We have stayed at various motels/hotels/inns/suites from $40 to $300 a night. And of course, lower rate rooms lack some of the pluses a higher quality establishment offers. Therefore when we made our reservation we were completely aware and ok with a no whistles and bells room. After all, we were in town to go to Six Flags (which is a pocket drainer), and just wanted a spacious room that was cheap for sleeping.
Well, it was around 11pm when we finally made it in town and checked into our room. We were exhausted, put our things down and sat on the bed. Immediately I noticed the filthy floor... It was obvious that it had been a while since it was vacuumed...
The beds were hard and lumpy. The sheets were dingy and stained. The blankets were thin and covered with lint balls. I grabbed a pillow from the other bed and thought I saw something small and brown from the corner of my eye zip to the back of the bed. I dismissed it, and thought it was nothing.
Turned on the... more