want to be weary of all motels, forever?
i solemnly swear
(1) I wouldn't recommend this to an enemy.
(2) NOT staying HERE is worth paying extra money, elsewhere.
**Here's my experience in November 2021**
(typed, word for word, from a composition notebook that I had used as a journal, at the end of that year)
* Ø stars, not even half of one.
*intro: I solemnly swear, in all my years of travel- from this side of the Mississippi to the East Coast, from the Gulf to Connecticut- the top of all-time horrendously bad experience at a motel/inn, without any close comparison in competition.
*noted : owner's descriptions: male&female, both 50 y/o, [i assume] married & Indonesian/ Asia/ Indian and English isn't their first language but undoubtedly, their only secondary. so, there was a Language Barrier that makes the Great Wall look like a parking block.
Start} Upon a Taxi (Uber/Lyft) dropping me off, approaching the front desk and exiting without a room key. the overwhelming feeling, beyond unwelcome, of being deceived/ robbed. I had one logical, reasonable option- to sit in the parking lot, while cold and raining for a little over 2 hours, after being threatened with trespassing (i welcomed the thought of police; although, clearly being at risk to inadvertently discomfort other customers)
* Following this rare, unacceptable personal experience- the dirt, dusty floors, especially in corners, the grimy sink, tub, and toilets, along with dirty sheets which contained misc stains and sprayed,dried blood(yes you read that correctly&more than likely, not from a diabetic), with bed bugs(that hadn't been tucked-in) 100% present. So my most comfortable alternative was to sleep in a chair with feet propped up by my luggage, and in the clothes (and coat) that i'd worn there. too reluctant to open my suitcase, out of pure disgust.
* Female owner, who appears to be Housekeeping, would look in my window- every single time that I saw her walk by the room.. odd and invasive, no privacy. i could see outside of my rooms door, infront of the room via the reflection of a mirror on the wall (unfortunately creepily convenient to see who's at the door or for whoever's at the door to see me).. I witnessed several times, the male and female 'owners' come to a complete stop near my door, sometimes on a side of the window. Exactly as if he or she were pausing to listen.
i'd, close to, almost wanted them to have had cameras set up, discreetly, in the room than what was occurring. What I thought was gonna be a much needed time of relaxation and peace, was a disaster , entirely discomforting violation/ intrusion of my privacy as hotel occupant legal rights were nonexistent, from the instant that i tried to check-in.
* In continuance of non-exaggerated, pure honesty-
I believe that they couldn't have afforded such creep-motivated security luxuries. That being said-
they've probably NEVER Broke-even, NOR EVER 'made a Paycheck' from that place- despite having 20+ years of 'owning' that sorry excuse of a business. as stretching the business terms and using them loosely is deemed appropriate. I won't waste another second, wondering - how tf have they remained open this long?
In Conclusion, my remaining statement, a guess, is their a franchisee and the franchiser/actual owner keeps it, only to operate as a tax write-off.
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