The hotel is in a quiet area of Springfield, close enough to I-55. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by Robin at the front desk. She was very kind to me. For future guests at this hotel - please be nice to the front desk staff here. They do treat you well. The room I intially checked into on the first floor was actually very clean and comfortable but I quickly noticed that the guests in the room next to me were loud and obnoxious. I asked Robin if I could relocate to a different room. She made accommodations for me. I was relocated to a room on the 3rd floor. The room I relocated to was very quiet and peaceful but not nearly as clean. The previous guests left opened yogurt and fruit in the refrigerator. Because it wasn't discarded by the cleaning staff, the entire room smelled. Badly. There also appeared to be "residue" on the toilet seat. I'm a low maintenance guy. Just intolerant to loud noises. So I just aired the room out and cleaned the bathroom with bleach wipes that I bought at a store nearby. After that, everything was for okay. Obviously, it should go without saying, that guests shouldn't have to go through this. So my stay at Microtel wasn't awfu but wasn't great. My opinion, the location and front desk service of this hotel both stand as its best qualities. And it's not too pricey. But if this hotel can just find a way update their rooms to modern standards and fix the cleaning service, it could be a gem in the south side of Springfield.