Reviews of Gray Plaza Motel 2 stars
706 West Main Street, Benton, IL 62812, United States

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Reviewed: 10 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe owners,the MAN ,NOT the woman, was very rude and hateful will NEVER stay at this establishment again and will not give a good review if friends or family ask!
The MALE OWNER WAS VERY RUDE AND HATEFUL...PERIOD!
Reviewed: 4 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
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Everything else. The front desk guy was hateful. He tried charging me 40 for showing up 5 minutes early. He quoted me a price twice much as online so i boomed online and he got mad.
Reviewed: 11 June 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
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Terrible bugs. All Furniture dirty,the dirtiest shower curtain I haven’t seen before
Reviewed: 17 May 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
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Verified reviewDid not eat anything there I was just 5 minutes away from the in-laws we ate at my in-laws
Reviewed: 9 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
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I booked the room Feb.24th and April 7th when I've drove 3.5 hours due to the Eclipse there was no room for $80 dollars, but he could let me have the room for $200 dollars. Sorry but if I have booked a room and got a confirmation ,I must look like boo boo the fool. I don't think so.
Reviewed: 12 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 January 2024 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewThe location,
The tolling was clogged with paper and the guy at the front desk wouldn't help. There were roaches and bugs in the room and bed. The walls and floor was flith6.
Reviewed: 22 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewThe rooms were clean and the water was hot.
Room 114 was great, Room 113 had problems. The lighting wasw very poor and the heater knob was missing so the room was not warm.
Reviewed: 18 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
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Verified reviewThe owners seemed to be good people.
This is a very old and outdated hotel. When I arrived the room was very hot and very musty. There is an older like old sweaty gym clothes and curry. After I paid at the front office, I went into the room. Within 10 mins I left the room and let the owners know I could not stay in the room and asked for a refund. They refused and pointed to a sign saying "no refunds". They seemed like good people. If you stay here....please look at the room first.
Reviewed: 6 September 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
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Verified reviewReviewed: 4 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewThere were two good things about this place. One was that the shower was really good, plenty of Hot water and good pressure. The second good thing was that the bed was really comfortable. The room was clean, I'll give it that. The internet speed was good too. The Indian family who ran the place seemed nice enough and I'm sure they were doing their best.
Oh, where to begin. Creepy. The place was obviously built in the late 1940's to mid 50's. Maybe even the early 60's and not much has been done to it since. The air conditioner was shoved through the wall haphazardly and had to be turned on via a switch on the wall and it ran, loudly, all night long. There was only one lock on the door and it didn't make me feel secure. I was the only guest in the whole place. 50-ish rooms and I was the only guest. When I first pulled up to the place I honestly thought is was a place you'd expect drug deals to be happening at.
Reviewed: 8 July 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewa decent place to lay your head at night if you are just passing through like we were. I know nothing about the local restaurants, how close to any "attractions" bc we were just passing through on a 15+ hour trip. The room was comfortable: temperature, bed, refrig/microwave, nonsmoking (our "must haves" as we carry our food for reheating when on these trips). No frills, that's for sure, But we got a decent night's sleep.
wifi signal was very weak-to-nonexistent. the hole in the bathroom wall(where doorknob had punctured) and/or airconditioner(noisy, but drowned out other sounds, and was consistent 'white noise', and situated in a way that it didnt blow directly on the bed--unlike a previous hotel) resulted in numerous dead gnats and other small insects in room by morning.
Reviewed: 18 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
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