East Lake Inn

If you're headed to the Hard Rock Casino, the location is really convenient. The place was very nice and clean, and we'd stay here again.

The rooms were very clean and the price was good, but the rest of the stay was rough. People were smoking weed around the hotel, and there was fighting outside the room starting at 6 a.m. The bathroom windows had no covers, so you could be seen while bathing, and most of the lights wouldn't turn on. There were cigarette burns in the sheets even though the room was supposed to be non-smoking. People around the property were dousing each other, which made the surroundings feel unsafe.

For a night after a concert at the Hard Rock, this is a handy place to crash. A rideshare is quick and costs less than $10, and it saves you from paying $300 or more for a room at the resort. I was surprised that it was cleaner than the resort we stayed at in Orlando, though this place is a bit rundown. If you like fabric softener, don't count on it. I'd guess they starch the sheets instead.

I paid almost $300 for two nights, and the place was overpriced, the staff was rude, and there were roaches. My stuff was full of roaches when I left. In the middle of the night they woke me to ask if someone had knocked on my door, then started ordering me around. I didn't pay to be treated like that. I'm giving one star because it's the only way I can warn people. If you don't believe me, go ahead and check in.