This Place Needs a Complete Renovation
Before I go into a litany about the things that are wrong about this place, first let me compliment the very nice young woman who manned the front desk at midnight on Thursday, August 9, 2012. She was charming and presented a very nice image of the Inn. My first impression was positive, but it ended right there in the lobby after receiving the card key to my room.
Walking down the hallway, the carpets are worn and dirty. Good thing they are very dark brown. The room was on the ground floor, upon getting into the room I thought I'd entered the Twilight Zone, zipped back to the 1980's in low level motel decor. Everything gold and dark brown, dated in a unique time warp kind of way that says "No money has been spent to maintain this place in the last 25 years", what were you expecting for your $97 bill?
There was a sliding glass door to a small bare concrete patio sitting next to the parking lot, the shrubberies were half dead, like a land that time and the gardener forgot about. There is no furniture of any kind on the little patio. Can't they afford those white plastic chairs you get for $5 each at Target? The air conditioner is one of those old little wall units. Turned the thing on, and was surprised it blew some cold air. The king sized bed looked like one of those beds you'd expect to see in an 80's San Fernando Valley porn flick, with an old thin bed spread and three worn out flat pillows. Sitting on the bed, the rock hard appearance was confirmed, as well as the squeaky bed springs and the lumpy 1" foam base under the thin sheets. It would not be a comfortable night. Alas, it was already after midnight and I had driven 386 miles to get there.
The bathroom was tiled, with a large walk-in handicapped type shower. There was adequate water pressure and hot water, but since it was 1 a.m. I don't know if it would be the same at 7 a.m. The bathroom door did not close well because the carpet under it was frayed and torn, and the bottom of the door itself deteriorating from being dragged across the carpeting. The whole room gives a vibe from it's colors and condition that it's desperate need of an update. Actually an entire room update, including the 1970's dark wood furniture with gold leaf accent trim. It's really awful. I can hardly wait to leave in the morning. After a near sleepless night due to the uncomfortable bed (even though I brought my own pillow from home) I didn't bother to try the "free breakfast" offerings, I didn't even go there to see what was offered.
It did have one of those little four cup coffee makers with the little glass pot, and the coffee in the envelope. It was just as bad as I remember it being in the 80's. Fortunately, there's a Starbucks close by on Devonshire that will serve you a lot better. The small black refrigerator was there, too, but it had been unplugged from the wall and was room temperature. I plugged it in and it worked. My orange juice was cold in the morning.
I can't recommend this place to anybody, unless it's after midnight and you are too tired to drive anywhere else. In the area, you'd be better off stopping at Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia rather than proceeding into Mission Hills. There's plenty of clean rooms there.