We stopped at this property when inclement weather decided that we could not go much further safely. We should have known that any property that closes the lobby at 7 pm and heads to the 'night check-in' is in a somewhat, er, challenging part of town.

For $48+, we received a room with one double bed, a TV powered with satellite that not only was two channels off the screen display; the default channel was HBO, which at the time we arrived in our room was showing a documentary on vintage soft-core porn, narrated by a lissome young women wearing absolutely nothing.

The light in the clamshell shower was unpredictable; the laminate finishes showed wear and tear; the threadbare towels had the unmistakeable scent of chlorine; and our in-laws, in a room around the outside corridor, reported a rather sizeable cochroach in their bathroom. I fought the urge to check the mattress for signs of bedbugs.

The staff, such that it was, was perfunctorily polite. And. to be fair, while things were clearly run-down and necessarily stripped down in its amenities, it was presentable and basic.

Suffice to say that if we had a choice of properties, this would not be our first choice. But if you need a place to rest your head and not much else, this will suit your needs just fine.