If you read no further, then go elsewhere if just because of how overpriced this is for a motel. While outdated is fine if you're paying $80 a night, $150 in the middle of nowhere, a tiny tv and paint to try to hide the old dirty diaper smell is just gouging.
The place was empty but we were given the only room that had a giant patch of ice right outside the door that I nearly bailed on after arriving later in the evening. As soon as I walked in the door with a grungy old key with the plastic room number tag broken, I ripped the sleeve of my sweater on a nail that was sticking out of the door jamb as I came in. I had to hammer it in with a hanger!
The sink, toilet and bathroom are updated and I guess that's why the owners think the price is warranted. The rest of the place just makes you feel really dirty and unclean. There were random hairs in the bedding so we opted to bring in our own to lay over top. Not sure how frequently the beds even get cleaned.
It looks like a minimum amount of paint and 'updates' were done to call this renovated. You can tell these used to be smoking rooms but because all of the old furniture and tacky wall panelling wasn't ever replaced, you can still smell the smoke. If we hadn't been driving for 12 hours and it wasn't -45, we would never stay here. I'd say you're better off sleeping in the car or driving a little further to Marathon to have better options. read more