Econo Lodge

That bed was unbelievable. I slept perfectly for seven hours and got up feeling like my spine was straighter. I haven't felt that good after waking up in years. Where did you get those mattresses? I stayed one night in December while they were dealing with an emergency carpet cleaning. The staff were nice.

I needed a room with a small kitchen, so I didn't stay here. The young man behind the desk showed me the rooms, which were very clean, and was genuinely kind and helpful. This was about a week ago. He gave me great service and pointed me to the Quality Inn, where they had a small room with a kitchen. I want to thank him.

The place was awful enough that we left on the second night, even though we'd planned to stay three. At check-in, we walked into the room we'd been assigned and found people already sleeping in the beds. It was late and we'd just finished driving, so we should have left right then, but we tried to make it work. The room smelled bad and wasn't very clean. The smoke detector had a plastic bag over it, and the toilet wouldn't flush. We called the number listed at the front desk but got no answer. When we eventually found someone there, he said we'd need another room. The only available one reeked of mildew and bleach. They did refund us, and we booked somewhere else. Honestly, I don't know how this place stays open. It isn't fit to stay in.

At breakfast, I came down at 6 and found nothing. Someone arrived at 6:15 with cheap white bread and a bag of apples, so breakfast amounted to toast and an apple. The pool was closed by the health department until further notice. The room and carpets around the hotel were pretty gross. I spilled a little clear water on the carpet and immediately dabbed it with a towel; the towel came away brown. There was surface mold where the bathroom wall met the ceiling, and the hallway smelled strange. As for service, there wasn't anyone around. The receptionist from the nearby Quality Inn came over to check me in.