Haven Hotel St. Louis North

The AC worked, but the shower ceiling looked ready to fall in at any moment. The beds were horribly uncomfortable, and I don't know if what they provided could even be called pillows. The rooms were dirty, old, and run down; there's no safe or fridge in them, and we didn't feel safe there. The lobby was the nicest part of the place. I'd definitely stay somewhere else, unless you really don't care about anything.

The sink drained slowly, and the shower ran out of hot water fast. Still, we've stayed in much worse motels, so don't let the other reviews scare you off. The room was better than I expected from reading them. The beds were clean and comfortable, and there was a microwave, coffee maker, refrigerator, desk, and couch with a pull-out bed. The staff were great, consistently caring, and very friendly. It wasn't perfect, of course, but it's a discount motel and our stay was very nice.

We left right away after spotting a roach. We packed up and discussed it with the front desk, but the man there didn't seem concerned at all. Before that, we'd been traveling all day and just wanted to lie down. The first room had a tub that looked unscrubbed, soap from the last guest, and hair in the shower. We asked for a different room. There was no hair in that shower, but there was some in the sink, and the tub still looked dirty, so we wore our shoes in it. We'd checked the bed and it looked clean, with no stains or hair. Maybe 30 minutes after lying down, my boyfriend saw something crawling in one of our drink lids. He first thought it was a spider, then shone a flashlight and realized it was a roach. How does the lobby look better than the rooms? That's a red flag, and the outside of the motel looks sketchy too. 0/10, wouldn't recommend.

It's decent for the price, and I prefer staying there when I need a hotel room. It's now called Haven Inn. The place is old and outdated, but the rooms are large and relatively easy to reach. Prices are reasonable, and I appreciate that they still offer smoking rooms when most hotels don't. Check-in and getting the room were easy. The air conditioning varies by room: second-floor room 205 wouldn't cool down and was uncomfortable, but the next night in ground-floor room 139 the AC was very cold and much more comfortable. We don't appreciate the police unnecessarily harassing customers overnight.