First, let me address the room. The bed was ok but the bathroom floor was dirty. The sink was on a timed faucet! You pushed it down and had about 4 seconds to wash your hands etc. There was also a timer on the bathroom light.
The deal breaker was when the manager found out about my friend’s medical service dog. We were vendors at a crafts show at the Fayetteville Fair Grounds. We came in around 8p (exhausted) the second night. I went to the office to get an extra pillow.
The manager was a bit hostile accusing me of having a dog in the room. I explained that she was a medical alert dog for diabetes. My friend (the owner of the dog) came in to tell me her room key didn’t work. The manager said he had deactivated our keys! We were locked out of our room! When we tried to explain the ADA law regarding service animals, all he would say was he had to charge a $150 fee that might or might not be refunded. Hotels are not allowed to treat service dogs as if they are pets.
He became very agitated and threatened to call the police. We told him that was fine. We both felt that because we were women, he treated us disrespectfully as if the ADA law (which she pulled up on her phone) was incorrect.)
I was finally able to get a room key, went to the room and called Expedia.
It took a little while but Expedia took care of us!! They were great, found us another room in a nicer hotel and paid the difference!! This was a stressful and upsetting situation. Thank you Expedia!