Travel Inn

I lived at this motel for more than six months, and it was gross and disgusting. My toilet wouldn’t flush for four and a half of those months. Toilets had hot water going into them instead of cold, and the plumbing was put together with gas valves. The owner controlled the water, so you couldn’t adjust the temperature. There were roaches and bed bugs in the rooms, mold, holes in the walls, and heaters that didn’t work. Snakes came into rooms from the unkept basement. Door locks didn’t work, so I bought what I needed at a hardware store to secure my stay. I paid a high price for a room with those problems. The bed’s box spring was broken, and the mattress had bed bugs. I had the bed taken outside, but the owner made us bring it back in and threatened to call the police, so someone else could sleep on that broken, infested bed. Blood stains were visible at the opening of the bed, and the roach problem was apparently ignored. The place charged upwards of $1,000 a month. I was charged $50 extra for paying with a debit card, with the claim that my bank charged them that amount. They also charged $20 each week to get my mail. If you didn’t pay, your mail was thrown away. I have files with postal inspectors because that is a federal offense. Snacks in the office were 2-4 years out of date and unfit to eat. A couple I met during my stay said they had one bed for two adults, while their kids slept side by side on pallets on the floor. The motel had a busted septic system that cost the owners $9,000, which they were trying to avoid paying. I was told the owners’ green cards had expired many years ago. I talked with the health department, code enforcement, a building inspector, and a pesticide specialist. Their recommendation was to move, which I did. The motel racked up thousands of dollars in fines. This is a half-star motel to stay away from, and they don’t give receipts unless you insist on one.