Offensive damages policy
Upon check-in, we were told a $50 hold would be put on my credit card, in case of damages. Then we were made to sign a printed list of damages charges, which mainly spelled out charges for stained or damaged linens (washcloth: $3, hand towel $8, bedspread $50, etc.). The desk clerk was adamant about this policy. Upon entering the room, we found things already damaged! The TV remote was held together with scotch tape. There was a hole in the carpet. Every appliance except a few lights was unplugged, including the digital clock (so every guest has to reset the clock for themselves). The hallway outside smelled of dead fish. We made the desk clerk come to the room and inspect it with us. Then we wrote down all the pre-existing damages on the stupid list they'd made us sign, so they'd know what was already damaged. If you're going to have a draconian and threatening policy like that, you've got to specify to the guest what was already damaged and then you've got to walk-through with the guest before and after. Basically, you've got to treat it like an apartment rental. 
This place used to be something in the Choice/Clarion family, and it was decent then. But now it is a pit, seemingly catering to a very low class of clientele. There are better hotels in this vicinity for not much more money.