Americas Best Value Inn Kansas City E Independence

"We went to one last night at 2:30am just for a few hours of sleep before our morning meeting. They wanted to charge us 83$ for the room. There was chicken wire attached to the rail on the steps up. There was broken beer bottles on the landing and then we got to the room. Only things in the room was a bed w just a bottom and top sheet, no covers, one pillow, a table with a lamp with no shade and did not work. The walls were nasty! We turned around and left. Probably good the light didn’t work, I would have been scared to see the bathroom. It looked more like a flop house. Only good thing was the girl wasn’t even surprised when we decided to leave, she hadn’t even run our card…must’ve known we would leave. Do Not Recommend!!"

"First thing I noticed was friendly staff and prices are good compared to competitors. Rooms are spacious and housekeeping comes by daily. Located near Walmart, clothing stores, Lowe's, restaurants it is a great location overall."

"I have been here almost a week, and when I first walked in, I’m like dang ok this cool, very clean and bright, no stains on the bedding, sinks clean, toilets clean, showers clean, floors kept nicely. For the price it’s not bad. Cleanest hotel I’ve been to around this area."

"Horrible location. Homeless people everywhere. The bed is 3 ft from the door, which opens to the parking lot. So you are constantly hearing people walking by or cars coming and going. They don't have any "do not disturb" signs. I work nights and sleep late. So I was woken up early every day by house keeping. I paid extra for a late check-out. However, at 11:30am the property manager banged on my door, tried to barge in, then called my room and barrated me asking "when did you pay?! How much did you pay?! When did you pay?! How much did you pay?!" After I informed him that I had paid extra for a late check-out. Information he should have known prior to trying to barge in my room. After that, I clearly wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep. So, I quickly packed and went to check-out. He made me wait while he went to check my room before giving me my deposit back. Pretty much the opposite of hospitality. I had a non-smoking room, which smelled like cigarettes when I arrived, and there were cigarette burns in the bed sheets. So if you dont smoke, even a non smoking room will be unpleasant. If I could rate this hotel lower than a 1 Star, I would. If you like feeling unsafe and being sleep deprived, this hotel is for you. I was surprised that no one broke into my car. Maybe they'll refund me for the late check out fee and earn the one star I gave them, but I doubt it. Edit in response to the owners comment: So no refund for the late check-out? Who would have guessed."

"You definitely get what you pay for. The rooms were basic but has everything you need. We purchased a smoking room and it was just that a couple burns on the blankets but it’s expected, cheap motel, smoking room but it was do able . They have breakfast and coffee in the mornings and vending machines in the office. Service was great! He got us right in with it being 1am we had been in a car accident near by and needed somewhere to stay til morning. No pets allowed !! There is a nice swimming pool open in the summer and the swimming pool and a few rooms over look the highway. I really like that part it’s beautiful and so peaceful to watch the cars pass by."