A group of four of us came and stayed here in early September, splitting up into two rooms side by side. Check in was easy and the 20-something male clerk was more than hospitable. We were engaged in small talk and the clerk realized we were there for week 2 of dove hunting. He explained how crowded with hunters there were the weekend before, opening of dove season. He was very nice and offered to set us up the following mid-morning with an area on site (outside and away from the rooms) to clean and dress any birds we may bag. This offer was GRATIS (aka FREE of charge) and he seemed genuinely excited we were there and to help him out.
We enter our rooms and albeit they are a little outdated they are quite acceptable. The rooms were clean and there were no bed bugs to be found. The mini-fridge is just that - mini, so don't plan to store a lot of items in it (plan accordingly if you come here). The A/C units worked GREAT! Overall, the price for the room was acceptable for what we received.
After morning 1 of our hunt we returned to the motel, in anticipation of cleaning and dressing our birds for an evening dinner. We went to check in with the clerk to inquire where we were to complete said cleaning and dressing. Out of the back comes a hostile male (90% sure the father of the clerk and owner of the motel) ranting and raving that we "hunters" caused a huge mess in the rooms the previous week (we were not present the previous week), leaving bird feathers and remains everywhere, and causing them problems with the clean-up of the rooms. He stated he would not allow the activity at his motel. We explained that we had no intention of doing the dirty deed in our rooms and that the clerk had promised us a table and hose to complete the task outdoors (in 110+ degrees heat I might add). He initially railed that it was not going to happen, but then stated we could do it for $25 EACH! We argued over the ridiculous fee he wanted to impose for 10 minutes of work and a couple gallons of water. He then became belligerent and upped the price to $100 EACH! We told him to go fuck himself and he informed us we could go fuck ourselves. Now, thinking back on it, it is quite comical that this entire incident took place - LMAO! At least he did not boot us off the premises. The last laugh is on him though, as we ended up cleaning and dressing the birds INSIDE our rooms! Where we did so in the wonders of AIR CONDITIONING! No, we did not leave feathers, blood and guts strewn about the rooms (although two in our party wanted to do just that because they were pissed by his attitude). Not a speck was of evidence was left behind, as in the long run none of us roll that way. We even took the remnants to an off-site dumpster out of RESPECT for their property, but mostly for the original clerk's sake. Later that evening we used their BBQ in the pool area (thank you very much) to cook up our grub and enjoy some cold beers! We stayed another night and called it a weekend.
WE will NOT return here and spend our money. There are too many other places in Yuma to drop your coin and maybe be treated better by staff and/or the owner. That entire lack of customer service (primarily being an AH) lost our business. WTF are you going to do next year on opening season week/weekend? You should be booked solid. But, if you treat the hunters the same way you treated us you may be in for some unwanted surprises (like birds being cleaned / dressed in the rooms and the mess being left behind, or hunters who fill up your motel during this God awful time of the year not returning). Up to you! This motel went from a 4 star review to 2 star review in my book! The original clerk gets 4 stars though. Dad, or whoever, gets 1 star... read more
