Interior

Reviews of Drake Inn

2.5 out of 5
Drake Inn
420 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 140 out of 759 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 137 out of 759 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 159 out of 759 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 128 out of 759 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 195 out of 759 reviews" "

5.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kirt

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very small and dirty. We found hairs on the alleged "clean" towels and stains on the shower curtain. We were hoping for historic and rustic, but my wife literally cried when we got to the room.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

christina

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I bought a double non-smoking room months in advance. I got a filthy king smoking room for 3 people. No bugs but stained paint, cigarette burnt everything, cold water and a tub that doesn't drain. OMG run run run away.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reserved a 2-bed room. Arrived and was told that they didn't have one. We ended up cramming our family of 4 into one king size bed. The room was listed as non-smoking but definitely smelled like it has been smoked in. Room was cold, bed was hard. Absolutely nothing of comfort has been added. Everything about the place is so shabby that it feels unsafe. They claimed they tried to call my mobile about not having the room, but I had my phone the entire time and there were no missed calls.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ash, Loretto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only reason they got two four stars for property and area was because there were pallets of shingles everywhere so they can redo the roof other than that had no issues. Comfortable bed just needed more pillows, shower was hot all in all had a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Charity

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room has smell
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

ZELTON

Wirk
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jualic

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Gerrit

Liked: Staff & service
IT s an old Fashion property.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff where friendly, but the room was by far the dirtiest I have ever been in. 2" gap under the door that went outside, Heater was broken, shower was full of hair and clearly not cleaned. Literally found a cookie in the bed and a pair of handcuffs in the other bed. Property was undergoing roof repair and sidewalks where tore up. Major improvements needed
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Alden

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was easy to find did not like that my motel smelled like smoke
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Abhinav

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Danisha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I asked for 15 minute grace period. On checkout so I can gather my things together and wait on my ride and I was told I had to leave the property as soon as 11 AM came around.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well it wasn't the property that I had a problem yet it was the room that I had checked into my reservations for spent $74 for the room the bathtub looked like that he had never been cleaned and months soap scum was about an inch thick in the bottom of the bathtub I took pictures of it showed the people at the office but yet they didn't try to offer me any money back didn't cut off me a room for another night couldn't take a shower there was no towels in the room there was no ice bucket no cups no ice bag and there was you soap still in the shower area the shower walls look like they did have been somebody threw mud on it that's how dark it was where it hadn't been cleaned in a long time I was very dissatisfied with the Drake hotel and yet they did nothing about the problem
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

wilda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Disappointing
I feel bad posting this but I feel compelled. The staff member that worked there the day I checked in was very kind and helpful. With that being said, the condition of this historic motel is shameful. I think an investor needs to come in and take over and restore it. It was just not well kept. Not taken care of. Room smelled like mold, lamp shade was broken, everything looked worn and old. Considering this motel is from the 1950’s and has had movie stars from the past stay there, music videos filmed there, etc., it should be treated with respect and preserved. It was also in a sketchy side of town. Being from another state, I only had online photos and descriptions to reference, so when I got there I was so disappointed to see it in such poor condition, and I didn’t feel safe there, either. I literally asked for a refund about 10 minutes after arriving. I couldn’t stay there. I left and stayed at another hotel. Again, the gentlemen working there was attentive, apologetic, and kind. I hope they can fix this piece of history in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will be coming again to stay.
Staff was amazingly friendly and courteous. Quiet and peaceful nights.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Emma Barbara

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Delaney, Peebles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I arrived for check in and noticed it is in a sketchy area. People walking around outside through the motel area back and forth. Also, we got our key cards and went to our room to get in and it would not open. The door started just constantly beeping obnoxiously. I called the front desk and eventually the lady came down there and said she couldn’t get it to work. She told us to just stay in that room EVEN THOUGH there was a blaring beeping noise from the door. We also would not be able to unlock it without her key to it. We said no, that we did not spend money to go through all this hassle. We ended up canceling after all of it was said and done because they wanted us to pay the same price for a lesser room, which makes absolutely no sense. We cancelled and STILL GOT CHARGED FOR A NIGHT WHEN WE DIDN’T STAY. We went to Best Western down the street and had a much better experience and the staff was super nice and helpful there.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay was ok, but they need to sweep the floors. You could see the dirt on the floor in my room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Larry

Liked: Staff & service
Lynn is a great front desk person who was very helpful and polite.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Consider spending a little more for more quality.
The only major complaint I had was it was suppose to be a non-smoking room and when i first walked into it the lingering smell of marijuana about knocked me down. Iended up only being awake in the room for a couple hours and the rest of the time i was sleeping so it was bearable. Think next time I'll just pay a little more money for a little better quality.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Yoichiro

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Clean enough, but I didn’t feel safe the area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Location is definitely an issue
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get what you pay for
The staff at the front desk was very friendly and helpful, but the room was quite disgusting frankly. There was mold by the shower head, the sheets and towels were all stained, and overall the room was very dingy. If you’re not picky and looking for somewhere cheap to sleep in Nashville, this is your place. If you want clean sheets and a mold-free room, it is not.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Miss Lynn was great to work with. Property was clean and quiet during our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keryth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A+++++
Very happy with accommodations.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suman

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Crystal

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Asher

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly motel with plenty of nostalgia
The motel staff and the owner who is in his 90s (he's owned the motel since the 1970s) and who I had the pleasure of meeting were all great! They kindly opened the pool for me on one of the days, despite it being out of season. The motel itself has plenty of nostalgia as displayed in the lobby, and you can see a room where Elvis Presley stayed in the 1950s. The rooms though are quite tired (the bathroom in particular) and not overly clean. I also found my room had a stench of pollution (the motel is located in an industrial area) and that the AC was very hard to work. The location left much to be desired and didn't feel safe walking around at night. There was no obvious eatery or supermarket nearby, but there was a gas station with some basic foodstuffs about a 7 minute walk away. Despite the location there were two bus lines nearby with fast routes to both the downtown and the airport. The Greyhound bus terminal is located just a 5-minute drive away. I had a minor issue with my payment which caused problems later on with my Hotels.com rewards stamps - that Hotels.com took a couple weeks to resolve. I believe this was caused by the way the motel processed my payments - part in advance, part upon check-in. They should take full payments upon check-in to avoid this. Shame that there is no free coffee, especially given there's nowhere nearby to get a coffee. Hopefully they'll fix the coffee machine soon! Overall the Drake Inn met my expectations but I won't stay in the future!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ruaan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
this place is a dump
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When I read the reviews on this place I got a little nervous but if you're looking for a Hilton don't stay here if you're looking for a nice comfortable stay with history then stay here there's so much history and the lady at the front desk will explain it all to you Elvis even stayed here they can only renovate so much because they want to keep the existing memories the Drake Motel is also only a $5 Uber to Broadway i recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Corey

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire bottom of shower curtain had 2 Inches of black mold on it. The entire top of shower Insert has never been cleaned. Property is run down and not maintained at all
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute hotel, very clean. Comfortable mattress, overall, we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Joshua

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

William, Rome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable priced motel. Short drive to Downtown. Some food close!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kayla

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cigarettte and mold
We booked the room for an extra night because we knew we were getting in extremely early and way before check in time and wanted to be able to have access to a bed and shower. They would not let us check in even though we had a reservation for the day before. We didn’t even end up staying here because the first room given to us smelled so bad like cigarettes it made me sick and the second room reeked of mold and the bed had stains all over it. We ended up getting a refund and going somewhere else. This is not in a nice area. Spend the extra money and stay somewhere else.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Derek

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
just not a good motel
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gross
Place is run down and room had a smell to it. Toilet in bathroom didn't work. Not worth the $122.00 a night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arlie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice people
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Belinda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Well....
The staff there were very friendly. The room I had definitely could use love. I'm not sure what they're using to clean the floor, but it's very ineffective. After my shower, I walked around the room getting my stuff situated. I went to put my socks on and my feet were black. The blanket on my bed had noticeable stains. The curtain had cigarette holes in it. In the bathroom there's a hole in the wall stuffed with tissue. I understand that you get what you pay for, but there's a point where it truly needs to be updated. There's an interesting crowd that kind of hovers the motel. I saw a prostitute, a woman going through withdrawal of whatever she was on. Also several homeless people. Definitely a very interesting visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023