d1gitman
Mad About The Mouse!
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We decided to do a spur of the moment get away (a whopping 30min from our home) this past weekend. Since it was a weekend get away and not a vaca, per say, we decided to cheap out and stay at a bargain hotel.
We chose Rodeway Inn for their price and proximity to the Mickey & Friends parking garage. Needless to say, we will never stay there again. We knew it would be dated and far from luxury, but it was a bit much for us to stomach even with our low expectations.
First off, all the little repairs done are really poorly done and further detract from the overall appearance. The beds are rock hard. Honestly, we might be slighted in our opinion since we are pampered with a tempur-pedic at home, but we never knew a mattress could be as hard as the floor and that's no exaggeration. Parking was at a premium, not for lack of parking spaces but for extremely tight lanes to maneuver in. Add in the fact that it appears there are residents at the hotel and it plummets from there. There was a muscle car on blocks, in disrepair, blocking parking in what is already a very tight corner at the parking lot. The exhaust fan in the bathroom was extremely noisy, as if hte fan blades were touching the housing and out of balance. the other light switch in the bathroom worked but the fixture put out some weird kind of noise. we couldn't figure out if that was an exhaust fan as well or not. Toilet paper was at a premium. they did not provide wash cloths, only towels. the light fixture over the sink was intermittent in it's operation. Several floor tiles in the bathroom were cracked and the drywall repair in the bathroom left a lot to be desired. One oddity was that the shower walls were dripping wiht condensation each morning, before we ran our shower. i understant that a cold clammy tile wall, especially on an exterior wall can condensate but it seemed more than that.
The real deal breaker for us was when we came back from a day out on Saturday. there were 6 cruisers with lights flashing by the secondary entrance to the hotel and 2 more cruisers in the parking lot. it was at the tale end of the commotion so we didn't get to see what the fuss was about. i did ask oneof hte officers if anything happened that we as guests needed to be concerned about. later on that evening, the party began. We assume it was hotel residents, a party ran for about 4 hours late into the night with teh music pounding. Luckily we were so tired that we didn't really care and we fell asleep anyway.
On the upside, the rooms were decent sized with microwave and fridge.
in the end, we got what we paid for, a $45 room and all that goes along with it at that price point.
We chose Rodeway Inn for their price and proximity to the Mickey & Friends parking garage. Needless to say, we will never stay there again. We knew it would be dated and far from luxury, but it was a bit much for us to stomach even with our low expectations.
First off, all the little repairs done are really poorly done and further detract from the overall appearance. The beds are rock hard. Honestly, we might be slighted in our opinion since we are pampered with a tempur-pedic at home, but we never knew a mattress could be as hard as the floor and that's no exaggeration. Parking was at a premium, not for lack of parking spaces but for extremely tight lanes to maneuver in. Add in the fact that it appears there are residents at the hotel and it plummets from there. There was a muscle car on blocks, in disrepair, blocking parking in what is already a very tight corner at the parking lot. The exhaust fan in the bathroom was extremely noisy, as if hte fan blades were touching the housing and out of balance. the other light switch in the bathroom worked but the fixture put out some weird kind of noise. we couldn't figure out if that was an exhaust fan as well or not. Toilet paper was at a premium. they did not provide wash cloths, only towels. the light fixture over the sink was intermittent in it's operation. Several floor tiles in the bathroom were cracked and the drywall repair in the bathroom left a lot to be desired. One oddity was that the shower walls were dripping wiht condensation each morning, before we ran our shower. i understant that a cold clammy tile wall, especially on an exterior wall can condensate but it seemed more than that.
The real deal breaker for us was when we came back from a day out on Saturday. there were 6 cruisers with lights flashing by the secondary entrance to the hotel and 2 more cruisers in the parking lot. it was at the tale end of the commotion so we didn't get to see what the fuss was about. i did ask oneof hte officers if anything happened that we as guests needed to be concerned about. later on that evening, the party began. We assume it was hotel residents, a party ran for about 4 hours late into the night with teh music pounding. Luckily we were so tired that we didn't really care and we fell asleep anyway.
On the upside, the rooms were decent sized with microwave and fridge.
in the end, we got what we paid for, a $45 room and all that goes along with it at that price point.
