Convention Center Inn and Suites

The rooms were actually quite nice: the beds seemed new, the sheets were comfy, the shower felt amazing and soft compared with the hard water I’m used to in Texas, and the location was great. We could walk to the convention and to food, and it was very quiet. Still, the owner made what could have been a good stay God awful. We checked in and then learned our friends needed a place to stay for the convention. The owner, I assume, was kind and understanding when we asked to switch to a two-bed room for them. When they arrived, they helped us carry our things up to the third floor. I have pots, so carrying heavy stuff and using stairs is especially hard for me. Right away the owner came to our door, walked into the room, demanded everyone’s ID, and accused us of lying about how many people were staying. We’d barely gotten some of our things, including merchandise to sell at the convention, into the room and were still talking about how to unload the rest. I had to argue with him, then go move our truck to a nearby parking garage and haul everything from there to the hotel, while two people carried things upstairs and I waited outside. Afterward, he sat and stared at us while “walking” his dog. Later I needed to grab something from the room, and two friends walked with me so I wouldn’t have to walk back to the convention alone. One friend was staying at the main convention hotel, the other with me. The owner stopped us before the stairs, called me a liar again, and said he had a strict no-guest policy. I explained I only needed to collect something and we weren’t going to stay longer than that. He followed us up the stairs and made a fuss, saying I was lying and that we had to pay to have anyone over for any amount of time. Guests and visitors aren’t the same thing. I live out of state, and my friends and I just wanted an easy convention trip. Instead, it felt uncomfortable going to the room because he kept watching us. He lives on the first floor, and we noticed TVs showing cameras around the whole hotel. We caught him watching our room several times. He even put his head in when we got extra towels and my friend was fast asleep. I stood in his way and asked if he needed anything, since she was sleeping and didn’t want to be disturbed. Once he realized we weren’t really there except to sleep and shower, he left us alone. If you’re a woman worried about traveling alone, at least you know this hotel keeps eyes on you.