What you get
Budgetel Inn and Suites Atlanta Midtown lists air conditioning, lifts, TV, telephone and wifi. That is the whole of the facility list, and it is thin: no kitchen, no laundry, no breakfast room, no parking, no gym, nothing for a longer stay. The 2 star rating matches that. You get a bed, a private bathroom implied by the room type, a lift to reach it and a working phone and television. Treat the list as the ceiling, not the floor, and you will not be disappointed by what is missing.
For someone passing through Atlanta, Budgetel Inn and Suites Atlanta Midtown covers the basics: a room with air conditioning, a lift rather than stairs, and wifi for whatever you need to do online. The Old Fourth Ward address puts you 1.1 km from the centre of Old Fourth Ward, and transit is trail and bus rather than rail, with the trail at the door. It suits a short, practical stay where you want a bed and a shower and plan to be out. It does not suit a holiday, a family trip or anyone who wants the room to be part of the experience.
The supplier’s photographs
Facilities, as listed
Where it puts you
Old Fourth Ward sits on the east side, and the site's own line on it is blunt: Ponce City Market, the skate park and the best stretch of the Eastside Trail. You pay for the address and you actually use it. That is the honest pitch here. There is no rail, trail plus bus is the setup, and the trail is at the door, so the BeltLine is the transport, not a weekend outing. The 2.1 figure is the BeltLine mile, given as the site records it.
This suits you if you want to step out and be among people, food and pavement without arranging a ride first. It does not suit you if you want a quiet base at the end of a day, or if your plans sit on the far side of town and you were counting on a train. Bring shoes you can walk in and a bus card.
Booking it
Book this one only if the location and the low price matter more than comfort, because the guest score tells you what to expect. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, and you book them through app.impt.io. Every confirmed booking removes one tonne of CO2, at no extra cost to you. Five percent of what you pay comes back as IMPT credit, out of the hotel commission rather than added to your bill.
Facts on this page come from the booking supplier's record: star class, address, photographs and facility list. Guest scores come from verified stays. We have not stayed here; the neighbourhood copy is our own.
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