Safari Inn

2-star hotel Good 2310 Southgate Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN, 37128
Safari Inn

About Safari Inn

This cosy hotel is in Shelbyville.

Amenities

  • Smoke-free property

Reviews

3.2 / 5

The hotel is generally perceived as a budget-friendly option with clean rooms, but it lacks in certain areas such as amenities and customer service. Some guests have had negative experiences with the staff, while others have praised them for being friendly and helpful.

What guests liked
  • Budget-friendly
  • Clean rooms
What could be better
  • Inconsistent customer service
  • Lack of amenities
  • Faith Apr 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Woke up to a flat tire one morning and maintenance changed it for me Thank you for providing clean and safe accommodations

  • david Apr 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    yes

  • Kelli Apr 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    The room was dirty. There was one washcloth with some unknown substance on it. The counters were sticky.

  • Jerry Mar 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    The room was clean and the bed was comfortable, the staff was having a hard time with using the affirm payment temp card saying I needed a physical card and a deposit was required! Not a lot of ammenities included but if you are just resting up for the night it is okay for the money!

  • Tom Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Mike was prompt on getting me checked in and the room was fine. Actually, the refrigerator in this room was larger than in other hotels I stayed at and although I didn't need it this time, that is a good benefit here. I just needed a basic room to sleep in on this trip and the bed and TV were both good. A great place for a low price stay!

  • Bob Oct 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    The gentleman at the front desk was very helpful and pleasant. They recommended a fantastic restaurant! The room is beautifully, clean and much bigger than I thought it would be. Amazing value for this room. If I travel this way again, I will stay here.

  • Larry Aug 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    Older Hotel, but maintained. The Owner has rules that he makes the guest follow. The rules were easy and I heard no partying outside just peace and quiet. Needs new beds as they are the old style.

  • Joseph Jul 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Love this place

  • Joseph Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Not happy at all

  • Andre Jun 2025 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Very professional and was very cool temp in the room. Just the way I like it.

  • Verified May 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Disgusting don’t ever go here roaches and bugs in room piss stained mattress absolutely horrible.

  • Eric May 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Fantastic little spot

  • Chelsea May 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Always very nice and clean.

  • Chelsea May 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Everyone is always very nice here. This is one of my favorite affordable motels to stay at. It’s always very clean.

  • Devonta Dec 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    I think that my favorite thing about this property is that it is extremely safe and quiet. I didn’t feel at all bothered and I had a great time.

  • Chuwei Sep 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Very uncomfortable bed and washroom smells.

  • Stephen Aug 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    They did not have my reservation ready, so I had to show my copy of the reservation on my phone to get the room. It was highly overpriced.

  • Michael Jul 2024 · via expedia
    4/5

    Management and personnel were very nice and helpful. The only problem was the lack of amenities such as a coffee maker; but otherwise good.

  • Michael Jun 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    This is the worst Inn I have ever stayed at. Carpet was filthy. Bed has springs that hurt parts of my body. This motel is best to serve labors. AC was difficult to adjust and noisy. We will never stay there again!

  • Gary Jun 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Just on old school inexpensive place to crash

  • Cheryl May 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great for the price. Our room was very clean

  • Shantalah Apr 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Dirty

  • Igor Mar 2024 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    It's a fleebag motel. The room was clean for a 1 night stop, but that's about it. Obviously they cater to less desirable clientele. Definitely not suitable for a business stay. If i had needed more than one night just to get off the road, I'd look at a different place.

  • Rhonda Mar 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    I didnt like anything. Check in was confusing. Staff was okay. Had to put my phone in the slot to verify the reservation. Bathroom was clean and bed was clean. Dirt on floor beside night stand. Tv would only play one channel. Good thing no.noise. the price was reasonable for the room.

  • Lynn Mar 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Basic accommodation at a fair price.

  • Verified Jun 2023 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Ultimately, this hotel is really cheap for a reason. There wasn't even a fitted sheet on the bed, but rather a regular sheet followed by a blanket and comforter. Office folks were nice, but this hotel (more like a motel) does not have 24/7 office support, so be warned if you run into any late night key problems trying to go to sleep. Our key didn't work all of a sudden when we got home at around 3 AM, but thankfully we had two guests that had arrived and could let us in. Exchanging towels/toilet paper was much more difficult than it should have been and was not explained well. Overall though, the bed was good enough for us to crash on two nights before we had plans in Nashville and Bonnaroo, and that's all we needed. A/C worked great. While not the cleanest or best quality, there were no bugs/hazards. It gets the job done if you're on a budget.

  • Daniel Jun 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    You get what you pay for. This is not the Taj Mahal and anyone expecting that should look elsewhere. Bottom line is that it's cheap, the staff are accommodating, and it's a place to sleep at night. The AC works well, there's a big fridge, and it's usually pretty quiet. Mike is a cool guy.

  • Regina Mar 2023 · via expedia
    1/5

    My reservation was cancelled because I didn't check in before the office closed at 11 pm. When I made my reservation I explained I would be a late check in between 12am and 1 am. I was left with no place to stay as all hotels around were booked.

  • JC Mar 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    Affordability and easy

  • Katrina Feb 2023 · via expedia
    5/5

    The property management did everything he could to make me comfortable during my stay

  • Amy Feb 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    Staff was very nice and was very helpful on things we needed while we stayed there

  • Michael Feb 2023 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Those little bars of soap are bricks, though. The person at the front desk was friendly and pleasant. I'll stay again.

  • Mahmoud Nov 2022 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great motel really

  • terry Sep 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    I didn’t stay there, they tried to make me pay after I paid online

  • william Jul 2022 · via expedia
    3/5

    No spare toilet paper had to call office for it, then after picking up the spare tp I get a call from the manager that he personally put the tp in the room questioningly me about why I needed more tissue, really. The topper to this was no hot water to take shower next morning. Broken water tank. Really!

  • Verified Jun 2022 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Rooms not very clean, walls and furniture in disrepair, outlets that did not work, lights that did not work, thin walls, hvac did not work well.

  • Renae Jun 2022 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The place was very dirty and gross.

  • Temur May 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    Bedbugs

  • Heather Apr 2022 · via expedia
    4/5

    For a cheap motel it was awesome. No amenities whatsoever. Except they did have shampoo and soap the parking was terrible if you had more than one single vehicle. Motel was located in a secluded area away from Riff Raff overall very pleasant experience. No bed bugs I would highly recommend. If you're looking for nothing more than a bed and a warm shower

  • juanluis Mar 2022 · via expedia
    4/5

    Very good customer service at front desk.

  • William Mar 2022 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Horrible and disgusting and I wouldn't want my enemy to stay there because it was the nastiest sheets looking like no one had cleaned this room after at least 5 different visits and the tub was full of black hair with a ring around it plus thick black junk all around toilet

  • Carmen Nov 2021 · via expedia
    4/5

    The property was a little dated but clean. The staff was very pleasant and I felt safe. Th floors creaked a bit and you could hear all the comings any going’s. For the price it was good.

  • Raymond Oct 2021 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good value

  • Robert Oct 2021 · via expedia
    4/5

    I found myself on a last minute trip to Nashville. On the road using Expedia's app, I used voice commands to book the Safari Inn. The price of nearby hotels were 3x to 5x the cost of a room at the Safari Inn. I usually stay at 4 star hotels, so I had low expectations. While an older roadside hotel with classic furnishings, the room was exceptionally clean. No funny smell. Everything WORKED GREAT... lights, electrical outlets, shower, refrigerator, freezer, TV, etc. It worked. No calls to front desk. I highly recommend the Safari Inn.

  • Toby Oct 2021 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    People on floor above loved to hear themselves walking on top of you. Creaking floors. Kept me up half the night. Would stay somewhere else

  • Ingrid Sep 2021 · via expedia
    2/5

    You get what you pay for…. Not enough toilet paper in the room. Didn’t have tissue boxes. Check-in was a joke

  • Howard Aug 2021 · via expedia
    5/5

    awesome for the price

  • Marlin Aug 2021 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    We arrived too late for check in. The office was closed. I have traveled to many locations around the world and i have never heard or seen a closed office. Apparently the owner's make too much money. Well they didn't get mine.

  • Brandon Aug 2021 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    This was the most disgusting hotel we have ever seen and smelled. There was poop on the front of the outside of the toilet. Dog and human hair everywhere. Mold in the sink. Vomit running down the wall between the refrigerator and the dresser. It was non smoking but it smelled strongly of vomit and smoke. The carpet was nasty. The air unit and the headboard were caked with sticky black stuff. The comforter was too nasty and bloody to use. We spent 23 dollars on cleaning supplies and 3 hours of our anniversary vacation cleaning this horror show before we could even bring our luggage in. We used all 35 clorox wipes and they were all just as dingy and dirty as the one in the picture here, or worse. There is also a lot of drug and prostitution activity at night. Do not bring kids here or yourself.

  • James Jun 2021 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Sheets are rags..carpet too.

  • william Jun 2021 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Mike who worked in office wad very polite and helpful. Gave us extra towels and told about couple awesome resturants. Gave us directions on how to get to the Nashville Super Speedway. Clean and big refrigerator with freezer

  • Verified Jun 2021 · via expedia
    3/5

    You get what you pay for. Staff was friendly but check in took a long time as they did not have confirmation of my stay and we had to pass my phone back and forth to confirm price. The room was clean enough, but it smelled of smoke and the smoke detector had been ripped out of the wall. There was also no extra lock on the door as one side had been ripped out. Room did seem partially updated. Check out was easy but the office was closed until 10am. Overall, if you’re on a budget, it was a decent place to stay.

  • Verified May 2021 · via expedia
    1/5

    It looks nice but it's not. Terrible customer service. Very old furniture. Very small size room. The bathroom was big and clean (thank God)

  • Lillie Mar 2021 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    It wasn't properly clean, I found a slug in the bathroom, I had to sleep in my clothes because I was afraid of the bed who are my White socks they got black from walking on the floor

  • Tammi Jan 2021 · via expedia
    2/5

    The service was surly/unfriendly. The shampoo they supply in the room is in a non-tearable packet that requires a scissors ✂️ to open. Also, he did not honor my Expedia reservation and said that he had given that room away around 5 minutes after I made the reservation. He charged me more to stay there

  • Bubba4220 Aug 2020 · via expedia
    4/5

    Room was good & beds were comfortable, location also good

  • Verified Jul 2020 · via expedia
    4/5

    It's a chip.hotel. But is good if yuo need sleep. Have tv, a/a. Small but clean pillows

  • Carolyn Jun 2020 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The hotel is old and customer service isn't very helpful. They have boards covering some of the windows. The clerk at front desk I could not understand. I am so glad I didn't pay for the reservation when I booked online.

  • Verified May 2020 · via expedia
    1/5

    Everything was trash the hotel had so many policies

  • Amanda Sep 2019 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Great

  • Amanda Sep 2019 · via expedia
    5/5

    The room was very clean and the staff was very nice and helpful.

  • Shaneka Aug 2019 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    It was a great stay. Much needed relaxation and the upgrades were wonderful.

  • Phillip Jul 2019 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Decent stay for the price. Nothing fancy

  • Verified Jul 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    This place is a dump I would rather stay in a Porter pitty

  • Verified Jun 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    There were bedbugs, live and dead as well as fecal matter. We immediately called the front desk and said we would be leaving because of the bugs. He said someone had stayed the night before and not complained, asked us to shut off lights and close the curtains and come back for a refund. He didn’t take the time to check it out, nor did he act surprised. Also the floors were not vacuumed and the non-smoking room reeked of smoke. We were in and out in less than 10 minutes.

  • Verified Jun 2019 · via expedia
    3/5

    Older property but lowest price available so decent overall

  • Verified May 2019 · via expedia
    4/5

    I did not like how the room had spider webs in it

  • Verified Apr 2019 · via expedia
    4/5

    I thought the neon light roof sign was unique. It felt like a piece of Americana. I have dislikes. The property isn't fancy but you know that going in.

  • ABAllen2010 Apr 2019 · via expedia
    4/5

    Exceptionally nice staff. Good looking rooms with comfortable beds and DirecTV.

  • Sandra Apr 2019 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Check-in was super easy. Desk personnel were friendly. Room was not that clean with bugs (two crane flies) in bathroom sink and the bedspread had blood smears inside. This was remedied the next day without request. The staff member probably noticed that I slept with my own blanket. It was about what I expected for the price.

  • Cathy Mar 2019 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    No towels for 3 hours.

  • Verified Jan 2019 · via expedia
    2/5

    filthy around the door, no ice or coffee, bathroom sink was stopped up,

  • al Dec 2018 · via expedia
    3/5

    I was driving south to Miami. Need a last minute place to stay! It is not a place I would normally stay! But in a pinch it work out!

  • jeffery Oct 2018 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The Owner is always rude . The room is in very poor shape . The Carpet is old and dingy . Mouse holes in the walls , bug traps in room . Roaches crawling in the furniture . DO not stay here .

  • Karen Oct 2018 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Woke up with bites on my back and stomach.

  • DB Oct 2018 · via expedia
    1/5

    This room smelled like a portapotty, it was all I could do to sleep from how bad the room smelled

  • Joyce Sep 2018 · via expedia
    5/5

    Upon arriving the desk clerk Michael was extremely nice. I got to the hotel about 1hr before the check in time and he moved heaven and earth to get me in my room early. He even went so far as to actually help the housekeeper clean my room so i could get in earlier. After he found out i work at nite he adjusted my housekeeping schedule so i wouldnt be disturbed. He was great and has made my stay nothing short of perfect. I will definitely be returning. Thanks Michael

  • Joyce Sep 2018 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Saw alot of baby roaches during my stay

  • Verified Sep 2018 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Just needed a place to crash for the night.

  • Verified Sep 2018 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    It is a ran down hotel. It needs work.

  • Tammy Aug 2018 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Late night arrival. Room smelled. Flat sheets but no fitted sheet on bed was odd.

  • Justin Aug 2018 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Fire alarm had a low battery and kept beeping throughout the night. Didn’t get any sleep. When I spoke to someone in the morning they weren’t concerned with my terrible experience. I tried calling to speak to management later in the day but the phone number didn’t work. Don’t stay here!

Frequently asked questions about Safari Inn

Does Safari Inn have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Safari Inn offers free Wi-Fi for all guests. Free wired internet is also available in select rooms.
Does Safari Inn offer parking?
On-site parking is not listed at Safari Inn. Public parking may be available nearby.
Does Safari Inn have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Safari Inn does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Murfreesboro, see business hotels in Murfreesboro.
Does Safari Inn have a fitness center?
Safari Inn does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Safari Inn located, and how walkable is the area?
Safari Inn is located at 2310 Southgate Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128. With a Walk Score of 24, the area is rated Car-Dependent. A car or rideshare is recommended for most trips in this area.

House rules

Check in 1:30 PM
Check out 11:00 AM
Cancellation Not available
Children Not available

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