Before you book in any Hotel/Apt Living, go there and look first. What was displayed on the interent site for Cottonwood Hotel, was a charming, old town area, full of bliss.
The Hotel is old, needs updating, and not at all attractive. As you can see by the many comments, the owner does not see what a customer see's, and a view aint one of them. A hotplate is not a stove as is stated in the internet site. A view is not one of a dumpter or rooftop. A charming neighborhood should not be privvy to constant police cars rounding up druggies or stiopping bar fights. Ask the Police if there is a drug problem in the area...oh yeah
The owner likes to belittle the guests, who exercise their freedom to warn others that this place is not what they say on the interenet...Look at the photos, call the police and ask them what they know about the area, and read the comments that two veterans have left, and the Ontario Couple, germans who were disgusted with the area in general.
Make sure you want to use you credit cards, as i was putting a $350 down payement on the room, and ended up getting charged 1200 bucks, before I even arrived, and my e-mails, and phone calls were never answered prior to my showing up. That I think is an issue.
Rather than berate those that take issue with the place, why not just improve it. I did, I bought flowers for the balcony and front door, helped to get thwe coolers running, and even chipped paint so that the front of the place could be painted, not to mention washing the windows. I left early, and slept on the floor of the place i leased, until my furniture arrived, just to be out of that place and the area.
Look before you leap folks...one the money is in the till, youre stuck there...I know of three clients that left 2-3 weeks early, forfieting thier balance and in two cases, part of thier security deposit...my advice, sleep in the car...lol Thank God and greyhound I'm gone...!
