I thought by booking a hotel close to the amusement park, that it would be in a lot better shape (even for the cheap price), but boy was I wrong! The outside looks nice; normal, and with the convenience of restaurants near by, but upon entering the room, I knew immediately that I had made the wrong choice in lodging. The room smelled like mold and urine. I was scared to take my shoes off because there was no telling if the moldy smell was coming from the horrible green walls (paint that was obviously covering up mold), or the smelly damp carpet. The towels were stained, and the bathroom shower looked clean, except for the nasty, almost broken, shower head. There was a tv remote and a dvd remote, but no dvd player(must have been stolen). The blanket had "suspicious" stains on them, and when I asked the desk for another, he replied that there were no other blankets he could give me. And that was just inside the room. We went to the pool, which from far away looked nice, but when we entered the gate (which was broken and partially hanging off the hinges), there was trash everywhere. The pool side tables and chairs were sticky, and covered in grime. We were tired, and didn't feel like looking for another hotel so we stuck it out, deciding to cut our ship short from two days to one day because there was no way we were staying in the room. This was set in stone once we came back from down the street (McDonalds) to see two prostitutes (we knew they were prostitutes because we had just saw them proposition some men at McDonalds) walking with their "customers" into one of the rooms. It was a total let down, and I was very upset because we've had good experiences with Days Inn before. Guess we need to pick a different type of hotel from now on...never Days Inn again.
Room Tip: Please do not trust the pics, or rely on price when choosing a hotel room. Location is everything...
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August 22, 2012
Dear Guest,
Thank you for choosing Days Inn West of Busch Gardens for your recent stay in our area.
Thank you for giving us a review, it is very much appreciated. Upon receipt of your review, the following actions were taken:
• Manager was approached about your report of encountering prostitutes and about your being approached by people.
• Housekeeping received additional training in the level of cleanliness required of them as our employees.
• Pool staff received additional training in presenting a proper pool area.
I hope that the next time you visit our area, you will once again choose to stay at Days Inn West of Busch Gardens. We take our reviews very seriously, and I think you will be greatly pleased.
Sincerely,
Hotel Manager.
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