6.18.19
Left Chattanooga at 5am. Rain finally stopped around…read moreNashville. Pleasant drive until around Mattoon, IL, when we encountered on/off torrential rains. So bad, in fact, we had to pull over twice as there was zero visibility, and the semi that jack-knifed into the median didn't help! After 12 hours of driving, and dealing with another bout of rain, we decided to pull off, get a few hours sleep, and get back on the road.
Price was good: $77 for one king. Room was sadly old with peeling wallpaper, the carpet had not been vacuumed as we found gum wrappers in plain view, and they reused the plastic in the garbage can, which normally I wouldn't have even noticed, but it looked like someone had poured pea soup in ours....eck. To make things worse, the a/c was moldy smelling so we left it off and opened a window (on the ground floor, no less). The entire room had a funky, unpleasant overall smell. I checked the bed for "visitors" and found none, but instead of making up the bed, the sheets, top and bottom, were both just laying across the bed! I did yank off the blanket and quilt and although I would have preferred to leave and go elsewhere, we were exhausted. The plan is to fall asleep early, wake up early, and get brkfst on the road.
Oh, the bathroom was dated but clean (hence the second star). Shower was warm, shower head could stand to be degunked, but I wasn't grossed out.
If you're passing through Wenona, it's your call if this sounds like a place to save a few $$ or continue looking somewhere else.
**Just discovered the walls are paper thin...