My family and I stayed at this hotel this past weekend (July 8/9) but I had to wait until I got home to write this review because I wanted access to a full keyboard rather than my phone or iPad. I will start out with the one positive thing I have to say about this place - the staff are wonderful. It is not really their fault that they work in such an out-dated filthy hotel (although the cleaning crew may have some fault in this).
We were put on the first floor and as we walked down the hall to our room my first thought was "Nursing Home". The smell of cigarettes, pot and old building were not a pleasant welcome to our stay. Entering the room, the carpet is in dire need of a deep clean. I would not recommend walking barefoot. When I went to plug in my phone charger I saw how filthy it was behind the night stand. Later we went to put a soda in the fridge and saw that a previous guest was considerate enough to leave behind 3 frozen burritos. While I hate to waste food, I am also not going to eat anything left behind by an unknown guest for an indeterminate amount of time.
Later I went to use the bathroom after my daughter had already done so and I thought that maybe she had an issue with diarrhea but no, that was just condensation mixing with rusted toilet seat hinges and running over the seat and into the toilet bowl. I wedged some tissue in the hinge to absorb all future rust during our stay.
When my daughter and I went to sit on the bed she all of a sudden made an "oh gross!" exclamation and I went to see what it was about. I thought this was something that had not been cleaned up but after scrubbing at it myself realized it was something that had melted into the top of the nightstand.
We were only at this hotel as a last-minute stay after my sister-in-law and her family developed plumbing issues at their house and until the situation could fully be resolved only one shower could be had at a time and nothing but human waste goes down the toilet (no toilet paper). With her already having a household of 11 and us making 14 we decided it best to stay elsewhere. The only time we spent at the hotel was for sleeping.
Bottom line, this hotel needs a top to bottom makeover. If it is privately owned by an individual then the least they could do is makeover one room at a time until the whole hotel is done. Make your cleaning staff check behind furniture for food crumbs, inside fridges for leftovers, swap out damaged furniture. Or at the very least, run across the street to Lowe's and get new toilet seats!! They are $20. Until this hotel gets a makeover they price of a room should not exceed $60. For $60/night I know what to expect. Actually if it were Motel 6 it would have been better, but having a name like "Fairbridge Inn & Suites" makes someone believe they are going to get similar quality to Holiday Inn Express. read more