Hasty decisions lead to bad outcomes. So much to unpack about this property. I needed to find a one-night room due to a flight cancellation. I should have bailed when I saw the pool, closed by order of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Room was dingy, dirty, old bedspreads, floor was literally wet. Couldn't get the TV to work, was told that "maintenance" would be up around 5 pm. At 11:03 pm there was banging at my door, a guy with a Styrofoam cup in one hand, and a cigarette in the other is there to "fix my internet". Uh, no, I'm trying to go to bed, and frankly the guy is lowdown creepy looking. The lamps, which were all unplugged, had shades that didn't fit, so the bare bulbs were exposed. The TV was also unplugged. Why should this matter? Well, in plugging the electronics in, I saw that the boxes were mostly pulled out of the wall, exposing the wires underneath. There was a No Dogs Allowed policy, but judging from the non-stop barking from the rooms above, I guess it wasn't enforced for their "long term guests". Bar for the shower was completely rusted, water trap in the sink was a cheap flexible trap that let sewer fumes add to that certain aroma the room, and when I got home, my clothes reeked of. You know how sometimes you're in a motel and you really don't want to take your socks off? Well, I couldn't bring myself to take my sneakers off. I literally pulled the spread off the bed and slept on the top sheet fully clothed, with my shoes on. Just Don't.
