Gurnee Motel

The location felt pretty shady, and the room was gross. Bugs were coming out of the sink, and the ceiling light was just wires. The beds were horrific, with hair on them and sheets that didn’t look clean. After touching them, I felt like bugs were crawling on me. The lock chain was zip-tied to the wall.

The whole place, rooms included, reeked of cigarettes despite the no-smoking rule. There were cigarette burns in the bathtubs, roaches on the walls, and old towels that were black now, though they must once have been white. The beds looked thrown together and didn’t even have comforters. I was sick and freezing, but the heater only went up to 72, then the temperature dropped again. I paid for two days and stayed less than 10 hours, but they refused a refund. They have their kids living in this place. If I could give zero stars, I would. Do not stay here.

The toilet was clean, at least. The toilet paper holder was broken, though, so that’s about the balance of it. There was crud at the bottom of the shower, a clogged sink, and cigarette burns in the blanket. The thermostat was locked at 75 degrees. The rooms were disgusting.

Booking sites list this place, and you can pay ahead for booking protection, but we arrived to find no rooms available. Then we had to wait 5-10 days for a refund. In hindsight, no room was a blessing in disguise, but how is this place even allowed to stay open? There were huge roaches crawling all over the hallway walls. Believe the reviews, it’s absolutely infested and dirty.