In one word, my stay at the Econo Lodge on the Bay is "Disappointed".
Whoever submitted the photos and the description of this property to Hotels.com, made it look and sound far better than it actually was. They stated that this property was "award winning". They sure fooled me. Based on what I saw and read on the website, I really thought that this property was a significant step-up from the other Econo Lodge properties I've seen over the years. Well, I was wrong.
The minute I walked into the hotel, I smelled the odor of stale cigarette smoke, just like you would years ago before most hotels banned smoking. Looking around the place, it felt like I was going back in time. This feeling was reinforced when I entered my room, which struck me as being small, dark, and outdated (with the exception of the bed, which appeared to be fairly new). By the way, the key to my room didn't work so I went down stairs to the check-in desk and the desk clerk had to reactivate the card and he said there was a problem with the key activation device - sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. (Note: I was staying there two nights and the next day the same thing happened again. The same clerk was on duty and said don't blame me, I didn't do anything wrong, it's the machine's fault.
The "breakfast" offered was sad - poor selection, poor quality, and some items gone.
The only positives for me were that the hotel was clean and quiet.
My conclusion, I will never stay at an Econo Lodge again.