Michel
4.0
/10
Reviewed 13 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
A Hillbilly Love Shack
Positives first: hot water, working AC, and a functioning TV. That's it.
Now the rest. Check-in happens through a small opening in a cramped, cluttered cubicle. Communication with the clerk was difficult due to a language barrier, but you're informed a $60 security deposit will be charged and your ID scanned.
You then cross an unlit, pitch-black parking lot, dodging craters in the crumbling asphalt to reach your room.
Open the door and you're greeted by red ambient lighting tacked along the ceiling — clearly a "love hotel." All that's missing is a bowl of condoms on the nightstand. The bedside lamp flickers no matter how you fiddle with the switch, more nightclub than place to sleep.
Shower time reveals the full extent of the neglect: mold in the grout and tub sealant, a rusted light fixture missing its bulb, broken towel rack pieces abandoned on a shelf, a water-damaged, mold-spotted bathroom door, and a stained tub that looks like it predates WWII. The AC control cable has been crudely patched and left dangling off the wall.
The icing on the cake? A sign at check-in offering a $5 credit for a five-star Google review. That tells you everything you need to know.
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