Garden Inn and Suites

I'd been driving all day in thunderous downpours, and it was about 8:30 at night when I got into Rome, Georgia. The roads were flooding and I was in a low-slung sports car so I was looking to get off the highway. The first place I saw was the Garden Inn and Suites, which sounded great, so I pulled right in. Unfortunately, the reality of the place is that it does not live up to its name. Unless you consider a 10x15-foot patch of plantings a garden, and an old 1950s strip motel an "inn and suites." It's not a bad place, it was reasonably clean and (though quirky) I would definitely stay there again if passing through; it's just not a garden, or suites. It is, I guess, an inn of sorts, if you consider Days Inn to be an inn anyway. :) The owners were very nice and accommodating, and I enjoyed a nice night's sleep, so as I say I would stay there again. As I recall the price was certainly reasonable as well. And there's a cinema multi-plex just behind and beside the motel, so there's entertainment if you need it. Not a place I'd go as a destination, but as a way-stop while traveling TO your destination it's certainly good. Recommended, with reservations.