Knights Inn Phoenix Airport

The photos look at least ten years out of date. My first room was covered in graffiti, and they put me, my fiancé, and our two children next door to a couple I thought might be thugs. I expected the staff to take that into account with kids involved, but guest safety didn’t seem to be a priority. I asked to switch rooms and the next one was much nicer. The following day I went across town for an interview and had car trouble. I called the desk, explained the problem, and said I needed the room for another night. The clerk said that was fine. A few minutes later my fiancé called to say they were being told to leave. I called back, and the clerk said the room I was still in and had arranged to keep had been reserved by someone else, so I had to move again. That room was far below normal living standards, with roaches and bedbugs. People knocked on the door at all hours asking about drugs and asking if I was a police officer while scratching themselves vigorously. If you can avoid this place, pay the extra $20 and stay somewhere suitable, especially with children.

My kids came away covered in bedbug bites, and my fiancé woke up with a rash on his arm. I couldn’t sleep with roaches crawling on the walls or drug dealers knocking all night. There was also a very strong smell of drugs coming from the room next door. This place sucks. I’d rather sleep in a bus station. If you’re thinking of staying here, even the nearest bus station has to be better.

The room smelled awful as soon as I walked in. Everything looked like it was from the 80s, including a fridge that made a ton of noise. The bathroom was atrocious, with cigarette burns on the tub, and under the covers I found a stained fitted sheet with more burns. The front desk guy was rude, and his appearance matched the rooms. The one upside was getting to watch someone be arrested in the parking lot. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!

A great deal if you’re short on cash. That’s the hookup ;)