Do not stay here if you value your safety!
Our first night, my friend (another young female) and I were woken up at 2:45am to a loud, alarming domestic dispute in the room next to us. I was very concerned since it sounded like items were being thrown and dragged across the floor. Then, the woman locked the guy out of the room and he began furiously banging on their door. After she wouldn't open it, he started to bang on our door even louder and it sounded like he was trying to kick our door in. The window and walls were vibrating with the noise. After this continued for several minutes, I reached out to the property manager concerned about our safety. Her response was far too nonchalant for the situation- I have attached copies of the text messages to show. After this continued for over an hour, she finally called me and said she would give the neighbors a warning and have local police "patrol the area." Note that the police did not approach us or the neighbors and did not contact us. The company's rental terms and conditions state that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated and would result in immediate eviction. Despite the "warning," the yelling continued until after 6:30am. My friend and I only got about 1.5 hours of restless sleep. As two females traveling out of state, we did not feel safe and the situation could have quickly escalated to more violent and dangerous conditions.
There wasn't another room on the other side of the people next to us since they were at the end of the row. By informing the guest next door that someone complained about the noise, they knew it was us. Because of this, we didn't feel safe leaving our room. I felt that the property manager handled the situation poorly and without concern for her guests' safety. At one point during the phone call she said she didn't want to escalate the stay to her team because "they were all sleeping so it [would] have to wait until the morning." Because of her lack of concern and failure to intervene, the property manager and her team had no idea what the man was capable of doing and seemed unconcerned with the safety of any guest staying in the hotel.
We ultimately ended up leaving the next day and cutting our stay short by two days. I think that it is unfair that our violent and destructive neighbors were allowed to stay in the property but we were forced to leave due to fear of our safety. This situation does not follow their rental terms. Due to the last minute change, we had to pay more to stay in a hotel that would have typical cost on par with the Iris.
Also note that the photos are not reflective of the true condition of the property. This is an old super 8 style motel that has had a coat of paint slapped on. In fact, most of the furniture in our room was plywood and looked only half completed. The bed was totally unsupported without a box spring. Additionally, the walls and windows are paper thin and you can hear everything. However, if you are looking for a space to have a loud domestic dispute with your partner with no repercussions, you will enjoy your stay at the "boutique" hotel. read more