There should be a no star option. Let's start with the pro: (singular, yes) they allowed my service dog to stay without charge. I did have to prove his status with papers, which I had ready.
Cons: I reserved a king room with a View. The view of three houses single-level houses we're just some tinfoil short of achieving drug house status.
A friendly motorcyclist enjoyed ensuring the patency of the car alarm across the street. The owner of said car must enjoy the melodic stylings of that screaming alarm, never shutting it down in under 30 seconds. So did the motorcyclist, he repeated this about 15 times throughout the night.
The sounds from the Harbor last all night and sound like a truck backing up. According to the manager, I was hallucinating. He denied the existence of any audible sounds, despite the harbor being a couple blocks away.
The room horrific. Upon entering, the smell of Lemon Pledge dominates your senses. It seemed as if an entire bottle had recently been used all over the room. It took about 30 minutes to clear out with every damn window and door open.
The carpet was from the 1990s and that was probably the last time it was cleaned. It was wrinkled and places from being worn out and stretched food particles all over. Huge chunks of missing paint on the walls. The electrical outlets looked like if I used them, they would have started a fire.
A heavy faux granite storage shelf, (5' long) clearly meant to be a place to put your luggage, was completely cracked down the middle. One handbag away from collapsing on to a person's foot or a child.
There was a 1980's RV looking built-in kitchen unit. The floor was ok Modern, filthy. I opened up the refrigerator and it was covered in I don't know what. It looks like a health hazard. It looks like it was something that should have been cleaned up a long time ago and would not have been difficult to do. Instead there lies a second miniature fridge for your use.
There is a ceiling fan. It circulates really hot air.
I called the manager about this as soon as the Lemon Pledge wore off. I said 'there is a thermostat control with a wire hanging out of it, this room is extremely hot, is there any way to fix this?' He said he'd come by in the morning and fix it. Not helpful.
An update, this morning when contacted by Expedia, the managertold them that they don't have air conditioning at this place. He didn't know what I was talking about. This is the same manager I checked in with and spoke to last night. I call some BS.
The fire alarm was obviously ripped from the base, not helpful considering it was above one of the most questionable Outlets available in the room.
The bathtub would leave you more dirty if you used it.
The door, sealing you off from the outside world, failed. A large hole at the bottom, looked like termites, somebody kicked it or shot it.
The windows, when closed, almost semi locked. I think that anyone with a moderate amount of desire and grip could open up the window from the outside. This is of course, assuming that one could bypass the mesh screen, standing tall, displaying the rips, tears and apple sized holes with pride. I was afraid of people or bugs working their way into the room as I slept. The fresh air would have been welcomed as the ceiling fan circulating the stagnant hot air sucked. But silly ol' me, I chose safety.
( yes I said bugs, I'm highly arachnophobic and Bugophobic.)
My dog brought out some treats he found from behind the bed, several empty sex toy packages and empty bottles. He remained in in his cage for the vast majority of the time, as his knack for crumb hunting could have led to an emergency room visit.
I wanted to see this wi-fi go head-to-head with AOL from the 90s. I believe AOL would have won. But I'm biased I only really had five minutes of real actual connection. The rest of the time I was troubleshooting. I admit I was slightly biased thinking it was my computer, because the owners were of a certain nationality often associated with IT. My experience with other properties owned by people of the same culture the Wi-Fi is one of the strongest most consistent features.
I called the manager and he said he would reset it, he never did. It was shut off the rest of the night. He's not old, this wasn't an honest mistake due to lack of knowledge or understanding.
I contacted Expedia to tell them about this experience. They contacted the manager. He denied denied denied, refused to offer and refused a request to compensate for such a bad room. From what the agent at Expedia recanted to me, the manager claimed I was lying about it all. Nice businesses practice.
Pictures don't lie and I have pictures.
Don't go here.
Even if you're desperate, don't go here.
If you're looking to party and trash a room, you could go here, they wouldn't notice. read more