Shock and Awe
Disclaimer: I am writing this review having checked in only one hour ago. Additionally, I did not expect a "high end" hotel for a bargain price rather, a clean and well maintained hotel without the amenities.
First, perception is reality. My first impression of the hotel was a sense of impending doom and uncertainty. My suspicians were confirmed after conducting a visual inspection of the room which includes but is not limited to a poorly repaired front door, inoperable smoke detector, multiple broken bathroom tiles, no threshold between the bathroom tile and carpet, mulitple cracks in the walls, amauteur spackle repair in the walls and ceiling, aged/stained carpet, and the bathroom door literally falling off of the hinges. In the interest of brevity... I will stop there. Furthermore, my 6 year old stated that the room smelled (which is true) and my 11 year old asked if we were safe?
Again, I didn't expect a luxury hotel but I also didn't expect the chance of staph, MRSA, or need a tetanus shot after the stay. I have literally traveled the world and stayed in some very austere environments; however, I would never intentionally subject my wife and children to this type of living arrangement even for one night. We highly considered going to another hotel but arrived so late it was more advantageous to just weather the storm.
In the interest of fairness- the staff that I have encountered thus far were helpful and it is quiet. That doesn't negate the fact that I am shocked by the condition of this hotel and would be extremely disappointed to pay $35 dollars a night much less $70 per night. Last week I stayed at an extremely nice hotel in the vicinity for the same price but it was not available for these dates. Bottom line up front: I would rather sleep through a mortar attack than stay here again due to the condition of the property.
With regret,
Allen