ONE STAR...ONLY BECAUSE THREE IS NOT A NEGATIVE RED STAR! We stayed here in the newer portion during a cold snap; we stayed because of the price and the room was acceptable; albeit the heater failed 1/2-dozen times during the night; we were told that we needed to get up and unplug the unit so it would reset. BIG MISTAKE, we tried it a second time: the desk clerk was very kind to offer us a package price but then she told us that we needed to leave her a big tip and chuckled; would have though she was joking if she had not repeated herself several times. Am I wrong in thinking that tips are customarily left gratuitously to commend the quality of a room, and/or service provided? SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING SIGNAL! Needed a kitchenette and opted to accept Room #28 for the larger size refrigerator; the size of the frig affected my better judgement! After checking in discovered the refrigerator is filthy and need of a deep, deep, DEEP spring cleaning; it was a health hazard so I cleaned the hazard zone! Desk clerk alleged that carpets were shampooed last month; the carpet looks dirty because: IT IS DIRTY! There is loose dirt on the floor in the bathroom, and scum in the corners of the shower stall; declined to use these facilities for our entire stay. Drawers containing eating utensils are filthy; the can opener w/blue handle has black grunge CAKED on the cutting wheel; went to the store and bought my own; knives, forks and spoons bought new ones too! Upon checking in we turned on the provided room microwave, the TV and plugged in a laptop; breaker tripped because it was overloaded. I called the desk clerk; she informed me how the electrical was not up to code so they had it worked on by a contractor that did not do a very good job; (what do you think I might be thinking?) Being a former member of the IBEW Local 769; (outside electricians), I wonder if there may be danger of electrical overload and GREAT potential for fire! The breaker tripped a 2nd time before a smaller microwave was brought to our room. The 2nd time the breaker tripped I called and was told by whoever answered the phone that they were trying to use the toilet; OMG-TMI! A smaller microwave was brought but the desk clerk informed me that it had been in storage for a long time and might be dirty. Guess what; It was not dirty, it was FILTHY; had to clean it before using! I emptied the trash can prior to housekeeping showing up and discovered filth in the trash can that must have been there for months! YUK! Woke up sick to my stomach, nauseous with a sharp pungent odor in our room stinging my nose. I am a trained FIRE FIGHTER; signals and alarms were sounding inside me; so I began putting pieces of the puzzle (clues) together. What I discovered is a gas hot water heater in what appears to be a former closet; there is a hole 'literally chopped/hacked' in the bathroom door to allow ventilation for the GAS water heater covered by a sign on the makeshift cover/flap says, "Please leave open, water heater needs air". There is also a note on the bathroom window, "Thank you for leaving the window open a crack." A note on the frig door requiring us to leave a tip for ice! I bought my own ice! Two more nights with flashbacks of the "Bates Motel" I went directly to the hardware in town to purchase a "CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR/ALARM" put it in the bathroom and close the door! The people at the Hardware asked where I was staying; to protect their anonymity I will not say which one or what their comments were. This place is no bargain; I could not be paid to stay there again; no tip will be left here! recommend that travelers consider the health risks; "STAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!" You might ask, why on earth did I stay another night? Answer: I had $300.00 food delivery coming here on two separate days; when the final shipment arrived I got the hell out of dodge! BTW...I spent $50.00 on a Carbon Monoxide Detector to make sure my wife and I would wake up in the morning! I refuse to use any of the cooking items in this room for fear that I might get dysentery. Take it to the bank I took 30-pictures in the event this YELP is challenged! My next conscious thought is; WHERE ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH IS THE FIRE MARSHALL? read more