After my loving girlfriend decided on this hotel after it's nice description and eye-pleasing pics, we were set for a nice Hotel stay for us and close friends. Pool, Bar, sounded great!
Then, reality kicked in.
We pulled into a parking lot that resembled a land-mine testing site. And half of the vehicles in the parking lot appeared to be victims of the explosions.
After walking into the lobby and talking to the girl behind the counter, (who was honestly very nice to us) she gave us the key to our room and sent us on our way. Walking down a hallway, stepping over old cigarette cartons and drink cups, eyeing the stained cinderblock walls, we found the door to our room. And then opened it.
The room, although massive, appeared to be the room that the hotel "forgot about". It didn't look like anyone had cleaned it in years. Honestly. The window was broken, the carpet was stained to the point that it almost looked like old flannel, the beds were broken and crooked... the bathroom would have been too gross for an uncensored HBO special, I think that the walls in the actual room were made from cardboard - I don't even know if the TV worked because we turned around immediately and asked for another room.
She understood, and gave us a key to a room upstairs. As we walked upstairs and through the hall, we were "greeted" by a man who burst out of his hotel room and looked a lot like a haggard BB King, fresh after a shot of "mace" directly to the eyes. After asking each one of us (there were 4 of us) if we had any cigarettes or anything to smoke, he let us go, but not before watching us take every last step into our 2nd room.
...Which, turned out a lot like our first room. Only smellier, and down the hall from someone who was now knocking on other hotel room doors asking for smokes. After a good 30 seconds of reviewing the room, listening to other patrons fight with each other, and witnessing what I think was a drug deal in the lobby, we decided to go back to the desk and leave.
The best thing about this was that the girl at the counter said "Yes, we get this reaction a lot." She gave us a full refund and let us on our way without any arguements at all. The guy next to her (who was wearing sweatpants and a football jerzy) didn't seem happy about it.
I would recommend visiting this place if you don't have any children to care for and want to shoot a documentary on the inner-workings of a drug ring.











