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Viking Motel

2720 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
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Ranked #29 of 36 hotels in Detroit
2.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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TrentWilson82
Melbourne, Australia
Reviewer
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Firstly this isn't a family-friendly motel - it has shady characters, bulletproof glass at the office, in a sketchy area (though very close to downtown), and porn on the TV - but none of that bothers me and I actually prefer to stay in edgier locations for a more authentic experience of the city I'm in so I enjoyed that.... More

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llamas101
Rochester, New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2011
2
people found this review helpful

we were handed a key room 27 by the indians that spoke little english at the front desk of the Vikling Motel. as we approached the door, a 300 pound black man exited what was supposed to be our room. after exchanging confused looks, we returned to the front desk for a new room as the manager, who was creepily... More

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3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2011
3
people found this review helpful

I thought since I would only be sleeping in this room for a few hours that it was no big deal to stay in a motel that I normally would not. I woke up the next morning covered in bed bug bites. When I returned home I actually saw a bed bug crawl out of my suit case. I should... More

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vero60
Hope, Ar.
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2009
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people found this review helpful

This whatever it was is not fit to be use as a motel. You couldn't understand the receptionist, and the so call VIP room, no way! The room that my husband and I stayed in , the bed almost flip him when he sat down. Rat droppings in the bathroom over the sink. Wires hanging everwhere. He had to shut... More

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akpatel1800, manager at Viking Motel, responded to this review
14 August 2009

We are really sorry madam. I am agreeing that we had really bad management but we change the management and we also renovating whole motel too. We are having special price promotion going on. And we also put suggestion box in front lobby so now guest also can help us too make our place better and better everyday. More

aaussieguy2009
Australia
1 review
9 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2009
9
people found this review helpful

We stayed one night and the following happened (ALL IN ONE NIGHT!) - The toilet didn't work - The cupboards in the bathroom was filled with USED toilet paper and tissues - EVERYTHING in the hotel was dirty - The bathroom floor and bedroom carpets was soooo sticky - We had a begger come up to us in the carpark... More

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BobWv
WV
1 review
6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2008
6
people found this review helpful

We wouldn't get out of the car. Bad part of town. Overpriced. Canceled reservations and still got billed for 2 days. Police tape around 2 rooms. No front desk, just a small bulletproof window. Go to the Holiday Inn Express, cheaper rooms and just up the street. No one speaks English you could understand. Pictures of the Motel are very... More

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redblazen51
uniontown
1 review
6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2008
6
people found this review helpful

When we pulled up i wanted to puke, it looks like a crack house. Run for your life from this place. Within 5 min we were solicited for prostituion and cocaine by a hotel worker. I've never written a review in my life, but seriously how don't know how the health department hasn't shut this place down. More

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Tusia79
Toronto,ON
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2008
11
people found this review helpful

The 'receptionist' sits behind bullett proof glass.... Need I say more? He was exceptionally rude, threw me the room key and barked at me to give him 'Five bucks' with no explanation as to why or what for.. (I later read on the bullet proof glass that it was a deposit for the room key). There was supposed to be... More

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sam12314
grand rapids
1 review
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2008
2
people found this review helpful

i just wanted to say that my boyfriend and i were in town for a Tigers game in May and we stayed at the Viking motel, Our stay actually was pretty descent , everyone was very friendly, and we were minutes from downtown. Now it wasn't pry the cleanest we've been to, but for what we were there for, which... More

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nightraven77
Cleveland Ohio
1 review
6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2008
6
people found this review helpful

Just a few thoughts and descriptions come to mind after our frightening expierence at The NEW Viking hotel..... #1- There is absolutly nothing NEW about this hotel..... #2-There is some sort of Funk / SMELL / stink / Odor / Stank / Vapor / Cloud......of something that pertrudes the entire complex.....The smell stuck to my clothes.....and my clothes were even... More

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