items were missing from our room. A member of the housekeeping staff had stolen my phone battery charger, my son's phone battery charger, and my noise-canceling headphones. When I immediately informed the hotel manager, Karen Smith, she told me not to worry and promised I would be fully reimbursed. She explained that the housekeeper had only been on the job for two weeks and had abruptly quit mid-day while finishing our room. The manager assured me she was filing a police report and that they would contact me. That contact never happened. When I followed up with the Best Western corporate offices, they completely deflected responsibility. I was told: "Any items left in the hotel rooms are the responsibility of the guest and Best Western is not liable if anything gets stolen." The property will not protect your belongings, and management's promises of reimbursement mean nothing. If you stay at this Best Western, you are doing so at your own risk.

Great place. Breakfast at 5a.m. fully loaded. All chairs comfortable. Very .well kept older motel place. Busy area but not noisy inside. Pool area looked nice too.

Location is perfect. Staff is awesome. You cannot find a better place to stay in the area.

We stayed for one night for a quick overnight stay on a road trip from Destin to St. Louis. The beds were clean and the room smelled clean.

Our truck broke down in Athens and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to be. The staff was understanding and sympathetic. The service shop fixed our truck same day but because it was late we spent a second night here. There are lots of places in walking distance to eat. Applebees is across the parking lot. This hotel was spotless!! We were on a 10 day road trip and this place is meticulous in cleaning every nook and cranny. I give them a 10 in every way!!

Well taken care of by the night desk clerk. Very helpful and friendly. Easy off the express way and near restaurants. Clean comfortable room

NOT the standard expected from a Best Western. Everything was in desperate need of a deep clean. The toilet paper holder fell out of the hole in the wall, the bathroom faucet wasnt secured to the sink, and the bathtub drain had to be propped open in order for the tub to drain. Breakfast was cereal and some weird “yogurt” like substance, definitely not anything ive seen before or wanted to ingest. There were 2 separate rooms that were unoccupied, the doors were left completely open all night long so we notified the desk. Obviously a safety concern as anyone off the street couldve been in there or waiting Thank god we only stayed one night

Thank you for providing a clean and quiet room for a one night stay in Athens. I stopped on my way to Cincinnati, Ohio to see a friend and do some business on campus at Athens State University. I will use your convenient property again next time I am in town.

Enjoyed the pool now problem checking in nice front desk people