This was my second time staying here. The first time was fine, no issues, and was adequate for everything I needed. Sadly, this last time left me looking for a new place to stay. They appear to rent rooms for Caltrans or some other company, which is fine and dandy in its own right... until they all decide to congregate literally right outside my window. I was hoping it was just for a little while, but when they started bringing out their "comfy chairs," I knew it wasn't going to end any time soon. To top it off, I parked as close to my room as possible and I had to go through them in order to get to my car. They knew I was there because I purposely walked out to my car as a nonchalant way of letting them know that the room was occupied by someone not in their party. It didn't seem to phase them. After a couple hours, I just decided I was going to continue the trek home another several hours despite not having slept, showered, or rested. I was going to ask the owners to do something about the crowd, but I didn't want to start any trouble and I didn't want them slashing my tires/keying my car/being worse. (Realistically, I would hope they wouldn't do such a thing, but you never know.)
To top it off, as I left in a sour mood, the female owner first tried to get me to stay (understandably.) What irritated me though was that when I made the reservation a few days before my arrival, I openly stated I had a small dog. When I checked in, I made no secret of him and the male owner (who took the reservation, I presume,) saw him. I paid the pet fee. When I was stating why I was leaving after such a short time there, she said "oh, and you have a dog," as if I never declared him or paid for him or like he wasn't allowed. It rubbed me the wrong way. Here I am having to leave due to many loud workers right outside my window and essentially blocking access to my car and she seems like she's about to hound me for having a dog that I declared from the beginning when I made the reservation by phone, noted him at check in, paid for him, and made no attempt to hide him.
I was hoping I'd get at least some sort of discount for not even staying the night, but nope! It's a pity because my first stay was adequate and I was happy to find a place in beautiful Quincy. I suppose I'll have to try the Ranchito or head to Graeagle or something now. read more