First, I have to say, I have a very sensitive nose. And I cannot tell you how awful the smell was and not just upon entering the lobby, but throughout the different floors and even the rooms. We stayed on the 4th floor, tested the 6th and 8th floors. All floors had the same sickly smell. They run some type of air purifier on every floor right by the elevators. So, I think they are aware but cannot do much about it. I tried to get something similar for the room and they said they would run it in the rooms but couldn't really leave it. I think it permeates from the burger joint below and the ventilation is just non existent. The smell is ingrained in the carpet and every nook and cranny. We got some relief when the burger joint was closed for 2 days for New Years. But again because it is ingrained, the smell never really goes away. I had to continually spray air freshner for some temporary relief. The room is small, dark, and the carpet had various stains. This was the last hotel at the end of our vacation. And only 1 reviewer mentioned a smell. I am sooo sad and wished I had know beforehand because it really soured the last few days of our stay. And I gotta say, for the price, it is better to stay somewhere else.