Sleep Inn Statesville I-40

My company sent me here, so I didn't have much choice. Given the Choice Hotel branding, I expected something closer to my other stays with CHI, but that expectation was badly misplaced. It might do if all you need is a place to sleep while passing through. I'd look elsewhere in the area, especially if you need to walk to nearby amenities. The property is dated, not ideally located, and has dirty stucco, litter, and cigarette butts outside. The luggage carts in the vestibule need replacing, though it looks like the owner keeps patching them up. My room had an odd smell I hadn't encountered in a hotel before, though it wasn't bad. The bathroom was tiny, with a toilet and step-in shower behind a pocket door. There was rust on the towel rack, grime behind the toilet, and a red spotty substance by the supply line that might have been clay, dirt, or something biological. I couldn't tell. The fan was caked with dust, there was a large hole in the wall by the toilet paper holder, and the shower handle was very loose. The shower also seemed overdue for a deep clean and felt close to the end of its life. I worried the fiberglass might break when I stepped in. Outside that room, the sink was cracked and the lights above it dusty. The carpet badly needed cleaning, and the artwork above the beds was dusty too. The nightstand outlets were worn and wouldn't hold a plug securely, and the same was true of the lamp by the TV. The room had a dorm-size fridge and microwave, plus a small LCD TV with no channel list, so I had to flip through every channel. The desk chair wouldn't adjust, its lock failed more than once, and the left armrest was missing a lot of its covering, as if chewed. The AC worked but was quite noisy. There was a black-looking substance in the corner of the window above the unit that might have been mold. I didn't try the continental breakfast. Finally, there was a wide gap between the door and frame, and it seemed easy to slip something through and move the swing lock. Use the deadbolt, or put something else down, perhaps a door alarm. I'd rate this location 3.75 out of 10. It wasn't what I expect from a CHI branded property.