Days Inn by Wyndham Clarksville North

Check-in was really quick, the room was clean, the wall-mounted TV was large, and there was plenty of hot water. The parking lot was dirty, though, and the other guests and smell of pot made the place feel questionable. The back units looked like a drug hotel, and I didn't feel safe there. There are plenty of nearby hotels, so families and women traveling alone may want to stay somewhere else. If you do book, I'd choose a room near the front entrance.

I was shocked by how bad the room was for a one-night stay. The mattress had a huge dip, bigger than my wife, and the floors were so dirty I wouldn't walk on them barefoot. There were greasy fingerprints on the wall, a broken TV remote, and mold and leftover who-knows-what in the freezer. Then they asked for a $50 deposit on top of that. Filthy room, broken mattress, dirty walls and floors. This place is a real dive, so stay away.

I arrived at 5 a.m. and was told I could only stay until 8 a.m. if I checked in then, otherwise I'd have to pay for a second night. The service felt completely uninterested in customers. I went to a nearby hotel instead, where they checked me in happily and charged less without making me pay for two nights.

The stay itself was fine, but I wish they'd warned me about the refundable deposit. I expected to pay $68 and was charged $118 instead. Without advance notice, some people might not have enough to cover it.