Dinner Bell Motel

2.5 star property

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Front of property
Exterior
Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
Interior

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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12094 South Williams St, Dunnellon, FL, 34432
  • Place, Rainbow River
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Rainbow Springs State Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, K.P. Hole County Park
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking (Pet Friendly)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking (Pet Friendly)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Pet Friendly)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Dunnellon

With a stay at Dinner Bell Motel in Dunnellon, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Rainbow River and Rainbow Springs State Park. .This motel is 17.3 mi (27.9 km) from World Equestrian Center – Ocala and 16.7 mi (26.9 km) from Three Sisters Springs.

What's nearby

  • Rainbow River - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Rainbow Springs State Park - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • K.P. Hole County Park - 7 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Citrus Springs Golf & Country Club - 8 min drive - 9.9 km
  • Juliette Falls Golf - 10 min drive - 13.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Swampy's - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Ellianos Coffee - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Dinner Bell Motel

Motel in Dunnellon with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Dinner Bell Motel offers 32 accommodations with air conditioning. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 32 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and a vending machine.
At Dinner Bell Motel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Dinner Bell Motel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Dinner Bell Motel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 134 out of 454 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 112 out of 454 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 72 out of 454 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 454 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 77 out of 454 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Shelane

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only positive thing I could say was the manager was kind and friendly. The room was the worst room I ever stood in my entire life. Stains on the bed sheets, a dead roach on the floor. Stains and dirt by the seating area. also, it was raining inside the room. Meaning the AC unit from the room above was leaking into my room. So there was a puddle of water about 8 feet in my room. The best thing I could do was put towels and a sheet on the floor to soak up the water. I guess you get what you pay for. The room was extremely cheap. The next time I’m in that area, I will look for other accommodations.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tiffany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

More like Dinner Hell!

Avoid like the plague! Rude and disrespectful staff. Trash left in room from previous guest. Bugs, roaches, and spiders. Thin stained towels and sheets.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had to call to get keys. Got no receipt. Greeting was fine. As soon as I walked in the bathroom, the toilet was used and a cigarette in it. Very uncooth. The floor seemed like it wasn't swept from the previous stay. There was dog/cat hair all over the sheets. Thank God my stay was just for one night. At least it beats the roaches from my previous stay at a Days Inn.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

terry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid this place!!

The room was filthy. There was dust covering the furniture, the "chair" was stained with Lord knows what, the mirror looked like they spit on it and wiped it with a dirty rag. and I really doubt the linens had been changed. I understand it is an old motel, but there's no excuse for it being that gross. The cable did not work during the stay, and the smoke detector was ripped off the wall. To have charged almost $100 was criminal. If we had another option there is no way we would have stayed!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Something on the ceiling
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krissie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second stay…still a great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

JODIE

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is old and is in a state of dis-repair. Floors are dirty because huge gaps under doors allow things to get in. Fixtures don't work properly, bed linens are stained, bath tubs have cigarette burn marks. AC is in the wall up so high you need a chair to fine tune the temperature. Sinks and tub do not drain well. Parking is easy and the staff is very likeable and quick to get whatever you need or try to help.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
First room reeked of smoke, second of bleach. Many long-term tenants sitting around outside smoking cigarettes and weed. Roaches and cigarette butts in the (non smoking) room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No Issues
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for what I expected and paid for.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Doug

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Great service, just an ok room.

We stayed overnight after my son was getting scuba certified in Rainbow River. The room was just ok. Was a bug in the sink, an old Sprite bottle under my bed and the shower arm in the shower is at around 4’9”. We felt like “Elf” taking a shower. The clerk did let us in the room early. She was super nice and gave us both a free bottle of water.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures are not of the rooms current condition. Walls are painted teal green and the mini fridge was rusted. Checked in and decided not to stay here. The staff was very nice and refunded us our money. No comforter on the bed, box spring was dirty, kids running around the parking lot. - relatives of the manager, which live at the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never again

The bedsheets were stained with some kinda yellow residue. Made my skin crawl. I had to go to another hotel. I couldnt take it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Business traveller, Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was to my liking
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeremy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very tired and in need of renovation - only good bit was beds were comfy
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Leah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Theresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The owners were awesome and very responsive to any needs.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Rick

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nasty even for the price

Only 1000 characters huh? Ok, I’ll try. Even for the low price of $99 per night is way too much. I should’ve gotten the hint when the manager had to explain how to use the two remotes for the TV and about the man out front with dementia and the other homeless people. I had driven for 26 hours and was exhausted and just wanted to sleep. The blankets had stains on them, the baseboard molding was pulled away from the wall. I was so tired I couldn’t pull myself to try and find another place. Needless to say I slept with my clothes on and never pulled the blankets down. The only plus was the shower had good pressure and plenty of hot water (needed it to clean off anything that may have crawled on me). Definitely wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Nice people. Room was ok and spacious. I did not have a pet but they do accept thm.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had to leave,my wife couldn't stop sneezing while in the room,complete waste of time and money
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very nice staff but rooms were not well cleaned but for the price it was not a deal breaker.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025