AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. We made a reservation through Expedia to stay at this hotel at the last minute because of a cancelled flight on 21-May-22. The motel was disgusting in every way and we did not stay and I was only in the room five minutes to check it. The owner/manager refuses a refund. His reviews are terrible and he has a reputation for cheating people out of money. I have called him every day the last five days and left messages. He is avoiding me and will not call me back. I paid Expedia $123.72 and I want my money back. Expedia says he refuses so they can not refund me unless he agrees. He is a thief. We found a nice hotel nearby and paid twice for our stay that night because he is keeping our money. We had stayed in Chicago downtown at our favorite Hilton for a week celebrating my birthday. We checked out and were just about to leave for the airport when we were advised that the flight was cancelled and the next available flight was the next morning. There was no availability at the Hilton so we could not check back in. I checked the internet and found the Baymont By Wyndham Addison nearby at what seemed like a reasonable rate. I have stayed at Wyndham properties before and have had positive experiences. I booked on Expedia and we headed there. This motel is not really a Baymont by Wyndham. This motel is an independent mom and pop motel with some Baymont signs. I knew we were in trouble as soon as I pulled into the parking lot. The building is old and is dilapidated. It is obvious that preventative maintenance is not on the owner's agenda. He is not even making necessary repairs. This is one of those motels you see on the television show Hotel Impossible on the Travel Channel where an owner is in over his head and is only in business to make money; customer service is not a focus and he does not have passion for his job. The owner is not a hotelier, he is a hustler. I asked my fiancée to stay in the car because I was concerned about what I was going to find. The lobby is old, crowded, and dirty. Checking in took a long time and the woman at the desk seemed most interested in having my credit card so she could charge me a deposit and some other charge. I headed to the room. The breakfast/vending area was dirty and cluttered and smelled bad. The hallway smelled bad enough that I started to feel sick to my stomach. When I entered the elevator and looked up, there was an empty beer can sitting on top of the fluorescent light diffuser. The elevator was dirty and it smelled. The carpet in the hallways is stained and ancient. It wreaks. People were obviously smoking in this non-smoking hotel and I imagine the owner is fine with that because he can charge a smoking surcharge that exceeds the cost of the room. What a racket. Opening the door to the room was like opening the door in a horror movie. The room was dark and dank. The smell was as bad as the hallway. No lights were on and the curtains were closed. There was no climate control on in the room. All these things done obviously to cut costs. Furniture and bedding were old, stained, and smelly. The bathroom was appalling. The sheets and towels were old and of low quality. I would not stay in such a room and I would not dream of asking my fiancée to stay in such squalor. I told the man who I believe is the owner that I could not stay and I wanted to cancel and have a refund. Any legitimate business would immediately offer a refund in this case. The owner told me the reservation, which I had just made through Expedia an hour or so before was non-refundable. I told him I would speak with Expedia and dispute the charge on my credit card. When he told me he could move me to another room, I almost laughed. The whole place is a disaster and stinks and he thinks that simply moving me to a different room would make a difference. I have met motel managers like this before. He will say he offered me another room and I declined. This is like telling someone in prison that you can move him to a different cell and he will be more comfortable. This owner appears to be a con man and a thief. I have called the motel every day this week and left message with the woman asking for a call back from the owner. Mysteriously he is always unavailable and he has not called me back in five days. He is undoubtedly there every day, cheating unsuspecting victims out of money. The reviews are mostly terrible and it is obvious he does not care as long as he makes money. He refused Expedia's request to cancel the reservation so I will not receive my $120 back. He only received a portion of that amount. So, his integrity is worth less than $100. Despicable. We found a nice hotel a mile or two away. read more