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Sweden House Lodge

4605 E State St Rockford, IL 61108 · East Rockford

· Hotel Class:2 stars

Rating: 3.5 out of 5"25 user ratings · Internet AccessFitness CenterSwimming Pool

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Located in Rockford, Sweden House Lodge is near the airport and close to Anderson Japanese Gardens and CherryVale Mall. Additional area points of interest include Jefferson Street Bridge and Burpee Museum of Natural History. Recreational amenities include a spa tub. This inn offers small meeting rooms, a meeting/conference room, and Morelimo/town car service. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This Rockford property has 12000 square feet of event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, and a ballroom. The inn serves a complimentary breakfast. Guest parking is complimentary. Business services, wedding services, concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance are available. Additional property amenities include an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Extended parking privileges may be offered to guests after check-out (surcharge). The property has designated areas for smoking. 166 air-conditioned guestrooms at Sweden House Lodge feature washers/dryers and safes. Rooms are all accessible via exterior corridors. All accommodations have balconies. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses and signature bedding. In addition to separate sitting areas, these individually furnished and decorated rooms include desks and ergonomic chairs. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer speakerphones with voice mail, as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). Televisions have cable channels and free movie channels. Also included are windows that open and blackout drapes/curtains. Guests may request refrigerators, microwaves, and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is available daily.

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Attribute	Score	Number of Reviews
Rating: 3.5 out of 5"25 reviewsWhat's this?

Bathroom	0	6 reviews
As you can see from these other reviews, that was a mistake.Cigarette burns in the sheets, tiles missing from the bathroom floor, paint (!?...MoreTripAdvisor.com9/9/2012 I went and asked for more and was told a $10 deposit is required for towels!...MoreTripAdvisor.com2/5/2012 The towels are dingy, thin and appeared to be stolen from other hotels....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 I asked for more towels.......MoreTripAdvisor.com9/25/2011 I notice holes in the bed spread, discoloration on the bathroom walls, marks in the tub where the no skid sticky appliques were removed....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 There was even a beer bottle opener in the bathroom....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011
Room Quality	16	6 reviews
The people next door were chain smoking in a non-smoking room, which carried over into our room and filled the halls with enough smoke to give us headaches....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/29/2012 My window was broken open and the walls are so thin you can hear the permanent resident drug dealers and gang bangers who live there arguing all night....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 Wall paper falling off walls....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/25/2011 The hallway smelled musty.The room was ok but shappy....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 The rooms are the dirtiest things I have ever seen in my life....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011 The jaccuzzi room had a lovely french cottage feel....MoreJudysBook.com3/4/2011
Customer Service	20	5 reviews
The building is nothing but a collection of health code violations, they don't even ATTEMPT to accommodate disabled guests, and they don't have any concept of guest service....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/29/2012 Also, I was told at check in that if we needed towels that all we had to do was ask....MoreTripAdvisor.com2/5/2012 I asked for another blanket and pillow because I was not going to touch the bed spread and there were no extra blankets and the extra pillow was flat and the case was discolored.I was given 3 towels for the 3 people who were in the room, and when I requested more in the morning, I was told to bring the dirty towels downstairs and put them on the counter....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 When I asked for my money back the desk clerk called her manager who refused to give me my money back....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011 The staff was friendly and knew us by name....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Cleanliness	50	4 reviews
However, the hotel is filthy, smells like a combination of mold, mildew, must, lysol and urine -- very unpleasant....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 The hallway smelled musty.The room was ok but shappy....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 The rooms were clean....MoreJudysBook.com3/4/2011 Our room was clean and housekeeping was promt w/ the up keep to our room....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Amenities	33	3 reviews
There are no amenities available: no gift shop, no pool, no fitness room, no restaurant or lounge or bar, and no vending or ice machines that can be located....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 The water was hot - and the hot water was probably the best part of our entire stay.Our TV did not work at all....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 Our children were entertained by splashing in the pool and enjoying video games in the game room.The continental breakfast saved us a ton of money....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Atmosphere	33	3 reviews
My window was broken open and the walls are so thin you can hear the permanent resident drug dealers and gang bangers who live there arguing all night....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 The lobby is charming with quaint painted wood work and cute furnature....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 The hallway smelled musty.The room was ok but shappy....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011
Pool	33	3 reviews
There are no amenities available: no gift shop, no pool, no fitness room, no restaurant or lounge or bar, and no vending or ice machines that can be located....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/28/2011 Indoor pool is "closed indefinitely" according to the sign on the door....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/25/2011 Our children were entertained by splashing in the pool and enjoying video games in the game room.The continental breakfast saved us a ton of money....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Return Potential	33	3 reviews
I was also told that there's free wifi needless to say we will never stay here again!...MoreTripAdvisor.com2/5/2012 If it was a great deal, I'd consider staying there again, otherwise, I'd look elsewhere....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/21/2011 Wouldn't go back unless very cheap rate....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/21/2011
Staff	33	3 reviews
The people next door were chain smoking in a non-smoking room, which carried over into our room and filled the halls with enough smoke to give us headaches....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/29/2012 It became very clear to me that the staff that was running the front did not care at all that I felt unsafe and wanted to leave....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011 The staff was friendly and knew us by name....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Breakfast	50	2 reviews
The towels were thin and not what I am use to using.The breakfast included juice, watery coffee, bagels, jam, butter, cream cheese and cereal....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011 Our children were entertained by splashing in the pool and enjoying video games in the game room.The continental breakfast saved us a ton of money....MoreCitysearch.com12/28/2010
Bar	0	1 review
There was even a beer bottle opener in the bathroom....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011
Beds	0	1 review
I asked for another blanket and pillow because I was not going to touch the bed spread and there were no extra blankets and the extra pillow was flat and the case was discolored.I was given 3 towels for the 3 people who were in the room, and when I requested more in the morning, I was told to bring the dirty towels downstairs and put them on the counter....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011
Food	0	1 review
The towels were thin and not what I am use to using.The breakfast included juice, watery coffee, bagels, jam, butter, cream cheese and cereal....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011
Lobby	100	1 review
The lobby is charming with quaint painted wood work and cute furnature....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/7/2011
Location	0	1 review
Indoor pool is "closed indefinitely" according to the sign on the door....MoreTripAdvisor.com9/25/2011
Management	0	1 review
When I asked for my money back the desk clerk called her manager who refused to give me my money back....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/18/2011
Price	0	1 review
Wouldn't go back unless very cheap rate....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/21/2011
Quality of Stay	0	1 review
We were treated shamefully and rudely the entire time, including being told that we smelled because our children are still in diapers.This hotel will be something I remember as the worst experience of my life....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/29/2012
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NEVER AGAIN WILL I
Rating: 1.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com12/24/2012Made reservations thru Motel.com and I told them that we needed swimming pool, frig and microwave plus pet friendly. Got all that for around $54.00 a nite. We traveled 6 hours and got in late we ... Read full review
Was in room for 15 min. Left.
Rating: 1.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com9/9/2012I'm writing this review from my new hotel room in a hotel down the street.I booked a room at Sweden House Lodge without looking at reviews. As you can see from these other reviews, that was a mist... Read full review
Do NOT stay here!
Rating: 1.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com7/29/2012My family and I stayed here because we had no other choice, it was the cheapest we could find for a long term stay. The place is INFESTED with bedbugs, they ate us alive while we were there. The b... Read full review
Run down piece of crap!!!! Don't waste your time or money!!!!
Rating: 1.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com2/5/2012I had called around for a place for me my boyfriend and my 3yr old daughter to stay til we could find somewhere to live. This was cheap and allowed pets for $40 for the week. I was also told tha... Read full review
Discrace !
Rating: 1.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com1/30/2012I used to work in this hotel and it was very nice back in the day. I am so sorry to see that it has gone to hell with no chance of survival. The old owners would be ashamed this is a total discrace. Read full review

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NEVER AGAIN WILL I

Was in room for 15 min. Left.

Do NOT stay here!

Run down piece of crap!!!! Don't waste your time or money!!!!

Discrace !

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