Express Airport Inn
About Express Airport Inn
This Sandston hotel is located within one mile of the Richmond International Airport and the Virginia Aviation Museum. It features an outdoor pool and rooms with a microwave and refrigerator. Express Airport Inn Sandston’s guest rooms include free Wi-Fi and cable TV with HBO. The spacious rooms are furnished with a work desk and a lounge chair. Downtown Richmond and The Diamond baseball stadium are a 15-minute drive from the Express Airport Inn. Maymont Park and the Richmond Convention Center are also 15 minutes away.
Amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Meeting space
- Fitness center
- Café / coffee shop
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- In-room refrigerator
- Spa / sauna
- Pet friendly
- Family friendly
- Smoke-free property
- In-room safe
Reviews
The hotel reviews collectively express extreme dissatisfaction with the cleanliness, condition, and maintenance of the rooms and facilities. Many guests also report poor customer service and a lack of responsiveness from staff. The location and price are occasionally mentioned as positive aspects, but these are vastly outweighed by the negative experiences.
- Close proximity to the airport
- Inexpensive compared to other options
- Filthy and unclean rooms
- Poorly maintained facilities and outdated decor
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 3/5
Pleasant
- 2/5
Not really 😕 good Environment
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 0.5/5
Nothing Didn't stay there. Didn't wabt to risk my health pr safety Floors nasty Room dirty Dead bugs Room faced a pool on the back side that was covered with trash People walking past looking in cars DO NOT STAY HERE!! I didnt stay
- 0.5/5
Didn't stay there. Didn't wabt to risk my health pr safety Floors nasty Room dirty Dead bugs Room faced a pool on the back side that was covered with trash People walking past looking in cars DO NOT STAY HERE!! I didnt stay
- 0.5/5
Bad
- 5/5
It's nicer on the inside than out, really quiet and low-key. There's parking in the back so it was really easy to unpack into my room The lady at the front desk was a bit short with us when we were checking in, she only gave us one key card to share.
- 5/5
It's nicer on the inside than out, really quiet and low-key. There's parking in the back so it was really easy to unpack into my room The lady at the front desk was a bit short with us when we were checking in, she only gave us one key card to share.
- 5/5
Ok
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 0.5/5
Not anything Anything
- 0.5/5
Not anything Anything
- 0.5/5
No breakfast was served
- 0.5/5
No breakfast was served
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 0.5/5
The fact that they would rent a room with mold beside the tub and the ceiling in the shower is getting ready to fall went to office to report it and was told what did i want him to do i got another room and he turned around and rerented it again said he didn't have any complaints about it from anybody else but he didn't go look at it either
- 0.5/5
Not much The fact that they would rent a room with mold beside the tub and the ceiling in the shower is getting ready to fall went to office to report it and was told what did i want him to do i got another room and he turned around and rerented it again said he didn't have any complaints about it from anybody else but he didn't go look at it either
- 1/5
this hotel needs a visit from the health department. its absolutely disgusting. mold, filth, extremely unsanitary. we walked into the room, took some pictures, and left. between the astounding amount of old cobwebs on the ceiling, to the mystery stains on the mattress cover, to so much more, we couldnt imagine even trying to sleep there. we'd have rather slept in the car at another location. save yourself from what we saw, and dont get a room here. if i could give this less than one star all around i would.
- 2/5
Disappointing
- 2.5/5
Wifi connection Everything else
- 2.5/5
Everything else
- 3/5
It was a good stay for two nights. Front desk staff was great.
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 2/5
Did not feel safe, there was about a 1 1/2-2 inch roach in the bathroom that I had to ask him if I could use the toilet!
- 2/5
The hotel looked so beaten down we thought the hotel was closed and abandoned. It appears they suffered from the rain storm since ceiling tiles were on the lobby floor. Two lamps in the room did not function and the floor was sticky; plus the furniture was broken down. Actually, the mattress was fine and the sheets clean. It seemed a place where people a bit more on the down and out had to stay. We would have left except there was a big concert and all the other hotels were filled and it was late. We didn't even shower in the AM--just left quickly.
- 3/5
It is an older property with kind of a musty smell.
- 1/5
This motel is absolutely disgusting. If it werent for checking jn late for an early flight and being across from the airport, i would have walked out. I know, you get what you pay for, all i wanted was a clean bed and hot shower, but this place had neither. The bedding had burn holes, paint peeling off the wall, mildly warm water. Take my advice, spend a little extra $$ for cleanliness.
- 1/5
The room smelled awful and the bed was unmade upon arrival.
- 4/5
Great front desk staff. Nice stay. No complaints.
- 2/5
Dirty non white towels. Paint chips in bathroom.
- 1/5
If I wasn’t so tired and it wasn’t 1am bc of flight delays I would have been out of there
- 1/5
It was filthy. There was a big whole in the wall of the shower. The coffee pot and coffee cups were dirty. The whole place was in disrepair.
- 1/5
Ceiling falling in the bathroom
- 1/5
Long hike to any ground floor room facing away from the street. Imagine my frustration after finally getting into the room to find the fire alarm beeping every 90 seconds (low batter) Another hike to frtont desk, back to room to collect my things, another hike to another room....with no water to the sink. BTW, thee is no breakfast bar and no coffee in the lobby. And this place$10/night more expensive than a Motel 6 up the street!
- 1/5
Never again. It was gross. You could smell the mold. The parking lot was sketchy. Glad we were only there to sleep before an early flight.
- 1/5
The dirtiest place i have ever laid my head. Sheets wete dirty, pillows stained, pillow cases stained, cigarette burns in comforter and sheets, floor dirty, shower curtain full of mold, dirty soap in shower with hair on it, walls, ceiling stained with looks like blood, but I certainly hope not. Shady people sitting outside all hours of the day. Absolutely disgusting and needless to stay i did not sleep real well. Asked Expedia to refund my purchase after checking in and they conveniently responded the evening I was supposed to check out. Highly recommend finding somewhere else to lay your head at night.
- 1/5
roaches in hotel room
- 5/5
No frills accommodations, friendly staff.
- 1/5
It was the dirtiest hotel i have ever stayed in. It looked like they hadnt vacuumed in a month. The pillow case's looked dirty. The room smelled aweful. I would never stay there again.
- 2/5
The rooms were not clean the bedding had not been washed the ceilings were falling down
- 1/5
Seriously ,Do Not stay here. I had no choice because it seemed like the entire city of Richmond was booked. I figured it was one night and my flight was super early. Black mold is still there. Cigarette burns in the comforter is still there. The drywall in the bathroom was rotted af the bottom, clear signs of a leak. Refrigerator was not clean, microwave was not clean. I took apart the bed to check for bedbugs. None was found. Thats probably the only thing i can say was good. But seriously, do not stay here.
- 1/5
The hotel was NOTHING like what was advertised. Rooms were filthy with black mold and there was domestic violence the staff didn’t do anything about. The photos haven’t been updated in decades it looks like. Do NOT stay here it is unsanitary and unsafe. I also have contacted Hotels.com about a refund and was told I’d get a call back and never have.
- 1/5
The room was absolutely disgusting with stains and rust everywhere. I did not feel safe drinking the water from the, tap let alone taking a shower. There were also flies in our room and I found a baby roach when we checked in. I did not feel comfortable sleeping under the disgusting, cigarette burnt covers either. The entire building looked like it was falling apart and had not been cared for in years. We stayed one night and checked out the next morning. This is NOT what the pictures or information on their website describe. Felt like the motel straight out of breaking bad. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.
- 1/5
This place is filthy.
- 2/5
Online posted Pictures aren’t accurate
- 1/5
Hotel is disgusting with a capital D it should b condemned part of it seems to be condemned already. NASTY NASTY NASTY
- 1/5
The Express Airport in was to be an overnight stay after arriving flying into Richmond and arriving at 11 pm. In our room we found the coffee maker with old coffee grounds and the coffee pot 1/2 full, many cigarette burn holes in the top bedspread, the smell of smoke for what was supposed to be a non-smoking room, the towel rack barely attached to the wall ready to fall to the floor and a musty, moldy smell. The hotel clerk was unwilling to refund our payment so we spent the next 2 hours driving home in the middle of the night. Do not stay at this motel unless you like unpleasant surprises.
- 2/5
Old hotel ,pretty clean bathroom have mold and some burn mark on sealing . mattresses extrim old and sage
- 2/5
Rooms are dilapidated. They're not dirty, but they feel dirty. Old bedding, hideous 1970s decor, almost everything broken or falling apart.
- 1/5
Orbitz should not be listing this place. It has many code violations and we felt unsafe. We slept in our clothes and would not use the shower. Electrical outlets didn’t work. Do not stay here.
- 1/5
We pulled up and the place looked like it was from a haunted movie. Went in the front desk people could hardly understand what they were saying. Went to go to room and it was blocked by someone with a grill outdoors. Didn't even go in the room decided to not even stay there went somewhere else. Will not stay there or recommend it to anyone.
- 2/5
I would not go back.
- 3/5
It was interesting and I have to say that I feel as thought this hotel charges too much for the amenities that it offers. If it were 30 doallrs less then this wold probably be a 4 star hotel.
- 1/5
Phone didn’t work, bed covers had burned holes, some lamps were missing their switches. Definitely not what the review stated it was.
- 1/5
Nasty ass hotel
- 1/5
The property was run down all around the hotel including the hotel. Night staff wasn't friendly. Room was not clean and very dated. Didn't feel safe staying at eh hotel.
- 1/5
But the room had numerous cob webs and mold issues
- 5/5
Amazing experience. Hotel front desk staff were above and beyond helpful. Had a perfect stay.
- 1/5
It looked run down and was not clean. I did not feel safe nor was my room clean. There was water on tgd fllor near tge bathroom and the bathroom itself was not clean.
- 1/5
Stay isn't worth the $80 price tag for a night's stay. When we got in our assigned room, carpet looked dirty, like it wasn't vacuumed. Fridge was dirty from previous guest's use. Re-assigned a different room, but the pillows didn't have pillowcases and bar of used soap still in shower. Carpet looked dirtier. Good that room had microwave and parking is well lit. Lobby feels and looks dirty. Because I would be charged a night's stay for late cancel since we're at the property, we decided to stay. For future stays, I will not go here again. Lots of long termers staying in property, questionable looking people.
- 3/5
I asked for non-smoking room and it smelled like smoke. The room was clean but some of the lights did not work. The front desk lady was really nice and tried to accommodate me as mush as she could.
- 2/5
I didn’t like the way it was set up and it lucks cleanliness
- 4/5
The room was so so
- 4/5
From the outside it looked like a pretty dumpy motel, but the bed and pillows were more comfortable than the expensive hotel I stayed at the night before. Clean room, good WiFi. They also let me check in a couple hours early which I appreciated.
- 1/5
I liked that there was running water. I didnt like that the towels were crusty and stained. Sheets were stained. Mold and mildew in the bathroom.
- 4/5
Most importantly room was clean, bed was clean, bathroom was clean except bad mold in bathroom tile. Area ok, not great but not bad, hotel is old and needs an update. Good value for a quick over night trip
- 5/5
Wonderful romantic private accomodations, great host and food too. Central location in walking distance to everything good in town and parking free out back....
- 3/5
Sink was dirty, toilet was coming out the floor, tub was stopped up had to wait a hour for the next person to shower! Had to make sure my grandson didn’t get nun off the floor. Didn’t want to provide towels and wash clothes, said they didn’t have a lot.
- 3/5
of renovations but overall not too bad.
- 3/5
Motel is outdated, but continues to serve its purpose-a place to lay your head. Room was clean, bed was decent and no bugs.
- 3/5
The room was good but the service suck, the guy took 15 minutes to get me and a room and I asked for a smoker room and didn’t get it
- 3/5
The lady at check in and check out was very friendly. The top sheet on the bed was dirty and I had to go ask for another one, the toilet was not completely clean. The bath tonight was old and needs to be redone. The breakfast did not have much to offer, just waffles and a couple of different types of cereal, they did not have any protein foods.
- 3/5
I could not get in and out of my hotel eoom door. It locked me in which was really scary
- 2/5
You get what you pay for here, though I still think I should have paid even less
- 1/5
The place smelled like mildew, only one towel didn't have some weird black stuff or hair on it, the refrigerator needed to be unplugged because of how loud it was and only the sink, bathroom, and two of the room's lights worked. One lamp was just the shade resting on a bulb.. there was nothing holding the shade up. And ho boy don't get me started on the "breakfast". I tried it, threw it out, checked out and went to IHOP.
- 4/5
Quiet just what I
- 5/5
Great location and quiet
- 4/5
I liked the breakfast. But the morning guy who set it up was NOT cordial at all.
- 3/5
Stayed in a non-smoking room but it smelled like cigarettes
- 1/5
Very dirty room pool was dark green and smelled terrible front desk service was slow and rude
- 2/5
Whole place is getting run down, hole in ceiling, laminate floor buckling, no water pressure
- 4/5
Older hotel but rooms were clean and staff was friendly
- 1/5
Service was not good person at front desk but in in a room already occupied
- 1/5
Never staying here again. Rooms stink, fridge doesn’t work, microwave was filthy.
- 3/5
This room had old bedding and old furniture. It was not cleaned well, either.
- 1/5
The room was very dirty holes in the walls. I would never recommend this hotel to anyone.
- 1/5
It was the worst place I've stayed in many years. I would AVOID this place for sure. Everything needed to repaired-replaced.
- 3/5
Bed was hard...toilet made a noise when flushing and it ran all night...people knocking on your door at night...not a good experience.
- 1/5
Toilet got clogged and was told that I could unclogged it, with the plunger that they gave me. The blanket have burnet smoke in the sheets. The light kept flickering on and off. The front end check in person gave me the wrong change also. Also the door kept sticking and couldn't open. Overall I would never stay at this hotel or tell anyone about this hotel, if I could i would have gotten my 135.00
- 2/5
Lot of shady noisy people staying there, but it was quiet in the room.
- 3/5
Only complaint I have is the fact that there was mold on the ceiling, other than that, I enjoyed my stay.
- 1/5
The air did not cool the room and it about cought fire when I plugged my phone up and when I told them about it they knew exactly which plugin it was.
- 2/5
Would no stay here. Delayed flight, most affordable option close to airport.
- 1/5
No words. Disgusting!
- 3/5
The 2 staff members I encountered were very nice and friendly. I enjoyed the space of of the room, the little table with a chair and the mini fridge was helpful. The hotel over all, made me uncomfortable and feel unclean. I asked for non smoking and it was. But it reaked of smoke. By the time I left the next day even after showering there, the person I was flying to said "you need a shower, you smell like smoke." The floors were nice. I appreciate them being wood and not carpet. It makes it feel cleaner. And also made it seem like they were trying to make the inn better and more pleasant of a stay. The mattress had the bought date on it which was in 2008. That was a little gross to think about. The mattress itself was fairly dirty as well. The sheets seemed clean though. The lighting was not good so I couldn't tell great using my phone flashlight. The shower walls, which were tile, seemed to be a poke away from collapsing. The toilet also wiggled quiet a bit when I sat down. Made me a little nervous that I was going to break it. With a little renovation, it could be a pretty great inn.
- 2/5
The tub would not drain in room 144, no internet, and the building is extremely old. Second worse hotel ever! Not worth $60.
- 1/5
Ugly
- 2/5
Hotel was outdated room ceiling was dirty. The chair in the room was broken
- 1/5
I found roaches in the room and bed bugs. I will never stay there again.
- 2/5
It was ok for a last minute stay. I wouldn't stay again though. When I booked, it was smoking room and I understand that but the pillows and bed smelled like cigarettes. It had not been updated in a while. The comfort of the beds were not good. Too springy.
- 1/5
The floor had not been cleaned in the living quarters,little pieces of toilet paper on the floor, crumbs from someone food before us and string it looks like from someones clothing,no hand towels and the bath-mat looked as though it had been previously used with-out being washed first.
- 1/5
I was not satisfied at all with my stay!! Room was dirty!!
- 2/5
Dirty, dilapidated hotel. Poor desk/customer service. Dirty sink. Tub looked clean. Supposedly non-smoking facility but the stench of "smoking smell" hits you when you open the door.
- 2/5
first room remote 4 tv didn't work, phone was defected. Second room remote didn't work, took several trips to desk and they came 2 times but finally got one that worked. cobwebs in corners of ceiling, refrigerator didn't work. After taking someone to airport at 0400 the key didn't work.
- 2/5
There were a group of about 10 individuals outside our room and they were loud and obnoxious til about 130 in the morning. The hotel staff did nothing to tell them to leave or go to their room. Horrible stay
- 1/5
Stained and dirty bedding. Dirty bathrooms. Horrible smell. Better off on a park bench.
- 4/5
Very comfortable peaceful and relaxing. Will stay again in the future
- 2/5
Overall not bad for the price not the best nor the cleanest hotel. Breakfast they had was not the best they had some type of fake orange drink on substitute for orange juice (cheap) but for the price I can't complaint much but wouldn't pay much more then $45 to stay here.
- 5/5
I enjoyed my stay would come back it was clean the bed was very comfortable room service was not rude or enjoying
- 2/5
The hotel needs renovations. For the price it was good for a quick nights stay. The ceiling in bathroom was leaking.
- 1/5
Worst hotel I've ever stayed at. The heater shoots out really hot air or no air at all. No moderate temperature. The carpets are extremely dirty with stains all over them. The key to the door worked rarely after a few tries. The water in the shower decides to be hot when it wants to. I had the worst staying experience in my life and I'm upset Expedia would book me somewhere like this.
- 4/5
I don't have any complaints except the fact that everytime I left my room, I literally had to kick my door for it to open and I knew it was disturbing to other guests.. And the fact that the housekeepers stole my earrings and tried to say there were no earrings in the room to begin with... Other than that, I enjoyed my stay and so did my friends.
- 2/5
My door key would not work, the staff had to assist both times. They were very nice!
- 1/5
Dark and dirty feeling.
- 1/5
Old and dirty with stained sheets! We did not stay!
- 4/5
The hotel location was great. Beds not the best, but not bad either. Rooms could use a paint job.
- 2/5
It truly should be a $30 a night motel. You're just never comfortable. My carpet was wet, the bath tub was in bad shape, the comforter was coarse. I could go on but won't. It served its purpose.
- 1/5
Hotel was cheap and got the family and I off the road but the pictures do it no justice as far as what the rooms look like and the way it smells. served "breakfast" that consisted of cereal you weren't allowed to take out of the lobby. The gym was a two or three treadmills located under the stairs. I would not recommend this to any traveling families at all.
- 3/5
It was exactly what I thought it would be for pretty cheap - a place to crash before starting my real vacation the next day. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to stay but for what was promised, it did deliver. A bed and room for cheap that night.
- 4/5
I just needed a place close to the airport where I could spend the night, with a bed that I could sleep on and a place to shower. It was less than $50 for the night. Plus a few days ago the staff was really kind and understand when my flight was delayed and I had to cancel my reservation hours before I checked in.
- 3/5
This is a cheap hotel offering basic lodging at a cut-rate price. It was ideal for me and my family who booked two rooms for a single night. The low cost was the main reason we booked it. It was a good value for the money.
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What's nearby
- Richmond Airport 0.8 mi
- Richmond Convention Center 5.9 mi