If it's your only option (and I know it's not), by all means, stay here. We stopped by and checked the place out prior to our extended stay and the place seemed great. They showed us a newly remodeled room which of course we didn't ultimately get when we arrived, I assume because we had a dog in tow. The area seemed quiet, almost neighborhood-ish, tucked back behind a shopping center. Then we arrive and got checked in. I spent the first two days cleaning. The light switches were disgusting - not to mention the stove top and the pots and pans that were given to us. I went to the store and got steel wool to clean the pots and a soft scrub pad to clean the stove. I put everything into the dishwasher and started it with one of the packets of soap provided by the hotel. The dishwasher is old so it's super loud. Speaking of loud, the first morning, we got to hear hours of beep, beep, beep because they're building a new strip mall right in front of the hotel - we'd not realized that because we'd come on a holiday weekend - didn't even notice it. And the street in front of the hotel is a cut-through for traffic so people come flying through there and into the strip mall next to the hotel - which houses an event facility and a game place so once the beeping of the construction stops, the pot-smoking, dealing, screaming, and partying starts. Where do you think all those losers stay after partying all night? Yep, so if you're in the market to score, this is the place to be - dealers are just outside on an almost daily basis and when they're not, it's because the police are parked out front. The stairwells fill with pot smoke on the weekends.
It's great to go out with my dog each night and wonder if I'm going to be run over or interrupt a deal. Speaking of taking the dog out. There's a nice field just across from the hotel which would be ideal for a dog to get a bit of exercise but you have to be careful because if you're not stepping in 5 tons of goose shit, it's another 5 tons of other dog owner's dog shit because no one picks up after their dogs. I have to keep my dog on a tight leash in order for her not to get sick. Not to mention keeping her away from the hoards of rotten food that people leave out for the stray cats that live by the exit doors. Which makes for that much more fun when taking the dog out.
If you're doing extended stay, be comforted in knowing that you don't get cleaning service every day - no, that's reserved for the people that are only here a few days. It wouldn't make sense to give better service to people that are here long term and are practically funding this shithole. So, extended stayers only get service every 3 days and the level of that service varies. Some days you get 1 towel and washcloth, some days it's 2 and then there's the winner days when you get 3 - every 3 days - no matter how many people are in the room. They say you can ask for more but that means I either have to go to the front desk where they give you attitude for asking for anything or I have to catch the lady with the cart to get more. You need sheets replaced - every three days. You need a vacuum - oh you need to request that. You'd think that seeing the dirty towels, dirty sheets, dirty floor, it would be intuitive - nope. I HAVE A DOG IN MY ROOM - you'd think that'd warrant a vacuum every three days - nope.
The included breakfast is adequate but boring over time. Waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, breads, bagels, cereals, juices, coffee, oatmeal, fresh-ish fruit and cheeses. The kitchen staff are always nice which makes me wonder why they're working there.
Got laundry to do? Simple! Just head down to the laundry room and deposit $2 into each washing machine and another $2 in each dryer. $8-$12 later, your weekly laundry is ready to be lugged up to your room so you can fold it and put it away. No special rate for extended stay folks because you're already getting gouged with a sub-par, filthy room with no towels. I asked to get some quarters from some spare change for the laundry on day and I wasn't even spoken to. I'm sure being asked for $1.00 in quarters, opening the cash drawer, counting change, giving quarters was just too far outside of their daily give a shit
And let's not forget hotel safety - which is top priority, I'm sure. The fire alarm goes off about once every other week. Once it was 2:00 a.m. which I'm not sure what someone would be cooking but I can guess. And again at about 6 a.m. which, by the time I got clothes on to go outside and got the dog hooked up, it stopped. And while we were there, COVID struck and there was NO CLEANING of the facility. None. We got out!
I could go on and on but found (for the first time) that Yelp has a character limit! Bottom line, if it's not clear, I would not stay here again. read more