My mother called and reserved a room on
05/28 for a one night stay on 05/30. I arrived to the room quite late as my husband and I both worked and then had to drive almost 4 hours to get here.
At approximately 11:00pm, someone from the front desk called my mother to see if we were still checking in. She told them that due to protests and the main road being closed down by the police, we would be arriving a bit late, but were on the way. The front desk person was waiting for me when I arrived and was very nice and helpful at check-in.
When I first arrived in the room, I went to the restroom. I immediately noticed that next to the toilet in the corner was a beer bottle cap. Upon further examination of the room, I found complete filth everywhere. There were garbage, piles of dirt, ashes, sticky spots on dressers from drink spills, sink would not drain, and more disturbing finds throughout the room.
The front desk was notified of the condition of the room and gave me no option but to immediately vacate the room and return to the front desk for a refund.
At this time it was almost midnight. I tried to explain to the gentleman that I was just letting them know of the condition and that it being so late, we would keep the room and I would share the pictures in the morning. He found this unacceptable and demanded that we immediately return to the front desk.
As we were gathering our belongings and putting our shoes on to do just that, he called the room at least 3 separate times, which I just let ring through. I took the keys and receipt to the front desk and with not so much as an apology, I was handed (almost thrown) my refund and was asked if anyone remained in the room. I was not given my receipt back nor a receipt showing the refund was given, in cash, and the refund of the $50.00 deposit that was held on my mothers credit card. I am still questioning what this deposit is for because of how I found the room. Especially with the threat of COVID-19, cleanliness is apparently not of any concern tobthebstaff/owner.
I left this motel confused as to why one would rent out a room in such disarray and then upon finding out that whomever was supposed to clean the room, failed miserably, showed no concern or compassion to the guests. The motel parking lot was quite empty and being after midnight, I doubt it was sold out. Not offering another room or even the choice to stay in the room we were in, and the rudeness upon. receiving my refund only adds to my reasoning to warn others about this motel.
Please look around. There are many motels in the same area that are just as nice, if not nicer, for around the same cost, or less, and they are willing to go the extra mile to make their guests happy. The motel we ended up staying in offered extra towels, coffee, and asked many questions, trying to get us the cheapest room avaliable, using whatever discounts were avaliable.
I have, and likely will continue, to stay in Choice motel/hotels, but I hope that this issue is not an ongoing one, and can be settled so that another guest does not have to deal with the lack or compassion for their buisness.