I had hoped that at the very least the pictures provided for this motel on the website when booking gave an accurate representation of what I was to expect upon arrival. I was also very enthused by the idea of a swim in the motel pool, so much so, that I decided to make a second booking for the following night. I checked into the motel, and the guy at reception was very accommodating and allowed us to remain in the same room for the duration so that we didn’t have to lug our belongings from one room to another.
The key was handed over and we made our way to our assigned room. As I opened the door, A wall of wet mouldy carpet smell hit my face, too unpleasant to bear. The room resembled something I would imagine to be used for ladies of the night- a bed in the corner and not much else. I assume the walls were once white, but over time had become somewhat of a fingerprint mural created by the comings and goings of past guests who dared stay.
I stood in the room in silence (very out of character for me as I tend to never shut up) as my partner checked out the bathroom, perhaps to further confirm the fear which had now begun to set in as we came to the realisation that $140 bought us a neglected and unkept suite.
We quickly decided that this wasn’t the room for us and asked the guy at reception for a refund, which he gave to us immediately, however, the second night was non-refundable but we were happy be upgraded to another room with a spa, a nicer room without the smell